Contact the Mariner Board..

Want to reach the decision makers? According to a December 1996 story in the Seattle Times, all decisions regarding the team are made by the seven member Board of Directors:

John Ellis
Minoru Arakawa
Chris Larson
Howard Lincoln
John McCaw
Frank Shrontz
Craig Watjen

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4100
83 King Street, Third Floor
Seattle, Washington 98104
Phone: 206-346-4000
Fax: 206-346-4100
e-mail

A Billion Isn't What it Used to be Dept...

And neither is 5.7 Billion, the collective worth of the Seattle Mariners ownerhip according to a story in the Seattle Times

See How the Owner-Half Lives...

Shouldn't these rich guys just pay up? But imagine the demands of their expensive lifestyles. Need help? Check out some of their digs...

IF THE N0SE FITS DEPT...

My, Oh My, What Ever Happened to John Ellis?

Rumour has is that shortly after John Ellis announced that the Mariners were reneging on their numerous pledges to cover Safeco Field cost overuns, some of those present noticed a dramatic change in his appearance. Ellis left before the change could be photo-documented but we have provided an artist's conception based on reports from the scene.

In an apparently unrelated development, a stadium carpenter identified only as "Geppetto" was removed from the Mariner offices and taken to Harborview for observation after he was found wondering the hallways and calling out for his "long lost son".

Times Comes Out Swinging - For Once

Sometimes even the Seattle Times will meet a fat-cat giveaway it doesn't like. The latest extortion attempt from the Mariners is so unpopular that Fairview Fanny - usually the PR auxiliary of the Downtown Merchants and other money interests - has broken ranks with the well-to-do and joined the to-do surrounding the stadium swindle.

Despite a Wednesday morning (June 22nd) visit from John Ellis and Howard Lincoln of the Mariners - and subsequent editorial silence that evening - the Times Editorial page came out swinging the big wood on Thursday. Their condemnation, while not as thorough as this reporter could have wished, was clear.

Did the Times take a day to see which way the wind was blowing? Did they finally listen to Ron Judd, outdoor columnist and outspoken critic of the stadium deal? Will they keep up the good work and pressure the Mariners to back off? Or are the business boosters on the board just waiting for the storm to spend itself before the pr wheels start grinding again? Only time will tell - and we'll tell you here.

To those who have wondered about the significance of the large hole Gerard Tsutakawa saw fit to place in the sweet spot of his 9-foot bronze sculpture at Safeco Field we say, wonder no more. It turns out that Tsutakawa is not only gifted but prescient - the hole in the "Mitt" represents the hole in the pocket of the Mariner ownership.