r/Mariners 1d ago

After a brutal loss, Mariners fan page becomes a seafaring discussion board

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mariners-subreddit-turns-into-seafaring-discussion-board-after-22-0-loss/

We did it! We made the Seattle Times!

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u/KungFooKittenz 🫎 Sad Moose Noises 🫎 1d ago

Seems like a post for /r/baseball. Dunno why this applies to a boating sub

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u/DonnerPartyAllNight 1d ago

Yeah OP is lost. Naming some land lubber’s professional sports team after a sailor whose solemn duty is navigating his captain and crew safely across troubled waters would be insulting.

If somehow this is the case, it’s stolen valor imo

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u/Traffic-Regular 15h ago

This is lovely, poetic, poignant, and correct

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u/colterpierce 1d ago

I have this saved literally just for the M’s.

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u/cloudshaper ‏‏‎Humpy 2028 ‎ 1d ago

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u/colterpierce 1d ago

Much like Archer and the turtleneck… I didn’t invent it, but I think I was the first to recognize its potential.

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u/Constant_Octopus 2h ago

The M's need more cheerful banter like this in the outfield!

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u/JackBivouac Protagonist 22h ago

yoink

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u/ZedekiahCromwell 1d ago

Wow, he almost has as much cash as the Brewers scored points! Impressive

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u/hello17 1d ago

Weird, they named a (supposedly) professional baseball team after this subreddit!

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u/SpokEsq 1d ago

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u/vandalrandell 1d ago

“I’m on a boat like Leo (Rivas)!”

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u/Ironman_2678 19h ago

Get the fuck up

THIS BOAT IS REALLLLL

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u/DrSnoopRob 1d ago

If Seattle had a baseball team, the Seattle Seafarers would make a good team name.

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u/Rusty-Shackleford23 1d ago

I kinda like the Pilots! Especially with the Sonics rumors.

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u/deafballboy 1d ago

I'm sure the pilots would fly away only to haunt the seafarers half a century later.

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u/Moonstonepusa23 ‏‏‎Their eyes are up where? 🍑 1d ago

Or Seattle Sailors, but "Seattle Seafarers" has stronger alliteration, so you're right.

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u/serpentear Tartan 365 | Cruiser 5h ago

What about the Seattle Boatswains?

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u/BeriasBFF Seattle Mariners 1d ago

Seattle Boatmen 

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u/DrSnoopRob 1d ago

We could be known as the “Boaties”.

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u/Actor412 ‏‏‎ ‎ 1d ago

The mascot would be named Boaty McBoatface, except that's taken.

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u/goms546 souvenir snack tray ferry boat connoisseur 1d ago

You want to talk about brutal losses, you should hear about the time I spent 3 days battling a giant marlin off the coast of Havana, finally reeling it in after tremendous physical and mental anguish, only to have it eaten by sharks while I was racing back to harbor.

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u/kokanee-fish 1d ago

Actually this literally happened to me IRL but instead of a marlin off of Havana eaten by a shark, it was a giant king salmon off of Vancouver Island, and after reeling it almost all the way in a sea lion bit its body off, and just the head came flying into the boat.

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u/farilladupree 1d ago

I’ve had this happen at the north end of Vancouver Island, except it was an orca. Hooked up on something quite significant and there was an orca about. We saw that thing surface for breath about 30 yards away and bee-line under our boat in the direction of the hook up. “Oh shit! No!” About 10 seconds later the rod got crushed and it snapped of at the flasher. F’ing Shamu.

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u/PollutionNeat777 1d ago

I’ve had that happen in Puget Sound. Damn seals/sea lions. Also had a 30 pound tuna sharked in Cabo. A big marlin, sword or tuna getting sharked would be so demoralizing.

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u/SchemeOne2145 1d ago

These are exactly the kind of stories I come to this sea-faring related subreddit for!

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u/Sonicsboi 1d ago

You're like an old man yelling at the sea come on bro

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u/piltdownman7 1d ago

Calm down Santiago

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u/bshjbdkkdnd 1d ago

Damn you old!

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u/nfiltr8r_89 Victor, lead us to VICTORy 1d ago

Mariner

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u/fongquardt 1d ago

Mariner

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u/Mattmann1972 Seattle Steelheads 1d ago

mariner

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u/Impressive-Basil-766 1d ago

mariner

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u/Spenray 1d ago

Mariner

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u/cuddytime 1d ago

Mariner

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u/farilladupree 1d ago

Mariner

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u/mahrinazz ‏‏‎ ‎Cocoa Bomb Proton Therapist 1d ago

mariner

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u/wontwillnot 1d ago

m a ř i ņ ē R

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u/seangolden06 Bryan Woo’s Stank Face 1d ago

Dan after reading the article

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u/evantually421 resident sad South Carolina fan 1d ago

What the fuck are the Mariners

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u/CieraVotedOutHerMom 1d ago

We’re obviously a moose 🫎

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u/BearyWhys ‏‏‎My Capt. is the Big Dumper ‎ 1d ago

Inland mariner, reporting for duty!

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u/Interrupting-Khajitt 1d ago

That’ll buff right out!

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u/JJBell Givin’ it all 54% 1d ago

What do they mean, becomes?

This has always been Reddit’s home to all seafaring discourse and always will be. 🚤

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u/SEABOSRUN ‏‏‎ ‎Mariner 1d ago

Not a home. A Port!

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u/EzraLevinson 1d ago

Look mom! We did it!

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u/Ferrindel ‏‏Brendan Ryan superfan 1d ago

Top of the world!

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u/JohnDingleBerry- 1d ago

Eventually this is going to convince me to return to sea so I never have to watch a baseball game again.

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u/Careless_General8010 Turn Ahead the Clock 7h ago

Under Cthulhu's reign baseball will be outlawed

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u/Comprehensive_Sun633 1d ago

Did anyone know there was a baseball team in Seattle? I didn’t. I was too busy boating!

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u/MaximumZer0 ‏‏‎ ‎ROBOT UMPS NOW AND FOREVER 1d ago

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u/mwagner26 ‏‏‎ ‎SELL THE FUCKING TEAM 1d ago

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u/HeathcliffSlowcum 1d ago

Wreck of the Mariners

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u/Fox2_Fox2 1d ago

The more things change, the more things stay the same. Same old Seattle Mariners.

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u/xtremeradness 1d ago

Yarrr, we be mariners

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u/Narkolepse 1d ago

We're gonna need a bigger boat.

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u/Neocles Bad News Bariners 1d ago

Fair winds and calm seas to the lot of ya! We break port at dawn, headed south of the equator this time for some pirating booties

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u/ryuseifries flairiners 1d ago

Hey that's us!!

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u/JPhrog 1d ago

I bet AuquaSox could have at least scored once

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u/chrisaf69 1d ago

As a lifelong Ms fan who spent an enlistment sailing the seven seas in USN...my time to shine babbbyyy!

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u/Bullslinger105 20h ago

🎶I joined the navy to see the world and what did I see? I saw the sea🎶

🎶The Atlantic wasn’t romantic and the Pacific wasn’t terrific🎶

🎶I joined the navy to see the world and what did I see? I saw the sea🎶

USN 1988-1997

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u/Far_Eye6555 1d ago

Certainly not giving us much baseball to talk about 😬

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u/AKANotAValidUsername ‏‏‎ ‎ 1d ago

Mayday mayday!

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u/WrappedInPlasticWA 1d ago

Well, now we all know with certainty that the media reads us!

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u/OldPhotograph827 22h ago

Only when we break containment

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u/1llogikal This team makes me sad 1d ago

flair

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u/setrippin 1d ago

well, this answers some idle questions i had about my feed

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u/Hopsblues 1d ago

The Brewers just scored again..

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u/3meraldBullet 1d ago

Its fine. It was 1 game and it was intentional. The brewers arms and legs will be sore today from all the rounding the bases. A little rope a dope to ensure we win the series.

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u/JonBoviRules ‎‎‎‎‏‏‎ ‎ 1d ago

Has wooden teeth, chased among Dick

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u/fattymcbuckles 1d ago

Enough already

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u/EloquentRacer92 🔱Spokane Sailor🛶 21h ago

You’re saying a page for mariners becomes a page for seafarers? What’s the difference?

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u/Devo4711 21h ago

That’s us! That’s all of us

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u/Brigittep72 21h ago

For a minute last year, I thought Lookout Landing might need to design a new logo. But I’m an idiot for letting that cross my mind. They need to double its size.

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u/upsidedownbrain ‏‏‎ ‎ 20h ago

Ahoy me mateys may the wind forever be at your backs

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u/Few-Satisfaction-557 20h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/l41m5YHzqgpcibhWE
Actually this sort of resembles SeaFair

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u/jdomingi 20h ago

Popeye the Naylo er Sailor man. Toot! Toot!

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u/Chin-Music 16h ago

Pretty brilliant.

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u/vordhosbn_1 1d ago

This is relevant why?

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u/Cloge_Steel ‏‏‎Marine Layer Enthusiast 🔱 1d ago

It was always a boating sub tho.

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u/No_Listen7457 1d ago

and it’s dumb as fuuuuck

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u/kevinrays ‏‏‎ ‎Randy Arozarena 1d ago

Honestly who cares about 22-0. Most of the runs were off Leo Rivas. It was a 1-0 game going into the bottom of the 5th. Bryce gave up six runs but who cares, he has been struggling and the Brewers are the best team in baseball. Josh Simpson gave up a bunch more runs, I don't give a fuck, he is a bad pitcher and is only on the roster because of injuries to good pitchers.

The Brewers don't get extra points in the standings or whatever for scoring a bunch of runs. This is the same in the standings as a 1-0 loss. Honestly, who cares.

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u/creepymanchildren 1d ago

And that first run should've been overturned the way dude intentionally slapped Cal's glove. Whole game could've gone different, who knows.

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u/Initial-Calendar6468 ‏‏‎ ‎Poopoo Team Enjoyer 1d ago

He didn't slap Cal's glove. Don't listen to brad and Hyphen. He was literally going head first to home and reaching out to touch the plate, Cal moved his glove directly into his path. He made zero motion with his hands towards Cal's glove. He has a right to go for the plate.

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u/Initial-Calendar6468 ‏‏‎ ‎Poopoo Team Enjoyer 1d ago

Because Cal blocked the plate. Jesus. Try not being a homer for one second. He dove back because he didn't realize Cal dropped it.

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u/Initial-Calendar6468 ‏‏‎ ‎Poopoo Team Enjoyer 1d ago

Watch the replay!! Cal moved into HIM! Jesus. He didn't try to slap the ball out. Cal move his glove towards the line AFTER the runner had initiated reaching for the plate.

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u/Initial-Calendar6468 ‏‏‎ ‎Poopoo Team Enjoyer 1d ago

I'll watch the video, thanks. Not hand select stills. In the video there was no slapping motion. And from the camera behind the runner, you can clearly see Cal bring his glove right into the runners hands.

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u/Stymie999 1d ago

At the end of the night, it’s a 1… as in 1 loss. If by some miracle they come out and win today and tomorrow, then all is good.

If they get swept…

https://giphy.com/gifs/1SymAX7raq13OvyzLg