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Article: BALLPARK HAS ITS FIRST DAY IN THE SUN FOR MARINER FANS, SAFECO FIELD PROVIDES QUITE AN EYE-OPENER.(News)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- July 6, 1999
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Soft breezes ruffled the Kentucky bluegrass. Sunshine spiked through the sculpture of translucent Louisville Sluggers. Whiffs of mustard and hot dogs floated through the air.
Fine weather, proud fans and a celebratory mood converged yesterday to make the long-awaited dedication of Safeco Field an occasion for posterity.
Between 32,000 and 35,000 people attended the first public event in Seattle's new open-air, retractable-roof, major-league baseball park, filling box seats and flooding concourse areas for a close-up of the $517 million stadium.
The size and grandeur of the Mariner ballpark, coupled with a ribbon-cutting ceremony presided over ...