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ALL ABOUT EDGAR: For our family, Saturday was pretty much all about Mariners' hitting legend Edgar Martinez.

First thing Saturday morning, we headed to the stadium to have an opportunity to view the newly-minted Edgar Martinez Hall of Fame plaque that will be on display in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in perpetuity.

Guess who wound up being the very first people to view the Hall of Fame plaque? Yup, it was us. :)

I have to say, I don't think the bronze bust on the plaque looks a whole lot like Edgar. Guess it's the thought that counts? 

On our way back to the car, we stopped by to say 'Hi' to the statue of Ken Griffey Junior out in front of the stadium. 

Fortunately this larger-than-life tribute is a very good likeness of "The Kid."

Saturday afternoon we were back at the ballpark. This time there were a whole lot more people there.

It was an early-arriving crowd as people were hoping to snag a replica Hall of Fame plaque. Our party of five came home with them. But I have to say, the plastic replica is an even worse "likeness" of Edgar. Yikes.

We spent a little time down in the 'Pen (the lower level of the field), and then headed up to the centerfield fence. Eventually we made our way up to our seats (our favorite, top row of the stadium, along the third base line perches).

From there, we watched people ready the field for the pre-game ceremony.

 Glad they spelled it right. :)

 There was a big ol' Hall of Fame banner on hand, and chairs were set up in the infield.

Eventually, Edgar made his way from centerfield to his infield seat.

Then, one by one, special guests were introduced. No surprise, Ken Griffey Jr. received the largest round of applause.

Below are a couple of short clips from the ceremony.

Edgar gave a thoughtful, sentimental speech that was thoroughly appreciated by those on hand.

The night before, we were at Seattle Center. There, we got to see a special #11 flag atop the Space Needle to honor Edgar, who always wore the number 11.

All in all, it was a special day, and I'm glad we had the good sense to leave the game right before former Mariner Mike Zunino - who doesn't hit hardly anything, ever - hit a three-run bomb that led to the Mariners' loss. 

DARK HUMOR: Friday night, we headed to Seattle to check out a performance at Seattle Children's Theater. One of Annabelle's friends was in "Heathers The Musical (High School Edition)," and so we decided to check it out. We're sure glad we did!

Annabelle can tell you a bit more about it. ...

On August 10^th, my family and I attended a showing of Heathers: The Musical – High School Edition. This production was put on by the Seattle Children’s Theater as part of their youth drama school program, which encourages middle- to high-school aged students to explore the arts and drama. One of the major reasons we attended this particular production was not only due to the Seattle Children’s Theater’s history of good performances, but also because one of my friends from a former school was performing! The show itself was very well done. All the actors seemed very comfortable with their roles and the choreography for major songs was extremely well done. While the background music sounded quite muted at times, it was definitely made up for by the singers’ great voices and emotional performances. Despite having to tweak some of the lyrics (and even cut whole songs) to make the show more age-appropriate, it definitely stayed true to the original soundtrack and story.

Even though their three-day run is now over, I’d like to congratulate all of the actors and actresses on their amazing performance. The best way to support SCT and help create future performances like this is by donating and attending shows. For info on future performances and how to support them or apply for drama school, you can visit their website at www.sct.org.