Fans are generally encouraged to sing along, and at some ballparks, the words " home team " are replaced with the team name, as is the case with the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies, and several other Major League Baseball teams.

Although the chosen name was " Mariners ," the Pilot ′ s editor overruled the contest, deciding he liked the alliteration of " Tidewater Tides.

" Mariners would name it for the shape of the promontory, which they thought resembled the head of an owl.

The USS Lancaster Eagle | figurehead of USS Lancaster ( 1858 ) | USS Lancaster carved by John Haley Bellamy and on display at The Mariners ' MuseumIt is still common practise for warships to carry ships ' badges, large plaques mounted on the superstructure with a unique design relating to the ship's name or role.

Actor Danny Kaye, who was part owner of the Seattle Mariners called Jones ' name as the first overall pick in the expansion draft.

During the 1999-2000 off-season Williamson's name came up several times in trade talks with the Seattle Mariners, who were looking to deal Ken Griffey, Jr., but in the end Williamson remained with Cincinnati.

SoDo was originally named for being located South of the ( King ) dome, but since the stadium's demolition in 2000, the name has been taken to mean South of Downtown, and includes Seattle's downtown stadium district of Safeco Field ( where the Seattle Mariners play baseball in Major League Baseball ) and CenturyLink Field ( built on the former Kingdome site ; where the Seattle Seahawks play football in the NFL and the Sounders FC play soccer / football in Major League Soccer ).

The team was founded in 1994 as the Hampton Roads Hurricanes, but they changed their name to Mariners after the first year.

For the 2003 season, the team changed their name from Hampton Roads Mariners to the more widely recognizable Virginia Beach Mariners.

At Seattle Mariners fan blog USS Mariner, Snelling was dubbed " Doyle " ( his middle name ) in hopes of driving off the injury curse that plagued him.

The Seattle Mariners gave an homage to his Raúl's fans in a promotional advertisement in which Ibáñez was asked how many u's were in his name, to which he replied " 7, sometimes 8.

Kaye was part-owner of baseball's Seattle Mariners along with his partner Lester Smith from 1977 to 1981.

On December 16, 2009, they acquired starting pitcher Roy Halladay from the Toronto Blue Jays for three minor-league prospects, and traded Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners for three prospects.

Although the Mariners subsequently lost the ALCS to the Cleveland Indians ( managed by later Mariners manager Mike Hargrove ), that moment remains one of the most memorable in Mariners history, capping a season that " saved baseball in Seattle ", Seattle's improbable late season playoff run that year, spurred by the return of Griffey from injury, led to the construction of Safeco Field and the future security of a franchise rumored for years to be on the move.

Before the game, the Mariners honored him with a 15-minute presentation which included a highlight reel of his playing career with the Mariners, a presentation of a " The House that Griffey Built " memorial by Mariners hall-of-famers and former teammates Jay Buhner and Edgar Martínez, and a 4 minute standing ovation from the sold-out crowd.

Following the Cincinnati Reds versus Seattle Mariners series from June 22 – 24, 2007, a fan movement emerged petitioning Mariners ' management to bring Griffey back.

Just inland from the harbour is Mariners Hill.

* Jerry Don Gleaton, Major League Baseball pitcher from 1979 to 1992 for the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, and Pittsburgh Pirates.

* Jay Buhner, former Seattle Mariners baseball player from Kentucky.

* Mel Stottlemyre, Seattle Mariners pitching coach from Missouri

# Saturday service to Mariners games: Leaves from Everett, Mukilteo and Edmonds.

Cody brought his " Wild West Show " to an area of Mariners Harbor called Erastina ( named for Staten Island promoter Erastus Wiman ) for two seasons from June to October in 1886 and again in 1887.

Also, the Virginia Beach Mariners of soccer's USL First Division were active from 1994 until 2006.

This electronic publication is published on a monthly basis and can be downloaded from the Notices to Mariners ( NOTMAR ) Web site.

He worked on baseball games for the Seattle Mariners of the American League from to.

They played their first game together against the Kansas City Royals on August 31. Griffey's younger son Craig played in the Mariners minor league system and appeared with his brother in the outfield during some Cactus League games, Craig Griffey retired from baseball after failing to make it past Triple-A where he appeared in a handful of games with the Tacoma Rainiers.

He scored his fifth goal against Central Coast Mariners on 10 February from a cracking volley in the box which helped Melbourne get a crucial 2-1 win over the top side.

* The Seattle Mariners ' Brian Holman was in the midst of a perfect game bid against Oakland on April 20, 1990, when Pete O ' Brien was moved from DH to 1B in the eighth inning.

* In the bottom of the 8th on July 15, 1993, the Seattle Mariners ' Jeff Nelson was moved from the pitcher position to left field.

Aside from the Mariners, Safeco Field is also used for amateur baseball events including the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association high school state championships and one Washington Huskies baseball game per season.

Griffey attained widespread recognition by signing lucrative deals with companies of international prominence like Nike and Nintendo ( owners of the Mariners ); his popularity reflected well upon MLB and is credited by some with helping restore its image after the 1994 labor dispute.

The Toronto franchise was the AL's attempt to compete with the National League's Montreal Expos while the Mariners were added in an attempt to settle a pending $ 90 million lawsuit against the league by the city of Seattle over the quick departure of the Pilots in 1970.

The Flyers ' new AHL franchise became the immediately successful Maine Mariners, which brought the new AHL city of Portland, Maine both the regular-season and Calder Cup playoff titles in each of that club's first two seasons of operation.

Prior to the Mariners ' home opener in 2011 against the Cleveland Indians the city of Seattle and King County declared that April 8 be “ My oh My!

A successful petition drive by Mariners fans Glen Garnett and Mark Caylor got the city of Seattle to give the block of First Avenue S. between Edgar Martinez Dr. S. and S. Royal Brougham Way the honorary designation of Dave Niehaus Way S. Up in the press area at Safeco Field a sign was unveiled giving tribute to Niehaus as well.

The Hunter Mariners were an Australian rugby league club based in the Hunter Valley region's largest city, Newcastle.

In 1932, he founded the Brookgreen Gardens sculpture center in South Carolina ; and the Mariners ' Museum which is one of the largest maritime museums in the world, in Newport News, Virginia, a new independent city that was established in the late 19th century largely though the efforts of his stepfather Collis P. Huntington.

Former Seattle Mariners manager and Diamondbacks bench coach Bob Melvin became the new manager after only a ten-day tenure for Backman.

The most sacrifice flies by a team in one game is five ; the record was established by the Seattle Mariners in 1988 and tied by the Colorado Rockies in 2006 and then tied again in 2008 by the Seattle Mariners.

However, some of the more successful American League teams of recent memory, including the 2002 Anaheim Angels, the 2001 Seattle Mariners and the 2005 Chicago White Sox have experienced their success in part as a result of playing " small ball ," advancing runners through means such as the stolen base and the related hit and run play.

The Orioles traded away star players Miguel Tejada to the Astros and ace Erik Bedard to the Seattle Mariners for prized prospect Adam Jones, lefty reliever George Sherrill, and minor league pitchers Kam Mickolio, Chris Tillman, and Tony Butler.

Former backup catcher Craig Tatum, Orioles v. Seattle Mariners, Camden Yards, May 13, 2010.

After defeating the Boston Red Sox in the Division Series and the Seattle Mariners in the ALCS, Cleveland clinched a World Series berth, for the first time since 1954.

However, they ended up five games behind the Chicago White Sox in the Central division and missed the wild card by one game to the Seattle Mariners.

Cleveland rallied to close a 14 – 2 deficit in the seventh inning to defeat the Seattle Mariners 15 – 14 in 11 innings.

Seattle and Cleveland met in the first round of the playoffs, however the Mariners won the series 3-2.

The Marlins ' first manager was Rene Lachemann, a former catcher who had previously managed the Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee Brewers, and who at the time of his hiring was a third base coach for the Oakland Athletics.

Meanwhile, play-by-play TV broadcaster Len Kasper was also lost to the Chicago Cubs and replaced by Rich Waltz ( who had previously been with the Seattle Mariners ), and radio announcer John " Boog " Sciambi was replaced by Roxy Bernstein.

The Marlins did not make a huge move at the deadline, instead trading minor-leaguer Yorman Bazardo to the Seattle Mariners for left-handed pitcher Ron Villone.

MLB would not return to Seattle until 1977 when the Mariners entered the AL, along with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Nintendo of America is also the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball team.

On April 29,, Clemens became the first pitcher in history to strike out 20 batters in a nine-inning major league game, against the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park.

He pitched a shut out against the Seattle Mariners in the ALCS that year and also pitched eight scoreless innings against the New York Mets in the World Series.

Following what was becoming familiar annual speculation, Clemens unexpectedly appeared in the owner's box at Yankee Stadium on May 6,, during the seventh-inning stretch in a game against the Seattle Mariners, and made a brief statement: " Thank y'all.

In 2000, after losing two division series games to Oakland, Clemens pitched his most spectacular game as a Yankee in the ALCS against the Seattle Mariners: a complete game one-hit shutout with an ALCS-record 15 strikeouts.

After the 2000 ALCS game against the Mariners where he knocked down future teammate Alex Rodriguez and then argued with him, Seattle Mariners manager Lou Piniella called Clemens a " headhunter.