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Shirt flap: Safeco stays kind to Yankees
T-shirts deemed offensive not allowed at the
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Associated Press

SEATTLE -- There was a no-no at Safeco
Field this weekend and it had nothing to do
with New York pitcher Ted Lilly's near feat.

This one was a scolding.

Seattle Mariners fans who tried to wear
"Yankees Suck" T-shirts during a three-game
weekend series against New York were told
to turn their shirts inside out, take them off or
leave.

"We may lead the league in ejections from the
ballpark, but not because fans are
misbehaving more here but because we don't
tolerate much," said team spokeswoman
Rebecca Hale. "This is about appropriate
behavior. We have a code of conduct, a policy
for language on clothing and banners and
signs. Our feeling was this was not promoting
what we want."

The shirts were being sold across the street
from the stadium by at least one vendor, Hale
said. No one was ejected for having the
clothing.

The Mariners say they will maintain a
longstanding policy of providing a family
atmosphere at all times -- unlike Yankee
Stadium.

Hale said she heard of T-shirts at Yankee
Stadium last year featuring a New York
firefighter urinating on Seattle star Ichiro
Suzuki.

"There are different standards," Hale said.
"That was apparently appropriate at Yankee
Stadium. It wouldn't be at Safeco Field."

The Yankees said Monday they had no
comment.

Hale said if the Mariners were to allow
messages in the ballpark that could be
offensive, other problems could arise, such
as fist fights.

The Mariners had to ask fans to cover up
inappropriate signs and clothing when Alex
Rodriguez returned last year after leaving for
Texas and a $252 million, 10-year contract,
Hale said, and also when the Mariners played
the Yankees in 2001.

"This is not new," she said. "This is a more
hospitable setting than some other ballparks."

She insists little details do matter.

"If you don't pay attention to the small things,
you lose control of the neighborhood and it
becomes run down and crime infested," she
said.

There is a "Yanks Suck" Web site, providing a
community for anti-Yankees fans and a place
to buy such shirts. It was started by Boston
Red Sox faithful.

New York left-hander Lilly carried a no-hitter
into the eighth inning of Seattle's 1-0 victory
Saturday.

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"Philly: It's Camden -
with a bell."
- Jim Norton

See you space cowboy...

I think my mask of sanity              is about to slip

2002 Crack Committee Objectives:
1. 94 Wins and NL East Title by the Mets this year 2. Hate the Braves with a passion
3. All 5 Starters have winning records this year 4. Mets win World Series

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The Mariners say they will maintain a longstanding policy of providing a family atmosphere at all times -- unlike yankee Stadium.

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What the hell? Does this dumb bitch think she's a principal? Great way to handle what's becomming a pretty intense rivalry. What a bunch of fags

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