#Bowling Green Ballpark

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Okay guys I'm gonna do a breakdown of a few of my personal hcs for the main 3 of both s1 and s2!!! This includes little doodles of how I draw em differently !!!

Let's start off with Olive :3 there's a LOT under the cut.

Okay, so Olive's really active, right? To me, she's always been brains AND brawn. So since she's out in the sun all the time, she has a tan!

She's also lightly scarred in my version, if you look carefully. Those were gathered out on cases. I hc that she has a LOT of battered uniforms that Otto sews/embroids together. Also, if you squint, you can see my version has light eyebags. It's not that she doesn't sleep, she's just fed up with everyone.

Her hair is messier! She comes into work all prim and proper, but leaves it all disheveled. If it's a more tiring day, she'll run her hand through her hair. Also, red hair tie instead of black, just cause I find it cuter.

Miscellaneous hcs:

- Olive is half Quebecois, half Vietnamese

- Her last name is Tremblay

- Her full name is Olivia, she just shortens it

- She's terrible at English and can't write an essay to save her life, but is very good at analysis

- She eats green skittles first, and thinks the purple ones are awful

- For their halfiversary, Otto got her an olive branch shaped tie pin that she wears whenever she feels fancy

Next up: OTTO!!

The urge to change his hair was carnal in my soul. It's the Asian canon event. It happened to me, and it happened to him. Just to make things a little bit more fun for me to draw, I let his hair grow out a little bit... yknow the awkward stage after a bowl cut grows out a bit? Yeah, that.

Downturned eyes! Just so he and Olive can contrast a bit more. He's soft, she's sharp. They're silly!!!

I also make sure his mole is always at least partially visible. It's such a cool part of him, and I can't believe they cover it up most of the time in canon...

Miscellaneous hcs:

- He always has his blazer undone

- He's an excellent cook, but becomes immediately incompetent once someone is watching

- He's strangely good at identifying plants, and has a habit of picking edible ones and eating them straight from the ground

- He's good at English! Not the best, but better than Olive

- His last name is Garcia

- For their halfiversary, Olive got him a cast iron pan. He doesn't use it to cook, and instead swings it at anyone who makes fun of him or Olive

Next up: OSCAR!!!

I honestly don't have much for Oscar. I love him, but don't think about him that much.

He has messier hair and is just a LOT more disheveled in general!!! Close your eyes in the bullpen at any given moment and I bet you could hear something in the lab blowing up.

He's perpetually sweaty. Damp palm guy. Maybe that's why he keeps dropping gadgets...

Miscellaneous hcs:

- He's very bad at telling the time. On vacation, he'll never know what day of the week it is

- He knows how to play the otamatone surprisingly well. He can make them talk, and has conversations with one the way one would with a sock puppet

- He never knows what significant figures to use, so he ends up just ballparking everything and just not measuring in general. Maybe that's why everything in the lab is always blowing up

- He has a full denim outfit saved up for formal occasions. I'm talking denim hat, shirt, jacket, pants, shoes, all denim

- His last name is Collins

OLYMPIA NEXT!!!!

Okay so there's a lot of hearing me out you guys will need to do.

Anna Cathcart is half Chinese and half irish!!! Thus, I gave Olympia monolids to accentuate that factor. I also downturned her eyes and thinned her "lashes" to make it more obvious that I'm portraying her as wasian!

I gave her freckles and rounder glasses for the vibe. She's just a soft character to me, and I really want to make her look the part.

She's got messy hair!! It's based on the little half fringes she had in very early s2, which I thought were adorable. Her ponytail's also higher just so she looks different from Olive!!

Miscellaneous hcs:

- Olympia knows floriography, and will get very hurt if you give her the wrong flowers

- Conversely, she thinks she's being really rude if she puts a tansy on someone's desk to show that she's upset and will feel bad about it all day

- She always carries a little salamander named Josh in her pocket

- She can speak Yiddish

- She has a massive storage of those flippable sequin shirts and has one for every occasion

- She put her hair into a ponytail bc of Olive (this one is courtesy of @/starboundsingularities!!!!!), but the more she found herself, the higher up she tied it

- Her last name is Carter-Ng

Next up: Otis!!!

I draw him a little sickly for no particular reason. He's just silly like that.

He's not that different from canon tbh! I have his hair in an undercut because I think it looks cool on him (plus it's easier to draw), and he has eyebags because of ... the vibe.

He has a notch taken out of his ear due to an injury! From what, he won't say .

Miscellaneous hcs:

- He listens to royalty free music unironically

- He's going through his Alan Walker phase

- He has barely legible handwriting, but can draw surprisingly well

- He types like an old man, with the "............" and everything

- His last name is Otis. His full name is Otis Otis. This one is also courtesy of @/starboundsingularities I love it so much

Last but not least: OONA!!!!!

She's really going through it.

Fun fact: Olivia Presti has curly hair!!! That means that Oona should have curly (or at least wavy) hair... but she doesn't. Which is honestly so sad.

But I can always mitigate that, so I draw her hair wavy. I guess it's more extremely frazzled than wavy, but it's the same effect in the end.

EYEBAGS. She doesn't sleep after The Incident. She also has downturned eyes, just because she gives off that vibe.

Miscellaneous hcs:

- Oona is a regular customer of a local rage room

- She knows how to use a crossbow to a mildly terrifying extent

- If a flight of stairs has a railing, she'll slide down it. She almost always ends up falling

- Her last name is Silva

- She says she knows how to speak Polish, but she only knows a select few words and doesn't know what they mean. They're all curse words.

- Subsequently, Oona is banned from several Polish restaurants across the city

That's all!! They're all so silly :3

[robertreich]

The Dark Side of Sports Stadiums

Billionaires have found one more way to funnel our tax dollars into their bank accounts: sports stadiums. And if we don’t play ball, they’ll take our favorite teams away.

Ever notice how there never seems to be enough money to build public infrastructure like mass transit lines and better schools? And yet, when a multi-billion-dollar sports team demands a new stadium, our local governments are happy to oblige.

A good example of this billionaire boondoggle is the host of the 2023 Super Bowl: State Farm Stadium.

That's where the Arizona Cardinals have played since 2006. It was finally built after billionaire team owner Michael Bidwill and his family spent years hinting that they would move the Cards out of Arizona if the team didn't get a new stadium. Their blitz eventually worked, with Arizona taxpayers and the city of Glendale paying over two thirds of the $455 million construction tab.

And State Farm Stadium is not unique. It’s part of a well established playbook.

Here’s how stadiums stick the public with the bill.

Step 1: Billionaire buys a sports team.

Just about every NFL franchise owner has a net worth of over a billion dollars — except for the Green Bay Packers, who are publicly owned by half a million cheeseheads.

The same goes for many franchise owners in other sports. Their fortunes don’t just help them buy teams, but also give them clout — which they cash-in when they want to get a great deal on new digs for their team.

Step 2: Billionaire pressures local government.

Since 1990, franchises in major North American sports leagues have intercepted upwards of $30 billion worth of taxpayer funds from state and local governments to build stadiums.  

And the funding itself is just the beginning of these sweetheart deals.

Sports teams often get big property tax breaks and reimbursements on operating expenses, like utilities and security on game days. Most deals also let the owners keep the revenue from naming rights, luxury box seats, and concessions — like the Atlanta Braves’ $150 hamburger.

Even worse, these deals often put taxpayers on the hook for stadium maintenance and repairs.

We taxpayers are essentially paying for the homes of our favorite sports teams, but we don’t really own those homes, we don’t get to rent them out, and we still have to buy expensive tickets to visit them.

Whenever these billionaire owners try to sell us on a shiny new stadium, they claim it will spur economic growth from which we’ll all benefit.  But numerous studies have shown that this is false.

As a University of Chicago economist aptly put it, "If you want to inject money into the local economy, it would be better to drop it from a helicopter than invest it in a new ballpark."

But what makes sports teams special is they are one of the few realms of collective identity we have left.

Billionaires prey on the love that millions of fans have for their favorite teams.

This brings us to the final step in the playbook: Threaten to move the team.

Obscenely rich owners threaten to — or actually do — rip teams out of their communities if they don’t get the subsidies they demand.

Just look at the Seattle Supersonics. Starbucks’ founder Howard Schultz owned the NBA franchise but failed to secure public funding to build a new stadium. So the coffee magnate sold the team to another wealthy businessman who moved it to Oklahoma.

The most egregious part of how the system currently works is that every dollar we spend building stadiums is a dollar we aren’t using for hospitals or housing or schools.

We are underfunding public necessities in order to funnel money to billionaires for something they could feasibly afford.

So, instead of spending billions on extravagant stadiums, we should be investing taxpayer money in things that improve the lives of everyone — not just the bottom lines of profitable sports teams and their owners.  

Because when it comes to stadium deals, the only winners are billionaires.

[dailyunsolvedmysteries-movedd]

The Continuing Mystery of Cory Barron’s Death

22-year-old Cory Barron was a senior at Bowling Green State University in Ohio when he decided to attend a Jason Aldean concert at Progressive Field in Cleveland on July 18th, 2014. Also playing at the show were Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert, and Tyler Farr. Barron attended the concert with numerous friends, everyone was reportedly having a great time, and at about 9:30 pm, Cory decided to leave his ticketed seat to visit another group of friends in a different section of the ballpark. He never returned.

 As the concert ended, the friends of Cory Barron couldn’t find him. They searched the entire ballpark, hung around to see if he would show up, called friends to confirm he didn’t leave with someone else, with no clue of where he’d disappeared to. By Saturday morning, a missing persons report was filed. The situation was so unusual, law enforcement immediately began conducting a search, and the FBI got involved. Every inch of the ballpark was searched three times just to make sure the young man wasn’t still there. Surveillance camera footage was poured over, and found nothing suspicious. A search was conducted by air and watercraft to see if Cory Barron could be found. Nothing turned up.

Then four days later, on July 22nd, 2014, The Lorain County Sheriff’s Department received a call from a local landfill. They had found a man’s body in a dumpster that had been transported from Progressive Field. It didn’t take them long to determine that it was the missing young man from Fremont, OH. Cory Barron still had his ID on him, and his ticket stub from the Jason Aldean show. Over eight years later, and after lengthy investigations from multiple law enforcement entities and private investigators hired by the family, there is still no explanation as to what happened to Cory Barron. But after eight years of the family insisting foul play must have been involved, the manner of Barron’s death has finally been changed from undetermined to a homicide by local authorities. But still, there were no specific answers as to what happened to Cory Barron. Though there had been rumors that at some point when the 22-year-old left his assigned seat to find his other friends, an argument or altercation might have ensued with some other concertgoers that could have ultimately led to his death, nothing had been confirmed at that point. Police investigators were unable to find any suspect or motive, but they were able to retrace how Cory Barron ended up in a dumpster, just not why. The investigation determined that Barron had fallen down a trash chute from an upper level of Progressive Field. It was a five-story fall, and caused multiple blunt force injuries on his way down, and death on impact. An autopsy revealed that Barron did have alcohol in his system, which wouldn’t have been unusual for a concert setting. No drugs were detected. The location of the trash chute was in the same general vicinity as Cory Barron’s ticketed seat at the concert, but it was located in a back room in the ballpark behind two double doors, meaning in an area not easily accessible by the public. And to enter the trash chute, someone would have to crawl into it. It’s not something someone would just accidentally fall into thinking they were entering a bathroom, for example.

Doors leading to the trash chute.

Still, with no specific evidence that an altercation had occurred, Lorain County Coroner Dr. Steven Evans ruled that there was no foul play involved, and the death appeared to be an accident. “I’m less than happy,” said the corner himself about the findings. “We’ll never know the circumstances of how he wound up in the trash chute. I wish I had that for the family.”

But the family was not satisfied with this conclusion, especially with the rumors that at some point, Cory Barron may have been involved in an altercation with others. So in 2019, desperate for answers, the family of Cory Barron hired private detective Dick Wrenn, set up a hotline for anyone to provide information ((440)-333-6602), purchased billboards in the area, and offered up a $50,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of those involved in the young man’s death. “We believe that somebody hit him in the head, kicked him in the ribs, picked him up and dropped him down that chute,” said Dick Wrenn. But local officials and the Lorain County Coroner’s Office remained less convinced, until earlier this month. On November 14th, the Corner’s Office released a statement, saying “Since the death of Cory Barron in 2014, additional investigation has been conducted by private investigators and the Cleveland Division of Police. The Lorain County Coroner has been provided with information by the Cleveland Police that Cory Barron was involved in an altercation at Progressive Field prior to his disappearance and death. In light of the additional information, his death was due to the actions or failure to act of another person or persons. The manner of death for Cory Barron has been changed from undetermined to homicide. “The corner goes on to say that the manner of death is unchanged, that multiple blunt impacts from the fall through the trash chute and ultimately landing in the dumpster is how Cory Barron died, but that someone must have forced him into the chute as opposed to accidentally ending up there. Potentially, injuries inflicted before Barron ended up in the trash chute could also be possible, and be potentially indistinguishable from the other injuries incurred during the fall.

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The Continuing Mystery of Cory Barron’s Death

22-year-old Cory Barron was a senior at Bowling Green State University in Ohio when he decided to attend a Jason Aldean concert at Progressive Field in Cleveland on July 18th, 2014. Also playing at the show were Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert, and Tyler Farr. Barron attended the concert with numerous friends, everyone was reportedly having a great time, and at about 9:30 pm, Cory decided to leave his ticketed seat to visit another group of friends in a different section of the ballpark. He never returned.

 As the concert ended, the friends of Cory Barron couldn’t find him. They searched the entire ballpark, hung around to see if he would show up, called friends to confirm he didn’t leave with someone else, with no clue of where he’d disappeared to. By Saturday morning, a missing persons report was filed. The situation was so unusual, law enforcement immediately began conducting a search, and the FBI got involved. Every inch of the ballpark was searched three times just to make sure the young man wasn’t still there. Surveillance camera footage was poured over, and found nothing suspicious. A search was conducted by air and watercraft to see if Cory Barron could be found. Nothing turned up.

Then four days later, on July 22nd, 2014, The Lorain County Sheriff’s Department received a call from a local landfill. They had found a man’s body in a dumpster that had been transported from Progressive Field. It didn’t take them long to determine that it was the missing young man from Fremont, OH. Cory Barron still had his ID on him, and his ticket stub from the Jason Aldean show. Over eight years later, and after lengthy investigations from multiple law enforcement entities and private investigators hired by the family, there is still no explanation as to what happened to Cory Barron. But after eight years of the family insisting foul play must have been involved, the manner of Barron’s death has finally been changed from undetermined to a homicide by local authorities. But still, there were no specific answers as to what happened to Cory Barron. Though there had been rumors that at some point when the 22-year-old left his assigned seat to find his other friends, an argument or altercation might have ensued with some other concertgoers that could have ultimately led to his death, nothing had been confirmed at that point. Police investigators were unable to find any suspect or motive, but they were able to retrace how Cory Barron ended up in a dumpster, just not why. The investigation determined that Barron had fallen down a trash chute from an upper level of Progressive Field. It was a five-story fall, and caused multiple blunt force injuries on his way down, and death on impact. An autopsy revealed that Barron did have alcohol in his system, which wouldn’t have been unusual for a concert setting. No drugs were detected. The location of the trash chute was in the same general vicinity as Cory Barron’s ticketed seat at the concert, but it was located in a back room in the ballpark behind two double doors, meaning in an area not easily accessible by the public. And to enter the trash chute, someone would have to crawl into it. It’s not something someone would just accidentally fall into thinking they were entering a bathroom, for example.

Doors leading to the trash chute.

Still, with no specific evidence that an altercation had occurred, Lorain County Coroner Dr. Steven Evans ruled that there was no foul play involved, and the death appeared to be an accident. “I’m less than happy,” said the corner himself about the findings. “We’ll never know the circumstances of how he wound up in the trash chute. I wish I had that for the family.”

But the family was not satisfied with this conclusion, especially with the rumors that at some point, Cory Barron may have been involved in an altercation with others. So in 2019, desperate for answers, the family of Cory Barron hired private detective Dick Wrenn, set up a hotline for anyone to provide information ((440)-333-6602), purchased billboards in the area, and offered up a $50,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of those involved in the young man’s death. “We believe that somebody hit him in the head, kicked him in the ribs, picked him up and dropped him down that chute,” said Dick Wrenn. But local officials and the Lorain County Coroner’s Office remained less convinced, until earlier this month. On November 14th, the Corner’s Office released a statement, saying “Since the death of Cory Barron in 2014, additional investigation has been conducted by private investigators and the Cleveland Division of Police. The Lorain County Coroner has been provided with information by the Cleveland Police that Cory Barron was involved in an altercation at Progressive Field prior to his disappearance and death. In light of the additional information, his death was due to the actions or failure to act of another person or persons. The manner of death for Cory Barron has been changed from undetermined to homicide.“The corner goes on to say that the manner of death is unchanged, that multiple blunt impacts from the fall through the trash chute and ultimately landing in the dumpster is how Cory Barron died, but that someone must have forced him into the chute as opposed to accidentally ending up there. Potentially, injuries inflicted before Barron ended up in the trash chute could also be possible, and be potentially indistinguishable from the other injuries incurred during the fall.

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What Days Will the Hot Rods Show Fireworks for Summer 2024? Bowling Green Hot Rods 2024 Fireworks at BG Ballpark! Hello Everyone! Welcome to Sports Teller! Today, we will be going over the List of Bowling Green Hot Rods 2024 Fireworks Shows! Without further adieu, let’s begin! List of Bowling Green Hot Rods 2024 Fireworks Shows Going to the Hot Rods Baseball Game This Season? Looking to Catch the Fireworks at BG Ballpark in 2024? Now that the upcoming season is upon us, you might be thinking “Will they show fireworks this year?” Well, you’re in luck! In 2024, the … Read more

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The Dark Side of Sports StadiumsBillionaires have found one more...

The Dark Side of Sports Stadiums

Billionaires have found one more way to funnel our tax dollars into their bank accounts: sports stadiums. And if we don’t play ball, they’ll take our favorite teams away.

Ever notice how there never seems to be enough money to build public infrastructure like mass transit lines and better schools? And yet, when a multi-billion-dollar sports team demands a new stadium, our local governments are happy to oblige.

A good example of this billionaire boondoggle is the host of the 2023 Super Bowl: State Farm Stadium.

That’s where the Arizona Cardinals have played since 2006. It was finally built after billionaire team owner Michael Bidwill and his family spent years hinting that they would move the Cards out of Arizona if the team didn’t get a new stadium. Their blitz eventually worked, with Arizona taxpayers and the city of Glendale paying over two thirds of the $455 million construction tab.

And State Farm Stadium is not unique. It’s part of a well established playbook.

Here’s how stadiums stick the public with the bill.

Step 1: Billionaire buys a sports team.

Just about every NFL franchise owner has a net worth of over a billion dollars — except for the Green Bay Packers, who are publicly owned by half a million cheeseheads.

The same goes for many franchise owners in other sports. Their fortunes don’t just help them buy teams, but also give them clout — which they cash-in when they want to get a great deal on new digs for their team.

Step 2: Billionaire pressures local government.

Since 1990, franchises in major North American sports leagues have intercepted upwards of $30 billion worth of taxpayer funds from state and local governments to build stadiums.  

And the funding itself is just the beginning of these sweetheart deals.

Sports teams often get big property tax breaks and reimbursements on operating expenses, like utilities and security on game days. Most deals also let the owners keep the revenue from naming rights, luxury box seats, and concessions — like the Atlanta Braves’ $150 hamburger.

Even worse, these deals often put taxpayers on the hook for stadium maintenance and repairs.

We taxpayers are essentially paying for the homes of our favorite sports teams, but we don’t really own those homes, we don’t get to rent them out, and we still have to buy expensive tickets to visit them.

Whenever these billionaire owners try to sell us on a shiny new stadium, they claim it will spur economic growth from which we’ll all benefit.  But numerous studies have shown that this is false.

As a University of Chicago economist aptly put it, “If you want to inject money into the local economy, it would be better to drop it from a helicopter than invest it in a new ballpark.”

But what makes sports teams special is they are one of the few realms of collective identity we have left.

Billionaires prey on the love that millions of fans have for their favorite teams.

This brings us to the final step in the playbook: Threaten to move the team.

Obscenely rich owners threaten to — or actually do — rip teams out of their communities if they don’t get the subsidies they demand.

Just look at the Seattle Supersonics. Starbucks’ founder Howard Schultz owned the NBA franchise but failed to secure public funding to build a new stadium. So the coffee magnate sold the team to another wealthy businessman who moved it to Oklahoma.

The most egregious part of how the system currently works is that every dollar we spend building stadiums is a dollar we aren’t using for hospitals or housing or schools.

We are underfunding public necessities in order to funnel money to billionaires for something they could feasibly afford.

So, instead of spending billions on extravagant stadiums, we should be investing taxpayer money in things that improve the lives of everyone — not just the bottom lines of profitable sports teams and their owners.  

Because when it comes to stadium deals, the only winners are billionaires.

[johnnyrobish]

MAGA Politician George Santos Admits ‘Embellishing’ His Resume

After two New York Times reporters broke the story that just about everything we know about Congressman-elect George Santos was a big lie, the incoming Congressman admitted in two interviews to "embellishing" parts of his resume, but added that he still intends to be sworn in at the start of the new Congress on Jan. 3rd.  Santos told the New York Post that “My sins here are embellishing my resume.  I’m sorry.”

Why how dare they question the integrity of a bonafide Bowling Green Massacre survivor?  Besides, what’s the big deal, anyway?  Everyone knows those nasty libs are always misquoting Republicans.  For example, he said he was Santos Claus, not Santa Claus!  Or, like when he claimed to have had a Jewish mother, and his grandparents were survivors of the Nazi regime.  Santos now says “I never claimed to be Jewish,” adding “I am Catholic.  Because I learned my maternal family had a Jewish background, I said I was `Jew-ish.”  Well then, since he’s only “Jew-ish,” I wonder if that means he’s allowed to eat “pork-ish?”

That said, they’ll be folks who are gonna attack him for all those big lies he told and demand that he resigns from Congress.  Perhaps, but at least he can find comfort in knowing he'll always have that Heisman Trophy he won playing football for that college he lied about attending.  Frankly, I think his biggest mistake was making his big “reveal” with the New York Post.  He should have done it over at the Four Seasons Landscaping.  After all, that’s where the pros go to lie their way out of things!  And, why settle for just “Congressman?”  Why not just claim you were elected President of the United States? 

Now, I realize people always say “all politicians are liars,” but this George Santos fellow really “hits it out of the ballpark.”  Hell, he’s wearing glasses in some of his pics.  How do we even know those are real glasses, and not just frames with no lenses?  Of course, Republicans will come to his defense, claiming “Santos lied his way into office - fair and square.”  Or, as Santos might tell you himself, “Look, we all do stupid things in life, now let me do stupid things in Congress.”  Even with all his faults, at least Santos never claimed to be the one “who put the bop in the bop-she-bop-she-bop,” or “the ram in the Rama Lama Ding Dong.”  And damn it, that ought to count for something people.

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On This Day in Baseball History June 30, 1938: The Philadelphia Phillies home park of the Baker Bowl hosted its final Major League baseball game with the a 14-1 drubbing of the Phillies by the New York Giants.

Built in 1887, ballpark had unique dimensions to fit the shape of the stadium. The outfield was 342 feet to left field, 408 feet to center field, 300 to right center field and 281 feet to right field. Right center and right field has a 40 foot high wall which was later increased to 60 feet.) For a point of comparison, Fenway Park's Green Monster is 37.5 feet tall.

The Phillies played the rest of the 1938 season at Shibe Park aka Connie Mack Stadium and would play there until the end of the 1970 season.

#PhiladelphiaPhillies #BakerBowl #BaseballStadiums #StadiumHistory #PhiladelphiaHistory #BaseballHistory #HistoriaDelBeisbol #YakyūNoRekishi #Baseball #Beisbol #ProYakyū #BaseballSisco

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Favorite color: green 🐸🌿🌳🐍🪲🍃🐛

Currently reading: finally decided to try to get myself out of my reading slump by reading a baseball book since that’s making me feel most alive rn so today i started Ballpark: Baseball in the American City by Paul Goldberger

Last song: are you okay? by winnetka bowling league 🤧

Last series: somebody somewhere on hbo max

Last movie: black bear with aubrey plaza. it gutted me and spit in my face. in a good way

Sweet/savory/spicy: all. i could never choose

Currently working on: painting and writing without being too mean to myself about what comes out 😔

tagging people gives me anxiety i always feel like i’m bothering them even though i’ve never been bothered by being tagged lol idk 🫣 but i want to know literally all of my mutuals better so if you want to do this i wouldn’t object

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Bowling Green Ballpark, Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA

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In cooperation with chefs Ethan Stowell and executive chef Javier Rosa from Sodexo Live!, the Seattle Mariners welcome you back to T-Mobile Park in 2022.

image courtesy the Seattle Mariners

With hospitalizations cases falling, associated with COVID-19, the city of Seattle, in cooperation with King County and Washington state, are easing their mask and vaccine requirements for both outdoor and indoor gatherings. Course, for those of you who have been wishing for this change for weeks, months, or years, it matters not. For the rest of you, this might be the best piece of news. If you have been looking for the green light to start attending outdoor or indoor events now is the time. And with most restrictions lifted at T-Mobile Park, home to your Seattle Mariners, Major League baseball invites you back to the ballpark!

Like previous years, the Seattle Mariners continue their longstanding relationship with local restaurateur Ethan Stowell. In cooperation with Ethan Stowell, Sodexo Live! owners of Centerplate, Inc. will fulfill food and beverage staffing needs, along with supply logistics. Food vendors range from the nostalgic Kidd Valley or Edgar’s Cantina to the new like 

Baseball, like so many outdoor events, has largely remained out of reach for many, in part because of the global pandemic. But in light of improvements in health and hospitalizations around the country, mandates are easing. The result is a fragile return to normalcy, and that means Major League Baseball is back at T-Mobile Park. And with the return of baseball to T-Mobile Park comes another year of optimism the Seattle Mariners will make the playoffs, possibly the World Series, and of course, food & drink at the ballpark. 

image of executive chef Javier Rosa courtesy the Seattle Mariners

image of Ethan Stowell courtesy ESR

In recognizing the easing of mandates at the ballpark, the Mariners, in cooperation with Ethan Stowell and Sodexo Live! Executive Chef Javier Rosa, are pleased to share the newest changes coming to the ballpark. 

New food and drinks in 2022

During a cozy event this past week, restaurants Marination, Just Poké, Fuku, Pure Açai, along with Sodexo managed Edgar’s Cantina and Holy Smoke BBQ. 

During the event local restaurant, Marination was on hand to showcase their Aloha Slider with Kalua pork with Marination’s signature slaw, served on a Hawaiian-style roll or Huli Huli Chicken Luau Plate featuring rice, slaw, and mac’ salad. Nearby, Just Poké, showcased their Hawaiian Ahi Poké Bowl and Spicy Tuna Sushi. Besides local favorites, East Coast-based, Fuku, offered their Spicy Fried Chicken Sandwich, right next to Sodexo-managed Edgar’s Cantina with their Tacos del Barrio or BBQ Brisket Quesadilla, and Holy Smoke BBQ and their salivate-inducing BBQ Rib Combo Platter and Smoked Brisket Combo Platter. 

Besides food, local craft brewery Georgetown Brewing Company’s Bodhizafa india pale ale and ice creamery Salt & Straw’s Creepy Crawly Critters (a matcha ice cream with toffee-brittle mealworms and chocolate crickets) were on hand. Besides all this, the Mariners, Sodexo Live!, and Ethan Stowell hopes you’ll make T-Mobile Park a future baseball destination in 2022 with new-to-you and familiar food and drink options and pricing. 

Upcoming changes to craft beers, craft ciders, and craft hard seltzers

When asked on what specific craft beer, craft, cider, or craft hard seltzers will be featured, neither the Mariners or Sodexo Live had that information during last week’s event. Once that information is available, it will be published. For now, those interested in the latest offerings can visit or install the Beer Finder tool located here, https://atmlb.com/3j32qgr, or via the MLB Ballpark app in your Android or Apple app stores.

With more on what’s coming to you in 2022, the Seattle Mariners have shared the following Press Release.

Marination (Section 119)

A dose of aloha at T-Mobile Park. Kamala Saxton and Roz Edison, the women behind Marination bring their Korean-Hawaiian inspired dishes to T-Mobile Park.

Aloha Slider – Kalua pork (Hawaiian braised pulled pork) served on a soft Hawaiian-style roll with nunya sauce and Marination’s signature slaw.

Luau Plate Lunch– Choice of kalua pork, Huli Huli chicken or tofu, with Hawaiian style macaroni salad, signature slaw and rice.

SPAM Musubi – Seasoned rice topped with a marinated, sautéed SPAM slice, all wrapped in nori.

Catch, by Just Poké (Section 132)

Fresh Asian flavors rooted in Pacific Northwest values of living well, eating clean and acting right.

Hawaii Ahi Bowl – Hawaiian ahi seasoned with tamari, sesame oil, sesame seeds, red pepper flakes, sweet onion and scallion, served over sushi rice with edamame, pickled ginger and seaweed salad.

Salmon Avocado Bowl – Salmon chunks served over sushi rice with avocado, sesame seeds, scallions, edamame, pickled ginger and seaweed salad.

“Grand SPAM” Musubi – Fried SPAM on sushi rice, wrapped in nori seaweed.

Sushi Rolls -- Classic California or Spicy Tuna roll with option to upgrade to Hall of Fame-style with seasoned Hawaiian ahi chunks on top.

Spicy Ahi Nachos – Tokotsu-flavored ramen chips smothered in spicy ahi tuna chunks, sesame seeds, scallions, and spicy aioli.

Pure Açai (Sections 132 & 328)

Fresh, organic bowls of the frozen superfood acai berry with an assortment of toppings.

The OG Bowl – Organic free-trade açai, granola, banana, strawberries, blueberries, coconut, honey.

The Nuts Bowl – Organic free-trade açai, almond butter, granola, banana, strawberries, almond slices, honey.

The Dessert Bowl – Organic free-trade açai, granola, banana, strawberry, Nutella.

Avocado Toast – Sliced avocado topped with cherry tomatoes, Everything Seasoning and broccoli sprouts served on multigrain bread.

Nutella Toast – Nutella spread topped with banana, coconut and granola on multigrain toast.

Mariners Matchata – A signature blend of flavors, mixed with matcha tea for a slightly sweet, slightly grassy, energizing flavor.

Edgar’s Cantina (T-Mobile ‘Pen & Section 212)

Northwest Mex flavors updated by new T-Mobile Park Executive Chef Javier Rosa, a Culinary Institute of America-trained chef who hails from Puerto Rico.

Tacos del Barrio – Chicken, pork or fried avocado with picked vegetable, shredded lettuce, avocado crema and cotija cheese, wrapped in soft corn tortillas.

BBQ Brisket Quesadilla – Tender roasted brisket with roasted pineapple salsa, avocado crema in a crisp flour tortilla.

Shrimp Tostada – Tender poached shrimp with chipotle crema, avocado, roasted pineapple salsa, queso fresco on crisp, fried corn tortillas.

Carne Asada Sliders – Grilled flank steak with roasted jalapeno and red onion salsa and white queso cheese sauce on a toasted bun.

Cantina Nachos – Tortilla chips smothered in shredded chicken, braised pork or sweet potato with choice of toppings, including salsa fresca, jalapeño cheese sauce and cilantro microgreens.

Holy Smoke BBQ (Sections 105 & 313)

House smoked meats and sides including:

BBQ Rib Combo Platter – House-smoked long bone rib with signature dry rub served with jalapeño cornbread, baked four-cheese mac ‘n cheese, and citrus coleslaw.

Smoked Brisket Combo Platter – USDA Prime brisket smoked 12 hours until “melt in your mouth” tender. Served with jalapeño cornbread, baked four cheese mac ‘n cheese and citrus coleslaw.

Pulled Pork Sandwich -- Pulled Pork tossed in hickory BBQ sauce served with citrus coleslaw and butter pickles on a potato bun.

“Holy Moly” Loaded Chips – Crunchy Kettle Chips topped with pulled pork, white queso cheese sauce, drizzled BBQ sauce, citrus coleslaw, and green onions

Pulled Pork Mac ‘n Cheese -- A cup of Beecher’s famous mac ‘n cheese stuffed with our house-smoked pulled pork.

Side of Mac ‘n Cheese -- A cup of Beecher’s famous mac ‘n cheese.

Fuku (T-Mobile ‘Pen)

Fuku is the fried chicken spin-off of David Chang’s Momofuku Noodle Bar restaurants. T-Mobile Park menu:

Spicy Fried Chicken Sandwich – Buttermilk marinated battered breast meat seasoned with habanero pepper, served with “Fuku butter,” a puree of pickles, butter and garlic, served on a Franz Bakery potato roll.

Fingers -- Fried chicken breast tenders marinated in a spicy buttermilk coating. Gluten-free option available.

Waffle Fries – Waffle-cut potatoes with sweet jalapeño-seasoning. Gluten-free option is available.

Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola products will be available at T-Mobile Park in 2020 as Coke becomes the “Official Fan Refreshment” of the Seattle Mariners. Bottomless fountain drinks (free refills) and the largest selection of Coke products at any entertainment venue in Seattle will be available at T-Mobile Park. Featured brands include Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta, Barq’s Root Beer, Fresca, Mello Yello, Dr. Pepper, Seagram’s Ginger Ale and Pibb Xtra. Featured energy drinks include Monster Energy, Full Throttle, NOS Energy Drink, Dunkin’ and True North Energy Seltzer. Water drinks include Dasani, Smartwater, VitaminWater, Tum-e Yummies, Topo Chico and Aha Sparkling Water.

Terrace Club Tables & Terrace Club Loge Boxes

T-Mobile Park consulting chef Ethan Stowell has created a special menu just for T-Mobile Park’s small group Terrace Club Tables and Terrace Club Loge Boxes. Selections are highlights from ESR’s family of restaurants.

Peruvian Shrimp Ceviche – Lime marinated shrimp, shaved red onions, sweet potato, aji Amarillo; 

7th Inning Stretch Sandwich – Roast beef, house-smoked brisket, cured ham, caramelized onions, horseradish aioli on a French roll with au jus on the side; 

BBQ Sliders – Pulled pork, hickory BBQ sauce, crispy onions, butter pickle.

Teriyaki Chicken Sandwich – Marinated grilled chicken thigh, miso mayonnaise, pineapple slaw, on a brioche bun.

Italian Chop Salad – Chopped romaine and iceberg lettuce, marinated tomatoes, pepperoncini, Kalamata olives, red onions, bocconcini, spicy sopressata salami, Italian dressing.

Lil’ Woody’s (T-Mobile ‘Pen & Section 218)

Lil’ Woody’s serves Big Woody and Lil’ Woody burgers and fries, Impossible meatless burgers, Woody’s ballpark hot dog, Chicken Strips and Fries.

Din Tai Fung (Section 132)

Chicken wonton soup, spicy chicken wonton, chicken-fried rice, steamed traditional bao buns filled with pork, or a vegetarian option with bok choy, tofu, mushrooms and vermicelli noodles.

Salt & Straw (Section & Frozen Rope, Section 152)

Small-batch, chef-driven ice cream, handmade using local ingredients. T-Mobile Park hand-dipped scoops include classic flavors as well as rotating “Seattle” flavors.

Ballard Pizza, by Chef Ethan Stowell (T-Mobile ‘Pen, Section 241, Suites)

Pizzas include cheese, pepperoni, and Ballard Bridge (Italian sausage, pepperoni, mushroom and olive), on dough that is aged two days to develop the perfect New York-style thin crust that’s crispy and foldable at the same time.

Ivar’s (Sections 117 & 335)

Seattle’s favorite seafood with Fish ‘n Chips, Clams ‘n Chips, Chicken Tenders and Garlic Fries, Ivar Dog, Chowder in a cup or sourdough bread bowl and a selection of premium, domestic and craft beers, wine and Coca-Cola fountain drinks with free refills.

Kidd Valley (Sections 149 & 325)

Seattle’s classic burger place with 1/3LB Cheese Burgers, Chicken Tenders & Fries, and Grounders Garlic Fries. Plus a selection of premium, domestic and craft beers, wine and Coca-Cola fountain drinks with free refills.

The Chateau by Ste. Michelle Wine Bar (Section 126)

A variety of wines from Washington’s founding winery, Chateau St. Michelle, are available throughout the ballpark with the largest selection available at the new The Chateau by Chateau Ste. Michelle wine bar near Section 126 on the Main Level. The Chateau will feature a selection of Chateau St. Michelle’s popular, award-winning Washington wines, along with labels from sister wineries in the Ste. Michelle Estates portfolio.

Pair Chateau Ste. Michelle’s flavorful wines with a wide variety of ballpark menu items, such as:

Just Poke’s Hawaiian Ahi Bowl with Chateau St. Michelle Rosé

Marination’s Aloha Kalua Pork Sliders with Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Red Blend

Holy Smoke BBQ Smoked Brisket with Borne of Fire Cabernet Sauvignon

Chef Javier Rosa’s Tacos del Barrio with H3 Sauvignon Blanc

Fan Favorite Garlic Fries with Domaine Ste. Michelle Sparkling Wine

Fan-Friendly Specials

Value Beverages

The popular Value Beers program has been expanded to include more locations and more than just beer. This season, 13 adult beverages will be available at various locations around the ballpark priced at $5 and $6 for 12oz cans. The beer roster includes a robust selection of Northwest craft favorites, and new for 2022 are Vizzy hard seltzer, spiked Arnold Palmer and non-alcohol Athletic IPA.

NW Craft Beers

Dru Bru Hefeweizen (Snoqualmie Pass)

Georgetown Bodhizafa (Washington)

Mac & Jack Log Boom IPA (Redmond)

Kulshan Lager (Bellingham)

Mother Earth Boo Koo IPA (Nampa, Idaho)

Moose Drool Brown Ale (Missoula, Montana)

Reuben’s Crikey IPA (Seattle)

National Beverages

Arnold Palmer

Vizzy Pineapple Mango

Blue Moon Light Sky

Modelo ESP

Miller High Life

Athletic Non-Alcohol IPA

Check out the Beer Finder for locations  of all the beers available at T-Mobile Park. The Beer Finder is also available on the MLB Ballpark app in iOS and Android app stores.

Value Menu

The Mariners and hospitality partner Sodexo Live! are debuting a new menu of ballpark favorites, all priced at $3 each. Items include: 

Hot dogs

Coca-Cola fountain soft drinks (which include free refills)

Bottled water

Popcorn

Nachos

Peanuts

Red Vines licorice

All Value Menu items are available at every game at all Rolling Roof concession stands throughout the ballpark (Sections 118, 141, 190, 222, 244, 309 & 347) and at High Cheese Pizza at Section 329 on the View Level.

More on Chef Javier Rosa of Sodexo Live!

Chef Javier Rosa brings nearly 30 years of experience in the culinary world. He has traveled through Europe, Asia and the Caribbean experiencing authentic Parisian, Italian, Austrian, German, Korean, Thai, and Japanese cuisines. These personal experiences play a strong role as he orchestrates culinary feats, including superb banquets with undeniable panache. Melding his passion for food with his international travels, his creativity, focus and vast execution skills have earned him international recognition.

Chef Rosa has experienced a unique professional trajectory that took him from country to country. His career has included opening hotels in Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Spain to overseeing large scale convention centers and arenas across the USA. His guests have included President George Bush Sr. and Jr., Luciano Pavarotti, Iron Chef Morimoto, Jean Banchet, Michel Richard, NBA and NFL players, royalty, dignitaries and celebrities.

Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Chef Javier credits his first culinary classes to his mother. As a young man he graduated from The Puerto Rico School of Tourism, and then attended the prestigious Culinary Institute of America.

Beginning as a Garde Manger Chef at the Ritz Carlton San Juan, he then proceeded to spend the next 16 years with the brand, traveling the United States and the Caribbean, rising up in the ranks at Ritz Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Washington DC and Amelia Island FL.

Developing from Garde Manger Chef to Executive Chef in his hometown brought him full circle as Chef Javier ran the Ritz Carltons kitchens in San Juan, PR and Abaco, Bahamas. Through his tenure with Ritz-Carlton, he developed formidable cooking skills, an understanding of leadership, and in-depth skills and hands on experience of luxury hospitality.

When asked on what specific craft beer, craft, cider, or craft hard seltzers will be featured, neither the Mariners or Sodexo Live had that information during last week’s event. Once that information is available, it will be published. For now, those interested in the latest offerings can visit or install the Beer Finder tool located here, https://atmlb.com/3j32qgr, or via the MLB Ballpark app in your Android or Apple app stores.

With more on what’s coming to you in 2022, the Seattle Mariners have shared the following Press Release.

Marination (Section 119)

A dose of aloha at T-Mobile Park. Kamala Saxton and Roz Edison, the women behind Marination bring their Korean-Hawaiian inspired dishes to T-Mobile Park.

Aloha Slider – Kalua pork (Hawaiian braised pulled pork) served on a soft Hawaiian-style roll with nunya sauce and Marination’s signature slaw.

Luau Plate Lunch– Choice of kalua pork, Huli Huli chicken or tofu, with Hawaiian style macaroni salad, signature slaw and rice.

SPAM Musubi – Seasoned rice topped with a marinated, sautéed SPAM slice, all wrapped in nori.

Catch, by Just Poké (Section 132)

Fresh Asian flavors rooted in Pacific Northwest values of living well, eating clean and acting right.

Hawaii Ahi Bowl – Hawaiian ahi seasoned with tamari, sesame oil, sesame seeds, red pepper flakes, sweet onion and scallion, served over sushi rice with edamame, pickled ginger and seaweed salad.

Salmon Avocado Bowl – Salmon chunks served over sushi rice with avocado, sesame seeds, scallions, edamame, pickled ginger and seaweed salad.

“Grand SPAM” Musubi – Fried SPAM on sushi rice, wrapped in nori seaweed.

Sushi Rolls -- Classic California or Spicy Tuna roll with option to upgrade to Hall of Fame-style with seasoned Hawaiian ahi chunks on top.

Spicy Ahi Nachos – Tokotsu-flavored ramen chips smothered in spicy ahi tuna chunks, sesame seeds, scallions, and spicy aioli.

Pure Açai (Sections 132 & 328)

Fresh, organic bowls of the frozen superfood acai berry with an assortment of toppings.

The OG Bowl – Organic free-trade açai, granola, banana, strawberries, blueberries, coconut, honey.

The Nuts Bowl – Organic free-trade açai, almond butter, granola, banana, strawberries, almond slices, honey.

The Dessert Bowl – Organic free-trade açai, granola, banana, strawberry, Nutella.

Avocado Toast – Sliced avocado topped with cherry tomatoes, Everything Seasoning and broccoli sprouts served on multigrain bread.

Nutella Toast – Nutella spread topped with banana, coconut and granola on multigrain toast.

Mariners Matchata – A signature blend of flavors, mixed with matcha tea for a slightly sweet, slightly grassy, energizing flavor.

Edgar’s Cantina (T-Mobile ‘Pen & Section 212)

Northwest Mex flavors updated by new T-Mobile Park Executive Chef Javier Rosa, a Culinary Institute of America-trained chef who hails from Puerto Rico.

Tacos del Barrio – Chicken, pork or fried avocado with picked vegetable, shredded lettuce, avocado crema and cotija cheese, wrapped in soft corn tortillas.

BBQ Brisket Quesadilla – Tender roasted brisket with roasted pineapple salsa, avocado crema in a crisp flour tortilla.

Shrimp Tostada – Tender poached shrimp with chipotle crema, avocado, roasted pineapple salsa, queso fresco on crisp, fried corn tortillas.

Carne Asada Sliders – Grilled flank steak with roasted jalapeno and red onion salsa and white queso cheese sauce on a toasted bun.

Cantina Nachos – Tortilla chips smothered in shredded chicken, braised pork or sweet potato with choice of toppings, including salsa fresca, jalapeño cheese sauce and cilantro microgreens.

Holy Smoke BBQ (Sections 105 & 313)

House smoked meats and sides including:

BBQ Rib Combo Platter – House-smoked long bone rib with signature dry rub served with jalapeño cornbread, baked four-cheese mac ‘n cheese, and citrus coleslaw.

Smoked Brisket Combo Platter – USDA Prime brisket smoked 12 hours until “melt in your mouth” tender. Served with jalapeño cornbread, baked four cheese mac ‘n cheese and citrus coleslaw.

Pulled Pork Sandwich -- Pulled Pork tossed in hickory BBQ sauce served with citrus coleslaw and butter pickles on a potato bun.

“Holy Moly” Loaded Chips – Crunchy Kettle Chips topped with pulled pork, white queso cheese sauce, drizzled BBQ sauce, citrus coleslaw, and green onions

Pulled Pork Mac ‘n Cheese -- A cup of Beecher’s famous mac ‘n cheese stuffed with our house-smoked pulled pork.

Side of Mac ‘n Cheese -- A cup of Beecher’s famous mac ‘n cheese.

Fuku (T-Mobile ‘Pen)

Fuku is the fried chicken spin-off of David Chang’s Momofuku Noodle Bar restaurants. T-Mobile Park menu:

Spicy Fried Chicken Sandwich – Buttermilk marinated battered breast meat seasoned with habanero pepper, served with “Fuku butter,” a puree of pickles, butter and garlic, served on a Franz Bakery potato roll.

Fingers -- Fried chicken breast tenders marinated in a spicy buttermilk coating. Gluten-free option available.

Waffle Fries – Waffle-cut potatoes with sweet jalapeño-seasoning. Gluten-free option is available.

Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola products will be available at T-Mobile Park in 2020 as Coke becomes the “Official Fan Refreshment” of the Seattle Mariners. Bottomless fountain drinks (free refills) and the largest selection of Coke products at any entertainment venue in Seattle will be available at T-Mobile Park. Featured brands include Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta, Barq’s Root Beer, Fresca, Mello Yello, Dr. Pepper, Seagram’s Ginger Ale and Pibb Xtra. Featured energy drinks include Monster Energy, Full Throttle, NOS Energy Drink, Dunkin’ and True North Energy Seltzer. Water drinks include Dasani, Smartwater, VitaminWater, Tum-e Yummies, Topo Chico and Aha Sparkling Water.

Terrace Club Tables & Terrace Club Loge Boxes

T-Mobile Park consulting chef Ethan Stowell has created a special menu just for T-Mobile Park’s small group Terrace Club Tables and Terrace Club Loge Boxes. Selections are highlights from ESR’s family of restaurants.

Peruvian Shrimp Ceviche – Lime marinated shrimp, shaved red onions, sweet potato, aji Amarillo; 

7th Inning Stretch Sandwich – Roast beef, house-smoked brisket, cured ham, caramelized onions, horseradish aioli on a French roll with au jus on the side; 

BBQ Sliders – Pulled pork, hickory BBQ sauce, crispy onions, butter pickle.

Teriyaki Chicken Sandwich – Marinated grilled chicken thigh, miso mayonnaise, pineapple slaw, on a brioche bun.

Italian Chop Salad – Chopped romaine and iceberg lettuce, marinated tomatoes, pepperoncini, Kalamata olives, red onions, bocconcini, spicy sopressata salami, Italian dressing.

Lil’ Woody’s (T-Mobile ‘Pen & Section 218)

Lil’ Woody’s serves Big Woody and Lil’ Woody burgers and fries, Impossible meatless burgers, Woody’s ballpark hot dog, Chicken Strips and Fries.

Din Tai Fung (Section 132)

Chicken wonton soup, spicy chicken wonton, chicken-fried rice, steamed traditional bao buns filled with pork, or a vegetarian option with bok choy, tofu, mushrooms and vermicelli noodles.

Salt & Straw (Section & Frozen Rope, Section 152)

Small-batch, chef-driven ice cream, handmade using local ingredients. T-Mobile Park hand-dipped scoops include classic flavors as well as rotating “Seattle” flavors.

Ballard Pizza, by Chef Ethan Stowell (T-Mobile ‘Pen, Section 241, Suites)

Pizzas include cheese, pepperoni, and Ballard Bridge (Italian sausage, pepperoni, mushroom and olive), on dough that is aged two days to develop the perfect New York-style thin crust that’s crispy and foldable at the same time.

Ivar’s (Sections 117 & 335)

Seattle’s favorite seafood with Fish ‘n Chips, Clams ‘n Chips, Chicken Tenders and Garlic Fries, Ivar Dog, Chowder in a cup or sourdough bread bowl and a selection of premium, domestic and craft beers, wine and Coca-Cola fountain drinks with free refills.

Kidd Valley (Sections 149 & 325)

Seattle’s classic burger place with 1/3LB Cheese Burgers, Chicken Tenders & Fries, and Grounders Garlic Fries. Plus a selection of premium, domestic and craft beers, wine and Coca-Cola fountain drinks with free refills.

The Chateau by Ste. Michelle Wine Bar (Section 126)

A variety of wines from Washington’s founding winery, Chateau St. Michelle, are available throughout the ballpark with the largest selection available at the new The Chateau by Chateau Ste. Michelle wine bar near Section 126 on the Main Level. The Chateau will feature a selection of Chateau St. Michelle’s popular, award-winning Washington wines, along with labels from sister wineries in the Ste. Michelle Estates portfolio.

Pair Chateau Ste. Michelle’s flavorful wines with a wide variety of ballpark menu items, such as:

Just Poke’s Hawaiian Ahi Bowl with Chateau St. Michelle Rosé

Marination’s Aloha Kalua Pork Sliders with Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Red Blend

Holy Smoke BBQ Smoked Brisket with Borne of Fire Cabernet Sauvignon

Chef Javier Rosa’s Tacos del Barrio with H3 Sauvignon Blanc

Fan Favorite Garlic Fries with Domaine Ste. Michelle Sparkling Wine

Fan-Friendly Specials

Value Beverages

The popular Value Beers program has been expanded to include more locations and more than just beer. This season, 13 adult beverages will be available at various locations around the ballpark priced at $5 and $6 for 12oz cans. The beer roster includes a robust selection of Northwest craft favorites, and new for 2022 are Vizzy hard seltzer, spiked Arnold Palmer and non-alcohol Athletic IPA.

NW Craft Beers

Dru Bru Hefeweizen (Snoqualmie Pass)

Georgetown Bodhizafa (Washington)

Mac & Jack Log Boom IPA (Redmond)

Kulshan Lager (Bellingham)

Mother Earth Boo Koo IPA (Nampa, Idaho)

Moose Drool Brown Ale (Missoula, Montana)

Reuben’s Crikey IPA (Seattle)

National Beverages

Arnold Palmer

Vizzy Pineapple Mango

Blue Moon Light Sky

Modelo ESP

Miller High Life

Athletic Non-Alcohol IPA

Check out the Beer Finder for locations  of all the beers available at T-Mobile Park. The Beer Finder is also available on the MLB Ballpark app in iOS and Android app stores.

Value Menu

The Mariners and hospitality partner Sodexo Live! are debuting a new menu of ballpark favorites, all priced at $3 each. Items include: 

Hot dogs

Coca-Cola fountain soft drinks (which include free refills)

Bottled water

Popcorn

Nachos

Peanuts

Red Vines licorice

All Value Menu items are available at every game at all Rolling Roof concession stands throughout the ballpark (Sections 118, 141, 190, 222, 244, 309 & 347) and at High Cheese Pizza at Section 329 on the View Level.

More on Chef Javier Rosa of Sodexo Live!

Chef Javier Rosa brings nearly 30 years of experience in the culinary world. He has traveled through Europe, Asia and the Caribbean experiencing authentic Parisian, Italian, Austrian, German, Korean, Thai, and Japanese cuisines. These personal experiences play a strong role as he orchestrates culinary feats, including superb banquets with undeniable panache. Melding his passion for food with his international travels, his creativity, focus and vast execution skills have earned him international recognition.

Chef Rosa has experienced a unique professional trajectory that took him from country to country. His career has included opening hotels in Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Spain to overseeing large scale convention centers and arenas across the USA. His guests have included President George Bush Sr. and Jr., Luciano Pavarotti, Iron Chef Morimoto, Jean Banchet, Michel Richard, NBA and NFL players, royalty, dignitaries and celebrities.

Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Chef Javier credits his first culinary classes to his mother. As a young man he graduated from The Puerto Rico School of Tourism, and then attended the prestigious Culinary Institute of America.

Beginning as a Garde Manger Chef at the Ritz Carlton San Juan, he then proceeded to spend the next 16 years with the brand, traveling the United States and the Caribbean, rising up in the ranks at Ritz Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Washington DC and Amelia Island FL.

Developing from Garde Manger Chef to Executive Chef in his hometown brought him full circle as Chef Javier ran the Ritz Carltons kitchens in San Juan, PR and Abaco, Bahamas. Through his tenure with Ritz-Carlton, he developed formidable cooking skills, an understanding of leadership, and in-depth skills and hands on experience of luxury hospitality.

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ballpark au (3/?)

title: go home happy

chapter: 3/?

word count: 2.8k+

summary: au where the long walkers work at a ballpark. in this chapter, ray finishes up his first homestand and works his second. he wonders where he’ll fit in at the ballpark.

link to previous chapter: here

ao3 link: here

The next morning, Ray’s feet had hurt. Davidson was right about that. As he had gone to sleep the night before, his feet had been throbbing, and now he could barely put any weight on them as he tried to get out of bed.

Despite the pain he was feeling, Ray was feeling good about the job. He finished up that first three game series at Gate C. The second game, he scanned tickets, and he didn’t enjoy it. Scanning paper tickets was one thing, but scanning tickets on people’s phone screens was next to impossible for Ray. He kept on asking Davidson for help, which he happily provided.

The third game, Ray did traffic cop. Traffic cop really was more difficult than bowls, but Ray would never say that to Pearson. Controlling the crowd was hard, and Ray didn’t think he’d done a good job, but Scramm seemed pleased with him.

When he sent him home that night, Scramm had clapped him on the back. “You fit in nicely here, Ray. I hope to see you around,” he had said as he wrote Ray’s dismissal time down on his clipboard. It meant more to Ray than he thought it would.

On Thursday, they had the day off. Ray appreciated the break. His whole body hurt. His feet throbbed and his back ached from standing for so long in one place. Three games at Hadlock Park had turned him into an old man.

When he went back in to work on Friday, it was the start of a new series. The Sea Dogs would be playing on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday before heading off for two series in the midwest. Ray knew from experience that these weekend series were when the ballpark got the most busy. He had frequently come to Friday and Saturday night games with his friends in high school.

As Ray headed to the locker room, he already found that he recognized some people. People from Gate C, people he had seen as he took his break in the picnic area, people who had waved to Pearson and Harkness as they walked by the gate before the game had started. It felt good to know people. They didn’t know Ray now, but maybe soon they would. He wanted more than anything to find a place in the ballpark where he belonged.

After putting his things in his locker, he went to the office, like he had on Monday. “Ray Garraty,” he said, holding up his ID badge so the man could see his name.

It was the same man from before, with the light blond hair and funny purple sneakers. He scanned the list before him, flipping through the stapled packet before he found Ray’s name. “Upper two,” the man said, and Ray left to go to his position. Upper two was on the upper deck. Section 340 to Section 380. He was excited as he took the escalator up. Upper two meant he would be an usher.

Ray had wanted to be an usher when he first applied to work at Hadlock in January. Most of the questions in his interview had seemed to be geared towards him becoming an usher. They had asked if he was scared of heights and how he would handle disputes between fans. Ray had admittedly been a bit disappointed when he ended up at Gate C for his first series.

But now he would be an usher. Ushers seemed to have the most fun. When he had come to games in the past, he hadn’t paid much attention to the ushers, but they had always been smiling and friendly, ready to help out. As an usher, he’d really get to feel like he was a part of Hadlock.

He wanted to wipe down seats and talk with the fans and watch the game. He wanted to feel the anticipation leading up to first pitch. He wanted to watch the sun set over downtown Portland and to feel like he really was part of putting on something special. He wanted his own section.

His assignment in upper two was not what Ray had anticipated, however. They already had all the ushers they needed, and Ray was in fact the only member of the flex staff working there for that series. So the team leader assigned him to work the escalator. He greeted people as they came up the escalator to the upper deck, pointed them in the directions of their seats, and made sure no one fell. He got a radio, in case he needed to call for first aid.

It was a Friday, and Fridays were student nights. With a student ID, they could purchase $7 tickets in section 370 to 380. Some of them stumbled up the escalator steps, clearly already having had a couple of drinks. Ray kept his hand near the button that would stop the escalator, fearful that someone may fall. They talked to each other in loud voices, shouting and laughing uproariously. Despite the chill in the air, many of them wore short sleeves and the girl wore denim cutoff shorts. They hardly acknowledged Ray as they got off the escalator and went off to find their seats.

Ray panicked for a moment, wondering if he would see anyone he knew coming up the escalator. A lot of the people that went to his college hailed from either Portland or Bangor, and most of the people from his high school would be back in town after the end of the spring semester. It wasn’t that he was ashamed to be working at the ballpark- in fact, so far it was probably the coolest thing he’d ever done- but he felt a little embarrassed about working the escalator.

This thought slipped out of his mind as he refocused on greeting the fans and helping them find the direction of their seats.

After two and a half hours at the escalator, the crowd thinned out and Ray was mostly alone. The chatter on the radio kept him alert- missing kids, calls for first aid, communication between the gates. A couple times he heard Scramm’s voice.

It was hard not to feel disappointed, though. There was a TV nearby playing the game, but no matter how hard Ray strained to see the screen, he had no clue what inning it was or what the score was. The team leader had come to check on him a little bit in the beginning, but Ray hadn’t seen him for awhile.

When he looked behind him, Ray could see the skyline of downtown Portland. The sun was going down- it had disappeared behind a building. The sky above him was still a light blue, but in the distance, out over the water, it was turning a mix of pink and red and orange. The intersection of blue and pink reminded him of the cotton candy the ballpark vendors sold. Even from out here, the ballpark was beautiful.

Ray wanted to be in the seating bowl so bad, though. It felt like high school sports and being stuck on the bench when all he wanted was to be in the game with his teammates. Ray had always been the kind of person who hated to miss out. In high school, he’d beg and plead with his parents to let him go hang out with his friends, because he was afraid they’d have too much fun without him, or he wouldn’t understand any of their inside jokes the next time they were all together. In college, he’d put off studying to go hang out whenever his friends invited him. He’d gotten himself into trouble this way, but he couldn’t help that desire to be at the center of the action.

So far he hadn’t seen the field during game time. He’d only seen the stripe of green through the hallway that led out to the seating bowl when he’d been up at Gate C. He thought of Pearson and Harkness. Surely they were out in the bowl by now.

He wondered why Davidson never went out into the bowl. He wondered if he liked to stay at the gate for the entire game, or if he felt the same restlessness that Ray was feeling. It felt like hitting a wall.

The rest of the series passed in a similar fashion.

He came into work, feeling that gameday energy building and blossoming in his chest. When we walked with his coworkers to the locker room to clock in and when he headed to his post, listening to the music resounding around the ballpark as the team warmed up, he felt like his energy was too big for his body. But then his team leader would assign him to the escalator, and the rest of upper two would head into the seating bowl, and Ray would feel himself deflate.

Occasionally his team leader would come out to chat with him, and one of the ushers would come and cover for him while he took his break, but working the escalator was lonely. In the first couple of hours between the time when gates opened and the second inning, he kept busy with greeting fans and pointing them in the direction of their seats, but as the game dragged on, it grew dull.

It did, however, give him time to think. He reflected on his time at Hadlock so far. By this point, it was Sunday, and he had worked six games. He was about to finish up his first homestand.

He thought about the advice Davidson had given him on his first day, about how it was best to find a permanent position early. About how it was no fun to be on the flex staff in July. So far, Ray really did like his job, but he hadn’t found a place that truly clicked for him yet. He wondered if he truly liked it, or if it was just the novelty of coming to work at Hadlock Park. Maybe he only liked it because it was new and cool and exciting, and after he spent some more time here and it got hot he’d be miserable. He hoped that wasn’t the case.

He wondered if he would ever find the job in the ballpark that he truly enjoyed. How did Harkness and Pearson realize that Gate C was the right place for them? How did they find out that traffic cop and bowls were what they really wanted to do? Ray supposed he should have asked them.

During the seventh inning stretch, the escalator switched from going up to going down. The guy working at the bottom of the escalator gave him a thumbs up, and Ray started letting fans down. He guessed that the Sea Dogs were losing- he hadn’t heard many cheers, and a lot of people were lined up at his escalator to return down to the lower concourse.

It was still early May, and even in the afternoon it could be pretty chilly. Most of the fans were wearing long pants and light jackets over their Sea Dogs gear.

“Thank you for coming. Have a good night,” Ray said, repeating this script over and over as fans passed him to leave the upper deck. On Sundays, there were a lot of kids at the ballpark- more than any other day of the week. For most, the school year hadn’t ended yet, so there weren’t too many kids on weeknights, and on Fridays and Saturdays it was mostly adults and college kids coming out to the ballpark to drink and have a good time.

Ray spent a lot of time asking parents to take their kids off their shoulders before getting on the escalator, and telling them that their child couldn’t ride down the escalator in a stroller. Some of the kids were asleep, cradled against their parents’ chests, and some were full of energy, running circles around their parents in line and begging to stay for just a few more innings. Some of the kids waved to Ray, and he smiled and waved back to them.

It continued like that for awhile. From the bottom of the seventh inning to the time the game ended, there was a steady stream of fans leaving the upper deck. Before he knew it, the team leader and the rest of upper two were convening at the escalator, and it was time for them to go home. “Alright team, good homestand, I’ll see you back in a week.” They started down the escalator. As an afterthought, the team leader added, “And thanks, Ray.” They all talked amongst themselves as they walked to the locker room, sometimes including Ray, but oftentimes not. As Ray clocked out and walked to his car, he was hoping he’d never work in upper two again.

It was another week before the Sea Dogs were back in town. This time, they’d be in town for seven games, and Ray would be working seven days in a row.

The first series was three games, and for this one Ray worked at Gate E. It was on the other side of the ballpark from Gate C. At Gate E, Ray only scanned tickets. He got a little bit better, but it was still difficult. The fans would approach him, and Ray would say, “Hey, how are you doing?” and pray they didn’t have an electronic ticket. He would scan their ticket- getting it on the first or second try if he was lucky- and he would tell them “enjoy the game!” It was a routine he fell into comfortably over the three games at Gate E.

The boy scanning tickets next to him was named Percy. He looked like he was still in high school, but his name tag said “Team member since 2017.” This was his third year, and he scanned tickets like a pro. Ray oftentimes asked him for help. They would talk a bit when the crowd lulled, but Percy was shy, and it felt a little weird to ask for advice about Hadlock from a high schooler.

After his break, he would either hang out by Gate E and scan tickets for late comers to the ballpark, or he’d be sent on smoke patrol. Smoke patrol meant he’d walk around the entirety of the lower concourse and look for people smoking. He’d then ask them to put their cigarette out and go to the smoking section. He didn’t mind smoke patrol too much. It felt good to walk around and stretch his legs after standing in one spot for so long, and he was freed from the anxiety that came with scanning tickets. As he made his loop he would walk past Gate C, and one time he could see Davidson standing by the gate, chatting with Scramm. Neither of them noticed him, but it made him feel a little lighter just to see them.

For the next four game series, he worked at the smoking section. The smoking section was technically outside of the ballpark, and blocked off from the outside world by red bike racks. Working at the smoking section, Ray just had to stand around and make sure no one without a ticket snuck into the smoking section and walk around to make sure no one was smoking weed.

The cigarette smoke tickled his nose and made him sneeze. After each game he worked at the smoking section, he’d go home, and the smell of smoke on his clothes would scare his mother. She’d become worried and frantically interrogate him about whether he’d been smoking cigarettes. His father would be sitting in his armchair drinking a beer, saying he knew Ray would fall in with the wrong sorts, working at the ballpark. Ray didn’t even know how to begin unpacking that statement, but he’d calmly assure his mother that he hadn’t been smoking, and he’d give her a kiss on the cheek, and he’d go up to bed.

The rest of the workers at the smoking section didn’t seem to mind the smell and the smoke, or maybe they were used to it. They all stood together in a clump and talked, occasionally separating to do a loop through the smoking section and check in on the fans. Ray stood with them, listening to them talking and laughing along at their jokes.

They had that same kind of camaraderie that he had admired in Pearson and Harkness. Maybe working at the ballpark wasn’t about finding a job you loved. Maybe it was about finding the right place and the people that made you feel at home. Working in the smoking section wasn’t anything particularly fun or glamorous, but all the core people seemed to enjoy it. Maybe they loved each other, and that’s what made them love the job.

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Worse and Worser

You don’t have to approve of mesothelioma if you hate lymphoma. Choosing between diseases neglects how one can be just as rotten as the other. As so often happens during our stupid sentences on this dumb planet, preferences matter as little as hopes and dreams. Loathing something may not affect it, I'm afraid to report in my dispatch from the front line of existence.

As with the horror of imagining a Patriots/Cowboys Super Bowl, both options can suck. Weighing which of the two is less appalling does not precisely inspire that feeling historians have identified as joy.

At least strive to refrain from thinking one is good on its own terms even if it's relatively so. It's better to be attacked by hyenas that were not roaming around Chernobyl, but the non-glowing ones are still bitey. The best case involves pointing out the other option would inflict even more agony, which is a sure sign circumstances are terrific. There's no reason to try to buy happiness when so much is free.

Voters are hungry in an airport terminal around 11 p.m. where only Subway and Arby's are open. The choice to starve doesn't seem so bad. Unfortunately, we'll be forced to dine with Darth Vader.

Poor Americans only get two candidates in the perfect example of why the private sector is inherently preferable to anything involving government. Sure, picking the less worse of a pair is probably better than having 17 icky options for president where one oddball just sneaks ahead. On the other hand, look who wins under present conditions.

Emphasizing how everyone who votes differently is pro-molestation rather than bringing up any advancement of one's own represents the sort of binary thinking that has made this era particularly enjoyable. One is bad if the other is good according to particularly sophisticated Twitter debaters who point out the other choice is flaming trash in response to criticism about their garbage dump of a savior.

Fox News has staked its entire primetime lineup on the notion that we're being saved from becoming New East Germany from their unofficial CEO, which is apparently enough of an accomplishment to never stop kissing presidential ass. Rich Jesus only has to save us from ghastliness by those globalist commies to maintain his status as the most selfless hero who's ever graced our nation.

George Washington wishes he could have been brave enough to own libs. Laura Ingraham would condemn most of Trump's policies if his name were replaced with Hillary Clinton's. But at least he's not her.

The only problem is we're not exactly being protected from overreach. A quasi-Republican loves inflicting tariffs on us, spending money the government doesn't have, and abandoning the Kurds. And George R.R. Martin will finish the books before Obamacare gets repealed. But at least Mexico hasn't paid to build a wall. The president's defenders take a break from trying to justify the worthiness of rash federal meddling to note it'd be way worse if Vox was running the State Department.

We're on course to enjoy another delightful election between an obnoxious phony who would keep a team of psychiatrists in business and an unnamed frothing commie lunatic who will make those who endured the Soviet Union beg to be consulted. Boasting to overcome doing nothing worthwhile and plenty that's unfortunate might be the most appealing contestant. As always, Trump only looks palatable by comparison.

Cunning Democrats could be trying to reelect Trump so he keeps making the other crew look awful. That's the one way their extreme impulses would seem logical. There's a first time for everything.

Screeching government fans surreptitiously enjoy how many liberal policies they get from a purported free market legend. But that'd require a capability for foresight that stands against everything else they've ever attempted. New Coke wasn't a scheme by sodie pop executives to get people to miss the original: a colossal screw-up is the only chance some have at success.

Change labels and nobody would notice. The generic can of green beans tastes just the same as the one with the mascot and advertising budget. Also, we ordered fries. The blind test's unpalatability should make everyone ponder what role marketing has in preferences. Instead, it prompts demand for stickers on every product.

Trump convincing voters the other contender will give babies AIDS will continues this inspirational era of bliss. The utterly positive presidential race presents the choice of getting infected with socialist germs versus continuing to taint the office with an orange monster. Both are sort-of almost in the ballpark of being right in what I'd gently classify as exaggerations. Meanwhile, neither have worthwhile remedies.

We're sure to end up with continued undignified growth of debt with abandonment of allies while sucking up to tyrants. Just make sure you do so for the right reasons. No, not that side: they want bankrupt orphans to die.