The life-threatening element makes baseball actually interesting.
The life-threatening element makes baseball actually interesting. STEPHEN BRASHEAR/GETTY IMAGES

Listen, it’s the apocalypse out there, everyone knows it, every Seattle journalist is desperately racking their brains for something new that’s impacted by smoke; are the animals okay? What about people with beards? Have we considered how [INSERT JOKE]

I don’t care about any of that.

I’m just pissed because my rec soccer game got canceled but the Mariners still get to play.

It’s not fair is all I’m saying—to my terrible exercise regiment that is woefully dependent on these weekly games, my competitive spirit, or the Mariners’ lungs. The Houston Astros’ lungs too, of course.

The Mariners played the Astros last night. They tasted a sweet victory after a game-winning home run from Robinson Cano who just finished an 80-day suspension for using performance enhancing drugs. This all happened while Washington was experiencing its worst air quality in a century.

It’s a very important series, I get that, my boyfriend told me and I absolutely listen one hundred percent whenever he talks about baseball. But couldn’t they just reschedule? They play approximately 700 games a season. It’s actually 162, but who keeps track after 25, really? I bet they could even cut a few and no one would think anything of it. This will be their third smoky game this week. At least maybe this can be a valid excuse for when they inevitably don't make it to the playoffs again.

The smoke last night was thick, it felt like what it probably felt like in the Earth scenes of that movie Interstellar. If you didn’t see Interstellar, there were a lot of dust storms in the movie. Still, the baseball game went on. The only thing that changed was that the Mariners didn’t hold their batting practice outside. The Astros did. What do you have to prove, Astros?

Today is not much better. The air is definitely more breathable. I even heard you can leave your mask at home today. It’s still gnarly and I get lightheaded walking up the stairs which is a testament to the air quality and not my physical fitness level. Although, with soccer getting canceled two weeks in a row because of smoke maybe it is the fitness thing. We don’t have to talk about it. I’m self-conscious.

No matter the ashiness and despite what officials warn about excessive physical activity when the air is bad the show must go on at Safeco Field.

“We have been monitoring the situation,” Mariners spokesperson Rebecca Hale told Q13 news. “Most likely any decision wouldn’t be made until later today.”

Well, Rebecca, the day is progressing and the National Weather Service has some bad news for all of us:


It’s going to get worse before it gets better. Isn’t that what they say? The Mariner’s game is at 7:10 p.m. For now, at least. I'll update this post if it changes since I know you care. We all do.