It was fun just to come to this park, ... It was my first trip to Safeco. Yesterday, Ichiro hit his 13th and today I battled back with my 13th.
Quotes about safeco (3 Quotes)
He hit a home run off Paul Byrd to right-center field when we were playing against him. It's the farthest opposite-field home run I've ever seen a right-handed hitter hit at Safeco Field. It probably went 15 rows back. He did the bat flip and the whole thing. I got to second base later and he told me that was the first hit he ever had off Byrd.
There were more nerves than the first time I pitched in Safeco Field. I wasn't sure how the arm would be. I'd heard so many stories about people coming back and their arms blowing out their first time out.