05-27-2013, 05:31 PM
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The Canadian Invasion: August. 5-7, 2013, Blue Jays @ Mariners
Anybody else heading down to Seattle for the Blue Jays Series Early August. Hoping to get some dialogue going. Places to see, pubs to visit but. Anybody have any recommendations of where to sit at Safeco? Going down with large group, hoping to organize some things in advance. Thanks for your help.
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05-27-2013, 05:33 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Vancouver
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Blue Jays suck. Go Mariners.
OK, I will add something sort of constructive. Safeco is a beautiful park and Seattle is a beautiful city. If not for the traffic in the area, I could live there.
I think there have been a few threads on visiting Seattle, so might want to search for those. The Boeing plant is always high on the list.
Last edited by worth; 05-27-2013 at 05:35 PM.
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05-27-2013, 05:42 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Wrong forum. Move this please mods.
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05-27-2013, 06:52 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Toledo OH
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The gf and I will be at all three games. We already have our tickets. We'll be on the lookout for your group!
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05-27-2013, 07:19 PM
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We went to a couple Blue Jays/Mariners games last July. Blew me away how many Blue Jays fans there were.
I will second that Safeco is awesome. We got a couple tickets 18 rows straight up from home plate for $40 each on StubHub for one game so that's where I recommend sitting, haha. I think it was pretty lucky. Check StubHub anyways, as there should be lots of good seats available.
Serious Pie downtown Seattle was my favorite place to eat in Seattle. One of the best tasting pizzas I've ever had. Happy Hour is also a big deal in Seattle. I think we paid $5 + tip for two beers at the Hard Rock Café one afternoon. Boeing plant is a pretty cool trip.
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05-27-2013, 07:43 PM
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Jays series is always a blast, we go down most years, usually the Jays fans are louder than the M's fans.
We always do super touristy stuff in Seattle, go to the zoo, aquarium or the experience music museum etc and go shopping at the outlet malls. If you've got some extra time on your hands, after or before the series, the coolest thing we've ever done on a Pacific Northwest road trip is go to Oregon, out to the coast and then into Portland where there are crazy amounts of breweries and beer tasting places. Takes a couple extra days but totally worth it.
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05-27-2013, 10:10 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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I'll be there for the August 5th game, and then to FX McRory's after!
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05-27-2013, 10:13 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Calgary
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Stay at Cedarbrook Lodge, thank me after eating copious amounts of their free Haagen Dazs, pretzels and malt balls
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05-28-2013, 12:13 AM
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rubecube what's FX McRory's all about?
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05-28-2013, 12:22 AM
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Appreciate the feedback guys! Heard something about bar at stadium that opens couple hours before game time. supposedly fairly priced wobbly pops?! anybody heard anything about this...
We were thinking one game in a Box or "Diamond Club" one game 3rd base line/ 1st base line? and one game in the Joey Bats Landing Pad (outfield)... First baseball game in seattle so a little unsure where to sit...
none the less the group is at 20 we'll be hard to miss.
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05-28-2013, 12:28 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Van City - Main St.
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Could be the Pyramid Brewery right beside the park.
Was down there for a game about 2 weeks ago and we pre-drank there for about 3-4 hours prior to first pitch.
It's directly across the street from the stadium by the team store side.
There's also a number of other places closer to the football stadium which is just up from Safeco.
Plenty of options for pre drinks before the game, I would recommend the pyramid one we went to. Good beer!
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05-28-2013, 04:42 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by XxBIGDOGxX1817
We were thinking one game in a Box or "Diamond Club" one game 3rd base line/ 1st base line? and one game in the Joey Bats Landing Pad (outfield)... First baseball game in seattle so a little unsure where to sit...
none the less the group is at 20 we'll be hard to miss.
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Learn from my lesson, I did similar seat options in the mid-90's at the beautiful Kingdome, the game I chose to go outfield was the game Randy Johnson was pitching, and threw a 16K gem!
Get good seats each game and if one becomes a yawn-fest, take a walk to the outfield seating area.
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05-28-2013, 04:03 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: too far from Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by XxBIGDOGxX1817
Anybody else heading down to Seattle for the Blue Jays Series Early August. Hoping to get some dialogue going. Places to see, pubs to visit but. Anybody have any recommendations of where to sit at Safeco? Going down with large group, hoping to organize some things in advance. Thanks for your help.
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If you can swing it financially and get beyond the sticker shock, I'd get diamond club seats behind home plate. All you can eat 5 star buffet, all you can drink, VIP parking, personalized service at your seats or in the resto for about $300/person. It is an amazing first class experience.
Considering what you pay for regular tix and the food prices at Safeco, the lines and your time and energy, it is actually good value. You can start eating/boozing a couple hrs before the game starts. It is a lot cheaper and a more pampered experience than the equivalent at the Seahawks/Sounders games in my view.
The bro-in-law and I have gone periodically over the years when the BJs and his family is in town. The bonus is you can phone family back in Canada and have them turn on Sportsnet to see you wave to get your inner attention seeker sated.
As for uniquely local, I always tell people to try out Dicks which is like a Peters with the milkshakes and burgers at a fraction of the price and the quality has kept up. The closest one to Safeco is probably on Capitol Hill.
In the summer, the duck ride is fun and you learn a lot of Seattle's history. It is on a WWII era Higgins boat which is amphibious so in the summer, you get to boat in Lake Union as an added bonus.
I haven't seen this in Vancouver (or Calgary for that matter), but in the International District (Chinatown) which is just north east of Safeco, Honey Court Resto has its famous honey walnut prawns which is hong kong style prawns and addictive as heck.
Have fun in Seattle!
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05-28-2013, 04:10 PM
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I'll be there for at least one game.
The diamond club sounds sick...but 300 bucks is pretty spensy. Very tempting though. Especially as a person who gets their money's worth on all-you-can-drink events.
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05-28-2013, 05:54 PM
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I just convinced the wife today that we should go down that week so I can take my 2 1/2 year old son to his first baseball game. We're probably only going to the Wed 12:40pm game and will try to find other things to do in Seattle, as we're staying for four days and have never been there before.
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05-28-2013, 06:07 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Calgary
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When in Seattle, I like hitting up the Woodland Park Zoo, then grab lunch close by at http://www.lacartadeoaxaca.com/
Incredible food
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05-28-2013, 06:30 PM
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Location: Victoria
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rubecube what's FX McRory's all about?
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In a word? Whiskey.
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05-28-2013, 06:35 PM
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That is amazing. Sorry Grandma, I know the money you left for me was supposed to go education, but I found a better way to spend the money.
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05-28-2013, 06:41 PM
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Go there before a hawks game!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcNYAlLI-KQ
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05-29-2013, 09:57 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary...Alberta, Canada
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Anyone driving or has driven to Seattle? Thoughts on a good route?
We're debating making this a road trip, but we'll have to split the trip in two. I don't think the kid (or the wife) will tolerate sitting in the car for 12+ hours.
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