As the season has progressed we have seen crowd attendances increase dramatically to where we are averaging almost 9000 people per game and the fact that we finished third at the end of the home-and-away season provided great exposure and excitement for the fans for the final series.

We can't rest easy yet. Win or lose (today), we'll be back to work on Monday morning.

They are excited and delighted to be part of the Mariners and their involvement is just the start for us.

When the season launched we didn't have a naming rights sponsor. I suppose we didn't have a brand either, but as the season progressed the corporate sponsorship has been taken up.

A lot of people were worried that challenges would go up under President Bush, but the highest numbers were during the Clinton administration, ... I think that came from resentment among conservatives that Bill Clinton was president. You had the whole thing about gays in the military. You had people who believed that somehow Clinton was not a legitimate president.

We are in the business of helping people manage their long-term wealth. Our new name better reflects both our activities and aspirations.