Safeco Field (now T-Mobile Park) has always been called 'The House That Griffey Built'. Before Jr. could continue his legacy at a brand new ball park, he had to close his first home - the Kingdome - with a bang.
In a ceremony earlier today in front of the home plate entrance of SafeCo Field at the corner of Edgar Martinez Drive and Dave Niehaus Way, the Seattle Mariners unveiled a life-sized bronze statue of the greatest player in the club's 40-year history - Ken Griffey, Jr.
The Seattle Sports Commission held their 82nd annual awards ceremony Wednesday evening and the Seattle Sounders Football Club were named the "Sports Story of the Year".