We had signed Sennet up for the Mariners Kids Club at the start of the season, and we got an email recently saying he had been picked to come down on the field before the game on Saturday to watch batting practice!

We had to be down at Safeco Field at 3:15 to get the passes, and then went under the stadium and out onto the field. Everyone had to stand behind a small fence, and we got to watch as Nelson Cruz, Robinson Cano, Ichiro, Kyle Seager, Taylor Motter, and a lot more players each took turns at batting practice. After a while, Nelson and Robbie came over and signed autographs. Sennet was a bit star-struck. I took some video of him getting his ball signed by Nelson, and that was also shown on the Mariners pre-game show from a different angle!

Then we got some food (pork dumplings from Din Tai Fung – which Sennet loved – and a BBQ brisket sandwich from Jack’s!) and went to the outfield bleachers to watch as the Oakland A’s took batting practice. Sennet got a ball that was hit into the outfield and dropped in front of the wall – a player threw it up to him. It was also Salute to the Military day, so everyone got a cap with an American flag on it and the Mariners S logo with camo.

When the game started we moved down to our seats along the first base line. We had second row, but no one sat in front of us so we moved up to the first row. It was a great game, back and forth. The Mariners had 17 hits, and 4 home runs: Segura, Haniger, Seager, and Vogelbach – who hit his ABOVE the Hit It Here Cafe sign way up in right field! We won 10-8, and as we were leaving we bumped into the guy who always wears a Mariners suit to the games and is always shown on TV. We finally got home (via Light Rail) around 10:30. Long, but fun day.