Author reads from book on Seattle Mariners Thursday at Third Place Books

SHIPWRECKED: A Peoples’ History of the Seattle Mariners.

Author, Grand Salami magazine publisher Jon Wells, will be fielding baseball questions when he reads and signs at Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, May 10 at 7 p.m.

“If you're a Seattle baseball fan wondering how an affluent franchise, in an era of MLB parity, can be the only American League team never to make a World Series, you'll know after reading Shipwrecked."

~ Art Thiel Sportspress Northwest and Author of Out of Left Field

   (Seattle) -- “Despite the heroic efforts of many great players, the Seattle Mariners haven’t been to the World Series because their owners’ relentless passion for the bottom line has repeatedly undercut chances for success on the field,” says Jon Wells, author of SHIPWRECKED: A Peoples’ History of the Seattle Mariners (April 1, 2012) and publisher of the independent Mariners’ game-program The Grand Salami. 

   “Prioritizing profits over pennants ‒ mix in top-level management’s breathtaking arrogance and baseball ignorance ‒ add in some bad breaks, and the result is an owner-imposed ceiling on the team’s success,” says Wells. "Since the M’s record-setting season at the turn of the century, optimistic fans have continued to buy tickets and pricy souvenirs, but the team's owners have repeatedly chosen to pocket the money instead of investing more on players."

Third Place Books is on the upper level of Lake Forest Park Towne Centre, at 17171 Bothell Way at Ballinger, 98155.