Business & Tech
Profits Over Pennants: The Story of the Mediocre Seattle Mariners
Author John Wells will give his theories on Thursday at Third Place Books.
Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park will host a reading by author Jon Wells, the author of Shipwrecked: A Peoples’ History of the Seattle Mariners, Thursday at 7 p.m.
Kenmore-based publisher Epicenter Press, which publishes mostly books about Alaska, released the book.
“Despite the heroic efforts of many great players, the Seattle Mariners haven’t been to the World Series because their owners’ relentless passion for the bottom line has repeatedly undercut chances for success on the field,” writes Wells, publisher of the independent Mariners’ game-program The Grand Salami.
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“Prioritizing profits over pennants—mix in top-level management’s breathtaking arrogance and baseball ignorance—add in some bad breaks, and the result is an owner-imposed ceiling on the team’s success.
"Since the M’s record-setting season at the turn of the century, optimistic fans have continued to buy tickets and pricey souvenirs, but the team's owners have repeatedly chosen to pocket the money instead of investing more on players."
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