Any baseball fan knows exactly what Ken Griffey Jr.’s swing looks like. So when the Seattle Mariners unveiled a new statue of Griffey outside Safeco Field in that classic pose, there was only one way for the real Griffey to pose with it.
Strike a pose, Kid. pic.twitter.com/7Ov5b2SYM3
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 14, 2017
Griffey was at Safeco Field on Thursday for the statue’s official dedication ceremony. From the photos, you can see the Mariners put loads and loads of details into this statue.
It's all in the details. pic.twitter.com/pe11jelBfC
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 14, 2017
Forever watching it fly, fly away. pic.twitter.com/2niJTOh0E3
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 14, 2017
#24EVER pic.twitter.com/1Tznu1hRTb
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 14, 2017
Starting at the very bottom, with those signature Swingmans. pic.twitter.com/PNOGZNeegS
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 14, 2017
Speaking of signatures, we had to get that Louisville Slugger just right. pic.twitter.com/jLN5KmrRCS
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 14, 2017
It wouldn't be his bat, so often seen with that menacing waggle, without that go-to grip. pic.twitter.com/ATvr52BxKr
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 14, 2017
The statue is modeled after 1997 Junior. A special year for him, and a special year for us. pic.twitter.com/LshuLYPVmZ
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 14, 2017
The Mariners even had an ice sculpture of Griffey’s in Safeco Field’s Diamond Club for the game.
This ice sculpture in the Diamond Club is 🔥.#24EVER pic.twitter.com/1oRA8bmICB
— T-Mobile Park Eats 😋⚾ (@TMobileParkEats) April 14, 2017
The statue’s reception has been great, and Griffey himself loves it, too. From the Associated Press:
“One of the things I’m known for is my swing and I think it was pretty much going to be a given (that would be the pose),” Griffey said during the unveiling ceremony. “They pretty much nailed it. It was overwhelming to see something like that.”
[For The Win; Photo Credit: Beyond the Box Score]
