Top Three: Safeco Field

I had the opportunity to go to Safeco Field while in Seattle for a conference, and all I can say is "WOW". The following are my top three things about it:

3) The food.
No question, I'm a big fan of food, you should already know this. But not only did I get to eat my favorite thing in the world:
but I also got to sample my favorite ballpark fare:
Unfortunately, after I ate, no one wanted to talk to me...oh well, their loss!

2) The views from all over the stadium.
I make it a point when I visit a new stadium to walk the entire stadium, top to bottom. I really love when I know that no matter where the seats are, I'm going to have a fantastic view. There was no exception at Safeco. I completely understood why when my friend Rich went here for the All-Star Game, he said that there was no bad seat in the house.

1) The cost of tickets.
While the fact that my seats were available was amazing to me, the cost is what really shocked me. 2nd row, next to the Mariners dugout. $60. Yes, you read that right, $60. I was face to face before the game with one of the stars of the Mariners:
but really enjoyed a great night watching (unfortunately, the Mariners lost to the Blue Jays that night, but I did get to see fans go apesh*t for Ichiro).

All in all, easily one of my favorite stadiums, from the helpful and polite information guys on their Segways
to the fact that it didn't cost me an arm and a leg to get this close to the players!
And before you ask, you should know that of course, I wore my Yankees jersey (but I rooted for the home team, which garnered me much respect!).