Seattle Mariners to Unveil Statue of Dave Niehaus
The statue is remarkably lifelike down to the smallest detail. Niehaus is wearing one of his favorite neckties with tiny baseballs on it (picked out for this purpose by Dave's wife Marilyn and their daughter Greta), and were it not for the fact that it is made of bronze, Dave's sport coat would likely be one of his trademark pastels. The scorebook in front of him is open to the American League Division Series game against the New York Yankees on October 8, 1995 - a game that was won by Edgar Martinez's double down the left field line that is immortalized in Dave's legendary call. The pages are engraved with Dave's actual notes and scoring of the game.
The artist, Lou Cella, worked from dozens of photos to capture the essence of Niehaus. The piece was first sculpted in clay and then cast in bronze.
Pretty Perfect....
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