Ok let's bust these idiotic myths once and for all

[D-train]

More nonsense about why FAs won't come here. Actually the Seattle school system might be a more legitimate reason. lol

School systems? They're millionaires.

They're going to be living in Medina, Kirkland, Bellevue, Sammamish or some shit where the schools are the best in the country.

Or private schools. Yeah that tweet with crazy on so many levels. Better chance players consider how many good strip clubs in a city than how good the public schools are.

[Sibelius Hindemith]

Well, the degree to which leftist policies might impinge on their quality of life probably has some impact on their decision. There's the travel aspect as well.

[Seattle or Bust]

Well, the degree to which leftist policies might impinge on their quality of life probably has some impact on their decision. There's the travel aspect as well.

The vast majority of baseball stadiums are in urban cities with extreme left demographics.

Suffolk County (Red Sox) went 81-17 in favor of Biden. Didn't stop Trevor Story for heading there.

Los Angeles Country (Dodgers) went went 71-27 in favor of Biden. Didn't stop Freddie Freeman from heading there or the other hoards of other players. Trevor Bauer is a staunch conservative and he went to LA.

San Fran County (Giants) went 82-16 in favor Biden. Didn't stop Rodon from signing there.

This isn't an issue.

[Sibelius Hindemith]

The local politics of Seattle are more far left than any major city with the possible exceptions of Portland and San Fran.

[Seattle or Bust]

The local politics of Seattle are more far left than any major city with the possible exceptions of Portland and San Fran.

And you can quantify that how?

These players aren't morons. If they don't want to live in a city that's "too liberal" they can literally move to Mercer Island, Kirkland or Medina. It's a 20 minute drive to the stadium and they're back in their safe haven.

Not to mention that Washington has no state income tax... I think that would outweigh concerns over encountering a few gay people in their time around Seattle.

[D-train]

Pretty sure he was referring to this but they could avoid that pretty easily as well.

https://komonews.com/news/project-seatt ... ess-crisis

[Seattle or Bust]

Pretty sure he was referring to this but they could avoid that pretty easily as well.

https://komonews.com/news/project-seatt ... ess-crisis

I live downtown. I personally don't like it. So I'm moving to Bellevue.

Now imagine what I could do if they put $25 million in my pocket.

Every major city has homeless people. If you're running around w. fat stacks and a few tents around the city bother you, you're definitely not moving to Los Angeles.

[D-train]

Pretty sure he was referring to this but they could avoid that pretty easily as well.

https://komonews.com/news/project-seatt ... ess-crisis

I live downtown. I personally don't like it. So I'm moving to Bellevue.

Now imagine what I could do if they put $25 million in my pocket.

Yep, like I said, I don't get the feverish attempts to make excuses for these owners for not spending money. So many on M's twitter saying how smart and prudent they are and many of them the same that were railing against them for being selfish cheap billionaires during the lockout. I don't get it.

[Case_Of_The_Runs]

Pretty sure he was referring to this but they could avoid that pretty easily as well.

https://komonews.com/news/project-seatt ... ess-crisis

Yeah - this is hard to quantify. Politics is less quantifiable than a signing bonus, or even the climate. For example, would international free agents be put off by anti-immigrant rhetoric from the far right? Doesn't seem like it.

And tent cities? Puh-leeze. LA, San Francisco, New York, Chicago - and most every large metropolitan city in the country has issues with homelessness. Sorry...houselessness as they call it around here.

But again - who knows what each baseball player considers important. Neighborhood crime rates. Proximity to schools. Closeness to home. The number of Dunkin Donuts per square mile.

So maybe politics factor in there somewhere, but it could be liberal or conservative policies that are offputting...or compelling. For $160M I could put up with a lot of shit for 6 years.

[Sibelius Hindemith]

It's more a question of what would sway them all things being equal with regard to contract offers. Or do you think the Mariners are offering more than other teams for certain (position) players? I don't.

And the travel issue is probably the main one. You play in Seattle and you're going to spend a lot more time in airplanes.