if it were a choice between the two (grew up in Alaska, so they were the closest thing to a "local" team we had, and have a lot of friends who are big M's fans).
Regarding the comment, though, I'm figuring the Halos & A's will lock up the division & 1st wildcard spot, hence my hope that Seattle just makes it in as the 2nd, having nothing to do on its own merits with the A's. My druthers, though, WOULD be too see them knock off whichever of the two loses the division race in the wildcard knockout game.