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After all the money and acrimony, we are left with Safeco Field. And it just might be the greatest baseball park ever built. (July 14, 1999)
Ballpark 'ready,' even as work goes on
Banners went up outside the stadium yesterday and finishing touches will be put on Safeco Field today, but final work on several parts of the $517 million ballpark will continue for several months. (July 14, 1999)
My stadium's better than your stadium . . .
It's something like Coors Field in Denver, a bit like Camden Yards in Baltimore, but nothing at all like the Ballpark in Arlington or New Comiskey Park in Chicago. Plop a roof over it all, but not as hermetically sealed as The BOB in Phoenix, and you have Safeco Field. (July 14, 1999)
Not a bad seat in the house
Here are 10 locations you might want to consider when selecting a perch from which to watch the Mariners play in Safeco Field (in no particular order). (July 14, 1999)
Safeco: The tingle tells you it's working
John Levesque: Since ancient times, when the waves were only in the ocean and the Red Sox were occasionally in the World Series, stadiums have helped define a community's identity. Will Safeco Field ever engender love and terms of endearment. (July 14, 1999)
It's my stadium: Safeco workers talk about their experiences
The men and women who built Safeco Field clearly feel a special bond with their creation. Here, in their own words, are the features that elevated it above any other construction job. (July 14, 1999)
Safeco Field: By the numbers
Random facts and figures about Safeco Field and the money and materials that went into building it. (July 14, 1999)
Safeco Field timeline
Hard to believe it's been more than five years since the ball started rolling, but here's a look at the key moments in the creation of Safeco Field. (July 14, 1999)
Making art for Safeco Field
Safeco Field can now boast of being the most art intensive ballpark in the country, which isn't saying much. Nearly all baseball stadiums are art-free zones. Against this solid record of strikeouts, Seattle has a hit on its hands. (July 8, 1999)
Success with flush at the new ballpark
In our quest to bring you all the news from Safeco Field, here is an important update: The toilets flush. (June 29, 1999)
Who is 'this Peeler guy'?
You may have heard that the Mariners' new field is named for an insurance company. The ballpark, maybe, but the actual playing surface is named for a 5-year-old girl from Morganton, N.C. (June 25, 1999)
Safeco Field's finishing touches
Water drips down the stairways at Safeco Field and dust and debris still cover other sections of the new stadium, particularly down the left field line. (June 15, 1999)
Safeco's roof complicated, expensive
There's no truth to the rumor that Safeco Field will have its own Doppler radar system or its own Wappler weatherman to report the weather and decide when to open and close its massive retractable roof. (June 8, 1999)
Safeco Field gets expert attention
A thick, green carpet was rolled out yesterday at Safeco Field, but the Mariners probably won't be allowed to set foot on the new grass turf until after the All-Star break July 12. (May 25, 1999)
M's get Safeco bells, whistles
A special locker already has been set aside at Safeco Field for Ken Griffey Jr.'s collection of baseball cleats and athletic shoes, and a space has been carved out of the lockerroom for his favorite clubhouse chair. (May 18, 1999)
At Safeco Field, it's not just a scoreboard anymore
When the M's new ballpark opens, it will boast not only a retractable roof and natural grass, but the mother of all scoreboard systems. (May 11, 1999)
Quality aside, ballpark's cost embarrassing
Art Thiel: Sometime during the Behring reign of error, but before the Seahawks announced the ill-fated attempt to move to Los Angeles, a club official confided in me the estimated cost to fix up the Kingdome to new NFL standards. (April 13, 1999)
New ballpark needs hot team to warm fans
Art Thiel: Walking into the Kingdome last night nearing twilight, the new ballyard looming, something occurred to me: Man, was it cold. (April 10, 1999)
Safeco's field of dreams is 105 days away from becoming reality
Mariner fans' field of dreams is no longer just a vision. (April 1, 1999)
