The Battle for Seattle | Dorktown

[@emilyck]

I know the Seattle Mariners currently exist, but I’m still sitting on the edge of my seat watching this to find out what happens.

[@polkablues]

Speaking as a Mariners fan, "currently exist" is just about the nicest possible thing you could say about them.

[@julymiller2308]

@EmilyCK I think I was sitting too far forward... At "to be continued" I near fell off.

[@Sp1n1985]

@Gary Hall lol

[@polite_as_fuck]

Spoiler alert: It’s a bloodbath. But I hope you enjoy the ride.

[@chadalpha7983]

@Gary Hall 2001 was a heartbreaking ending but remember when Pay- Rod came home, man that was so fun or Ichiro turning every crazy dink blooper into a single 2001 was all good till the end

[@petercollin5670]

"A moment like this has no business in our world." Best sports writing in modern America.

[@foszter]

I mean, it is the guy who wrote the award-winning 17776

[@willcarroll9762]

B Foster damn I should watch/read that huh? I tried before but I couldn’t get into it, never fully understood its concept. How long does it take to get through it? I wanna try and read it in one go!

[@Random3716]

I'm not a sports person, tried and failed at several when I was young, never followed any team, and don't understand most of the numbers mentioned. But this is amazing storytelling, I've been on tenterhooks since Part 1.

[@thecorbohole3637]

When Dave Niehaus passed away they played the radio broadcast of this game here in Washington, my dad and I were moving into my grandmother's house after he and my mother had divorced. We arrived around the bottom of the tenth in the moving truck but we didn't get out, we just sat in the truck for close to half an hour, just listening to Dave call the game. It's something special here, it's the best thing we have of the Mariners with Dave gone, and I hope it lives forever.

[@Chamukooooooooo]

every time I hear it my whole body just get rained on by chills and i feel it coarse through my whole body. its just different than anything other sports being called.

[@JoshStern23]

That’s beautiful. Thank you for this it made my day.

[@PendragonDaGreat]

Remember when Macklemore wrote his tribute song? I know people that generally dislike Macklemore in general that had to pull over to the side of the row and just cry for a few minutes. Dave means so much to this city. It's so fitting that the city renamed the roads at the Safe/T-Mobile such that we can start every game at the Corner of Edgar and Dave.

[@williamsanders2348]

Hopefully you'll get to see them win it all someday. Believe me, it has to happen eventually. I'm a Bosox fan going back to the late 80's/early 90's, so I understand the hopelessness, but there can and will be better days ahead.

[@evansanford4499]

I got to be a junior broadcaster back in...2003 (I think)...anyway I got to meet Dave, Rick Rizzs, Dave Valle, and Dave Henderson. That group of broadcasters had such great repport with one another and they gave me an amazing experience that I'll never forget. They took pictures with me, joked around with me, talked baseball, and we all had a great time. I got a bunch of souvenirs too and recording of my half inning on the radio. I had fantastic seats for my family and a couple friends. Each and everyone of those broadcasters were fun and genuinely great people. When it came time to go on the radio I honestly forgot all about being nervous and I just talked to them. It was so fun and I was a little sad when the inning ended. The Mariners blew out the Rangers that night and it was an absolute blast.

[@paradisevendorsinc]

I was 19 and a "broke" college student. Usually less than $5 in my wallet, plus a credit card "for emergencies" I never used. When ALDS tickets went on sale I pulled out the card and jumped on the phone. Everything was sold out except game 5. Bought 4 nosebleeds for $100, of which $20 were Ticketmaster fees (non-refundable if the game didn't happen.) I told my mom, and she thought I sold the family cow for some magic beans. Then the Yankees won the first two games. But the Ms came through, and I had the hottest tickets in town. Sold 2 to my roomies at cost, and for the very first time I took my dad to a game, instead of the other way around.

[@liampeterson2360]

We need a short movie about that

[@aidanperrone9209]

Beautiful

[@ibn1989]

Is your mom still mad at you? Lol

[@gcgcgcg]

Seattle in the playoffs is most definitely an emergency

[@polite_as_fuck]

Love it! Such a great story. I’d like to share one of my own, if I may. When I was in 5th grade, my mom surprised me by pulling me out of school to take me to the tiebreaker game against the Angels as an early birthday present. She stood in line for hours outside of the old Tower Records in Lower Queen Anne and literally got two of their last tickets (we sat one row from the wall at the very top of the 300 level). When the secretary surprised me with the news on the intercom in my classroom, she told me to break the school’s rules and run as fast as I could to my mom in the office so that we wouldn’t miss the first pitch. It was a microcosm of how much that game (and team) meant to the city: Everyone knew it could be their last. At that moment, nothing else mattered.

[@sameddington9072]

“A moment like this has no business in our world.” Damn you. I came for a video about a team I don’t cheer for, and now there are onions in my eyes, and I feel like I’ve just watched something deeply profound. Seriously.

[@tpsam]

I don't even know and still don't know the rules of baseball but I have cried like I have just watched an Oscar winning movie or something like that

[@DeathsWhistle]

So I wasn't the only one that had onions in my eyes watching a video that isn't even about my team

[@DeathsWhistle]

@@tpsam cause it is an Oscar winning movie, it's just taking place in our real world

[@tpsam]

@@DeathsWhistle dude, not even team. I still don't know baseball nevertheless I cried

[@matthewmckean8771]

I'm not exactly a baseball fan anymore, but this made me feel a great sense of nostalgia for the mid 90's when every little league baseball player wanted to be No. 24 and I wanted to get my hands on every Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball card I could.

[@jeffha4057]

This series has been a bright spot during a rather dismal few weeks.

[@SingerDinger]

Jeff Ha my thoughts exactly. When the going gets tough the tough watch Jon Bois

[@miguerunner4]

Agreed. It's so well done.

[@Byrrd51]

Same! These videos are great.

[@polite_as_fuck]

As a lifelong Mariners fan, one could argue that it’s been a rather dismal two decades. But I jest; this series was aptly timed, to say the least.

[@RockCityWaffles]

Most def. I really love the depth of the history and storytelling

[@ElNarez]

"a moment like this has no business in our world" the age of loneliness is on the horizon isn't it

[@deanv.9799]

ElNarez Given that this is happening around the same time as the McCain-besieged UFC, the age of loneliness is near.

[@JustinFeltman]

@@Wraithfighter fitting that only UFC (and WWE) are the only sports continuing

[@lukesheldon3599]

Its your inherited constitutional right to exercise civil liberties don't let the incorporated propaganda rule you with fear or allow the algorithmic hierarchy of social shaming stop you. This is the home of the free and the land of the brave I'am here in BG Washington if anyone needs to Band and tribe up its a time of tribulation and that's whats needed. Its our moment if we want it but it takes we the people, with political agenda based solely to uphold the Constitution under the legal arm of the law for which it stands or we can watch it burn! Either way lets do it together! Loneliness sucks. Get out the rye bread and the mustard already!

[@emeraldaly7646]

He's right though. It's something out of a movie, where the story can stop there and remain there forever.

[@lewiszim]

Yes, but there will be greatness to come before then.

[@quaintninja6057]

How did you just almost make me cry talking about a team I've never cared about playing a sport I don't pay attention to with players I didn't grow up watching? You are impressive men

[@JMSpane]

Because Dave because Dave. Well that is all it takes for me at least I stopped following the M's as close after he passsed.

[@TylerTheCreator2224]

quaintninja man I did cry and I’m in the same boat as you

[@ajoel624]

I hate the Yankees as a Mets fan...I too cried during this video over a team I could have cared less about before this video series came out.

[@micheltobon]

Almost?

[@jordandupre5726]

quaintninja Because I feel like everybody who is in a Yankee fan just hate the Yankees. So it’s emotional to see an underdog beat this empire of a team

[@farahsoliman]

Dang, why am I crying? I live in Egypt, we don't even play baseball..

[@sharrick1208]

You should start a league. Baseball is beautiful, even with the heartbreak of losing seasons, perpetual ineptitude and terrible management I still love this sport more than anything. And yes I'm a Mariners fan lol.

[@duwop544]

Good story telling is always like this

[@RVukovi]

Baseball was designed to break your heart. It doesn’t matter who you are. It’s a game where anything can happen, and because of that if you study the sport you can experience great triumph and redemption or pure tragic heartbreak. Disgust, horror, comedy, sadness and everything in between. Baseball is a game that lends itself to the telling of stories and the building of personal and collective narratives.

[@veritasinvicta8128]

Seattle didn't win the world series that year. Yankees went on to win 4 in 5 years.

[@GregorRenkoMusic]

I cry every time like a little girl 😭

[@Raeve_Noir]

Don't forget: That very stadium was later, literally, built on Edgar Martinez Drive and Dave Niehaus Way.

[@TheAcer1981]

Beef history : Stadiums vs the City of Seattle

[@cheef825]

At least we got nice ones now

[@ArthurAllen2]

@@comedychrises They're rebuilding it for hockey. They hockey team was supposed to sweeten the deal for a new stadium so they wouldn't have to build one for just one team, but now only hockey is on the horizon and they're rebuilding the Coliseum for now the third time. Same four roof beams they've had since 1962.

[@SporePediamedia]

@Scottie Grippin Even the Hawks were gonna be moved before Paul Allen (RIP) bought them.

[@scottdoherty7531]

Edmonton had a 51-49 vote to build a new stadium, and the 51 was on the side of the stadium. turns out rogers place is real nice edit: spelling and grammar

[@famous_anvs]

Nah I think centurylink squashed that beef

[@LoganLS0]

I've never once in my life given a damn about the Mariners. I just honest to God cried tears of joy.

[@Jamer767]

A feel good story like this episode is just....what all of us need in time like this

[@Shinotaku14]

I laughed. I Cried. It was a good time. **Sniff**

[@Thej611]

Same man. Same

[@danieltravis5082]

I live here. I was 10 years old in 95. Imagine how it was for me.

[@willcarroll9762]

Logan Strom such a good video. Just brings me so much happiness and I wasn’t even close to being born yet

[@12packersfan]

There’s a reason every sports movie ever made follows the same format of the underdog team beating the odds to upset the unlikable favorites. This series had to be one of, if not the, best most exciting series in the history of baseball.

[@JoeMun]

I hope and pray one day my Cleveland Browns will be able to provide such raw emotion and pure joy that was experienced here. I had chills up my spine hearing that call. Love it

[@ellisd3165]

sox coming back down 3-0 in the series was better

[@chimericalical]

Joe Munyon sometimes I think about how the Ravens appeared in 1996. Then in the 1999/2000 season when this silly expansion tram in Cleveland popped up the Ravens won the super bowl. And then I laugh. Go Steelers.... but also, seriously it’s pretty fucking hilarious. The ravens are 2-0 for super bowls. Just imagine if the tram got that stadium they asked for.

[@amt5133]

Well there was that time this giant douche stole a homerun from lou collins and the big bad won over the little guy. That douces name...was Ken Griffey Jr.

[@tombrunetti3000]

12 PackersFan Pretty much every baseball movie the “bad guys” are the Yankees too. Hopefully we’ll see some movies with those damn Astros as the villains soon

[@shadytnu24]

I have been a baseball fan for decades. My wife is a Seattle Mariners fan. We've been married for nine years. I am a broadcaster and an amateur broadcast historian. I did not truly realize the legend of Dave Niehaus until this piece. It took a legend to introduce me to a legend. John Bois, ladies and gentlemen

[@brandonbryan6551]

@Harry Engel the Old Time Religion call from a homer in Griffy's second go around in Seattle is my favorite. Always brings the tears for me.

[@coreygolphenee9633]

Your welcome hes a piece of baseball americana

[@thegreenmercenary]

It’s hard to be a Mariner fan. But we’ll always have this moment. Not even a pennant winning moment, as we are the only team never to appear in the World Series. 12 year old me way up in Alaska (de facto Ms country) flew around the house in excitement. I was too impressionable, too inexperienced, too naive to know how special it was. It stamped itself onto my brain and I’ve believed in magic and destiny and the power of reality warping to fit the better narrative ever since.

[@JoshStern23]

I know there are 6 parts and I know exactly how this story goes and I’m still so mad when it says to be continued at the end.

[@Karmy.]

Same

[@bulldawgirwin8384]

Same, It's funny how invested I am in this series when I already know the story.

[@mraycgz]

Josh Stern shhhhh. That’s bad luck. If we don’t win this thing we won’t have a team.

[@michaelkitchin9665]

It's times like this I'm glad I know nothing. Baseball's not my thing but this is a damn good story told so well.

[@JoshStern23]

Michael Kitchin I’m jealous of you, you’re in for one hell of a story

[@PendragonDaGreat]

"The Double" one of only a handful of single plays to have a full Wikipedia article, alongside The Called Shot, The Catch, and other defining moments of Baseball Lore. I'd argue that Edgar not only saved baseball in Seattle, but also played a big part in saving baseball in general. 1994 hurt public perception a ton, and the 95 season was an absolute rollercoaster, with a post-season highlight reel that is almost invariably capped with The Double.

[@emeraldaly7646]

The popular wisdom is Cal Ripken's streak and the '98 home run chase, but I'll go along with that!

[@PendragonDaGreat]

@@emeraldaly7646 Those definitely played a part., and probably the largest part. But Having such an absolutely wild post-season the year after the major strike brought people back, and then everyone else gave them a reason to stay.

[@hagamapama]

@@emeraldaly7646 The Double started the healing process.

[@michaelfootball]

jon really got me crying about the mariners on a thursday afternoon huh

[@austincorcoran1739]

Same lmao

[@oltecatejones830]

At start of episode 1: "Man, there must be a reason they did six parts on the Mariners, but I don't know if I'm going to be able to get into that." Episode 3: (weeping tears of joy)

[@DoctorBrokenToast]

AND Alex Rubenstein

[@chaimmeirzaner6383]

I was afraid it was just me😅

[@Datch18]

Bro exact same

[@lance8857]

I know the Niehaus call as Cora is about to score is "Here comes Joey" but I like to think the man's who been waiting twenty years for a miracle is finally getting to say "Here comes joy"

[@jgless12]

I LOVE this soooo much. 🥲🥲🥲

[@emilyferguson3718]

When I first heard it I thought he said “joy” and the player was named joy

[@benr10]

There's something almost eerie about Seattle's comeback vs the Blue Jays in 2022 coming on the EXACT anniversary of "the double". How can you not be romantic about baseball?

[@elikernaghan6511]

Randy Johnson’s greatest relief appearance was when he beat the twins who were lead by a 12 year old

[@calebholt428]

Eli Kernaghan underrated movie lol

[@patrickward8505]

Shouldve pitched Wegman!

[@norcalrallyx]

A cowboy rode into town on Friday...

[@JWex-jy7sk]

No, Griffey saved him. His catch robbing Lou Collins of a walk off home run to clinch Seattle’s 1st postseason berth in franchise history was one of the most epic highlights of his career!

[@cjsyblik3296]

I wouldn't call it his greatest appearance but Randy Johnson on may 21st 2005 was pretty good

[@Rankerquat]

Jon: "Baseball isn't like other sports; one player can't carry his team to greatness" Alex: "Randy Johnson's left arm won this third game. He pitched out the Yankees, cooked the hot dogs for the stadium, and saved an orphanage from closing down."

[@harktheheral]

"One player can't carry his team to greatness." On a season-long timescale, that's true (see: Mike Trout). On a game-by-game basis, as baseball is played, in different moments throughout 1995, Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez, Randy Johnson - and hell, even Mike Blowers and Jay Buhner in individual games - said "Watch me." In the next decade, it will be Ichiro. And in the decade after, it will be King Felix.

[@ramshacklealex7772]

Well, a starting pitcher can. But only for one out of every four or five games.

[@willcarroll9762]

Ramshackle Alex their surrounding team still has to put up atleast 1 run. Unless the game is in the NL and the pitcher hits a homer in it

[@karedare4658]

​@@willcarroll9762 See Felix Hernandez

[@kyleowsen]

One player can't carry a team through a season, but one pitcher can carry them through a postseason series. That's part of what makes baseball so awesome.

[@nickhenscheid369]

When I was 8 years old, I went to a baseball game at the Kingdome with my dad. We sat in section 326, upper deck center field, and I couldn't really see anything. I remember being pretty excited because both Joey Cora and Griffey hit homers. I vaguely recall everyone *else* getting really excited at the end of the game, but I wasn't sure why. Turns out, this was the now-legendary ALDS Game 5. I still have the tickets, framed above my desk. All-time great memory. Thank you for making this series, you're telling the story incredibly well!

[@angltk]

Same age here, was there as well with my dad. Upper deck, left field. My memory of the game itself has faded, but I'll always remember the stadium exploding when Edgar got that hit and Junior slid into home. My god it was loud. My dad was so excited he jumped up and fell down into the rows in front of us. The MAAAAAR-INNNNERRRRRS chants after the game were deafening.

[@dkaimus]

I was 14, 20 rows back behind the home dugout. My uncle was OBSESSED with the M's and I must have gone to 50 games with him in the late 90s. I remember this game pretty well, but mostly I distinctly remember just how insanely, ridiculously, deafeningly loud the Kingdome was as Griffey crossed the plate. It remains the single loudest thing I've ever heard. And yes, I was screaming my damned lungs out right along with everyone else. Refuse to Lose, indeed.

[@cevinzeke5110]

As a Yankee fan, I’m not even mad. I grew up hearing all about this series from my father, from my grandpa, from any old Italian guy who I had the misfortune of talking baseball with. I never knew the history behind this though, the significance, the city which was able to keep its baseball team. That’s not a problem the Yankees ever need to worry about, we are rich villains with horrible spoiled fans. That’s the most beautiful baseball story I’ve ever heard.

[@scottgrohs5940]

As a Mariners fan, your team has had an owner that understood the value of piling on while the iron was hot, even if it meant dipping into the red.

[@Tommuniqo123]

To the dislikers, I'm a Yankees fan and I'm literally crying with tears of joy...how dare you

[@cevinzeke5110]

MLGisNOTdead YoloSweg LITERALLYKillMe exactly, life long yankee fan born and raised in New York and by the end of the video you would have thought I was raised in Seattle or some shit.

[@nickwillisjr.5887]

it's like, I already know we lost so it doesn't hurt. But knowing what this meant to mariners fans. that's *everything*. we've been there 1000 times and we'll go 1000 times more, but Mariners fans cannot say the same.

[@Erawk]

Because I find the video boring. The subject is great. I would have rather read it than watched this, and the last, video.

[@michaelcooke5695]

I mainly feel bad for Don Mattingly because he never got to play for a World Series because of this. But there's two sides to every story, no good or evil, so I appreciate what this means to Mariners fans.

[@lloydg9383]

@@michaelcooke5695 As a Mariners fan, don't worry about Don Mattingly's legacy.. He was the coolest. One of the only Yankees I really like from the time I've been watching in my lifetime. (I love the guys from before my time like Gehrig, Mantle, Ruth).

[@joayyboayy]

The storytelling by Jon and Alex is spectacular

[@PorkTips]

Joayy by Jon*

[@JumpingMountainGoats]

@@PorkTips It was written by both

[@PorkTips]

Frank Bibs yeah I mean narration

[@1M4C1999]

@@PorkTips but its not just jon narrating either lmao

[@Alexander_Grant]

Lena MacKay The spectacular parts are Jon. Alex isn’t really that impressive, probably wouldn’t be watching if it was just Alex.

[@sh3vski543]

"Even in the power-mad 1990s nobody could quite get there. And then for the first in nearly half a century, 4 players broke the 1250 barrier. Their names were Barry Bonds, Barry Bonds, Barry Bonds, and Barry Bonds." -Jon Bois

[@justone9181]

GOAT 🐐

[@TheMunz]

Was this before or after the exercise and well-balanced breakfasts?

[@justone9181]

The Munz before

[@Mindless402]

Someone’s gonna need to edit together this masterpiece into one megadocumentary for everyone when they release part 6

[@willcarroll9762]

John Melton 3 hours of greatness

[@lacanm1554]

You got your wish!

[@AlanGohel]

I was born in New Jersey and raised a Yankee fan. I’ve resented the Mariners all my life for costing Don Mattingly his one chance at a championship. Yet somehow when I hear Dave Niehaus call Edgar’s double it makes me want to cry happy tears. No announcer before or after Dave ever captured the raw emotion of the sport like he did.

[@BrianBermudez]

Born and raised Mariners fan here. Mariners have cost many players chances at championships, it's just usually their own players. Thanks for taking Ichiro to the post season. Was the only post season where I rooted for the Yankees. If it's any consolation, a whole city get to still root for their home team because of this series.

[@jeffsmith5196]

As a Mariners fan, born and raised in NJ, i can empathize with you for all the bombastic announcers the Yankees have had, post Bill White-era, although i do enjoy Jim Kaat and John Flaherty is okay. Niehaus was an absolute treasure. When the Mariners would play the Yankees, i would tune to KJR to listen to Dave and mute my TV lol

[@scottgrohs5940]

I’d say you got your revenge in the 2001 playoffs. The World Series should have been Mariners and D-Backs that year. 😒

[@jeffsmith5196]

@Harry Engel 70's + 80's

[@Xeroproject]

Guys, you made me cry with this video. My great grandma was a season ticket holder, I went to games with her in 95, she was there for all of this. She was in the stands for some of those homerun shots. Thank you for making these videos.

[@1bord1]

“This moment belongs to these three men” -If there isn’t a more perfect way to describe the Mariners than Dave, Jr., and Martinez. You guys made all of Seattle sports fans smile and cry. Thank you, A Seattle Sports Fan

[@almightysosa3007]

How dare people dislike this video, I’m an angels fan and I cried. This is beauty god damn it

[@halos6180]

Man I hear you

[@sockmonkey1994]

must be Yankees fans

[@keevomora]

definitely yankees fans

[@danieltravis5082]

As a Mariners fan, who was there in 95, I can definitely confirm its Yankee fans.

[@lukamicevic9948]

Bruh I don’t even watch baseball but I still got chills watching the Martinez hit

[@stuatagovailoa7536]

As someone who doesnt know the history of the Mariners, I'm absolutely loving this series. Well done boys

[@xophaser]

mostly a losing history, so this felt good. They were a farm system to other mlb teams, they traded young players that would be stars on other teams.

[@lukagarzafan9537]

I know this was awesome

[@stuatagovailoa7536]

Anyone else wondering when @sbnation is gonna post the next episode or am I just a cheeky boy? 👌😂

[@nickmciver8393]

This summer I got to go to Edgar's induction in Cooperstown. When they played Edgar's highlight video it was beautiful listening to all the Yankee fans (there for Mariano) just groan. The sea of Mariners fans let out a joyous cheer of triumph. I could watch that play over and over and still get goosebumps. For us mariner fans, that is the biggest play in our history. We don't get much to cheer for but we cheer anyway and always will because that is our team.

[@brucedillon8358]

Yes, but if you are a yanks fan you have to respect Edgar. I am not a Mariners fan, in fact I'm a fan of a team on the other side of the nation (Phillies).

[@bekah13]

when edgar martinez got a double to win the game, that clip omg it gave my scalp got goosebumps, tears came to my eyes, i held my breathe. Thank You, Jon and Alex. I have never had any interest in the Mariners in my life, I am an East Bay fan, Giants and Athletics, but, but in those few seconds I felt like a young kid in Seattle on her 10th birthday where her Dad took her to Mariner game (i’m 14 and I’ve never been to Washington in my life). I felt like I was sitting in the 3rd or 2nd deck behind the plate barely being able to see over the people in front of me, eating popcorn. My dad in the bathroom, I’m silent and sitting by myself, Martinez comes to bat, and he gets a double to win the game. Thank You, I felt like I was there, and that it changed my life. I’ve never been to Seattle, the only Mariners game I’ve been to was against my Giants in 2018. I’m 14, i’m too young to have been alive in the 90’s but I feel like I was there and it was life changing

[@brucedillon8358]

Not Seth, Its Alex. No biggie tho

[@bekah13]

Henry 717 whoops sorry i’m always bad with names

[@brucedillon8358]

You can edit it thi

[@betchaker21]

This series, and channel, make me feel happy about the fact that ive never payed too much attention to the history of sports, because if i did, i wouldnt be able to experience them for the first time presented in such a cohesive, and frankly beautiful, way. Thanks for this series, it really is something unique and wonderful.

[@qfmarsh64]

This is great if you never knew. But experiencing it at the time was much more satisfying.

[@waluigithemaster6864]

I'm a high school senior who just had the rest of my school year cancelled... prom, graduation... idk what's gonna happen. But at least there's this to cheer me up! Thank you to Jon, Alex, and the rest of the crew at sb nation. You guys are legitimately the best sports channel on KZbin

[@sebastian597]

I recommend you subscribe because life is only about to get tougher for yall lol

[@intricatezebra8930]

Don't worry. Prom ain't shit and graduation is boring as hell. Your parents must be bummed though.

[@goNAVYbeatARMY0909]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Jon Bois is a legend, and this is some of the greatest sports content I have ever seen.

[@JimTheFly]

I am a lifetime Yankees fan. I grew up watching guys like Oscar Gamble and Ken Griffey Sr and Lee Mazilli and Graig Nettles, then Randolph and Mattingly and Pagliarulo and Roberto Kelly, then Boggs and Bernie and O'Neill.... I remembered thinking that it was a heartbreak that Don Mattingly ended up getting cheated out of his only postseason appearance by the strike and that he would retire as the captain, never having played beyond Game #162. And I remember The Double to this day. I remember it crystal clear. I remembered Cora's bunt, Griffey's single, and Edgar ripping it into the Kingdome corner. I remember Cora getting on and realizing who was after him. I remember the fear I had for the situation. And when Griffey singled, that fear turned to dread. The deadliest hitter of that time, a veritable base hit machine, was coming up. To me, the game was tied already. He'd hit the ball somewhere and Cora would score. Even if he got out. And our only hope would be Tino Martinez hitting a double play. Because as much as you talk about Griffey rising against the Yankees, that's not who a number of Yankees fans remember as the danger. It was the #6 batter in the lineup that night: Jay Buhner. Because it always seemed like Buhner held a grudge against the Yankees as well, and when he faced them, he excelled. It may not have been statistically true, but it always felt like he got the big home run when he needed it against them. And then it was over. They were out of the playoffs. Griffey ran like a man possessed and the throw was just too slow. The worst part? I couldn't be angry. It was Edgar Martinez, the best damn hitter around. It was Ken Griffey Jr., the example that it felt like every kid wanted to be like, the best all-around player we'd see for years. And it was the terrifying monolith Randy Johnson who seemed to have nearly superhuman ability. They weren't some punks that got lucky. They were the stars of the league who fought their way into this position. They were the *other* team that I liked. Which meant they were the last team I wanted the Yankees to face. And even to this day, 25 years after the fact, that damned double still makes me emotional. Damn, I love sports.

[@jgless12]

I love this commentary!!!

[@dsmiley53]

I live in Seattle and was 11 years old when I watched this on TV. In Seattle, we absolutely venerate these men and The Double. Watching this...it's even better than I remembered. I've seen it and heard the call probably over 100 times, and watching it again this time through this story brings me to tears. Thank you guys, this is amazing. Also, part of me just wants to end the series here and pretend everything is (gonna be) OK.

[@brucedillon8358]

They still have 24 years to go... *cough cough* 2001 *cough cough*

[@morantrent67]

@@brucedillon8358 2001... smh... boy what could have been. That lineup was the closest thing to perfection I've personally ever witnessed. And I'm a Cardinals fan that lived through the Yankees three-peats, plural.

[@zoidbergnoise]

I am also a Mariners fan and good lord, I was SOBBING when I first watched this. This fucking moment. It's worth it all. I don't even care if we ever get a ring. We've got the best stories in baseball. Bar none.

[@Karmy.]

Even as a Tigers fan who was born in 2000 Edgar's hit and Niehaus' call brought chills to my body and tears to my face

[@osufan77]

Just means your love of sports runs deep like a lot of people. This series captures what we love about it.

[@warhawk3972]

You got to grow up in a great era of Tigers baseball. Wish they would have won the World Series at least once.

[@Karmy.]

@@warhawk3972 yeah, they came so close a couple times If they had even one or two good relievers they could've possibly won it all

[@DennersVlogs]

So is it just me or did anyone else like have there hear skip a beat when Edgar hit the game winning double even though I knew what happened and recited the call word for word and extremely excited

[@polite_as_fuck]

For sure. I’ve probably heard Dave’s call a few thousand times, but it still gets me every time. Same with the look of pure joy on Junior’s face at the bottom of the pile. Goosebumps, tears-you name it. I only wish we could deepfake A-Rod out of it.

[@kylebryant2296]

I still get goosebumps when I watch anything related to the 2004 Red Sox. I know the outcome every time, but I still get anxiety in game 4 that we might lose to the Yankees. Point being, I get where you're coming from.

[@jacobpuhalla1404]

I’m almost cried and I wasn’t even born during this.

[@GoosefaceGaming]

i am not a mariners fan and was born in 1998 but i have cried tears of joy every episode so far

[@Darbyact]

So imagine my tears. I was 10 in 95, this was my team. I was ugly crying when I watched this. I love this so much video.

[@bigcamdizzle]

It's ok to cry if you were born after 1995. It's because you're still a baby.

[@tobertitus]

@@bigcamdizzle nice one boss

[@jacobpuhalla1404]

@@Darbyact the amount of nostalgia for you must be insane.

[@morantrent67]

I'm not crying for Jr. and Edgar.. you are. This series is great, SB Nation. As a kid who was born in the 80s, grew up a Cardinal fan idolizing the birds on the bat. Ozzie, Willie, Brian Jordan, Lankford, Pagnozzi, Henke, Stottlemeyer, Tewksbury, McGwire, Ron Gant, and Royce Clayton in that era. But as a kid during the 90s, we ALL loved Griffey. I remember after this division series I memorized that Mariners lineup fowards and backwards. Martinez, Cora, Buhner, Rodriguez, Blowers, Tino... this team put baseball back into the hearts of many kids, now adults, my age. I always attribute Johnson, Martinez, and Griffey with single-handedly making me a fan of not just the Cardinals, but of baseball. Thanks for the awesome series. This has been a joy to watch.

[@matthewmckean8771]

I just remember growing up during this time and all the little league kids were fighting over who got to be No. 24.

[@ryanr3951]

The montage at 21:36 just hit different. I have no connection to the Mariners whatsoever and I started tearing up

[@osufan77]

SB Nation lifting the world up out of dark times, almost by themselves.

[@sammyhoops5902]

MassiveAttackFan underrated comment

[@seldoncrisis42]

This series has brought back so many amazing memories of being a 5th grader in Seattle during the Mariner's 1995 season. I can still remember my dad and me jumping and screaming in the living room as Griffey rounded third off Edgar's double. Thank you Jon and Alex for crafting such an incredible tribute to the most iconic, nostalgic and important moment in Seattle sports history.

[@YellowSkarmory]

The only bad part about this special is that it comes out only once a week.

[@sheeperskipps]

It's nice knowing that I can wait this long for things, that there will always be something to fall on for the week and to end off a night on something worth it.

[@chippenoberg4800]

i forget easy, which is usually a drag, but that means every week i have to rewatch the previous parts to remind myself what is going on. haven't gotten bored yet

[@sheeperskipps]

@@chippenoberg4800 WHEN WILL THE NEXT ONE COME OUT!?

[@dogminer1246]

Sheeper Skipps IDK I WAS HYPED FOR TODAY I THOUGHT IT WAS GOBNA COME OUT TODAY

[@sheeperskipps]

@@dogminer1246 SAME :((((((((( I did read the article that said they might be delayed past episode 3.

[@allbright9461]

And now, it's finally happened. 21 years, a Drought from hell. We've finally done it. We're in. Cannot wait to see part 6 of the series recapping this season and it's ups and downs. We've finally done it. Your Seattle Mariners are in the POST SEASON!

[@MikeE253]

I wasn't even born yet, but when I hear Dave's call of The Double, it's impossible not to tear up. How can you not be romantic about baseball? Win or lose, the Mariners are my team

[@joshkeller206]

Sitting here in my gold King Felix t-shirt getting a little dusty in the living room watching this. Thank you Jon Bois, Alex and everyone for this project, it almost makes a lifetime of misery as a Mariners fan worth it. Almost.

[@samcardenas1991]

Haha, I'm with you brother. Still cant wait for the season to start, even if we lose 100 games. Again.

[@jeffsmith5196]

@@samcardenas1991 But there is a light....a few years away....but there is a light at the end of this tunnel....You can feel it

[@willcarroll9762]

Josh Keller as a met fan, take care of kelenic. A few more years and you guys will run the AL West. I want one for you guys!

[@Anno023]

21:11 I honestly think this is the greatest announcer call in history

[@UnderwaterAlexJones]

This or Gibson 88.

[@Karmy.]

It brought chills to my body and tears to my face

[@UnderwaterAlexJones]

@@Karmy. Both calls do that to me. It's hard to not get emotional about baseball.

[@Strosfan85]

Definitely one of the best in history.. this, Jack Buck's call in 91, Joe Carter's walk off, Gibson.. heard all of them 100+ times and still get goosebumps listening to them

[@OhJustSomeRandomGuy]

Are we only talking baseball? Because Andres Cantor's call of Landon Donovan's goal to put the US through will absolutely generate a lump in your throat, even though you might not understand the language he's speaking. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmW7lnmvrLWimLs

[@bobbyd4404]

The swing at 5:47 is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. That was perfect.

[@blankblankson3655]

Griffey has the smoothest swing in mlb history. Loved watching him play.

[@parkerxgps]

There are reasons Ted Williams saw him play. I'd imagine.

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

It's the moments like these that make sports such a compelling form of entertainment. Every sport has those rare magical moments where everything is perfect, and it's a beautiful thing to witness

[@R-Train61]

As a Yankee fan myself, I've always had a soft spot for the Mariners. And with watching this series from beginning to end, my respect and love for them grew. Not only did this part give me chills and tears, but it also provided me one of .y favorite memories involving my mother. She knew absolutely NOTHING about this team and I decided to show her this series because I always loved talking and showing sports related media to her as a way to connect. By the time we got to this part, she was enthralled. And when it came time for the Double and at 21:22 when she saw Jr running the bases, she started yelling "GO JR GO!!!" and when he was safe, she started to cry happy tears. And that alone just shows how amazing Jon and Alex are with these documentary series. When you make my mother start to become a Mariners fan just from these videos, you know you made a masterpiece

[@somesnowgoon9888]

I’m only 17 years old, so I couldn’t witness this live. I do remember though when I was on a baseball phase about 5 years ago and my dad and I watched this entire game. It seemed cool to me then, but now it just makes me cry seeing how much history and tension goes into the greatest call in MLB history

[@crou8040]

I don't even like the Mariners, but this series is a must watch...

[@TheCanucksFan91]

Ryan Crouch I’m a mariners fan and this series is filling a void in my life right now lol

[@TheCanucksFan91]

Harry Engel I’m only 22 so they have made the playoffs since I was 4, baseball is my favourite sport but it’s weird how we just expect nothing out of them, it’s cool so hypothetically think about how cool it would’ve been to be alive for atleast these years

[@TheCanucksFan91]

Harry Engel Atleast you’re old enough to remember 2001 man, I’ve seen my seahawks and raptors win a title and my Canucks come as close as you can without, but my best mariners season was 2016 I think when Rodney just couldn’t pitch vs Oakland, or frankly anybody

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

20:25 The way Jon's soft voice comes back in made me feel safe, it's hard to describe.

[@someoneelse293]

Its ok....We understand

[@jacobroseman1508]

I can’t put into words how this episode made me feel. The music, the call, the montage of all the players and the history that they were fighting to keep alive, the slow pan to show the loses and the true magnitude of the situation. Not a single detail was left out. Every tiny thing Jon and Alex could have put in to make it better, they did, and they did it better than anyone thought possible. I’m a Yankee fan and I should hate that hit, but dare I say that nothing I’ll experience as a Yankee fan will make me feel the same as this just did

[@TheRotundRider]

That Game 5 call gave me chills, and brought tears to my eyes. ...and I'm not even a baseball fan.

[@brettjarrett7362]

It got very dusty in my room around 21:17 into the video. Weird how allergies can have such a specific trigger. What an amazing job Jon and Alex.

[@NO-tx1zl]

This maybe the most emotional series I’ve ever watched and it’s about the Seattle Mariners I don’t even understand

[@johnbabbitt7103]

can this series be up for an Emmy? best thing I've seen on youtube for a very long time.

[@emilyferguson3718]

The Mariners could be anyone’s team; they’re always an underdog and regardless that they’ve never been to the World Series, they still have amazing games every season.

[@donutboi6187]

It’s almost like baseball was never gone, Thank you Jon, For having Dorktown be on

[@Twixinator101]

I absolutely love every second of this. I live in Seattle and this gives me so much pride for our team and our history. I’m crying right now.

[@slimpy9855]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmLHdHmjZ7KAoZI this video is another amazing moment in Seattlle history.

[@Spamus]

As a Yankees fan, I should hate this. But as a human being, I can't possibly

[@agoo7581]

It is certainly made easier that you guys have won 2 billion championships. So playoff losses shouldn't hurt anyway. lol

[@Spamus]

@@agoo7581 yeah, but that one hurt more cuz it was Don Mattingly's last shot at getting a ring before he retired. But it's alright.

[@AQUAPHREESH193]

Well as a Mets fan I mostly envy how easy it is for y’all to color coordinate 😂😂🥺

[@WaltGekko]

Especially knowing that series win by the Mariners saved baseball AND football in Seattle.

[@WaltGekko]

@@Spamus Mattingly had his best shot taken away a year earlier by the strike, which I noted in another post in retrospect had to happen because MLB otherwise was likely facing massive legal problems after the 1994 season.

[@Zetts]

I high key cried to this and it felt so good god damn i love you guys

[@gersonechevarria9676]

Zetts dude same and im a mets fan

[@RingoFreakingStarr]

I'm calling it now, this series is going to be one of the best pieces of content on this website. So well done.

[@parkerxgps]

seem to be getting better and better to me. Not sure they'll have quite the story to work with, though.

[@dylanrodriguez8219]

@@parkerxgps oh you clearly dont know what jon bois is capable of

[@VidGamer123]

I'd argue that 17776 was a mastercraft in both sports and storytelling.

[@Verlisify]

This series is one of the greatest baseball documentaries ever

[@HummusIsHome]

Didn't expect to see you here

[@Steitzness]

This is legitimately one of the greatest sports series I've ever seen and it's only halfway done. Tremendous work.

[@mg1699]

Guess what's on ESPN right now? 1995 ALDS, Game 5: Yankees vs Mariners Glad to see Jon Bois got to pick the ESPN schedule tonight

[@thaunoi4278]

I was born in 1999 and raised on the Mariners. I always knew about Griffey and “The Slide” but I never knew the full story like this. Everything that was on the line. I’ve listened to Niehaus call the end of the game 100 times but I absolutely cried like a baby watching it this time. Thank you guys for doing this series it means the world.

[@dylanbusby7851]

These guys do a great job of making me question whether or the Seattle Mariners even exist anymore despite having watched them play baseball last year

[@JPGMX]

Moved to Seattle in 2013, I've Heard about Griffey, Johnson and the Mariners, we start going to games, you become a fan, your kids become fans to the point they know the names of the Mariners Players, you learn your team's history, you cry like a child while learning your team's history, your hate for the Yankees grows... all good. Thank you for this

[@slimpy9855]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmLHdHmjZ7KAoZI watch this if you want to love seattle even more.

[@TexasDragon]

I’m a 49ers fan. So after years of disliking the Seahawks I became rather discontent with Seattle as a whole. Which means I don’t care much for the Mariners at all. So the fact that you not only got me to care for a team I don’t like but also nearly made me tear up over their miracle of a season... I think it’s safe to say that you are a master of your domain and deserve all the praise that the sports world must shower upon you

[@N8R_Quizzie]

As a Seattle fan, I like the Mariners a bit more because of the undying optimism that the team has. It's also a work in progress and to see growth and development, I can say that I've been there through it all which makes the hope of making it to the world series a joy to even think about. The Seahawks I can set my watch to, they're so consistent, but the Mariners are something else man. Thanks for appreciating one of the most mediocre teams in history.

[@throwinflies1977]

**actually this is a zero tolerance 49ers content locked discussion**

[@slimpy9855]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmLHdHmjZ7KAoZI Maybe this will make you like Seattle Seahawks more as well. This video is almost as good as the Mariners story, except it's the Seahawks.

[@wyatthill6252]

I don't even have an opinion of the Mariners. We play them like every 4 years.

[@proseminded]

Ken Griffey Jr. was randomly my favorite baseball player in the 90s. It was random because I was just a kid in South Carolina who loved baseball because my Dad once played outfield for Stanford. Maybe it was the Ken Griffey baseball cards, maybe it was his smiling picture in those kids books with fold-out color pages. My Dad told me he had a pretty swing. He was my favorite baseball player of all time and I probably never even watched him live. Griffey never got a ring and his career was overwhelmed by injuries. Thank you, SB. You just taught me something important: none of that matters. He, along with Edgar, Randy, & the city of Seattle, will always have THIS.

[@jwelda1]

This is exactly the series we need during these trying times!

[@ellisd3165]

May I offer you an egg?

[@jwelda1]

EllisD The Gang Exploits a Pandemic

[@dannyriley8004]

21:27 That's the voice of a guy who literally cannot comprehend what just happened. Listen to how he grows distant from the mic and is screaming like a madman - as he should. Imagine announcing that call and simultaneously having to wrap your mind around what you just witnessed. It's impossible.

[@matthewginther8952]

@Danny Riley, that was the voice that oozed baseball for us. When Dave passed, there was no replacing him. Every time time I went to a game, it seemed like half the stadium had radios so they could hear him call the game. I still miss his voice. He did this cut a few years before he passed, and I almost think MLB should just redo the video every year and use Dave's voice. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ21i4KDabBrrdU

[@urthpainter]

I don't believe it! It just continues! My Oh My!

[@ItsCrawdaddy]

That call in "The Double" gives me chills, and teary eyes, literally every time. R.I.P., Dave.. Mariners fans everywhere miss you.

[@nationoflonegunmen]

I wept like a child at the end. I needed a good cry.

[@vj6892]

Do y’all know that feeling that you get in the chest when you experience that is so overwhelming. This video overwhelmed my emotions in a way I have never felt before

[@szeth14]

15:50 Leaving runners stranded on base is still a fond Mariner pass-time

[@thomaslemon3971]

I hope that someday you’ll make a video of Cal Raleigh’s “The Clincher” that ended the 20+ year playoff drought. It’s about as Mariners as it gets: tie game, bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, 3-2 count, pinch hit solo home run to clinch the Wild Card. That story needs the Bois treatment!

[@jacknewman9256]

I lived through this here in Seattle and had forgotten the feeling...until now. Thank you!

[@2011SoxMD36]

Rest easy Dave. I still remember where I was when I got the news. Went with my dad to the grocery store. Stayed in the car while he popped inside, listening to Seattle sports radio. Dad was inside for maybe 10 minutes, and when he came back out the first thing I told him was "Dave is gone." We watched the VHS tape of the 116 win 2001 season together not too long after. I'll never forget living an hour from my school and listening to Dave and Rick Rizzs call games from the back seat of the car on the way home... the Mariners were my childhood and they will always be a part of me, even though living in Germany now makes it hard to keep up with them. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for this, SB Nation.

[@champs1127]

“October 6, 1995 could be the last game the Seattle Mariners ever play.” > Part 3 of 6

[@SkilletsUSMC]

Poignant.

[@mlbvintagecardcollector505]

Around the same time, the league was trying to contract the Twins less then a couple years removed from winning 2 World Series within 5 years. The solution is... Do not build an indoor baseball stadium.

[@SerenityNow9015]

MLB Vintage Card Collector the Twins damn near folded in the early 00’s. That would’ve been a weird timeline.

[@SerenityNow9015]

Harry Engel yup. And like the Mariners, they eventually built a beautiful new ballpark that is now considered one of the best in the league. I bet there could be a dork town series about them.

[@mlbvintagecardcollector505]

@Harry Engel They haven't beat the Yankees in over a decade in the playoffs. All consecutive. The Vikings would be a better Minnesota story. Best all around team since Super Bowl 1 to never win one. It's a curse with no explanation.

[@everbard3071]

The first significant memory of my life. I was four years old. My family was jumping all over the house and screaming like maniacs when Griffey torched around the bases. I'll be a Mariners fan for life and Griffey will always be my favorite player.

[@bigkrutherford]

Well done! In tears, as a Mariners fan my whole life, THIS is what we have, and it's beautiful. Until we win a world series, this will be our greatest moment.

[@carlosmelendez577]

I shall try not to exaggerate but it's truly wonderful how you guys deliver every single time. I've never given a rat's ass about the Mariners and got teary eyed with your description of Martinez's double and Griffey's yelling (granted, this quarantine's got me a bit emotional but nonetheless). "...where there are heroes and the heroes win. A moment like this has no business in this world." Man! I love how you find poetry in sports; it's not the first time I've said this, and I'm certain it won't be the last. That last line is absolute goosebump-inducing, throat-closing, eye-watering gold.

[@RichieMyers12]

This is brillantly done. I was 12 when this happened, growing up in Eastern Washington. This whole series captiviated the entire state. Thanks to this brilliant SB Nation piece I know much more than I remembered. Long live the M's!

[@IHateItHereBoi]

As you can tell by the profile pic, I'm from NY. Born in 91, my first baseball memories are Ken Griffey Jr and the Seattle Mariners. That should speak to how special this team was. Those 90s Mariners teams were loaded and deserved more. This documentary series has been amazing. This last part made me cry tears of joy at an ending I've seen hundreds of times. Kudos, SB Nation.

[@jtre41]

Growing up, I used to listen to a recording of Seattle Mariner broadcasts called "1995 a Season to Remember" every night to help fall asleep. It is a lot of fun revisiting these moments and hearing the great Neihaus play calls!

[@0xlich]

To think that at one point, The Seattle Mariners had Randy Johnson, Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Rodriguez and Edgar Martinez. Crazy

[@parkerxgps]

They required high level pitching, for sure.

[@justinharmon8548]

Jay Buhner wasn't a slouch either

[@urthpainter]

what is really crazy is with only Edgar remaining - the team hit for .280 in '01. There have been years (since) in Seattle where not a single player hit for that average

[@VideoGameFiends]

I believe 2001 was Ichiro’s first season where he won mvp and roty in the AL, which surely helped that team batting stat. Obviously you were talking about the 4 that were mentioned though.

[@urthpainter]

@@VideoGameFiends yea, the way these guys cover that year will be super interesting. '01 was a wild year to be a Mariner fan

[@zachleighton3030]

I will never understand how this video managed to give me chills along my entire body despite the fact I’m not from Seattle and don’t particularly care about baseball. Amazing

[@dainbramage781]

When I saw Edgar hit that winning double and Griffey rounding the bases to score, 15 year old me was jumping and yelling and overwhelmed with emotion. 38 year old me just watched it again for the first time since and almost cried. Thank you for reminding me of an amazing time in my life.

[@treefiddy209]

Honestly this was the best episode yet. Was too young to appreciate late 90's early 2000's baseball and it's great to see it such a great tale.

[@thomas_lee17]

9:26 they used a picture of him flipping off the crowd

[@nothingofinterest8048]

Thomas Lee I know XD

[@WBCHelpSaint]

There are other pictures of McDowell? Of this I was unaware ;-)

[@TheLocalLt]

Thomas Lee BlackJack McDowell

[@Steve_Hunts96]

I knew nothing about the 1995 ALDS before watching this... I found myself cheering like a Mariners fan as its history is unfolding, then that game 5 plays... in feeling the emotions... then Seattle comes back and wins... I’m screaming. Not a Mariners fan, not a Seattle sports fan (not by a mile), but oh my... THIS... THIS IS BEAUTY

[@AnacondaHL]

Dbacks fan here, with our own set of memories of Randy Johnson beating the Yankees of course, but my goodness 21:05 just brought a tear to my eyes

[@berserkley]

I so envy that the D-Backs got a World Series with Randy on the mound.

[@oosung]

When I went to a Mariner's game at the new Safeco Field, Randy Johnson was visiting for the first time, pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He received a large ovation from the crowd, I got little emotional, I was thankful to Randy for shining like a superstar, and getting us the stadium. I believe most in the park felt the same way as I did, thanking Randy for delivering strikeouts, and winning for the Mariners. I cannot believe it was 25 yrs ago, I live in LA now, I've been to a Dodger's and an Angel's game, but its not the same, especially not the magical year of 1995.

[@aninnocentmannerism2314]

I keep meaning to watch the rest of this series, but I can't get past this episode. It's just too good of an ending.