Postcard from the Emerald City
Photo Courtesy: Seattle Mariners In the warm summer months of the Pacific Northwest I will find myself sitting watching America's pastime, in the city I call a second home, Seattle. I will make the four-hour trek north and find my “secret” parking spot that no one has seemed to find out about for 20 years. When I walk around the spiral staircase up to the entrance, the front of the stadium will be bright pink and will say “T-Mobile Park.” Except, to me it will never be T-Mobile Park, I will look up and see “Safeco Field.” In 2018, T-Mobile bought the naming rights for the Seattle Mariners Stadium, and the name change took effect in 2019. I will remember the days when I was two feet shorter and wearing a hat far too big for my head with the cap hanging over my eyes, glaring up at the big sign for the first time. It won’t truly feel nostalgic until I walk through the right field gate, because the lines are always shorter there, and see the beauty of it all. On the field I will see ...
