Visiting SafeCo

by UnleashTheGore on Jul 18, 2008 10:05 AM PDT

I'm going to be visiting SafeCo (and Seattle) for the first time this next week. I've got tickets for the Sox game on Monday, I think. I was just hoping you guys could give me some suggestions/recommendations as to what to look for in the ballpark (edible and non-food items alike), as well as things to do in the city/around the stadium.

This is coming from a Giants fan...just wanted to say I do read your blog occasionally and enjoy it, keep up the good work.

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Pyramid Brewery is ALWAYS packed with fans before Red Sox games.

If you can deal with a 65-35 split of Red Sox fans to Mariners I’d visit there for a pre game beer.

And you must chant ‘Fuck the Red Sox” then they get a “Let’s go Red Sox” cheer going. It’s mandatory.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 10:28 AM PDT reply actions

Visit the million dollar public toilets

Whoops, too late.

by Central Coast Mariner on Jul 18, 2008 10:39 AM PDT reply actions

Pyramid is NOT a good place to drink before/after games IMO

For outside of the stadium walk a few blocks to either Collins Pub or Temple Billiards.

In the stadium you can get a decent beer at any concession stand but if you bring cash there are little beer only stands that move faster than the food lines do.

by Sec 108 on Jul 18, 2008 10:41 AM PDT reply actions

You are too old.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions

Not too old to fail to remember my Chargers

Kicking some KM butt in every sport every year.

But yeah, I am an old fart compared to most of you. I have the gray hairs to prove it.

by Sec 108 on Jul 18, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions

Haha..that still occurs.

I just figured as a visiting fan…if you want a little bit of a baseball/rivalry experience while sipping on an ‘ok’ beer, Pyramid isn’t a bad place to go.

If you’d rather have a less chaotic environment, where you can get your walker past people, then maybe Collins Pub or Temple is a place to go .

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions

Ok, I laughed at the walker comment

by Sec 108 on Jul 18, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions

See, you aren't senile yet!

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Your chargers? KR grad?

Class of ‘02 here

by seattlesundevil on Jul 18, 2008 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions

Jeff hates HS discussions

But yes and you were 6yo when I graduated.

by Sec 108 on Jul 18, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Geez, you might actually be too old.

;)

AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...

by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Seconding Temple

and the Owl N Thistle’s pretty good too. Pyramid sucks, unless you want to recreate every dorm-room party you ever went to.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jul 18, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions

You are too old.

And with the Sox in town, you are going to find the ‘dorm-room party’ atmosphere most everywhere.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions

There is no ceiling

and I refuse to bow to the influx of drunken idiot children into my drinking establishments. I have no problem with drinking copious amounts of beer, I do it all the time; all I ask is that people be able to hold their liquor in public. if you can’t, I don’t want to be around you. And sadly, most people under 25 can’t, at least not the ones that hang out at Pyramid.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jul 18, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm with you, Pyramid sucks.

AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...

by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions

You are too old.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions

If not liking Pyramid because of the frat boys acting like they're 12 makes me too old, then I gladly accept.

AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...

by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions

I hate them just as much as anyone..doesn't mean I won't go hang out with friends there.

You can avoid those idiots…I suppose less so when the Sox are in town. But I’m lazy and can largely avoid the frat boys while at Pyramid.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions

I'll meet friends there if that's where they want to go, but I wouldn't choose to go there if it were up to me.

AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...

by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions

I can agree with that I suppose.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions

Besides, it always takes forever to get a drink there. The service staff sucks (or is overwhelmed).

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by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions

They've been pretty good this year actually...I know in the past it's taken me 20 minutes to get a beer.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions

I haven't been there this year, maybe they've gotten better.

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by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions

Well, it'll be a 20 minute line from about an hour before the game on

with the Red Sox in town..count on that.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, I'm not venturing down to Safeco for the Sox series,

and I can get a beer the instant I walk in the door at my regular pub.

AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...

by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions

It's just convenient for me...right across from the entrance, drink until 5 minutes before the first pitch.

I hate the drunken immature kids as much as anyone..but there are areas within the parking lot to avoid. I’ve had good luck with meeting fans from other teams and discussing baseball, etc.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions

You are too old.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions

Hey, that was cool...Thingray's post was below mine, and I hit post

and they reversed, so I responded to myself..awesome!

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions

You're too drunk.

AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...

by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions

I wish.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions

You know how to fulfill that wish.

Get busy.

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by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions

Maybe in 5 hours when I'm off work.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions

Come on, live a little!

AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...

by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions

My boss did have a bottle of whiskey in his filing cabinet but I think he knows me too well

It’s gone now.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions

Vodka in the water cooler.

They’ll never know unless they try to make a Cup O’ Noodles.

AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...

by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions

Here you can just take a "walk" at lunchtime and grab a go-cup...

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 18, 2008 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions

There's a little Mexican restaurant by my office that is perfect for that.

Lunchtime margaritas! Yum!

AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...

by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions

But can you drink them in the streets?

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 18, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions

Not in Seattle.

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by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Hence my go-cup--the booze can come back to work.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 18, 2008 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions

That's what shoe-flasks are for!

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by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions

I am 25 and think that Pyramid is where God sticks the tube when Seattle gets an enema.

by Aaron Campeau on Jul 18, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions

you can get beer enemas?

where can i find this Dr. God you speak of?

Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!

by UnleashTheGore on Jul 18, 2008 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Capitol Hill.

AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...

by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Actually, I'm sure that would be the place, for the right price...

by Aaron Campeau on Jul 18, 2008 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions

http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2006/8/1/164929/7267

by Matthew on Jul 18, 2008 10:52 AM PDT reply actions

fantastic

thanks a lot

Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!

by UnleashTheGore on Jul 18, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions

It's Safeco BTW, not SafeCo.

AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...

by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 11:20 AM PDT reply actions

One more pet peeve corrected

I always hate when people do that. It’s a bit more excusable when someone like unleashthegore does it, cuz they’re not from around here, but when Seattle people do it it drives me nuts.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jul 18, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions

Capital Hill

Freemont

by Gomez on Jul 18, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions

The signs that say "Welcome to Capitol Hill" on E John and on 10th by the Roanoake

used to say “Welcome to Capital Hill” until someone pointed out to the city that it was spelled “Capitol”. There’s “O” stickers over the a’s now.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jul 18, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions

That says so much

by Gomez on Jul 18, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions

That says so much

by Gomez on Jul 18, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions

That says so much

by thenatural on Jul 18, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions

So, for some context, when I wrote this originally

the above Gomez post was double posted… Makes less sense now that I refresh and see that it is in fact a single post

by thenatural on Jul 18, 2008 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Fucking shit

SBN 2.0wned

by Gomez on Jul 18, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions

That says sa much

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions

~~Anaheim~~ Los Angeles

The Jose Lopez Watch - 113 H - 12 BB - 67 G Left

by seattlebruin on Jul 18, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions

The company that does our credit card processing

set our printer so that it says “Rain City Video Freemont” on the receipts, and we get bitched at least once a week for it.

by Aaron Campeau on Jul 18, 2008 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Who's this Mont guy

and why does he deserve freedom?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jul 18, 2008 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions

I didn't know Montucky was in prison

They give inmates internet now?

by Gomez on Jul 18, 2008 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Apologies...

we’ve had to suffer through so many names with so many capital letters it’s hard to catch the rules.

AT&T park
PacBell park
3Com

We at the Cove prefer Mays Field :)

Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!

by UnleashTheGore on Jul 18, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions

You're excused, I just thought I'd let you know.

Thankfully we’ve only had to deal with one corporate name on our stadium so far (not counting Key and Qwest).

AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...

by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions

I miss Enron Field

safe to say though that we do not miss Enron

The Jose Lopez Watch - 113 H - 12 BB - 67 G Left

by seattlebruin on Jul 18, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions

I miss the days when stadiums were named after places and people.

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by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm too young for that

unless I somehow lead you to believe that I thought the Kingdome was named for Dr. Martin Luther King

The Jose Lopez Watch - 113 H - 12 BB - 67 G Left

by seattlebruin on Jul 18, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions

Kingdome = King County Domed Stadium

King county – now officially named after MLK.

So you’re not far off.

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by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions

Originally named after slave owner William Rufus King

by Gomez on Jul 18, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions

I always thought it was Billie Jean King.

AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...

by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions

I thought it was Kevin King myself.

by JI on Jul 18, 2008 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions

King Ralph?

Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!

by UnleashTheGore on Jul 18, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions

Godammit that was a baseball reference.

by JI on Jul 18, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Ray King.

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by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah like Wrigley Field

...wait.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Jul 18, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions

Named after the family who owned the team, who also own the company.

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by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions

When I buy my first afl2 team, I am going to name the venue

Off-Topic Thread Field at Lookout Landing Park

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by seattlebruin on Jul 18, 2008 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Presented by Dead Meme.

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by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions

With an actual penalty box for rowdy fans

by Gomez on Jul 18, 2008 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Only Bud Light will be served in the penalty box.

The horror.

AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...

by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Does anyone know the projected starters for Monday?

I’m not privvy to your team/rotation..

Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!

by UnleashTheGore on Jul 18, 2008 12:15 PM PDT reply actions

Bedard v Lester

you can check these on mariners.com -> news -> probable pitchers

by Matthew on Jul 18, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Is Bedard a certainty? I thought I heard something on the radio yesterday about him maybe not being ready.

Maybe I heard wrong.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jul 18, 2008 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Is Bedard confirmed?

Or is he still hurt because a butterfly flew past him while he was warming up?

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by Thingray on Jul 18, 2008 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Sausages on Occidental Ave

You can save a few bucks and get better food than in the stadium at the sausage stands on Occidental Ave. (the pedestrian-only side street that runs north/south just to the north of the stadium).

As for things to do in Seattle, where are you staying? Are you gonna have a car? If you’re staying around downtown, Pike Place Market is worth visiting, as is the public library’s main branch (4th and Madison). The sculpture park in Belltown has nice views of the water/mountains/skyline.

by DPA on Jul 18, 2008 10:36 PM PDT reply actions