ARTICLE FROM seattletimes.com (Full story click here)

Felix Hernandez was the 2010 Cy Young winner in the American League. He is young and a exciting pitcher so why was only 12,000 or fans turned out to watch him pitch the other day here in Seattle?

It was the third smallest crowd in the history of the Mariners playing at Safeco Field. That is amazing readers, flat out amazing. The question is why?

Hernandez pitch a 1-0 win over the Oakland A’s but hardly no one was their to watch “King” Felix pitch at Safeco. Is it because it was cold? Is it because of the very high gas prices? Is it because of the ticket prices and parking and the cost of food at Safeco?

Or was it because the Seattle fans are tired of seeing a terrible team year after year? I know as a sports fan I am tired of seeing one of the worst teams in baseball year after year here in Seattle.

I also thing the Mariners do a terrible job in marketing into the African American and Hispanic communities when it comes to ads in minority owned newspapers, radio stations and TV shows and online sites like this one.

Something is big time wrong when you have a young star and CY YOUNG winning pitcher in Felix Hernandez on the mound and only 12,000 show up. Will this change when the weather warms up and Mariners when a few more games? We will see.   Gordon Curvey