For the kids

It hasn't been that great a season for the Seattle Mariners. They seem to be stuck in second place in the American League West division, trailing the cheating Houston Astros. Ownership seems to have grown tired of their manager, Scott Servais, to the point of inviting him to watch the rest of this season's games from the comfort of his home.  They didn't even bother to call him and let him know they had tied a can to him; he heard it as a news bulletin on the radio. I hope he wasn't shaving at the time.

But it hasn't been all doom and gloom for the Mariners in 2024. Earlier in the season, outfielder Mitch Haniger gave off a positive vibe, reminding one and all what mattered after all.

Haniger came up with a great idea for something for the kids at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Instead of the kids lining up for autographed baseball cards from baseball players, Haniger showed up with a bunch of players who wanted autographs from the kids.

He called it a ‘reversed signing’ and the kids got to feel like the stars for the players. They had a nice turnout, too, from what I hear.

 

Even the Mariner Moose mascot took time out from his busy schedule to join the fun.

And the Seattle Children's Hospital posted their thanks online:

Thank you Mitch Haniger for hosting Seattle Children's patient families for a reverse card signing event. We appreciate @Topps for creating one of a kind trading cards for our kids. Shout out to @MarinerMoose, Cal Raleigh, JP Crawford, George Kirby, Dylan Moore, Luke Raley, Justin Turner and Cade Marlowe for joining in on the fun!

Haniger, at 33, is batting .211 this season, so this has not been the most successful season he's had, but what's a batting average when a man does something so far above the average?