Summary of This is not an endorsement of arson | The History of the Seattle Mariners, a Dorktown special

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The video tells the story of the Seattle Mariners, from their early days as a "dorktown" team to their later years as a struggling divisional rival of the Yankees. Among the players mentioned are Harold Reynolds, Alvin Davis, and the most recognizable player of the early years, Bo Jackson.

• 00:00:00 The Seattle Mariners began as 140 acts of arson, and the team's inaugural season was bumped up two years due to the efforts of Senator Stuart Symington.
• 00:05:00 The Seahawks and Mariners were both originally founded in the 1960s, but the Mariners were the last to move. The Mariners left Seattle after one season because their stadium was unenjoyable. The new stadium they were allocated was ultimately built and the Mariners remained in Seattle.
• 00:10:00 The Seattle Mariners began play in 1977 and, despite having poor records, often lost by large margins. Their lack of star power and weak competition led to low attendance and frustration among fans. In 1981, the team's season was shortened by a strike, and as a result, their record was even worse.
• 00:15:00 The Seattle Mariners have a history of fraud and poor management. In 1981, their manager, Maury Wills, tried to cheat by painting the batter's boxes too far in. He was fired a few weeks later.
• 00:20:00 This is not an endorsement of arson, but it is a history of the Seattle Mariners, which includes the story of how Brad Gulden, a player to be named later, ended up in Seattle, was traded there, and became the second person in baseball history to be traded for himself. In the same season, more fun stuff happened in a Mariners-Royals game. In the sixth inning, KC centerfielder Amos Otis hit a dribbler up the third-base line, and Seattle third baseman and part-time stand-up comic Lenny Randle got down on all fours and began furiously huffing and puffing and blowing at the ball in an effort to send it foul. It worked, and Royals manager Jim Frey was unamused. The next season, manager Rene Lachemann took the reins from Maury Wills, and although the Mariners finished well below .500, he earned the respect of his players. In 1982, Lachemann had his own baseball card, which was from the Donruss Card Company's 1982 set. This was no coincidence, as even those in the baseball business didn't know much about the Mariners under Lachemann.
• 00:25:00 In 1982, Larry Andersen pulled off a prank that led to the team's manager, Lachemann, being stranded in his hotel room. Andersen was having an awful year on the mound and needed to get rid of Lachemann. He plotted the entire incident and convinced the other players and coaches that Lachemann was responsible.
• 00:30:00 The video tells the story of the Seattle Mariners, from their early days as a "dorktown" team to their later years as a struggling divisional rival of the Yankees. Among the players mentioned are Harold Reynolds, Alvin Davis, and the most recognizable player of the early years, Bo Jackson. The 1988 season is highlighted as the year in which Harold Reynolds was caught 29 times against just 35 successful steals, resulting in one of the most counterproductive stolen base campaigns in the last 90 years.