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Groundbreaking of Safeco Field, Seattle, 1997

An exciting day for Seattle as ground is broken for the new outdoor baseball stadium later to be known as Safeco Field. Announcer Dave Neihaus and centerfielder Ken Griffey, Jr. are featured. Iron...  
 
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LJSJIUJITSU (5 months ago) Show Hide
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Man, Griffey was so thin and fit!!!!!!!!!!!! A true god of the game.
statman06 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Hey! That's a hall-of-famer talkin' up there!!!

Congratulations Dave!

MY OH MY!
hitimes (1 month ago) Show Hide
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2 Hall of Famers
mrakbaseball (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Safeco Field's groundbreaking ceremony took place on March 8, 1997. Not 1996. Construction didn't begin in earnest until June of 1997.
coolsquirrels (2 years ago) Show Hide
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wow u r really retarded
fooloof (2 years ago) Show Hide
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It should be the house that Gorton (U.S. senator) built. We (Seattle voters) rejected a sales tax increase to get this stadium built.  Despite the people having "spoken", the stadium was built anyway...with public funds. Oh well, I'm glad it's there now.
freebiepetey (2 years ago) Show Hide
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awesome video. classic nineties, just look at niehaus
kweldon07 (2 years ago) Show Hide
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rusted away??? i guess making the all-star game is not good enough to be relieved from the arrogant banter that he's recieved of the years
3Dirtbag3 (2 years ago) Show Hide
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the years spent in C were way less productive than in S
brainrot06 (2 years ago) Show Hide
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Safeco Field opened mid season in 1999. Those were the times.

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