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Seattle's chance to shine again...Game, which was played in the then-spanking new Safeco Field. Seattle enjoyed a fine stretch from 1995 through 2005 with all its pro teams alternating successful runs. But the only championships decided by series played here and in the... In this article: Seattle, Sounders FC, NCAA, KeyArena, Sonics, Stanley Cup, Kingdome, and Qwest Field |
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Bleacher Report | November 11, 2009
Seattle's Franklin Gutierrez Robbed of 2009 Gold Glove Award
...by all advanced defensive metrics, an average centerfield. It was an award that Gutierrez, who patrols Jones' former-centerfield in Seattle's Safeco Field, should have won. In 2009, Gutierrez played the best defense of all Major League...
In this article: Franklin Gutierrez, Rawlings Gold Glove Award, Elvis Andrus, Seattle, Evan Longoria, Torii Hunter, Ichiro Suzuki, and B.J. Upton
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The Stranger - Slog | November 09, 2009
Needle Exchanges: Everywhere But Where We Want Them
...would leave downtown and find another location-like SODO. Even there, the Seattle Mariners tried to use the city's 800-foot rule to stop a strip club from opening near Safeco Field. They said kids go there. The strip club had a good lawyer...
In this article: HIV, Seattle Mariners, Washington, Seattle, Jack Kingston, Hepatitis, and Transmission
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Milwaukee Brewers: Evaluating Jarrod Washburn
...worth $9-10 million per year? Jarrod Washburn benefited from an outstanding outfield defense in Seattle last season that saw Franklin Gutierrez and Ichiro Suzuki post a +28.5 and +10.1 UZR, respectively. Safeco Field is also a very...
In this article: Jarrod Washburn, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, Detroit, Seattle, Franklin Gutierrez, Safeco, and Ichiro Suzuki
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MLB | November 04, 2009
Path of the Pros: Adam Dunn
...world. Dunn, a 6-foot-6, 21-year-old outfielder just a few years removed from the high school football spotlight, hit a blast off Oakland prospect Juan Pena at the All-Star Futures Game in Seattle's new Safeco Field. It was, of...
In this article: Adam Dunn, The Reds, Freddie Benavides, Austin Kearns, Rockford, University of Texas, and Houston
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Miami Herald | November 11, 2009
Griffey returning for a 22nd season
...evening, when they go for a series win against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field. Seattle won for the first time in its last four games in the opener of this three-game set on Tuesday, as Ken Griffey Jr. clubbed a three-run homer and...
In this article: Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners, Seattle, Felix Hernandez, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Surgery, Safeco Field, Ian Snell, and Cleveland
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boston.com - Latest TV news | September 26, 2009
Glenn Beck attracts a crowd to Seattle talk
...FOR EASY PRINTING SEATTLE-Glenn Beck warmed up for his touted return to his Washington hometown with an appearance Saturday at Seattle's Safeco Field that drew crowds of loyal fans but also some protesters. The Fox News commentator...
In this article: Glenn Beck, Seattle, Barack Obama, Safeco, Washington, Big government, Sehome High School, and Evergreen Freedom Foundation
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Mariners ink SS Wilson to two-year contract
...with the Oakland Athletics. Seattle dropped four of six tests on this past week's jaunt through Detroit and Cleveland and is just 3-7 over the last 10 games following Sunday's 6-1 setback to the Indians. The Mariners lost the final two...
In this article: Seattle Mariners, Ken Griffey Jr., Jack Wilson, Seattle, Kansas City Royals, Kansas City, Ichiro Suzuki, Oakland Athletics, Cleveland, and American League
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer | November 16, 2009
Big Hitter: New Moon, Sonicsgate, and how critics matter
...to see the Sonics go, but I was even more disturbed by how the matter was handled. It's clear that the NBA felt no loyalty to Seattle unless taxpayers ponied up. But Seattle had already paid for parts of Seahawks Stadium and Safeco Field so...
In this article: Seattle SuperSonics, Seattle, District 9, Oscar, Me and Orson Welles, Slumdog Millionaire, NBA, and Orson Welles
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Seattle (pronounced: /En-us-Seattle.ogg/, ) is located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Situated in the western part of Washington state on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an arm of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about south of the Canada – United States border, it is named after Chief Seattle, of the Duwamish and Suquamish tribes. The encompassing Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metropolitan statistical area is the 15th largest in the United States, and the largest in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. The major economic, cultural and educational center in the region, Seattle is the county seat of King County. As of July 1, 2008, the city had an estimated municipal population of 598,541, making it the twenty-fifth most populous city in the U.S. and a metropolitan area population of 3,344,813.
The Seattle area has been inhabited for at least 4,000 years, but European settlement began only in the mid-19th century. The first permanent European settlers — Arthur A. Denny and those subsequently known as the Denny Party — arrived November 13, 1851. Early settlements in the area were called "New York-Alki" ("Alki" meaning "by and by" in the local Chinook Jargon) and "Duwamps". In 1853, Doc Maynard suggested that the main settlement be renamed "Seattle", an anglicized rendition of the name of Sealth, the chief of the two local tribes. From 1869 until 1882, Seattle was known as the "Queen City". Seattle's current official nickname is the "Emerald City", the result of a contest held in the early 1980s; the reference is to the lush evergreen forests of the area. Seattle is also referred to informally as the "Gateway to Alaska", "Rain City", and "Jet City", the last from the local influence of Boeing. Seattle residents are known as Seattleites.
- Name:
- City of Seattle
- Also Known As:
- The Emerald City, Seatown, Rain City, Jet City, Gateway to Alaska, Gateway to The Pacific
- Type:
- City
- Government type:
- Mayor–council
- Founding Date:
- December 02, 1869
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 142.5
- Total Area (km):
- 369.2
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 83.87
- Land Area (km):
- 217.2
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 58.67
- Water Area (km):
- 152|.0
- Metro Area (km):
- 21,202
- Elevation (ft):
- 0–520
- Elevation (m):
- 0–158
- Urban Population:
- 2,712,205
- Time Zone:
- PST
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