The History of the Seattle Mariners: Supercut Edition

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  • čas přidán 23. 09. 2020
  • A note from Jon: Alex and I have decided to slap all six parts of The History of the Seattle Mariners into one big 3-hour-40 minute cut, and we're now listing it publicly so you can watch it on your TV. It's totally free to watch, of course, but if you really want to get rid of some dough, check out our Mariners poster that was inspired by this series! It's $12, and it's only available through the end of September: store.dftba.com/collections/s...
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  • @JediMaterShark
    @JediMaterShark Před 3 lety +657

    "This is not an endorsement of arson" sums up the Seattle Mariners quite nicely

    • @cjvs1604
      @cjvs1604 Před 3 lety +17

      If Citi Field catches fire again, you can say the same about the Mets

    • @fryncyaryorvjink2140
      @fryncyaryorvjink2140 Před 3 lety +5

      I gotta get that on a shirt

  • @Pyrospriter042
    @Pyrospriter042 Před 3 lety +3575

    I will still advocate that this deserves whatever kind of award possible at the ESPY's or literally whatever. This documentary single-handedly made me feel emotions for a team and a sport I've never had any real interest in before. Hands down one of the best sports media ever made as far as I'm concerned.

    • @Maulo93
      @Maulo93 Před 3 lety +83

      This series made me watch baseball

    • @thebootgraphix
      @thebootgraphix Před 2 lety +53

      I straight up got goosebumps when they won the ALDS in this video. It was insane raw emotion

    • @freddier5376
      @freddier5376 Před 2 lety +65

      Absolutely spot on. That Ken Griffey Jr. driving away part (2:48:43 onwards) had me close to tears.
      And I’m not an emotional person.
      And I don’t follow baseball.
      And before this, I’d never heard of Ken Griffey Jr. or the Seattle Mariners.

    • @mackenziematthews23
      @mackenziematthews23 Před 2 lety +6

      Well said @Pyrospriter042.

    • @TheCandoRailfan
      @TheCandoRailfan Před 2 lety +1

      Sure... whatever you say.

  • @zachlarue6901
    @zachlarue6901 Před 2 lety +512

    “When I’m in a slump, I ask myself for advice.”
    - Ichiro Suzuki, baseball’s biggest sigma male

    • @theBoonarmies
      @theBoonarmies Před 8 měsíci +30

      "I don't have my dog's permission to talk about that"

    • @plumjet0930
      @plumjet0930 Před 2 měsíci +11

      “Who tf is Tom Brady?”

  • @_CFilorux_
    @_CFilorux_ Před 7 měsíci +36

    I like how they make a story about toilet Jell-o sound like a horror story, and a story about three guys throwing up during a baseball game seem like a landmark historical achievement

  • @msdabrenn
    @msdabrenn Před 3 lety +3413

    I have never watched a baseball game in my life, but I have watched an almost 4 hour history of an unsuccessful baseball team several times.

    • @mildsuffering4734
      @mildsuffering4734 Před 3 lety +59

      Iv only watched 1 ,never heard of the mariners and then this like wtf

    • @trnsfr9014
      @trnsfr9014 Před 3 lety +76

      Please root for us when we're good!

    • @highdivechampion
      @highdivechampion Před 3 lety +93

      bruh, root for us when we're bad, too

    • @kotathechicken154
      @kotathechicken154 Před 3 lety +67

      just please root for us

    • @bernardtassart7225
      @bernardtassart7225 Před 3 lety +16

      Get a hold of the 1995 alds and the amazing 2001 season and you'll really enjoy and get what the Mariners are all about!!!!I really do recommend the nl west Division game 163 of the 1995 season, the kingdome of Seattle was a Soundgarden,got it????? the sound and Seattle are bound to one,meet the Seattle Seahawks, another stadium of sound like no other!!!! enjoy....

  • @brody10123
    @brody10123 Před 3 lety +878

    2:00:00. Exactly two hours into this series, two hours TO THE SECOND, is when we met Ichiro. Impeccable. I’m in awe.

    • @brody10123
      @brody10123 Před 3 lety +101

      Aight technically you can see him at 1:59:59 but I don’t care

    • @joka7316
      @joka7316 Před 3 lety +51

      These guys are making art, and few notice.

    • @snowflakepillow8697
      @snowflakepillow8697 Před 3 lety +32

      I know Jon Bois talks a lot of music on Twitter... has anyone figured out which albums sync up with this movie yet?

    • @gkdunch
      @gkdunch Před 3 lety +8

      @@snowflakepillow8697 go to jon bois's old channel (named jon bois) and in the description is some of the jazz music he used, then just kinda go down the rabbit hole of youtube music and hope you find something

    • @snowflakepillow8697
      @snowflakepillow8697 Před 3 lety

      @@gkdunch hehe I don't have that time on my hands but maybe someone else can find something

  • @kkyehh
    @kkyehh Před rokem +256

    2:27:13 "The Seattle Mariners are not competitors; they're protagonists."
    My favorite line. The perfect summary of this incredible video.

    • @kyleowsen
      @kyleowsen Před 8 měsíci +14

      Almost sad that it buries "unless you let those limits go, you're an astronaut who brought your wallet," which is another all-timer.

    • @yankees29
      @yankees29 Před 27 dny

      Last night they lost me a huge bet. I added them in last minute.😡

    • @noinfo1018
      @noinfo1018 Před 18 dny +4

      @yankees29 you just watched a whole video on the misfortune of the Seattle Mariners and then decided to bet on them, so that’s your fault bud

  • @willvintage3505
    @willvintage3505 Před 2 lety +1272

    I was there for Felix's last court.
    I was broke, out of a job and living in my grandparents house, two months from being kicked out. I posted on the Mariners Subreddit saying how much I wished I could go. And some good Samaritan messaged the day before the game offering me his extra ticket, his date backed out.
    Being able to be in the last Kings Court and say goodbye to one of my childhood heroes is a memory I'll always cherish.

    • @danballe
      @danballe Před 2 lety +19

      👍

    • @maceinfaceinc
      @maceinfaceinc Před 2 lety +40

      I HOPE ALL IS GOING WELL

    • @SingerDinger
      @SingerDinger Před 2 lety +15

      God bless sports for these moments.

    • @Taygio
      @Taygio Před rokem

      @@danballe do2zz2z29zzp2z2zozpl2z? ?

    • @Taygio
      @Taygio Před rokem

      @@danballe ozoz2 z Z2lzppp4z 2z ll23p9oz2 z 2zll zl 2z

  • @burgeeburger9328
    @burgeeburger9328 Před 3 lety +224

    Literally crying with joy when “Into the batters box, steps Edgar Martinez.”

    • @TerryT0114
      @TerryT0114 Před 2 lety +9

      I remember jumping up and down in my friends living room when Griffey scored. That was a crazy series, I think 3 games went extra innings.

    • @yankees29
      @yankees29 Před 27 dny +1

      Edgar was an incredible hitter. Just a machine. This is coming from a Yankee fan.

  • @richard_nj
    @richard_nj Před 3 lety +1462

    this is a philosophical piece about the meaning of sport more so than a documentary on the history of a baseball franchise

    • @Rosecain27
      @Rosecain27 Před 3 lety +13

      Well said

    • @michaelpikoulas140
      @michaelpikoulas140 Před 3 lety +12

      I agree. As a Yankee fan, od gladly watch a video of any team done in this format. Well done.

    • @dylanmills878
      @dylanmills878 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Rosecain27 plays oppoppopp plll

    • @parkerxgps8101
      @parkerxgps8101 Před 3 lety +18

      @Richard Naujoks. I totally agree. It leads into the point soo well too.
      Very underrated sports documentary at that. Worth far more view time than it appears to have. Sports has been and can be soo much.

    • @qfmarsh64
      @qfmarsh64 Před 3 lety +6

      It really is.
      I used to say the same things about the Cubs. I only wish I'd come up with anything as brilliant as "you're an astronaut who brought your wallet."

  • @EchoesDistant
    @EchoesDistant Před rokem +568

    Ichiro's first MLB game in 2001: The Mariners defeat the Athletics 5-4.
    Ichiro's last MLB game in 2019: The Mariners defeat the Athletics 5-4.
    GO MARINERS!

    • @CME-4575
      @CME-4575 Před rokem +13

      mariners beat athletics 2-1 to clinch the postseason

    • @veritasinvicta8128
      @veritasinvicta8128 Před rokem +6

      @@CME-4575 Athletics have four chips. Mariners have Zero.

    • @CME-4575
      @CME-4575 Před rokem +64

      @@veritasinvicta8128 zero is also the amount of people who asked

    • @ralphismyname4940
      @ralphismyname4940 Před rokem +39

      @@veritasinvicta8128 I have a whole bag of chips in my room, whats the big deal?

    • @thepizzagod420
      @thepizzagod420 Před rokem +5

      ​@@ralphismyname4940 you are the goat sports team

  • @phillipschmidtke2001
    @phillipschmidtke2001 Před 2 lety +264

    This video made me realize that Ichiro was a Mariners fan before he was a Mariner. Then he got to be a Mariner. And then he got to play alongside one of his heroes. And now Ichiro is still a Mariner, even after being retired for years, still with the team everyday. It is beautiful. It is like Ichiro is living the dream all of us fans who grew up watching Griffey Jr. as kids or adolescents had, to get to put on that Mariner uniform and play alongside the greatest Mariners of the 90’s, Junior and Edgar.

    • @derpy.1
      @derpy.1 Před 11 měsíci +9

      Not only that, it’s was like having Lebron James be a fan of the Cavs growing up.
      The most talented prospect/player in the sport, idolized the perennial bottom feeder team with few highlights in there history, and they WANTED to play for them.

    • @rorynygard3806
      @rorynygard3806 Před 2 měsíci +7

      I remember watching ESPN Baseball Tonight and all the pundits at the time said “Ichiro maybe a great hitter in Japan but he won’t be able to hit American pitching” Meanwhile he hits the ball to the catcher and gets a single 😂

    • @yankees29
      @yankees29 Před 27 dny +2

      Edgar Martinez was one of the best pure hitters I’ve ever seen play. Coming from a Yankee fan…I have so much respect for him and the way he played the game.

  • @sammyawe6678
    @sammyawe6678 Před 3 lety +2232

    “Yankees got married to Marilyn Monroe and hung out with the rat pack. Mariners made toilet Jello and threw up because it was funny”

    • @colinkreutzer8220
      @colinkreutzer8220 Před 3 lety +120

      Is this where I get to say that I love you, Jon Bois? No parasocial relationship here, no sir, just me and my best friend Jon. Jonny B, I like to call him, and we high five, in my mind.

    • @azmeerzaimee7783
      @azmeerzaimee7783 Před 3 lety +3

      'X6 '6aaaa

    • @azmeerzaimee7783
      @azmeerzaimee7783 Před 3 lety +1

      A''''''v''''''''6'' ''''''''

    • @azmeerzaimee7783
      @azmeerzaimee7783 Před 3 lety

      '''6'''t''6 '

    • @samdatin
      @samdatin Před 3 lety +1

      @@azmeerzaimee7783 vb v

  • @legogandalf5453
    @legogandalf5453 Před 3 lety +611

    Bro the reveal of Ichiro gives me absolute chills every time.

    • @Swordopolis
      @Swordopolis Před 3 lety +39

      When I watched that episode for the first time, if not for the fact that I was at work, I would have screamed when they showed him on that film footage....it was unreal

    • @itsjohnnyr8560
      @itsjohnnyr8560 Před 2 lety +4

      Chills

    • @Marcus1Arelius3
      @Marcus1Arelius3 Před 2 lety +3

      Every. Time.

  • @berr21able
    @berr21able Před rokem +289

    As of October 1st, 2022, 12:30 AM, the Mariners have clinched a playoff berth for the first time in 21 years, and did so on a walk-off home run. You have to love this team.

    • @zoomzoom670
      @zoomzoom670 Před rokem

      Onwards and upwards. J rod!

    • @IAmAlpharius20
      @IAmAlpharius20 Před rokem +3

      @@zoomzoom670 downwards we went.
      I have a question. For God.
      *WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?!?!?*

    • @HarmonicVector
      @HarmonicVector Před rokem

      @@IAmAlpharius20 At the very least, the Mariners will pretty much have the same team. They will return to the playoffs. Trust in this.

    • @unkledoda420
      @unkledoda420 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Here after the 2023 regular season and the Mariners have missed the playoffs. 😂 They still have never made the playoffs in back to back seasons.

  • @firemarblefilms
    @firemarblefilms Před rokem +1143

    We demand for a part 7. After seven thousand, six hundred, and fourty nine days, it has happened. Cal Raleigh to right field. The Seattle Mariners (86-70), have clinched a spot in the 2022 MLB playoffs.

    • @loromc7
      @loromc7 Před rokem +11

      Maybe if they win or something crazy happens

    • @firemarblefilms
      @firemarblefilms Před rokem +77

      @@loromc7 They’re not going to beat Houston. But these three years alone definitely deserve their own part. The magical 2021, the mariners refusing to give up despite every stat imaginable saying they don’t belong, Kyle Seager’s exit, and then 2022, the year where the curse ended, the 14 game win streak, the trades for Castillo, Suarez, and Santana, Cal’s walk-off, the unbelievable comeback vs Toronto. Just maybe leave today’s game out.

    • @agoo7581
      @agoo7581 Před rokem +1

      @@firemarblefilms The game was DEVASTATING the other day. I hope they can rebound!

    • @firemarblefilms
      @firemarblefilms Před rokem +29

      @@agoo7581 I don’t think they had a real shot against Houston with or without a game one win. Houston’s a way better team. But even if they get swept it’s a season that M’s fans should look back on with similar glasses as the ‘90’s teams.

    • @aidenarmstrong2863
      @aidenarmstrong2863 Před rokem +2

      Yeah now we really do after this game

  • @viking8311
    @viking8311 Před 3 lety +2504

    Admit it, you liked this more than The Last Dance during quarantine.

  • @bigjared8946
    @bigjared8946 Před 3 lety +426

    @1:48:14 "Mark McGwire, cartoonish soviet artillery prototype that takes three days to reposition and twenty five men to operate."
    I'm so dead

    • @joaniewalen7821
      @joaniewalen7821 Před 3 lety +1

      Happy Thanksgiving!
      I've been updating vod2k recently. Sim now goes up to 2002, and am currently uploading vods of our current playthroughs along side it.
      I Update it routinely throughout the week.
      - Latest vod
      www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic7B1...
      - Sim playlist
      czcams.com/users/playlist?list...

    • @travisp5747
      @travisp5747 Před 3 lety +1

      Timestamp?

  • @thekingbarrelmaker7642
    @thekingbarrelmaker7642 Před rokem +1081

    They finally did it. The Mariners are back in the playoffs! I'm no Mariners fan, but I'm so happy for them, and I want to see them go far this October!

    • @vietphan3767
      @vietphan3767 Před rokem +47

      Clinching the playoff spot on a walk-off is the most Mariners thing possible. Now the only thing left is to reach the World Series.

    • @EchoesDistant
      @EchoesDistant Před rokem +31

      @@vietphan3767 A pinch-hit walkoff on a 3-2 count in the bottom of the 9th. Historic.

    • @j-dub1116
      @j-dub1116 Před rokem +19

      Onto the ALDS!!!! LETS GO M’s!!!! SEA US RISE!! BEAT HOUSTON!!!!

    • @thekingbarrelmaker7642
      @thekingbarrelmaker7642 Před rokem +3

      @@j-dub1116 I’m rooting for you guys.

    • @Pugnare-et-vincere
      @Pugnare-et-vincere Před rokem +1

      Does anyone know where to watch MLB internationaly (Germany)? I'm no baseball fan, but I want to see this guys win and be there when it happens. Watched this series at least ten times and for these guys to finaly go to the playoffs makes me so happy for them.
      Good luck M's hope you bring it home.

  • @Aabicus
    @Aabicus Před rokem +318

    1:57:11 I wish the documentary had mentioned that Diego Segui was also the only player to play for both the Seattle Pilots and the Seattle Mariners. He pitched both team's first-ever game

    • @hookseybaby
      @hookseybaby Před rokem +12

      excellent statistic ... i was a bit disappointed Alvin Davis wasnt talked about... OG Mr Mariner

    • @edwells4769
      @edwells4769 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Missing that is a bit embarrassing

    • @Drogon7102
      @Drogon7102 Před 3 měsíci

      It was briefly mentioned. When they said he was going to pitch the last game at the kingdome.

    • @kwasimensah6013
      @kwasimensah6013 Před 3 měsíci

      I had his baseball card; with the Pilots.

  • @qw3rtypd4ng3r
    @qw3rtypd4ng3r Před 3 lety +693

    Ichiro: _retires_
    Also Ichiro: “Guess I’ll go die now”

    • @elcarrigano
      @elcarrigano Před 3 lety +106

      He's gonna need his dogs permission for that

    • @TheBrainSpecialist
      @TheBrainSpecialist Před 3 lety +52

      Well, he hasn't technically retired from baseball, he's coaching a high school team in Kobe now.

    • @jero37
      @jero37 Před 3 lety +40

      @@TheBrainSpecialist I hope he is a happy man there.

    • @LoLotov
      @LoLotov Před 3 lety +27

      @@TheBrainSpecialist I've seen him hanging around a couple spring training games this season, so I believe he also still holds an advisor position with the Ms.

    • @mizukagej
      @mizukagej Před 3 lety +5

      he does some home office stuff for the ms now it’s nice to see him around still

  • @danielphillips9183
    @danielphillips9183 Před 3 lety +654

    The fact that the Mariners won their 2021 opening day game on a walk-off walk is literally the most Mariners thing possible

    • @sudoku0095
      @sudoku0095 Před 3 lety +89

      They are on pace for 162-0

    • @SomeGuyWhoPlaysGames333
      @SomeGuyWhoPlaysGames333 Před 3 lety +8

      What do you mean? They’re usually the ones on the losing end of games like that. It’s Un-Mariner like of them to walk off at all, let alone on a bases loaded walk.

    • @gnarlyburrito5123
      @gnarlyburrito5123 Před 2 lety +2

      They have won 2 more games with walk off walks now this season and will by the looks of it. Miss the playoffs BARELY 😢

    • @gnarlyburrito5123
      @gnarlyburrito5123 Před 2 lety

      @Fries Gilbert looks amazing though. Next year Lewis returns and Kirby or Hancock might be called up along with Julio. We going places

    • @Kavilion
      @Kavilion Před 2 lety +1

      @Fries Sounds like you were the good luck charm that turned the tide

  • @solventless
    @solventless Před rokem +570

    We did it Dave.

  • @sendAJtospace
    @sendAJtospace Před rokem +645

    People really still don’t get it with the Mariners.
    That 2022 team lost in the most grueling fashion possible.
    And those fans stayed, chanting “Let’s Go Mariners” after the end of it all anyway.
    That’s a type of love, from and for both an entire city and an entire team, that puts other fanbases of any and every sport to shame.

    • @OneTwoFreeForAll
      @OneTwoFreeForAll Před rokem +39

      They broke the week-old record for most scoreless innings pitched in a playoff game in the 16th and 17th and then lost that record to the Astros in the 18th.

    • @cadendukes6662
      @cadendukes6662 Před rokem +25

      I've been a Mariners fan for a long time, and that was one of the proudest moments I've ever witnessed. Such a beautiful game.

    • @smarroy
      @smarroy Před rokem +19

      I’ve got conscious memories of watching M’s games dating back to 1992 and that 18 inning loss is one of my half dozen favorite games in team history. Someone was gonna have to lose and it sucks that it was us but that was baseball at the absolute highest level on a beautiful fall day in front of 45k delirious, jubilant fans in a city that has been waiting for 21 years. If that doesn’t make you happy, nothing will.

    • @veritasinvicta8128
      @veritasinvicta8128 Před rokem +4

      Says you.

    • @connorestes9814
      @connorestes9814 Před rokem +7

      i absolutely get where youre coming from. moments like these show the untainted beauty of sports. and tbh for me it was massively surprising to read of a us team‘s fanbase doing something like this.
      but (please dont be offended! :) i just want to make a statement and give some info) you clearly have never followed football in e.g. germany (soccer, for those that dont understand). actions like these are literally daily business for the fanbases of most bundesliga teams. even if they lose, play the worst games ever and so on - fans are still jn the stadium singing the team-song and chanting from the top of their lungs. the ultra‘s sit on top of the fences around the field, literally talking to players and explaining why theyre frustrated and trying to understand the players perspective. real love and compassion for their teams from real fans exists more often than you think and especially is shown in stadiums in ways like you portrayed fairly often at teams that have history, have a real connection to their hometown/region.
      to be quite honest that just isn‘t the case in the US. most US teams may have large fanbases and a decent amount of fans that attend games regularly. but real compassion, chanting dozens of different creative, unique songs for their team…fans producing massive tifo‘s and choreographys spanning the entire stadium without any help from the club, staying at the stadium no matter the score and also staying for ages after the game is over, even after a loss. traveling to away games with thousands and thousands of fans just to support their team and help them win a game. literally flying halfway around the globe just to give them a better chance at winning. stuff like that and much, much more is absolutely normal in europe and especially germany, not just in the top flight but all the way down to the 4th/5th league. as i said - that just not is the case for US sports. sadly US sports is so extremely focused on economics and commercialized that genuine fan culture just is almost non-existent (or at least not in a manner and to an extent that is in any way comparable to football in germany or south america e.g.). just some food for thought
      cheers dude, praying that your mariners can find some success and give those fans what they deserve

  • @smilingearth5181
    @smilingearth5181 Před 3 lety +965

    The Seattle Mariners: the only MLB team that play all their games in the Fumble Dimension.

    • @adrunkendonut
      @adrunkendonut Před 3 lety +42

      The Colorado Rockies are the Mariners but throw in high altitude and you get the most outrageous seasons

    • @tnkl_4254
      @tnkl_4254 Před 3 lety +25

      This is baseball, no fumbles. They live in the error dimension

    • @snowflakepillow8697
      @snowflakepillow8697 Před 3 lety +33

      They must have found some glitch in 2001, but then God patched it out in the playoffs, and sent them back to hell.

    • @mishadg
      @mishadg Před 3 lety +21

      @@snowflakepillow8697 success is allowed in the Fumble Dimension, it just has to be achieved in outrageous manner (ie the Lions only throwing to Calvin Johnson)

    • @SomeGuyWhoPlaysGames333
      @SomeGuyWhoPlaysGames333 Před 3 lety +1

      adrunkendonut At least the Rockies have a pennant.

  • @EngineerLume
    @EngineerLume Před 3 lety +462

    The Mariners whole story can be summed up with that "If I had a nickel for every (blank) I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it's happened twice." meme

    • @GoSwissArmy
      @GoSwissArmy Před 2 lety +43

      If I had a nickel for every toilet I’ve seen filled with jello, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it’s happened twice.

  • @joee211
    @joee211 Před 2 lety +196

    This whole video is enough to make the toughest among us tear up, but for me it especially starts at 1:25:56. I'll never forget the closing lines: "This is a moment that belongs to another world, one where cycles close and stories end. Where there are heroes and the heroes win. A moment like this has no business in our world." That dialogue, plus the music gets me every time. Great job, guys.

    • @appointmenteer
      @appointmenteer Před rokem +13

      agreed, the way that they made that hit by edgar feel like the most special moment in all of baseball is like nothing else in media. always makes me cry too

    • @luisguillermojg
      @luisguillermojg Před rokem +12

      Heard those lines when it came out, right at the start of the pandemic when I was scared shitless inside. It hit me into a million different pieces.

    • @ogvektor
      @ogvektor Před 5 měsíci +1

      gets me every time man

  • @benpeltola1364
    @benpeltola1364 Před 2 lety +362

    Back again after game 162 😔. There's been a lot of moments this year that are worthy of being documented like in these videos. The rotary club rant, Jacob Nottingham's transaction hell, the Astros trade, Toro's walk-off, the September charge, Seager's exit...So many emotions. It's the darkest before dawn though 🙏

    • @deversandbello
      @deversandbello Před 2 lety +4

      Best part of Ms season this year was watching Graveman pitch better than any other reliever for a calendar month and leading comebacks and locking down saves

    • @dr.trombone2747
      @dr.trombone2747 Před 2 lety +13

      I'm sure you heard, but the Mariners signed Robbie Ray. Things are looking bright. I hope they make another part of this to add on the recent teams

    • @Doommaster677
      @Doommaster677 Před 2 lety +5

      I was going to say, as a Cubs fan who's team just got dismantled I am hoping SO HARD that the Mariners finally get their playoff spot this upcoming season, like Seattle fans seriously deserve it

    • @manzac112
      @manzac112 Před 2 lety +6

      @@dr.trombone2747 As a D-Backs fan, please take care of him, Seattle.

    • @NerdPowah
      @NerdPowah Před 2 lety +2

      Life is pain as a Mariners fan.

  • @bassicallykurt7844
    @bassicallykurt7844 Před 3 lety +422

    This sets an uncomfortably high standard for what entertainment can be. Bravo all involved.

    • @dylanjwagner
      @dylanjwagner Před 2 lety +15

      It’s a reminder of the halcyon days when the History Channel had history and NFL films were a thing.
      This channel is amazing and I have sung its praises to all my friends.

    • @giorgiopereira6742
      @giorgiopereira6742 Před 2 lety +3

      im high and my entertainment is standards

  • @trnsfr9014
    @trnsfr9014 Před 3 lety +781

    Mariners fans have been uplifted around the world by this video series. You've brought us out of the dark and provided a support system to buoy us out of depression and isolation, and spread the word of our weird gospel to the masses which almost validates the 45 years of incompetence and disappointment. You guys hit every mark you needed to, and as a diehard Mariners fan who works at Safeco Field just to be near the team, I can't thank you enough for taking an interest in our club. I am prepared to bawl my eyes out when we make the postseason, hopefully also when we win a chip sometime soon, and I hope y'all will join us in our fervor.

    • @dafttassia1960
      @dafttassia1960 Před 2 lety +50

      Im from Nairobi and had never watched a full baseball game before this series, now im a mariners fan

    • @malachimusclerat
      @malachimusclerat Před 2 lety +4

      shout out to safeco field

    • @rebelstrategist
      @rebelstrategist Před rokem

      Do you still work at T-Mobile Park?

    • @trnsfr9014
      @trnsfr9014 Před rokem +1

      @@rebelstrategist yep and I'll be there on Saturday.

  • @nathanlong5185
    @nathanlong5185 Před 2 lety +148

    The season the Mariners just had in 2021 is the perfect story for a sequel. Team squeezes out 90 wins with a very negative run differential only to barely miss the postseason. The most Mariners thing you can do

    • @muhammadrifqi7308
      @muhammadrifqi7308 Před 2 lety +1

      Future is bright, team is young and hopefully will only get better. Still, the Mariners always had something funny or bad happened to them. Excited for next season though.

    • @nathanlong5185
      @nathanlong5185 Před 2 lety +5

      @@muhammadrifqi7308 Nothing would make me and baseball fans everywhere happier than to see the Mariners make the playoffs and pull off a deep run. I'd love to see my Cardinals play them for it all but speaking without bias I think a Padres/Mariners WS would be just really good for baseball in general.

    • @DZegers13
      @DZegers13 Před rokem +8

      According to Baseball Reference their "expected" win% for 2021 was .468, which means they *should* have won 76 games , which means their actual win total of 90 is +14 from their predicted win total - which is one better than that +13 season the Rangers used to deny the Mariners a playoff spot in 2016,
      Because - Mariners

    • @SmoothCriminal12
      @SmoothCriminal12 Před rokem +7

      And after a bad start to this season, they went on a 14 game win streak before the break to thrust themselves back into contention and also made a huge deal by trading for Reds ace Luis Castillo.
      Lets see where this'll lead.

    • @theeternalslayer
      @theeternalslayer Před rokem +1

      @@SmoothCriminal12still holding the 2nd wild card spot might move to number one again if Tampa Bay loses tomorrow, they won the series with the guardians who are mediocre at best, Toronto has been choking lately so I like their chances this season.

  • @poocrafter2
    @poocrafter2 Před rokem +240

    Part 7 is going to be the greatest Secret Base video ever.

    • @CME-4575
      @CME-4575 Před rokem +15

      so many things to talk about, from last seasons finish with hanigers single and one win away from the playoffs, to this season and emergence of jrod. Then the brawl, 14 game win streak, yankees 13 inning win to braves come back to cals hr

    • @rebelstrategist
      @rebelstrategist Před rokem +6

      @@CME-4575 You can't forget about the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce panel! Seriously that HAS to be included!

    • @daveintheAM
      @daveintheAM Před rokem +6

      "Surely the playoffs will go well..."
      *loses after 18 innings*

    • @dirk3k278
      @dirk3k278 Před rokem +8

      @@daveintheAM all within the script. They're staying in character, like good protagonists should :)

    • @serraramayfield9230
      @serraramayfield9230 Před rokem

      @@rebelstrategist what is that

  • @standardsloshy
    @standardsloshy Před 3 lety +189

    Ah, yes. Now I can watch this whole thing another dozen times without having a debate with CZcams about what video should play next

  • @danielphillips6859
    @danielphillips6859 Před 3 lety +209

    Jon Bois: "This story begins the only way it ever could have begun - with 140 acts of arson."
    Grandfather from Princess Bride: "Isn't that a wonderful beginning?"

  • @geostokes8573
    @geostokes8573 Před 2 lety +183

    If the Mariners make it to the world series, we better have a day to reserve the stadium and watch this whole film on the big screen!

    • @LukeLynch12T19
      @LukeLynch12T19 Před 2 lety +1

      Got room for a Boston outlier on that day?

    • @cartergomez5390
      @cartergomez5390 Před 2 lety +2

      Yes! I gotta go to more baseball games in Seattle, the city I love ❤ 😍

    • @emilymiller3765
      @emilymiller3765 Před 2 lety +2

      If that happens, the guys who made this better slap on a conclusion of sorts, even if it tacks another hour to this.

    • @cyberhype5495
      @cyberhype5495 Před 2 lety +1

      Lets be honest,, that is NEVER gonna happen

    • @cyberhype5495
      @cyberhype5495 Před rokem

      @StingingDevilRays That's what everyone was saying 50 years ago.... they SUCK and they always will SUCK

  • @FlyBlueRaider68
    @FlyBlueRaider68 Před 2 lety +137

    Probably watched this 9 times by now and just noticed that during the Angels' epic meltdown that let the M's back into playoff contention in '95, their manager was Marcel Lachemann, older brother of jello boy Rene. It was an inside job all along.

  • @kaylanbuyukcetin5274
    @kaylanbuyukcetin5274 Před 3 lety +484

    For everyone confused about the 3 week old comments: Secret Base had an unlisted link to this on their new website for the past few weeks. It has only just now been opened up as a public video.

    • @elivandrisse
      @elivandrisse Před 3 lety +9

      Ohhhh, ty!

    • @itsnghtmre4363
      @itsnghtmre4363 Před 3 lety +7

      Oh. That’s what that was. I saved it to watch later and it became unlisted

    • @gamemasteroffun
      @gamemasteroffun Před 3 lety +4

      I’m not worried about this I’m worried about the name change from SB nation to Secret base

    • @terencehill2320
      @terencehill2320 Před 3 lety +2

      Slow clap for you

    • @anthonyesparza4163
      @anthonyesparza4163 Před 3 lety

      Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

  • @APAsianTV
    @APAsianTV Před 3 lety +440

    Me before watching this:
    “I don’t care about baseball”
    Me after watching this:
    “I am a DIE-HARD Mariners fan”

  • @phillipschmidtke2001
    @phillipschmidtke2001 Před 2 lety +63

    1:25:05 “Swung on and-LINED DOWN THE LINE FOR A BASE HIT!!!”
    This will forever be the greatest moment in Mariners baseball history. The foundation upon all other great moments are built upon. Greater than even a World Series win.
    I’m crying now, hearing Niehaus call The Double gets me every time. You have done us longsuffering Mariners fans a tremendous service by crafting this work of art. This video is a masterpiece. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

    • @Eugolk
      @Eugolk Před rokem +3

      There really should be a movie made about that '95 season.

    • @EchoesDistant
      @EchoesDistant Před rokem +2

      Cal Raleigh's walk-off on 9/30/22 is up with The Double, for me. MLB History was made. Mariners history was made. We're going to the playoffs! Go Mariners!

    • @phillipschmidtke2001
      @phillipschmidtke2001 Před rokem

      @@EchoesDistant agreed. The Double is still number 1, but Cal Raleigh’s homer (some call it The Dig) is number 2 for me.

    • @MatthewBakke
      @MatthewBakke Před 9 měsíci +1

      Macklemore has an awesome song called “Mh oh my” if you haven’t heard it

  • @bensteinberg2154
    @bensteinberg2154 Před rokem +78

    I’m looking forward to Jon having to say Big Dumper one day in part 7

    • @neutralamity
      @neutralamity Před rokem

      jon would probably just say it completely deadpan

  • @cbygelightbulb
    @cbygelightbulb Před 3 lety +60

    I appreciate that apparently Poseidon himself named the Mariners and retreated back to Atlantis

  • @racerxfile
    @racerxfile Před 3 lety +150

    Who knew this nearly 4 hour love letter to MLB's most distant outpost was exactly the documentary we needed to relearn how deeply engrained baseball fandom is in America. Just freaking brilliant!

  • @SeikyuuVA2Reborn
    @SeikyuuVA2Reborn Před rokem +72

    TO ALL THE M'S FANS WHO BECAME FANS FROM THIS DOC... YOUR MARINERS ARE NOW IN THE PLAYOFFS!

  • @thechodestar3051
    @thechodestar3051 Před 4 měsíci +11

    One of the best CZcams documentaries of all-time

  • @stevemosco8187
    @stevemosco8187 Před 3 lety +387

    Me: No way I'm watching a 3 hour 40 minute video on the Seattle Mariners
    Me, 3 hours and 40 minutes later: Oh my god.

    • @saraferral3059
      @saraferral3059 Před 3 lety +7

      Jon and Alex. I gotta say during lockdowns, back in April and March this was the only thing I would look forward too. It provided a true sense of normalcy and was the ultimate distraction to such hard times. I cried at the end of eposide 3 as it gave me such a deeper understanding of the true beauty of that moment. Just thank you so much for the this. Never stop making content :)

    • @jaki505
      @jaki505 Před 3 lety +2

      @@saraferral3059 100% agree! love their storytelling

    • @TiTixWhite
      @TiTixWhite Před 3 lety +1

      Yup

  • @slimcognito6255
    @slimcognito6255 Před 3 lety +2439

    Can't wait to watch this whole thing for about the third time

    • @TheKing60210
      @TheKing60210 Před 3 lety +65

      Why did my Dumbass think that the Mariners won the World Series when I was a kid

    • @vatira
      @vatira Před 3 lety +98

      Bro I've watched this 3 times, but ive watched the Bob emergency like almost 20 times

    • @Squirl7504
      @Squirl7504 Před 3 lety +1

      Same

    • @dylannahmiach6472
      @dylannahmiach6472 Před 3 lety +35

      those are rookie numbers

    • @myfbusters
      @myfbusters Před 3 lety +10

      Only third?

  • @jeremymccommons7741
    @jeremymccommons7741 Před 2 lety +65

    2:31:49
    The 2007 Mariners finished the season with a -19 run differential, and are the only team to win 88 games while having a RD in the negatives.
    The 2021 Mariners won 90 games, and had a -51 run differential. Only the Mariners.

    • @ianalex9062
      @ianalex9062 Před rokem

      Only the Mariners indeed, any hope for this season after the all star break?

    • @Aunini
      @Aunini Před rokem

      21-10 against all non-Astros opponents since, I remain hopeful 🤞

    • @ianalex9062
      @ianalex9062 Před rokem

      @@Aunini I also remain hopeful, since they are 15 games over .500, and are almost a shoe in to make the postseason.

    • @Ofallthings089
      @Ofallthings089 Před rokem +2

      Mariners manager Scott Servais said that the 2021 Mariners didn’t look at run differential. They had a “fun differential.” Said it was +90. The 2021 Mariners Baseball-Reference page preserves this stat next to their run differential.

    • @muhammadrifqi7308
      @muhammadrifqi7308 Před rokem +1

      @@ianalex9062 playoff drought no more baby~

  • @PixByLos
    @PixByLos Před 2 měsíci +5

    Why in the hell have I watched this 5 times now. Yes in its entirety!!! This will never get old!!!

  • @poletooke4691
    @poletooke4691 Před 3 lety +190

    "Freed from the oppression of being the Seattle Mariners for one night, they win 5-3" 😂😂😂 of course they did lmao

    • @freddier5376
      @freddier5376 Před 2 lety +10

      That is up there in quotes that perfectly sum up the Mariners with “of all these stories, which one are you telling first?” And “Alex. What the f*ck was that?”

  • @TheTipeO
    @TheTipeO Před 3 lety +324

    I think this is pretty neat. My girlfriend will inform me when the Mariners lose after I showed her this documentary. They have become our team to root for together.

    • @oliverdennis3115
      @oliverdennis3115 Před 3 lety +20

      TheTipeO I am crying on how wholesome that is.

    • @ibraheemrao8434
      @ibraheemrao8434 Před 3 lety +1

      Don't I'm also a fan of a team that NEVER won the FALL CLASSIC.

    • @oliverdennis3115
      @oliverdennis3115 Před 3 lety

      Ibraheem Rao Cardinals?

    • @gainchung4296
      @gainchung4296 Před 3 lety

      Oliver Dennis the Cardinals have won 11.

    • @oliverdennis3115
      @oliverdennis3115 Před 3 lety +9

      Gain Chung you are telling me that a group of holy 60 year old men managed to win 11 times, holy moly.

  • @zoie507
    @zoie507 Před měsícem +4

    I'm a Mariner's fan and this is my first time coming across this video somehow, I have the feeling I'm in for a treat lol

  • @TBone-bz9mp
    @TBone-bz9mp Před 2 lety +19

    This documentary makes me so… melancholy, like I’m seeing a different world, a world that isn’t real, can’t be real. Yet somehow I can perceive it, almost touch it. I want to cry in joy for the revelation, and scream in despair.

    • @rebelstrategist
      @rebelstrategist Před rokem +1

      yeah as a fan for over twenty years I've always wanted people to leave 1995 and 2001 behind, gotta try to focus on building the best roster possible and not give them the burden of a history of a franchise that's troubled simply because it exists. Still, without that 95 season (and political maneuvering) the Ms probably never would have stayed in Seattle.

  • @joykohlsaat6494
    @joykohlsaat6494 Před 3 lety +124

    As a livelong Mariners fan, this was bizarrely cathartic. But also, as a lifelong Mariners fan, I can't believe I sat through the last hour without hearing the name Kyle Seager.

    • @bagel-4005
      @bagel-4005 Před 2 lety

      there is no seager???????????????

    • @pokefan7897
      @pokefan7897 Před 2 lety +1

      They should add parts to it later

    • @alexflores9582
      @alexflores9582 Před 2 lety +1

      Poor guy. Feel bad for him and Felix.

  • @freddier5376
    @freddier5376 Před 2 lety +594

    All the timestamps you’ll ever need:
    0:20 The beginning
    24:10 Jello
    32:18 You know his name.
    49:32 Whoa
    57:57 Tiebreak
    1:02:53 A work of fiction
    1:10:32 The death blow?
    1:13:32 Hope.
    1:17:40 Dave Niehaus.
    1:20:56 The saviour
    1:24:04 The greatest moment.
    1:56:32 Goodbye
    1:59:24 I think you might know his name too.
    2:05:30 WHAT
    2:25:47 Consider this
    2:27:13 It’s who we are.
    2:38:16 0.027%
    2:42:46 The Return of the King
    2:48:43 Going home.
    2:56:42 Perfection
    3:27:45 Ascending to legend
    3:30:50 One last Mariner fairytale.
    3:37:19 A fitting finale.

    • @johnbailey8103
      @johnbailey8103 Před 2 lety +8

      ❤️

    • @sjs1986
      @sjs1986 Před 2 lety +3

      You're a legend!

    • @mattzoc9186
      @mattzoc9186 Před 2 lety

      Uuuug

    • @KWally
      @KWally Před 2 lety +10

      "I think you know his name too." This segment gives chills every time I watch it, currently over a dozen. Ichiro was an icon to many youth baseball players across the globe at a time where the long ball was king.

    • @valty3727
      @valty3727 Před 2 lety +2

      very boisian chapter titles. i commend you

  • @timothyhewitt9439
    @timothyhewitt9439 Před měsícem +2

    Every year or so, I see this video pop up in my feed and I am more than happy to take 4 hours over the next couple of days to enjoy this masterpiece.

  • @lukemccready2886
    @lukemccready2886 Před rokem +47

    The first MLB game I ever attended was Felix's perfect game. I had no knowledge or interest in baseball at the time, but now I appreciate what an incredible gift that was.

  • @kajdesch2137
    @kajdesch2137 Před 3 lety +389

    Timestamps for those that need it, along with the years.
    0:01 - Episode 1: 1932 - 1988
    33:21 - Episode 2: 1989 - 1995 regular season.
    1:03:47 - Episode 3: 1995 ALDS
    1:28:00 - Episode 4: 1995 ALCS - 2000
    2:01:08 - Episode 5: 2000-2009
    2:48:30 - Episode 6: 2010-2019

    • @dk240996
      @dk240996 Před 3 lety +26

      Am I the only one who finds it ironic that anyone would need time stamps for when the episodes start when episodes are readily available on their own still? Just... kinda funny.

    • @gkdunch
      @gkdunch Před 3 lety +10

      bruh just go watch the actual playlist

    • @Kastor774
      @Kastor774 Před 3 lety +23

      dk240996 The real timestamps needed are the Ken Griffey Jr, The Yankees playoff and Ichiro’s reveal cliffhangers. Still get chills.

    • @DeosPraetorian
      @DeosPraetorian Před 3 lety

      @@dk240996 yes

    • @jacobmartin8559
      @jacobmartin8559 Před 3 lety +7

      "Mark McGwire, cartoonish looking soviet artillery prototype that takes three days to reposition and twenty five men to operate."
      I'm so dead

  • @FunkoPopnLockn
    @FunkoPopnLockn Před 3 lety +115

    I'm not even a Mariners fan but when I see the double and the video of Griffey and Ichiro I legitimately get shivers and shed a tear.

    • @itsjohnnyr8560
      @itsjohnnyr8560 Před 2 lety

      My god I know right!

    • @bastage5932
      @bastage5932 Před 2 lety +1

      I'm not a Mariners fan but Ichiro is straight up my favorite player of all time. As soon as I saw that Mizuno glove I knew what was coming and I got emotional.

    • @SergeantRoosters
      @SergeantRoosters Před 2 lety +1

      Imagine being a fan dude its legit just crying

    • @TerryT0114
      @TerryT0114 Před 2 lety +2

      That was their first year ever in the playoffs. I was at game 6 against Cleveland when they were eliminated, no one left. The whole crowd stayed and cheered until the team came back out on the field. That was a fun year.
      I hope they get to the Series some day but I'm not holding my breath

  • @akina7578
    @akina7578 Před 9 měsíci +7

    I’ve watched this 6 times and it’s just as good every time I watch

  • @B0BBARKER444
    @B0BBARKER444 Před rokem +27

    I'm here ladies and gentlemen. The night the drought came to an end. My voice is gone and I have no tears left to cry. They did it. They did it! CAL RALEIGH!

    • @badtotheappendixx
      @badtotheappendixx Před rokem +3

      with a walkoff hr so perfect

    • @EchoesDistant
      @EchoesDistant Před rokem +1

      @@badtotheappendixx Historic. First player to ever hit a pinch-hit walk-off homer to clench the postseason for this team. Go Mariners!

  • @rogerstroklund6809
    @rogerstroklund6809 Před 2 lety +79

    "Dave Niehaus can make an afternoon in August feel like game seven of the world series."
    I was thirteen in the '95 season, and I lived about an hour from the King Dome, and jumping up and down and screaming at the TV while hearing Niehaus call that Luis Sojo hit against the Angels is one of the best memories of my childhood. The M's might not get a lot of "baseball things" right, but when they screw up losing, they make it exciting.

  • @westxlcr
    @westxlcr Před 3 lety +69

    I hate to spoil it, but the 135 seconds or so following the 01:59:00 point, mark what is probably the best story transition in all of sports documentaries, and it’s only because once the hints dropped, those of us who lived through it (including myself as an A’s fan,) instantly remember what’s about to follow.

    • @drumhead89
      @drumhead89 Před 2 lety +6

      That reveal is worth a mountain of Emmys alone. Master stroke.

  • @daveintheAM
    @daveintheAM Před 9 měsíci +4

    "Into the batters box stepped Edgar Martinez"
    Every single time, I have to turn it away right around there before i start tearing up

  • @jacobduncan2142
    @jacobduncan2142 Před 9 měsíci +9

    They found Roger this year! He is still alive, living back in his hometown of Bethlehem, PA. He is a private man, and has not come forward for any interviews or publicity, but the Mariners have offered him and his family an open invitation.

  • @hotcheetoman86
    @hotcheetoman86 Před 3 lety +305

    Jon and Alex. I gotta say during lockdowns, back in April and March this was the only thing I would look forward too. It provided a true sense of normalcy and was the ultimate distraction to such hard times. I cried at the end of eposide 3 as it gave me such a deeper understanding of the true beauty of that moment. Just thank you so much for the this. Never stop making content :)

    • @jkbuckeye1
      @jkbuckeye1 Před 3 lety +6

      Bro I was tearing up last night watching it for the third time!

    • @b.o.4469
      @b.o.4469 Před 3 lety

      Corona is far from over

    • @WillJM81280
      @WillJM81280 Před 3 lety +1

      Jesus christ man, what are you going to do when you see actual hardships if getting to sit about at home & watch CZcams is hard for you.

    • @GoyfAscetic
      @GoyfAscetic Před 3 lety +6

      @@WillJM81280 I don't believe our friend is telling us the details of what's making their life difficult at the moment and that's ok. I hope both of you are doing well in these tough times.

  • @djmonaco39
    @djmonaco39 Před 3 lety +67

    My Great Grandfather was a Yankee fan, My Grandfather was a Yankee fan, My Dad was a Yankee Fan, and I’m a Yankee fan, and this video made me get really excited when the Mariners won the 1995 ALDS

  • @pokefan7897
    @pokefan7897 Před 2 lety +11

    I play this nightly as I fall asleep

  • @MKISports
    @MKISports Před rokem +32

    Who's here after the Mariners finally ended their 21-year postseason drought?

  • @KWally
    @KWally Před 3 lety +44

    This honestly might be the single greatest sports documentary of all time. That Ichiro intro gives me chills everytime.

    • @eriin28
      @eriin28 Před rokem +5

      i'd honestly argue for it to be the best docuseries to ever be posted exclusively to youtube. i've sent this to people who aren't sports fans and they've been absolutely enthralled after the first episode, it truly unites people

  • @PUDINHED
    @PUDINHED Před 3 lety +78

    Re: Seattle Pilots, it's worth mentioning the role Bud Selig had in the move. He wanted a team back in his hometown Milwaukee.

    • @EchoesDistant
      @EchoesDistant Před 3 lety +9

      He redeemed himself when he named the DH award after Edgar.

    • @nicholastricarico2957
      @nicholastricarico2957 Před 3 lety

      @@EchoesDistant Did he though? I mean, compared to Manfred, he's a saint, but did he really redeem himself?

  • @12packersfan
    @12packersfan Před 2 lety +75

    Holy shoot it’s September 30th and the Mariners are officially tied for the second wild card spot… For a franchise with so much star power, making the playoffs with a team who’s only all-star has a 4.41 era would probably be the most Mariners thing ever

  • @trevorBbracket
    @trevorBbracket Před 2 měsíci +4

    This might sound stupid, but im going through some impossible stuff right now. something about the length and message in these videos really resonates right now.
    thanks for being so dedicated. i hope anyone else feeling the same comes out okay.

  • @travics77
    @travics77 Před 3 lety +55

    The stretch from 1:24:10 and 3 minutes later will never not make me cry.

    • @6thwilbury2331
      @6thwilbury2331 Před 3 lety +6

      The music that kicks in at Edgar's hit at 1:25:07 gets to me, for sure. It has been paired with many a great moment in Jon Bois' videos.

  • @oliverdennis3115
    @oliverdennis3115 Před 3 lety +112

    I was like, wait I watched 3 hours and 40 minutes of the Seattle Mariners. Yes, Oliver, yes you did.

  • @insurgencybuffoonery8065
    @insurgencybuffoonery8065 Před 5 měsíci +4

    I’m so glad this was made. This feels like a tangible way of explaining the impossible, why I’m a Mariners fan.
    There has been plenty of heartbreak. Players underperforming, the front office making miserable moves and ownership refusing to show a commitment to winning. Yet here we. Beaten, battered and bruised. Yet our love persists, with plenty of scar tissue to show.
    goms

  • @ethanhadfield9483
    @ethanhadfield9483 Před rokem +20

    September 30, 2022. The Drought ended.

  • @samsee_ca
    @samsee_ca Před 3 lety +178

    Since SB doesn't have any timecodes in the description, here ya go:
    1 || 0:00:00 || *1977 - 1988* || _"This is Not an Endorsement of Arson"_
    2 || 0:33:23 || *1989 - 1995* || _"Ken Griffey Jr. and his Quest to Save The Mariners"_
    3 || 1:03:49 || *1995 (ALDS)* || _"The Battle For Seattle"_
    4 || 1:28:02 || *1996 - 1999* || _"Building a Death Star"_
    5 || 2:01:11 || *2000 - 2009* || _"The Age of Ichiro"_
    6 || 2:48:32 || *2010 - 2019* || _"Entering The Great Beyond"_

  • @PoorlyMadeArt
    @PoorlyMadeArt Před 3 lety +398

    Are we ever getting that lost "Stanislav Petrov" episode of Pretty Good back? I never saw it and I desperately need too

    • @EvilFerret55
      @EvilFerret55 Před 3 lety +33

      I've never seen it either. I'd love to see it so much. Stanislav Petrov was an amazing man.

    • @PoorlyMadeArt
      @PoorlyMadeArt Před 3 lety +93

      Just an update for the curious, I asked Jon this question on a Q&A and this was the answer:
      "sadly, i think it's unlikely. it would necessitate a total remake and i probably can't set aside the time to do so. appreciate the interest though!"
      A sad fate, but I understand not being able to go back and re-do such an old video when they're working on gems like this

    • @BrandonA1
      @BrandonA1 Před 3 lety +22

      Don't worry: Emplemon made the definitive version of it

    • @Kurzov
      @Kurzov Před 3 lety +1

      Oh, so that was the missing episode

    • @rogerszmodis6913
      @rogerszmodis6913 Před 3 lety +16

      Brandon - definitive is ok but pretty good would be even better

  • @markkowal7849
    @markkowal7849 Před rokem +38

    Next chapter: The Julio Rodriguez era. The drought is over.

  • @no_regerts5176
    @no_regerts5176 Před 2 lety +64

    I can’t believe how good this was. People ask me what it’s like to be a Mariner fan. I describe it as being the parent of a heroin addict. You love your child and you want better for them, but they’re flawed and you have to hold on to the glimpses of what could have been, because they will eventually relapse and die.

    • @silvergodofice5039
      @silvergodofice5039 Před rokem +2

      I always use the tried and true train wreck analogy sometimes it derails early and rights it self too late to make time and sometimes it speeds to every stop but ends up killing 4 on its way to playoff station complex but very entertaining to describe

    • @joespitler3929
      @joespitler3929 Před 11 měsíci

      Dude hell of an analogy

  • @wilson4
    @wilson4 Před 3 lety +105

    this series made me a mariners fan. I can’t begin to explain how beautiful it is

    • @legogandalf5453
      @legogandalf5453 Před 3 lety +16

      Welcome to the pain!

    • @wilson4
      @wilson4 Před 3 lety +9

      Mr. Bones I’m so scared rn. This is so f*cked, I just got a google alert for the Mariners game, and I’ve never even searched anything about them. CZcams is a google thing right, so I think they use our comments as specialized info

    • @classicbananamilk
      @classicbananamilk Před 3 lety +1

      Me too!

    • @blazer6248
      @blazer6248 Před 3 lety +4

      Thank you! Been following them since Juniors first year in 1989. I opened a pack of 1990 Upper Deck cards and pulled his 2nd year card out. It was the highest value card in the set even back then. That moment changed my life. That was the moment my love for Junior started. I cried when he made the HOF. Just so you understand.
      Wanna hear something crazy? Junior is one of my 2 favorite people of all time. The 2nd is Duane Allman of The Allman Brothers Band. Their birthdays are 1 day apart. Nov 20 for Junior and Nov 21 for Allman. Talk about a coincidence!

  • @DaCaLsTa7777
    @DaCaLsTa7777 Před 2 lety +197

    The Reveal of the 2001 season was genuinely bonechilling when I first saw it, the use of the music was great and it felt like it was 2 hours of build into just one of the greatest moments. Overall this video is stellar, and I came into this as a Brit with no baseball knowledge.....I now leave, likely a Mariners Fan.

    • @itsjohnnyr8560
      @itsjohnnyr8560 Před 2 lety +16

      “How can you not be romantic about baseball.”

    • @tyvizenor965
      @tyvizenor965 Před rokem +2

      We welcome you with open arms

    • @maplebear6527
      @maplebear6527 Před rokem +1

      You should strongly consider being a Yankees fan

    • @lazerboy4942
      @lazerboy4942 Před rokem

      @@maplebear6527 You're the worst kind of human

    • @88porpoise
      @88porpoise Před rokem +3

      As a person who didn't care about the Mariners prior to 2001, that was a crazy freaking season to follow.
      It was so brutal how they lost to the Yankees.
      A nice story that came out of it was co-MVP Randy Johnson's D-Backs defeating the Yankees in the World Series. With game seven being one of the greatest MLB games of all time including Johnson, already with two great starts, coming on in the eighth to hold the Yankees and the hitters coming to life and scoring the tying and walk off runs against the best closer baseball has seen

  • @JWex-jy7sk
    @JWex-jy7sk Před rokem +38

    Who else is here after the Mariners just finally ended the 21 year long playoff drought?

  • @ZoePengers
    @ZoePengers Před 2 lety +35

    ive watched this maybe 100 times and it gets more emotional as i become a bigger fan of this team. i didn't even know like 75% of the baseball terms when i first watched this and now im in for the long haul. thank you so much jon and alex and everyone else who contributed to even 1 second of this documentary.

  • @aaronkawczk9193
    @aaronkawczk9193 Před 3 lety +228

    Please do this for the Cleveland Browns, a franchise that enjoyed nothing but success pre-super bowl era with nearly nothing but historic failure ever since.

    • @JesusIzAPunkRocker
      @JesusIzAPunkRocker Před 3 lety +46

      It's not a 4 hour epic like this masterpiece, but if you havn't yet, check out the "The Browns Live in Hell" Chart Party

    • @devanwelch4049
      @devanwelch4049 Před 3 lety +7

      They did a chart party on us but it is before our current resurgence. Although a resurgence implies a previous success, so I guess I'm reaching back to Jim Brown or Bernie Kosar.

    • @jeffbrewer5648
      @jeffbrewer5648 Před 3 lety +3

      Jon and Alex. I gotta say during lockdowns, back in April and March this was the only thing I would look forward too. It provided a true sense of normalcy and was the ultimate distraction to such hard times. I cried at the end of eposide 3 as it gave me such a deeper understanding of the true beauty of that moment. Just thank you so much for the this. Never stop making content :)

    • @freewillygoss
      @freewillygoss Před 3 lety +4

      @@devanwelch4049 a resurgence for the Browns means we just got to .500 again

    • @donutboi6187
      @donutboi6187 Před 3 lety +10

      Another good team would be the Atlanta Falcons

  • @thetroyzernator
    @thetroyzernator Před 2 lety +86

    The use of music in this just elevates it to another level. I can't wait for the Atlanta Falcons Dorktown special.

    • @buccanidiot1313
      @buccanidiot1313 Před 2 lety +9

      Ik it’s absolutely perfect, one of the best sports documentary’s I have ever seen.

    • @OneTwoFreeForAll
      @OneTwoFreeForAll Před rokem

      The Falcons one turned out great

  • @MMR_Hotspot
    @MMR_Hotspot Před 6 měsíci +4

    Update: An article published on March 30 of 2023 reveals that Mariners name contest winner Roger Szmodis is alive and well in Pennsylvania! He leads a private lifestyle, with even his family not knowing that he never claimed the prize for naming the team.

  • @baseballhaha
    @baseballhaha Před 2 lety +18

    I showed this to my grandpa last Christmas and it was the most he’s ever talked. I remember sitting in his car listening to Dave on long summer nights. Going to the stadium, family together, everything just felt right in the world. Thank you so much for bringing back all these wonderful memories.

    • @stevenkunz5324
      @stevenkunz5324 Před dnem

      I’m😊😊😊😊😊p 0:00 😊😊😊😊

  • @oliverdennis3115
    @oliverdennis3115 Před 3 lety +54

    I cry at Ken and Ichiros friendship. It’s like the Punisher and Amy Bendix.

  • @Le_Fuzze
    @Le_Fuzze Před 3 lety +21

    A few days ago was the 10th anniversary of Dave Niehaus passing, the commentator for the Ms from 1977-2010, including all their post season appearances. He made Mariners baseball fun to listen to. He made any game worth listening to. He was the Mariners Vin Scully. He was something else. Rest in Peace Dave.

  • @12packersfan
    @12packersfan Před rokem +15

    Folks the date is September 30th 2022 and I finally get to say it… THE SEATTLE MARINERS ARE BACK IN THE PLAYOFFS BABY!!!🥳🥳🥳🎉🎉🎉

  • @jtheist32
    @jtheist32 Před 2 lety +12

    It is INCREDIBLE how iconic Ichiro's bat hold is. Just a close up of his wrist and the bat and anyone who knows the slightest bit about baseball knows.

  • @Interstellis
    @Interstellis Před 2 lety +44

    1:40:43 "At 103.5, Randy places in FM radio territory."
    This is why I have to watch this multiple times haha. I always pick up something new that I missed the other times.

  • @katalina256
    @katalina256 Před 3 lety +62

    As someone from Seattle, this is both really cool and really sad for me at the same time.

    • @kourii
      @kourii Před 2 lety +3

      Really cool and really sad, just like Seattle

  • @antoine911
    @antoine911 Před rokem +15

    looking forward to the 'big dumper' chapter in the next addition to this

  • @ryanclaggett7007
    @ryanclaggett7007 Před rokem +10

    watching this in tears rn

  • @cyrusrule3164
    @cyrusrule3164 Před 3 lety +219

    Screw extended edition Lord of the Rings. This is the best 4-hour movie.

    • @akatakam8551
      @akatakam8551 Před 3 lety

      Cyrus Rule how did you comment before the video came out.

    • @tycenreckker8328
      @tycenreckker8328 Před 3 lety +4

      It was on Secret Bases website. It was a private video but there was a link.

  • @FleshEatingMouseBottles
    @FleshEatingMouseBottles Před 2 lety +21

    the last dance is one of the greatest sports documentaries ever and is the second best of 2020.

  • @lollipop5331
    @lollipop5331 Před rokem +37

    Who else came here immediately after the Mariners clinched a 2022 playoff berth?

  • @kicking222
    @kicking222 Před rokem +15

    They finally did it, folks. They gave Jon and Alex a reason to update the doc.