It is not usually that the Mariners and Seahawks battle in October—however this 12 months is completely different.
Due to the Mariners’ first American League West Division title since 2001, the Seahawks could have to maneuver two video games, based on a Saturday night report from Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Per Schefter, the Seahawks have dwelling video games towards the Buccaneers on Oct. 5 and the Texans on Oct. 20 that would battle with the ALDS and ALCS, respectively—ought to the Mariners get that far. Within the occasion of a battle, the Seahawks could have to regulate their kickoffs.
Why is that this an issue?
“The infrastructure of the world surrounding the Mariners’ T-Cell Park and the Seahawks’ Lumen Subject—that are virtually subsequent door to one another, a mere one-tenth of a mile aside—will not be designed to assist two video games performed on the identical time and would create logistical points that embrace a chaotic site visitors state of affairs together with overcrowding,” Schefter wrote.
The final time the Mariners received a division title in ’01, the Seahawks have been in the midst of a two-year stint at Husky Stadium—dwelling of Washington soccer—whereas Lumen Subject was being constructed.
