The ‘Sodfather,’ Bob Christofferson, ends career as Mariners’ head groundskeeper in bittersweet fashion

There will be no more opening days for Christofferson, the man who transformed Safeco Field and T-Mobile Park into a green cathedral for the past 20 years. While Major League Baseball sits in a tense limbo, Christofferson, 66, announced his retirement on Tuesday via a Twitter post.