(marching band plays)
[Angie Mentik] Thank you so much.
To the Huskie Marching Band and their cheerleaders for being here.
Hi, friends.
Angie Mentik, Mariners broadcaster here with you.
Truly wonderful to see.
So many people here gathered.
And I want to, begin by expressing my sincere gratitude
to a few people and organizations that have made this possible.
First and foremost, thank you so much
to Mayor Bruce Harrell for your leadership dedication to this city.
Hi everybody up there too
a special thank you to the Seattle Mariners, who, of course,
made all of this possible from ownership all the way down.
Their commitment and hard work is reflected in what we see today.
It's brought so many people together.
And that's the beauty of, today, in my opinion.
We're also deeply grateful to the Seattle Sports Commission and the Downtown
Seattle Association for your partnership and collaboration as well.
Each of you represents a really vital part, of
and that makes this city so very special.
So today's celebration.
It's not just about our fish, all right?
But it's very central today.
Celebration.
But it shows us what's possible when this city unites and it comes together.
So remember a little back story on humpy 167 games?
We cheered on Humpy, didn't we, folks hoping he would win.
Instead, he was left behind.
He was forgotten, maybe even laughed at.
But he never gave up.
Humpy. Never gave up.
Let's go to the game five ALGS 15th inning.
The Mariners. They need a spark.
And what happens for the very first time, our friend Humpy wins.
Not because he was the biggest, the strongest or the fastest, but
he was given the chance because the city you fans, you believed in him
because the moment called for something more than skill.
It called for belief.
It called for hope.
It called for the improbable.
So humpy crossing that finish line, making dreams come true.
And just minutes later, the Mariners,
they walk it off, sending them to the ALCS
for the very first time in over two decades.
So all of us,
the players, the city, the fans, humpy, all on the same team, folks.
All right.
As we get ready to march to T-Mobile Park today
to support our Mariners, it's my honor to introduce a leader
who believes in the power of community, teamwork and Seattle Pride.
Please join me in welcoming our mayor, Bruce Harrell.
All right.
[Bruce Harrell] Thank you Angie.
So there's a little bit of humpy in all of us.
And I have to tell you, the story is as he's talked about here.
So we have a proclamation.
We have a proclamation that's going in our history books.
And Jordan, we're going to be fired up.
We're we're going to be fired up. When I read this proclamation.
All right, I asked Jordan what she did before at pre-game,
and she says, your channel, you take that into your channel.
I'm focused right now.
I'm focused. Humpy. Here we go.
Whereas the
beloved salmon Run, one of our region's most important
natural wonders, takes place as millions of Pacific salmon migrate
from the Puget Sound back to the stream, the river.
More grounders, garlic fries
stand where they were born.
And at every Seattle Mariners game, T-Mobile Parks
warning track transforms into the migration
route for an iconic salmon run, showcasing some of the best
Pacific Northwest athletes the King, the sockeye,
the silver and humpy.
Chorus puppy models,
proper water safety protocols
to our children running
and a life preserver and inflatable tube.
Despite the aerodynamic drag and the cruel fashion
criticism, puppy ignores that
we don't gossip in the Harrell administration,
but we heard that King may have been let into the salmon run
through their royal connections, clearly making them a nepo fry,
and wear as many of
162 straight salmon run losses
were a distance greater than Cal Raleigh’s
60th home run
and obviously MVP securing home run and the salmon run on October
10th, 2025 found the Mariners and all of our fans
in the need of a spark of energy during a game that was going
longer than the Seattle winner.
And whereas Humpy, like all great
athletes, ignored the doubters and the laws of
big word here and the laws of hydrodynamics
to break the pack
as if he were throwing at the Pike Place Market.
And whereas the thunderous
celebration that followed that fateful race seismically
match the beast quake for Marshawn Lynch's 2011 run.
That's what Humpty did for us.
The city of Seattle recognizes the important contributions
that have been provided to not only our Mariners in the city, but also the fish.
Every wear,
who now see Humpy as their
scaly team manager.
Now therefore, I, Bruce Herald Mayor of Seattle, do hereby
proclaim October 16th to be Humpy Day
[Gee Scott] That was incredible.
Thank you, mayor, for that.
I am Gee Scott hanging out with you guys today.
Hey, I just want to do this.
I want to introduce someone that is pretty cool.
She is one of the bright young stars in the WNBA.
She was the ninth pick
overall in the 2023 draft,
six two, and a bright young star for the Seattle Storm.
Please welcome Jordan Horstand.
[Jordan Horstand] How y'all doing? Hi.
I don't know how you're feeling up yet.
All right, one thing I know about playing in Seattle for three years,
going on four, is that we have the best fans in the world, and we agree.
Yes, yes, yes about today is about unity.
So we all have to come together.
When one team wins, we all went, okay, so we need their support.
Everybody, we need your support.
That was that's what makes Seattle special.
So I just got to say go Mariners.
Thank you guys for being great.
Thank you for showing your support from team to team.
And we're pushing for you guys. We're pulling for you guys.
For real, for you guys. Thank you guys.
- You gotta love that.
That's that's an example of Seattle culture Seattle sports culture.
When the storm shows up, all of the mascots show up.
And earlier today I was saying on my show, I was thinking about one of my favorite
movies was Rocky.
I don't know if you guys know anything about the Rocky movies,
but in Rocky,
there was a popular saying that sometimes Rocky Balboa would get punched,
he would get hit.
And you know what?
Yesterday, it was yesterday just, you know,
the Mariners got punched a little bit.
They kind of got to took their best shot.
However, in Rocky they talk about is not
how hard you hit is how hard you can get hit and keep going.
Well, I gotta tell you this, when it comes to the city of Seattle,
when it comes to the Pacific Northwest,
when it comes to Seattle sports culture, the Mariners, you.
Well, this team has the bats, they've got the pitching, they've got the culture.
And they have you the fans.
So this tonight is going to be a great night for this Mariners ballclub.
So as we move
forward remember yesterday wasn't just a set back.
It was a set up for tonight.
There it is right there.
Right there. All right. Come on now.
All right I want to just show some love to the mascots that are here.
This is awesome.
We have mariners moose right here.
We got humpy the salmon.
We got the Seattle Seawolves rugby here.
And we got Harry the Husky.
All right, Angie I'll let you take it away from here.
- All right I've got your marching instructions to be exact.
And I want to remind everybody remember now, I think what we take away from today
is sometimes the hero is the one that we overlooked.
Sometimes belief matters more than ability.
Sometimes hope is the spark that ignites a city.
So to all of us here today, let's remember Humphries less and believe
in the underdog.
Cheer for the one who hasn't won yet.
Because one day, one day when you least expect it, they just might win.
And when that day comes, everything changes for the Mariners,
they have never won the pennant.
Last team in Major League Baseball trying to do that.
They have never won a World Series.
So Seattle, they believed in humpy and when we believe Humpy won.
So never underestimate the power of belief.
Now thank you again to the Husky marching band.
They are going to lead us as we take our energy down to T-Mobile Park.
Everybody! So happy hump day
(marching band plays)