Now THESE are some nice balls -- Edgar Martinez HOF celebration in Seattle

Special baseballs for Edgar? Hell yeah! I flew from NYC to Seattle just to catch one, so there was no way I was leaving empty-handed.

This was my first trip to Seattle since the name of the stadium changed from Safeco Field to T-Mobile Park, but other than that, everything was pretty much the same. The Tampa Bay Rays were here, and I have to give them credit for being a very friendly team on the road. They were generous with toss-ups and autographs, and they also happen to be playing great this season, so if you have a chance to see them . . . do it!

Want to see how the "glove trick" works? That's what I was using to grab those baseballs from the Mariners' bullpen. Check out this tutorial to learn how it's done:



This video in Seattle was filmed by Chris Yon (@yonnernyc) on August 9, 2019. It was edited by Chris Bruning (@iChrisbtv) and Bill Bruning (@billbruning). Thanks for watching!

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