‘I’m a little nervous’: Detroit superfan worried after friendly wager with Gee

Hours before the Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers face off in a winner-take-all matchup, a member of the Tigers fanbase, and a friend of KIRO host Gee Scott since seventh grade, joined “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio to discuss their friendly wager and his prediction for the Game 5 result.

Before the series began, Gee and Wolff bet on whichever team is victorious; the person on the losing side of the bet would have to wear the winning team’s apparel and post online, rooting for the winning team.

“The first three games, you and I didn’t say a word to each other,” Gee said.”Then, during Game 4, when the Mariners were up 3-0, I was feeling really confident. I sent you a text, and then six or seven minutes later, it turned.”

Detroit superfans’ outlook for Game 5

The American League’s reigning Cy Young winner, Tarik Skubal, will go head-to-head with Seattle’s All-Star Starting Pitcher, George Kirby, in tonight’s highly anticipated matchup.

“We have our ace, Tarik Skubal, on the mound, so I’m hoping for good things,” Wolff said. “It’s not going to be a no-hitter, but I hope we prevail. I’ll be happy if the score is 1-0.”

Gee mentioned the stark difference between Seattle’s T-Mobile Park and Detroit’s Comerica Field, begging for an answer as to why so many seats were unfilled in Detroit during Game 4.

“You know what, I can’t even answer that. You leave me speechless. I don’t know why we have empty seats,” Wolff said. “It could be people went up to the concessions stand and got something to drink. People also probably didn’t make it to their seats in time. We have to think about all of the avenues.”

For each of the Mariners’ playoff games, fan attendance has been plentiful, with fans showing up in droves to cheer on the No. 2-seeded hometown team.

“When you look at T-Mobile Park tonight, you are going to see that place packed; it is going to be so loud,” KIRO fill-in host Andrew Lanier said. “It is going to be intense. I think we just want it more.”

Wolff relayed a few kind words for the Mariners’ lineup and explained his nervousness about how the Tigers will match up tonight.

“Seattle, I can’t knock y’all. Y’all didn’t make it this far for nothing. You have a nice, decent squad,” Wolff said. “The middle of the lineup is pretty good. It’s going to be a very good game. I’m a little nervous.”

First pitch of the Mariners v. Tigers elimination is scheduled for 5:08 p.m. tonight in T-Mobile Park.

Watch the full discussion in the video above.

Listen to Gee and Ursula on “The Gee and Ursula Show” weekday mornings from 9 am to 12 pm on KIRO Newsradio.