The Mariners, more than any other MLB team, have a reputation for bringing the funny/wacky/goofy/creative with their ad campaigns every year. If you’re not familiar with this phenomenon, please see Exhibit A, “Larry Bernandez“ and Exhibit B, ”Ichiro can hit anything.”
Crowns, dirty jerseys and breakdancing: the 2014 Mariners commercials are here!
Crowns, dirty jerseys, slow-mo, breakdancing. This year’s crop has it all.
Bill Hanstock is a writer, author and Emmy Award-winning producer. He began writing for SB Nation in 2011.
Well, this year’s crop of ads is here and while “True to the Blue” is a kind of weird slogan, the commercials are (mostly) pretty awesome once again.
There’s one about Kyle Seager being old school:
There’s one with Felix Hernandez that is some straight Luis Buñuel type business:
There’s one about Robinson Cano being special:
There’s one about Hisashi Iwakuma making balloon animals and breakdancing:
And there’s one that is ... not as good as the other ones!
Great job, Mariners. I earnestly hope your season is a blast to watch.
(h/t to HardballTalk)
