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	Safeco Field - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Safeco (an acronym for Selective Auto and Fire InsurancE COmpany) Field, sometimes simply referred to as “Safeco” for short or even “The Safe,” is the home of the Seattle Mariners baseball club.
		Safeco Field is located in the SoDo district of Seattle, at the intersection of First Avenue S. and Edgar Martinez Drive S. (formerly S. Atlantic Street[1]).
		Safeco Field has a unique retracting roof that, unlike those of stadiums like the Rogers Centre, Chase Field and Minute Maid Park, only acts as an umbrella for the stands and field rather than forming a complete enclosure.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Safeco_Field (479 words)

	Safeco Field
		Safeco Field is located at P.O. Box 4100 in Seattle, Washington, and plays host to the Seattle Mariners of the American League West.
		The field itself is asymmetrical, skewed slightly in the direction of left center field.
		The field also was built with 200 miles of concrete, 150 miles of electrical wiring, and 40 miles of piping.
	www.probaseballvenues.com /safeco_field.htm (196 words)

	Safeco Field - Ballparkonline.com is your guide to Safeco Field.
		The Seattle Mariners are home here at SAFECO Field with a large number of modern amenities and conveniences for the players.
		SAFECO Field's scoreboard system is one of the most thorough in Major League Baseball, including 11 electronic displays along with a vintage hand-operated scoreboard located in left field.
		Among the fan attractions as SAFECO Field are The Bullpen Market, Fan Walk personalized bricks, food and beverage vendors, excellent views at Lookout Landing, a picnic patio area, a play area for children featuring baseball-themed playground equipment, a charitable wishing well, Mariners official team store and an amazing display of artwork by 11 different artists.
	www.ballparkonline.com /mlb/safeco_field.html (414 words)

	BallParkWatch - Safeco Field / Seattle Mariners (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Safeco Field is close to the intersection of I-5 and I-90 on the south side of Seattle's downtown area.
		Safeco Field may have a retractable roof, but it's really not a retractable roof in the same way that Miller Field or the BOB have retractable roofs.
		As Safeco Field is hemmed in between a major freeway interchange and the harbor, there's not a ton of space for parking.
	www.ballparkwatch.com /visits/safeco.htm (1479 words)

	Seattle Mariners : Ballpark : Safeco Field History
		Founded in 1923, Safeco shares a commitment with the Mariners to invest in and provide service to the communities where our customers, fans and employees live, work and raise their families.
		Safeco Field features one of the most comprehensive scoreboard systems in Major League Baseball, including 11 electronic displays and an old-fashioned hand-operated scoreboard in left field.
		The hand-operated scoreboard in left field is part of the left field fence.
	seattle.mariners.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/sea/ballpark/sea_ballpark_history.jsp (1465 words)

	Clem's Baseball ~ Safeco Field
		Safeco Field cost over a half billion dollars to build, one of the most expensive stadiums ever.
		Nevertheless, it has earned the reputation of being one of the better of the neoclassical stadiums, and it may be the best of the ones with retractable roofs.
		Safeco Field is located just south of the Seahawks' new football stadium, on the same site that the Kingdome used to be.
	www.andrewclem.com /Baseball/SafecoField.html (503 words)

	ESPN.com - Page2 - Plenty of jewels in the Safe
		Safeco has a lot of terrific things going for it, but it falls short of being truly great in one crucial area.
		But Safeco has little inside the stadium or outside that sets it apart from all the other new stadiums or identifies it with the city.
		Safeco hasn't led to much development around the stadium, but there are more little stands selling hot dogs and kettle korn than there are Starbuck's.
	espn.go.com /page2/s/caple/ballparks/safeco.html (2023 words)

	Safeco Field - Seattle, Washington
		Sightlines are excellent, seats are close to the field (except those in the upper deck), and there are plenty of places to explore in the park.
		While the seats on the field level have a very gentle slope (which can pose a problem if you have a tall person in front of you), the upper deck seating is quite steep.
		Safeco certainly ranks up with PNC Park and SBC Field among new ballparks - just a fun (albeit expensive) place to see a game.
	www.ballparkreviews.com /seattle/safeco.htm (430 words)

	MLB Road Trip 2001 - Seattle Safeco Field
		Safeco Field is the first park that we visited on our trip, so we currently don't have much to compare it to.
		The left field bleachers are $11 and the center field bleachers are $6.
		Safeco is known as the first major league open-air stadium with a retractable roof.
	www.mlbroadtrip.com /english/cities/major/alw/seattleparke.htm (1011 words)

	DJC.COM: Friday, April 7, 2006, provided by Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
		Safeco Field is the latest jewel in the Emerald City's crown.
		And, as you may have guessed, all of Seattle is abuzz in anticipation of the opening of Safeco Field.
		Yet for Safeco Field, Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire was hired to engineer a structure that not only was supposed to move, but was meant to move horizontally a distance further than the Space Needle is tall.
	www.djc.com /special/safeco (722 words)

	kingcountyjournal.com - Safeco Field affects batting averages, not win column (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		I do not think Safeco Field is the reason the Mariners aren't winning this year.
		The M's are hitting.235 at Safeco this season, yet their road batting average of.281 is third best in the American League.
		But glare in Safeco remains enough of a problem in bright day games that you can pretty well count on a low-scoring duel whenever two decent pitchers hook up in the afternoon sun.
	www.kingcountyjournal.com /sited/story/html/164847 (1034 words)

	Safeco Field (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Safeco Field can now boast of being the most art intensive ballpark in the country, which isn't saying much.
		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.
		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.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /safeco/stadium (603 words)

	Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission Metrodome : Next Generation of Sports Facilities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		No matter where you sit in Safeco Field you know you are in Seattle.
		Safeco, a Seattle-based diversified financial services company, has a $36 million naming rights deal for the next 20 years.
		The retractable roof on Safeco Field does not enclose the seating bowl from the elements.
	www.msfc.com /nextgen_baseball_safeco.cfm (496 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- City is singin' in the rain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Boone was referring to Safeco Field's greater outfield dimensions, basically the blueprint for a club that's winning with pitching, speed and defense.
		Safeco Field is the nation's costliest sports building at $517 million, an incomprehensible jump from its original budget of $240 million.
		Bottom line: People are coming to Safeco Field for the experience, the chance to watch major league baseball under the stars or the clouds or the enclosed roof.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/baseball/20030812-9999_1s12ballpark.html (1876 words)

	BallparkTour.com - Safeco Field
		Safeco, a financial services company agreed to pay $1.8 million per year for the name.
		By the time Safeco Field opened in July of 1999, it was steeped in controversy as its cost had ballooned to more than half a billion dollars due to extensive budget over-runs.
		Safeco encourages freedom of movement - regardless of where your seat happens to be, this park has dozens of cool standing (and sitting) areas to explore and take in the game.
	www.ballparktour.com /Safeco_Field.html (896 words)

	Seattle Mariners - Stadium
		For the right to have their name on the stadium, Safeco, a diversified financial services company whose roots in Seattle date back to 1923, will pay $1.8 million per year for the next 20 years.
		SAFECO Field is equipped with a state-of-the art, rubberized sheet metal retractable roof.
		The left field power alley is one of the longest in the majors; only Yankee Stadium and Comerica Park are longer, and the ball doesn't carry as well here as it does in those cities.
	www.baseball-statistics.com /Ballparks/Sea (1012 words)

	Seattle Mariners : Ballpark : Safeco Field A-to-Z Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Safeco Field offers a wide variety of rooms featuring outstanding amenities and services that are sure to make your event a big hit.
		Safeco Field is an open-air ballpark that has neither heating nor air conditioning systems.
		The decision to open or close the roof is one of the most frequently debated at Safeco Field, right up there with which reliever to put into the game or which pinch hitter to use.
	mariners.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/sea/ballpark/sea_ballpark_guide.jsp (3654 words)

	Safeco Field, Seattle, Wash. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Safeco, after all, is one of those financial services companies that’s plastering its name everywhere (like Bank One, Fleet Bank, etc.).
		Intelligently, the “open” side of the park is in left field (where one half of the roof tracks).
		Safeco Field is one thing: a great place to watch a baseball game.
	mysite.verizon.net /charliesballparks/stadiums/safeco.htm (344 words)

	Safeco Field - Ticketing Information
		Safeco Field is truly one of the most unique stadiums in baseball.
		Since the inaugural game in 1999 Safeco Field has become one of the premier attractions in Major League Baseball.
		With a seating capacity of 47,116 Safeco is one of the largest ballparks in baseball today.
	www.marinerstickets.org /safeco_field.htm (180 words)

	Official Ticketmaster site. Safeco Field Seattle, WA tickets . Directions, seating chart, events.
		Safeco Field Garage: 2,000 spaces, located just south of the ballpark on Atlantic Street and First Avenue.
		There are many parking garages and lots in the central business district to the north of Safeco Field that offer very reasonable evening and weekend parking rates.
		No outside beverages will be permitted into Safeco Field, with the exceptions of: baby bottles/formula, unopened, soft-sided, single-serve containers of drinks (such as small milk cartons, cardboard juice boxes or foil pouches), and medication or other special needs, including specially distilled or purified water (supported by appropriate documentation).
	www.ticketmaster.com /venue/123209 (959 words)

	Seattle's Ballpark Fiasco / Costs soar and seat sales slump as Mariners open at Safeco Field (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Part of the reason may be that the most exclusive ``field club'' seats have a seat license fee of $6,000 to $7,500, less than half of Seattle's Charter Club seats, at $12,000 to $23,000.
		Ellis and the owners insisted that King County is ``obligated, obligated'' to refinance the bonds and cover the overruns, even though the team contributed only $45 million to the project, and $40 million of that came from the naming rights to the ballpark.
		On what should be one of the happiest days in Seattle baseball history, there are pickets down the left field line, a lawsuit brewing between the team and the county, and a costly pleasure dome that can't sell its seats.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/07/15/MN75040.DTL&type=printable (1547 words)

	Safeco – Safeco Field
		Safeco Field is considered by many to be the best baseball park in the world.
		Combining the best from old and new ballparks from around the country, Safeco Field sets the standard.
		Safeco Insurance is proud to be the naming rights sponsor of this exceptional facility.
	www.safeco.com /safeco/in_the_community/safeco_field/Default.asp (75 words)

	Safeco Field Information from Ticket Solutions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In its fourth season, Safeco Field remains the best ballpark in baseball attracting over three-million fans to the park in 2002, while the Mariners recorded the second best record in franchise history (93-69), narrowly missing a third-straight playoff appearance.
		Safeco Field features numerous concession locations including 62 food stands, 26 kiosks, one restaurant and one pub.
		The Bullpen Market, located in Left Field, is a great place to enjoy the many varieties of foods while viewing the 12,500 personalized bricks that make up the Fan Walk.
	www.tickets4u.com /info-safeco-field.asp (479 words)

	Safeco Field
		Smartly, all the concessions are on the outside of the walkway, so you can walk around the whole stadium watching the game on one side and checking out all the concessions on the other.
		The seats are bigger and roomier and, of course, they are all angled towards the field.
		The field is actually going to be raised some from what you see here, so we won't have to lean that far over the rail to pick up a foul ball or blade of grass.
	www.albabe.com /thesafe.htm (344 words)

	SI.com - Baseball - Mariners install glare-guard in center at Safeco Field - Friday July 18, 2003 02:17 PM
		Posted: Friday July 18, 2003 2:17 PM SEATTLE (AP) -- For the second half of the season, Safeco Field will have a new look, one the Seattle Mariners hope will cut down the ballpark's infamous glare for day and early evening games.
		Since Safeco opened, the Mariners have repainted their center-field wall several times, changed game times, adjusted the angle of the wall and moved center field 20 feet toward left field.
		In 2002, the team had trees planted in center field, but removed them after Mariners hitters complained trees only made the glare worse.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/news/2003/07/18/safeco_glare_ap (383 words)

	The Seattle Times: Sports: Seattle Mariners: Getting to Safeco Field
		To reach the Safeco Field Garage, take exit 163 to Spokane Street, turn right at Fourth Avenue South, left at Lander and right on to First Avenue South to the ballpark.
		To reach the Safeco Field Garage, exit southbound (right) onto Fourth Ave., continue south to Holgate, west to First Ave.
		Safeco Field has secured parking for over 150 bicycles in the Safeco Field Garage located on Atlantic Street east of Occidental Avenue.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /sports/mariners/gettingthere (1139 words)

	Yankee Stadium
		There might not be anything better than piling into the car and unloading to enter your local stadium to eat hot dogs and crackerjacks with sodas all night.
		Fenway is best known for the green monster in left field that recently added seats so you can sit atop the 37 foot high wall and the friendly confines of Wrigley have the ivy covering the brick walls in the outfield.
		Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City has a waterfall beyond the left center field wall and Comerica Park in Detroit has a ferris wheel on the premises.
	www.probaseballvenues.com (353 words)

	Vindicator • SAFECO FIELD & SEAHAWKS STADIUM Seattle beaming with two new stadiums
		SEATTLE (AP) — Ed Norby painted part of the new Seahawks Stadium and he painted at Safeco Field next door.
		Three-year-old Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners, cost $517.6 million, which includes a $100 million retractable roof and a parking garage.
		The new field is built on the site of the old, demolished Kingdome.
	www.vindy.com /sports/275492751859105.shtml (635 words)

	ESPN.com: Seattle Mariners Stadium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Safeco Field's one-of-a-kind retractable roof is designed to cover, but not enclose the ballpark, and preserve an open-air environment.
		The park also features one of the most comprehensive scoreboard systems in Major League Baseball, including 11 electronic displays and an old-fashioned hand-operated scoreboard in left field.
		A natural grass custom blend of four types of Kentucky bluegrass and two kinds of perennial ryegrass.
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/teams/stadium?team=sea (90 words)

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