Things couldn’t be going much better for sports fans in the Emerald City right now.
On Friday night, the Seattle Mariners defeated the Detroit Tigers in 15 innings to clinch a spot in the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2001.
On Saturday, the Seattle Sounders paid tribute to the Mariners’ celebration in the moments after Seattle-native, Paul Rothrock, scored the winner in a 1–0 victory over Real Salt Lake
The Seattle stadium district, which hosts Major League Soccer, Major League Baseball, National Football League and National Women’s Soccer League games all adjacent, is the heartbeat of sporting excellence in the Pacific Northwest. As the Sounders and Mariners continue quests for the top honors in their respective leagues, the two are thriving off each other.
“It was a big win for the Mariners yesterday, that’s the best Mariners team since I’ve been alive, so we thought we’d pay respect to those guys,” Rothrock said. “Just show some Seattle love, so I’m glad we won too, because that’s two Seattle wins.”
But Rothrock didn’t want to take credit for the celebration, shouting out Sounders administrator, Eduardo Millán, for the inspiration.
“It was his idea, he told me we should shout out the Mariners because what they’re doing is pretty frigging special,” Rothrock added. “I think all the guys were down to do that if we scored, and it’s a fun moment to be in Seattle right now… a lot of us were watching that game last night and we were trying to ride off a bit of that energy.
“I kept watching videos of [the Mariners win] today, because I kind of got shivers watching it, it’s a sweet moment for Seattle.”
