Two hours, three hours, four hours before the game — it doesn’t matter. You walk past Safeco Field these days, you’re going to see somebody posing in front of the newly-erected Ken Griffey Jr. statue.
That’s how it should be, though. An iconic Mariner is now a permanent fixture in front of the park his former team calls home.
Still, when humans have been given a taste of something, it’s a natural reaction for them to want more. And with Ichiro back in town with the Marlins this week — not to mention Felix Hernandez and Edgar Martinez wearing Seattle uniforms — it’s appropriate to ask: Who’s the next statue for the M’s?