Welcome back to the show.
The Red hot Mariners
are getting some much needed
rest today and tomorrow,
but they'll be back in home this Friday
when they play their division rivals,
the Houston Astros room.
Now, if the stakes weren't high
enough through all of this,
they're going to be going
for their 15th win in a row.
Oh my goodness,
in front of a sold out crowd,
A sold out crowd at T-Mobile Park
joining us now is Mariners president
of business operations Katie Griggs.
Thanks for being with us, thanks.
See you again, good to see you too.
I mean and thank you for all this.
Good juju that you've brought to the team.
Since this is your first
year here, I don't know that I'm
gonna take all of the credit,
but it is an amazing time to
be a Mariners fan. It really
is. I mean, how does it feel to see
all of the fans so fired up right
now? You know it's exciting.
I mean, this is a very special time.
I think you talked about going for
our 15th win in a row. That would tie
a club record ever
2001. So if you're thinking about it,
really, this is a uniquely historic
yeah to be cheering on the Mariners.
And I think anyone who's been watching.
You see the team chemistry
they like each other.
They're having fun and they feed
off the energy of our fans.
That is so important to have
that good clubhouse energy.
This this big team winning streak.
I mean, are they nervous of
the guys nervous that they
seem like they're handling it?
Well, you
know. I think they're they're pumped, right?
This is exciting.
They're playing incredibly well.
They've been playing well.
They got in a couple of days to rest.
With the exception of Julio,
who had quite the coming out
party at the Home Run Derby last
night at the All Star game.
So you know, for those guys.
The celebration of all of the
amazing work that they have done
and the shows that they put on.
But you know,
this is exciting and I think
if you saw folks playing,
they're having a lot of fun
right now. I mean, a sold out crowd.
I that's gotta be feels so good. It
feels great. I think anyone
who was at the ballpark
during that Blue Jays series.
We had tons of fans in the
building and it's electric.
The energy inside there is
exciting and 46,000 fans.
Tomorrow it's going to be crazy.
It's so awesome. So you actually
were down at the All Star game
in Los Angeles. How was that
it was it was? Fantastic,
The Dodgers and the Major League
Baseball put it on an incredible event.
Felt very LA. Yeah, which was great.
We had a large number of our staffers down
there getting a chance to experience it.
Learn from it because what we're
looking to do is hear what went well.
Hear what fans like and then figure out
how do we come back and make it authentic
to the Pacific Northwest next year?
What did you think of Chavez Ravine?
I mean, do you think it is?
I mean, a lot of people don't love
that ballpark, you know, I, I thought
it was beautiful, like it was.
It was fantastic.
It was historic.
You had a lot of great stuff.
With that being said.
Pretty excited to show
off T-Mobile Park next
year, you know, and I think
the Dodger dog is like man OK,
but our food and the food is gonna win
because overcomes anything like Dodger dog.
So the Houston series is next and
then the Rangers are back in town.
What are some of the things that
fans can look forward to? Upcoming?
No, it's going to be a
great weekend of baseball.
So we actually two day games this weekend.
So beautiful weather,
great time to be at the ballpark.
Celebrating, cheering against the
Astros when the Rangers coming to down.
We have 3 consecutive value games.
So for 10 bucks you can
get into the ballpark.
Help yourself to a $3 hot
dog refillable soda popcorn.
Peanuts and the like.
So really we want to make this
an opportunity for everyone who
wants to see this red hot Mariners
team get a chance to do so.
Some folks would be celebrating Christmas
in July so wear your ugly sweaters.
Find your cook on Christmas T-shirts.
It's going to be a lot of fun.
Oh that'll be so great and I
have to say, you know you I.
I do like the fact that the
the stadium is making it more
affordable for a family to go and
and eat food and enjoy the thing.
I mean, that's an important part of it,
isn't it? It's huge,
we're an asset for our.
Whole community yeah everyone.
And part of that means making sure that
we can welcome everyone and we recognize
it's not just getting in the door.
It's what happens once you're in.
So as important as it is to
ensure that we have those low cost
ticket options so anyone can come.
You can bring the whole family.
We also want to make sure you can have an
incredible experience once you're inside.
I love that y'all have thought about that.
So what makes summer at the ballpark?
Such a fun thing for those who might
not be the biggest sport fans,
which honestly, I'll be real, honest, Katie.
I don't know a lot about the sports. I.
Go to Dodger games as a kid growing up,
but I have to say when I
go into Mariners field,
I mean it just feels like summer.
You know? I think
that's it. There is something
about baseball that really just
represents the best of summer.
It's a fun time.
You can be with your friends,
the very cadence of baseball allows for
you to have an experience with someone,
whether that's someone is your kids,
a girlfriend, friends, coworkers.
It's just an opportunity to come.
And if you don't know the game, that's fine.
You're going to have a great time.
There's amazing food in the
ballpark as you mentioned.
Got some great beers on tap more than
any other Major League Baseball ball.
You know, so you can really just
explore and get up on the boardwalk,
overlook the skyline,
check out the Puget Sound.
It's just, there's something
for everyone in the ballpark.
The views are amazing,
and I can't believe T-Mobile Park is.
It's right behind us so
all the time I'm tempted.
All right before I let you go,
I just have to ask,
how's the first year been?
We talked back earlier in the in the year,
so how's it been going?
It's been fantastic.
I mean, this is obviously an
incredible time to be here.
But with that being said,
we have an amazing ballpark,
huge opportunity ahead of us
with the 2023 All Star game.
But most importantly,
we're winning now and we're
hoping to keep that up.
I hope so too.
It was so good
to see you, Katie.
We'll see you at the ballpark
looking forward to it.