RPM is the acronym used for revolutions per minute. It measures the number of revolutions completed in one minute around a fixed axis, giving the speed of a mechanical component. It is commonly used to describe the performance of automobile engines.
Like most ballparks built from the 1990s onward, Safeco Field is a 'retro-modern' style ballpark that incorporates many of the features of ballparks built in the 1950s and earlier with modern amenities.
Safeway History. Safeway was originally founded in Los Angeles, California as the Sam Seelig company in 1912. Seelig left the company in 1924 to pursue real estate and the company was renamed to Safeway. By 1926, there were 322 stores in southern California and controlling interest in the company was sold to Merrill Lynch.