ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Perhaps you can best judge Blake Snell’s childhood Mariners’ fandom by the players he referenced watching at the Kingdome and Safeco Field. Sure, Ken Griffey Jr. was first and Ichiro followed by Alex Rodriguez. There was also Dan Wilson and then David Segui.
Wait, David Segui?
“Yep, first baseman, left-handed hitter,” he said.
That’s not exactly fair weather fan material.
In the list of favorites, Snell didn’t list one pitcher.
“I never rally got into pitchers and that stuff too heavy until I found out I was one,” he said.