As the 2022 Seattle Mariners take the field in Minute Made Park, I can't help but think back to February 2020 when we filmed five of the Seattle Mariners promising young Minor Leaguers during Spring Training. Who were those five players, you ask? Logan Gilbert, Cal Raleigh, Jarred Kelenic, George Kirby, and an 18 year old Julio Rodriguez, all of whom had even played above Double-A at the time. And it was just a quick add-on to our day after shooting the Major Leaguers, strictly as a look toward the future of the team. And don’t look now, but all five are part of the M's postseason journey and on the ALDS 26-man roster—Logan Gilbert as the Game 1 starting pitcher.

GoMs!

Breakfast ✅
Coffee ✅
Mariners 2022 ALDS roster ✅ pic.twitter.com/vxHYKZgQLG

— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) October 11, 2022

Last week, the new Mariners player commercials made their debut, and they turned out as fun as it was to help make them. We found out that Nelson Cruz has his own side-hustle (which seems pretty conveniently tied to his main-hustle), as well as discover a new image for Kyle Seager, one of the leagues most consistent, hardworking veteran players. Plus, we get see some new players getting to know the personal details of King Felix Hernandez, and reveal that Robinson Canó bares a striking resemblance to another Mariner great.

Check them out and vote for your favorite here, as well as watch the out-takes.

Client: Seattle Mariners Agency: Copacino+Fujikado Art Director/Copywriter: Andy Westbrock Copywriter: Andrew Gall Creative Director: Mike Hayward Executive Creative Director: Jim Copacino Prod Co: Blue Goose Productions Director: Ron Gross Ex. Producer: Bill Hoare Editor: Troy Murison, Dubs Inc.

Client: Seattle Mariners Agency: Copacino+Fujikado Art Director: Andy Westbrock Copywriter: Andrew Gall Creative Director: Mike Hayward Executive Creative Director: Jim Copacino Prod Co: Blue Goose Productions Director: Ron Gross Ex. Producer: Bill Hoare Editor: Troy Murison, Dubs Inc.

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A huge congrats to King Felix Hernandez on reaching 2000 strikeouts today, becoming the fourth youngest pitcher ever to do so in MLB history.  And he did it on Mother's Day, in front of a hot pink clad King’s Court, just to make it that much more interesting during a 4-3 win over the Oakland A's.

Anyway, this was a little thing I made for the @copacino IG and Twitter feed to announce Felix's new milestone. 

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In a sort of strange Seattle sports tradition, for 20 years in fact, it isn’t quite spring in the Pacific Northwest until the Seattle Mariners commercials debut for the new season. The local media; from The Seattle Times, Seattle PI, to sports blogs like SB Nation, all chime in on their take for each spot. They’re generally well received and something fans see over and over as the season progresses through the summer. But because of all that, there’s a little pressure riding on them when Copacino+Fujikado, the ad agency behind the campaign for two decades now, gets to work on the new batch. And lucky for me, I got to throw my hat into the ring for 2014!

I’m quite happy and proud with how they turned out, too. Definitely proud to be apart of what’s become a bit of a local institution. So give them a watch, and be sure to check them out on the Mariners Blog to vote for your favorite:

Felix Hernandez gets the royal treatment with each new pitch Check out http://MLB.com/video for more! About MLB.com: Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League Club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's Internet operations into an independent technology company.

Robinson Cano is a five-time All-Star and he's got the music and slow motion to prove it Check out http://MLB.com/video for more! About MLB.com: Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League Club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's Internet operations into an independent technology company.

Beneath his quiet demeanor, Hisashi Iwakuma is full of surprises Check out http://MLB.com/video for more! About MLB.com: Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League Club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's Internet operations into an independent technology company.

A celebration of Kyle Seager's gritty, throwback style Check out http://MLB.com/video for more! About MLB.com: Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League Club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's Internet operations into an independent technology company.

Back in November, we got to help Ford promote and run an awesome event they were doing in conjunction with the Seattle Auto Show. The plan was to let people test drive the new Ford Focus around the warning track of Safeco Field (which is across the street from the Auto Show) that uses all these fancy cameras and sensors to track you as you drive the course. Then after people do the drive, they get a video sent to them showing the whole experience as if it’s a video game. It’s very cool. So cool in fact, that’s it’s almost one of those “build it and they will come” situations. So our job was fairly easy.

It should be added that getting to walk and drive around one of the most beautiful stadiums in the country is a pretty awesome feeling. It’s sort of magical with a side of, “I’m not supposed to be here.” Which makes it all the more impressive that Ford was willing to do such a thing, and do it for free. You can even check out my drive around the bases right here: