Editing Seattle Mariners (section)

===Rally Fries===
[[File:Rally fries sign.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Boston Red Sox]] fans holding a sign requesting rally fries.]]
Rally Fries are a baseball [[tradition]] started by Mariners broadcaster [[Mike Blowers]] in 2007. During a game against the [[Cincinnati Reds]], a fan tried to catch a foul ball along the right-field line but in turn spilled his tray of [[french fries]] along the track. While chatting on the air and seeing the mishap, Blowers's partner, [[Dave Sims]], suggested that he should send a new tray of fries to the fan. Blowers agreed, and sent his intern to deliver a plate of fries to the man.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Patrick |date=May 15, 2011 |title=Seattle Mariners: 5 Best Safeco Field Traditions |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/699195-seattle-mariners-5-best-safeco-field-traditions#/articles/699195-seattle-mariners-5-best-safeco-field-traditions |access-date=October 27, 2012 |website=[[Bleacher Report]]}}</ref>

At the Mariners' next game, fans made signs and boards asking Blowers for fries as well. Coincidentally, every time the fries were delivered, the Mariners seem to score or rally from a deficit, and thus the "Rally Fries" were created. This became so popular with the fans that signs were even seen when the Mariners were the visiting team, although on August 1, 2009, Blowers established that he only gives out fries at home games.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Jim |date=August 13, 2007 |title=Go 2 Guy: Fry, fry away -- rally fries take off |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/baseball/327493_moore14.html |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref>

Generally, Blowers would select a person or a group of people that appealed to him, whether it was through fans wearing elaborate costumes or waving funny signs and boards. The fries were usually delivered from [[Ivar's]], a Seattle-based seafood restaurant with a location at [[T-Mobile Park]]. The amount of fries given out varied with the size of the winning group of fans. The winners were generally selected around the 5th or 6th inning, although potential candidates were shown in almost every inning beforehand.

Sims confirmed in 2012 that the Rally Fries promotion had ended.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sims |first=Dave |author-link=Dave Sims |date=Aug 21, 2012 |title=Dave Sims on Twitter |url=https://x.com/davesims_/status/237791753690824704 |website=Twitter |quote=It's time came and went! RT @meyers206: @thedavesimsshow Hey Dave, what ever happened to Rally Fries?? #Mariners}}</ref>