Sounders FC season ticket holders got good news - way more sweaty humans can pack start to fill the stands at Lumen Field. This follows Governor Inslee's announcement that outdoors sports teams will be allowed to start vaccinated-only sections at events.
There will be two sections at Lumen Field - the south end including sections 121-123 which are under normal circumstances operated by Emerald City Supporters and up a bit higher in the 300 level. Read the full Sounders FC release on how matches will be managed starting with Atlanta United visiting on May 23rd.
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This follows news from just across S Royal Brougham Way at T-Mobile Park, where the Mariners will benefit even more significantly from the vaccinated-only sections allowing the club to have approximately 5,000 extra fans per night starting May 13th, 2021.
By the nature of the baseball season, that's potentially 60+ games compared to the Mariners 15-ish. And not to be rude, but the M's will sell out at about 14,000 people which would be a pretty normal weekday night at T-Mobile in the before-times.
Let's hope that things loosen up by later in the season and we get back to fuller stadiums - not because sports are so important, but because we're beating this damn virus back and beginning to regain the luxury of yelling about a ball being played by grown adults.