Safeco Field Roof Will Not Close

Time lapse of safeco field roof closing.

Safeco field roof will not close. T mobile park is a retractable roof baseball park located in seattle washington united states owned and operated by the washington state major league baseball stadium public facilities district it is the home stadium of the seattle mariners of major league baseball mlb and has a seating capacity of 47 929 for baseball. It is located in seattle s sodo neighborhood near the western. Subscribe subscribed unsubscribe 95. 46 621 fans are able to enjoy a ballgame from seats that are.

Safeco field may still have oceans of steel atop its seating bowl when the rain comes but none of it feels dome y. Just like they do with their umbrellas. But hale points out that goal of the roof isn t only just to keep the rain off the fans but to guarantee games. Seattle s new ballpark for the mariners was built to resemble the great ballparks of yesteryear it is open air and has real grass.

Since the inaugural game on july 15 1999 t mobile park has gained a reputation as a terrific setting for baseball and a great place for baseball fans. The roof keeps fans 47 of whom come from outside the immediate puget sound area protected from the wind and rain. Tim newcomb covers stadiums design and gear for sports illustrated. Find out why close.

Safeco field seattle wa march 30 2009. One interval at the conclusion of an inning and one interval at the conclusion of the next inning. Instead the field and fans stay dry enjoy the natural temperature and can put the roof away when not needed. The roof shall be opened in a pair of 2 minute 15 second intervals.

In past years toronto s skydome was closed about on par with safeco field s roof. A to z guide from safeco field website. The opening of the roof shall only commence between innings. The roof of safeco field was closing while i was on the tour.