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Article: RETOOLING ON DECK FOR M'S ATHLETIC PLAYERS REQUIRED TO FILL BILL AT SAFECO FIELD.(Sports)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- October 5, 1999
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Come hell or high water, the Mariners were determined to open Safeco Field after the All-Star break. And when high water came, it was an omen.
``We lost our batting cage to a flood the first homestand,'' hitting coach Jesse Barfield said. ``It set us back a lot. We had to do stuff out in the hallways, which was unfortunate. They fixed the problem, but we didn't have it those first few games. It's not an excuse, but it's our workshop.''
The only clinics put on at Safeco Field were by pitchers. It's true that Ken Griffey Jr. hit more homers at Safeco (14) than at the Kingdome (13). Alex Rodriguez and Edgar Martinez excelled there as well. The overall ...