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I had the good fortune this weekend of being in attendance at game 3 of a 3 game series between the Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds at Safeco Field. Ken Griffey, Jr. returned to Seattle to a hero's welcome that had to make A-Rod jealous being measure. The Seattle crowd showed it understood that there is a time and a place to put aside any early feelings of being dissed in 1999 and to be appreciative of the truth of the situation; Seattle would have lost Major League Baseball if not for Ken Griffey, Jr.
In the game I attended he hit two home runs, passing mark Mark McGwire for 7th on the all-time list. He also made a great sliding catch in right, caught the final out in the bottom of the 8th, did not know he had hit a home run in the top of the first, reminded me exactly what a home run sounds like, and showed a genuine appreciation back to the fans that chose to wear their old Griffey jerseys one last time. Seattle fans showed a true understanding of the game and the place for fun and nostalgia in sport by putting away their boos and cheering the guy who is STILL my favorite Mariner.
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