Mariners FO Solves All the Teams' Problems!

by kva15 on Jul 23, 2008 12:41 PM PDT

In an effort to improve team hitting, better the pitching, enhance the defense, and stop lesbian kissing, the Mariners have designated 2 Sections as peanut-free zones. http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080723&content_id=3180368&vkey=pr_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea

Hopefully the 2 Sections are in the left-field bleachers, which will reduce the peanut shell pelting absorbed by Raul Ibanez.

Now, before everyone slams me for being insensitive to those who are allergic to peanuts -- I am not. My wife is so allergic to peanuts that I can't even eat them when I'm NOT around her. I understand that it is a terrible allergy. However, I think the M's decision to post this article on their website is a sign that they are just dicking with you all to divert your attention from the piss poor product they keep running out on the field.

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At least some of us won't have to worry about elephant attack

by OlSalty on Jul 23, 2008 12:50 PM PDT reply actions

Here's the problem

People with peanut allergies so severe that sharing general airspace with them can kill them still have to walk past the half dozen peanut vendors en route to the stadium, AND have to walk through concourses where many of the passersby may have peanuts. Alleriges don’t discriminate.

All I’m saying is if they make it to the designated sections without swelling up and suffocating, then good for them, but I’m not seeing how it makes the experience all that much more feasible for someone with the peanut allergy.

by Gomez on Jul 23, 2008 12:58 PM PDT reply actions

Hurts nobody.

Might help people with allergies.

by Paytheline on Jul 23, 2008 1:02 PM PDT reply actions

Not True!

What if other teams and ballparks start doing the same thing? After all, there are other crappy teams in MLB. This ruins my excuse for not taking my wife to a ballgame.

by kva15 on Jul 23, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Or maybe people with peanut allergies will think they can go to games now

And find out there is peanut dust EVERYWHERE in a ballpark, not just where you are sitting.

by OlSalty on Jul 23, 2008 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions

People with peanut allergies can go to games now and have been able to for years.

My mom can’t have a peanut touch her lips or she’ll be spending some time in the ER. She’s gone to 5-ish games every year since the mid 80’s and never had any issues. This is just a PR stunt.

by Jed MC on Jul 24, 2008 7:34 AM PDT up reply actions

Some people have it even worse than that

Even eating food that’s had secondary contact with peanut dust can kill some people.

I’m just saying, if your peanut allergies are so severe that these “peanut-free seats” are the only way you feel safe going to a ballpark, well, you shouldn’t feel safe.

by OlSalty on Jul 24, 2008 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions

Agreed - that's why it is a PR stunt, not a final solution.

by Jed MC on Jul 24, 2008 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions

Another Point

Why does the organization feel that they need to “take the lead” on the fight against peanut allergies? It’s not like peanut allergy sufferers are taking to the streets and influencing politics regarding their plight.

If anything, it’s a way to distract from the product on the field, like KVA said.

Some people cut themselves. I root for the Mariners.

by ColbyInBoston on Jul 23, 2008 1:05 PM PDT reply actions

The cynic in me says this is a way to sell tickets

for two sections that otherwise would not sell for two weeknight games against unpopular teams.

The optimist in me says that the M’s are responding to more than one letter they have received from mothers of children with severe peanut allergies who otherwise could not attend games.

The realist in me says it is a little bit of both.

by G_ on Jul 23, 2008 1:08 PM PDT reply actions

I hate to be insensitive but come on...

by Edgar for Pres on Jul 23, 2008 1:20 PM PDT reply actions

I don't mind being insensitive.

Darwin.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Jul 23, 2008 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't see how it helps unless you ban peanuts in Safeco Field

by Gomez on Jul 23, 2008 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions

What about season ticket holders who sit in 301/302?

If they want to eat peanuts either of those evenings will they be given seat re-assignments?

by andrewgolfsalot on Jul 23, 2008 1:49 PM PDT reply actions

That's a really good question.

by kevin_ess on Jul 24, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions

IIRC

There’s peanut allergies and then there’s the more severe allergy to the mold/fungus that is found in peanuts.

Go Fo Broke!

by eknpdx on Jul 23, 2008 2:44 PM PDT reply actions

Peanut smegma?

by Gomez on Jul 23, 2008 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Aflatoxin, Actually

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aflatoxin

Your favorite meme is dead

by Edanger6 on Jul 23, 2008 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions

With a name like that, how can it be bad!

by Matthew on Jul 23, 2008 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Strange fact of the day:

Despite the fact they use them in damn near everything in their cuisine, East Asian countries have almost no peanut allergies.

link here

by craig3410 on Jul 23, 2008 11:24 PM PDT reply actions

Genetics are like that.

by Aaron Campeau on Jul 23, 2008 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Wait

You think this is strange?

Think for a second. If the culture uses peanuts extensively, then a gene that produced a peanut allergy (even a mild one) would have been a disadvantageous one and thus would have been out-competed long ago.

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Jul 24, 2008 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions

This sounds like a great argument not to ban peanuts.

Let’s improve the gene pool.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Jul 24, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Now they just need a kiss-friendly zone and everyone can be happy.

By the way, did anyone else hear on the radio broadcast that yesterday was “random act of kindness day” at Safeco? The pre-game crew mentioned it and said people were giving out food, merchandise, etc., but if someone did something nice to you then you should pass it on. They could have just called it “Mitzvah Day”, but that would have been insensitve to anti-Semites and thusly inappropriate for Safeco.

by Jed MC on Jul 24, 2008 7:30 AM PDT reply actions