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Safeco Field Getting Long In Tooth

Not to jar your Easter weekend idyll of church, baseball and daffodils, but, um, Safeco Field is middle-aged. At least as far as baseball stadiums go, Seattle’s secular church of Our Men of Participation is No. 15 in years of service among the 30 MLB teams, despite entering its 13th season. The opening of Marlins Park in Miami last week prompted numerous stories of its exotic looks and features, as well as sidebar acknowledgements of anniversaries for three remarkable stadiums: 100 years for Fenway Park in Boston, 50 years for Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and, amazingly, 20 years for Camden Yards in Baltimore. As longtime Mariners fans know, Camden’s retro look was hailed as the future in 1992, and sure enough, a spate of copycats followed, including Safeco/Art Thiel, SportsPressNW. More here. (AP file photo)

Question: Have you had good experiences attending games at Safeco Field?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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