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All field turf fields should be against the law.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 4:21 pm
Posted on 6/1/18 at 4:21 pm
That ball hit straight down 3ft in front the plate and took off like a rocket. If it's dirt that ball eats it and becomes a routine ground ball or a foul ball. 
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Posted on 6/1/18 at 4:23 pm to MightyYat
Sucks that SDSU is the only team that gets to hit on the turf field.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 4:24 pm to RATeamWannabe
It does suck. It's lazy.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 4:24 pm to MightyYat
Grass turf I get but dirt turf is dumb AF
Posted on 6/1/18 at 4:26 pm to MightyYat
Vanderbilt does it and there is no excuse. They have perfectly suitable climate, they have tons of money, tons of fan support, very successful program, etc.
fricking absurd.
fricking absurd.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 4:28 pm to MightyYat
Doesn’t help that Slaughter was playing even with the bag.
That’s a playable ball otherwise
That’s a playable ball otherwise
Posted on 6/1/18 at 4:44 pm to TheCaterpillar
you realize they paid money to have it done.. less rainouts. much easier to maintain. Yall are acting like its so crazy to have because of one basehit. fricking delusion
Posted on 6/1/18 at 4:51 pm to MightyYat
It might rain a little in Oregon.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 5:00 pm to Douboy
Posted on 6/1/18 at 5:23 pm to SoFunnyItsNot
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you realize they paid money to have it done.. less rainouts. much easier to maintain. Yall are acting like its so crazy to have because of one basehit. fricking delusion
I know they did and I know the benefits. Doesn’t come close to outweighing the fact it’s an abomination to the sport of baseball.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 5:23 pm to TweekTweak
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ave annual rainfall Corvallis
Apparently, you have never been to Oregon. Total volume is irrelevant. It may take 3 days of their rain to produce the same total as 1 thunderstorm down south, but theirs is constant mist all day, every day. Did your stats page tell you that?
Posted on 6/1/18 at 5:28 pm to MightyYat
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This post was edited on 4/12/23 at 1:59 am
Posted on 6/1/18 at 5:49 pm to MightyYat
Y’all all bitching bout the turf fields but if you’ve ever played on one especially as an infielder they are awesome
Posted on 6/1/18 at 6:07 pm to msutiger
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Most schools can’t afford a full grounds crew for a college baseball team
The turf lets coaches ... you know, actually coach rather than spending hours on maintenance.
Sometimes LSU fans remind me of a little kid who grew up in a palace. “Well why doesn’t everyone just do it the way we do it” ... BECAUSE WE’RE frickING POOR
1) Turf fields absolutely need maintence. Especially in damp climates. They actually can be more dangerous.
2) Small schools all over the country play on grass and dirt. The players take care of the field. It was like that at LSU until about 20 years ago.
3) Turf fields hold water too unless you have a drainage system. If you have a drainage system the grass would be just a playable as turf. In these freak monsoon conditions y’all want to bring up everything would be unplayable.
Some of y’all are acting like baseball couldn’t exist before the invention of field turf.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 6:20 pm to MightyYat
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1) Turf fields absolutely need maintence.
Not even remotely comparable from a workload standpoint.
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2) Small schools all over the country play on grass and dirt. The players take care of the field. It was like that at LSU until about 20 years ago.
The ones that have the funds to switch to turf are switching in massive numbers
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3) Turf fields hold water too unless you have a drainage system. If you have a drainage system the grass would be just a playable as turf. In these freak monsoon conditions y’all want to bring up everything would be unplayabl
You aren't playing baseball in pouring down rain on any surface.
Turf isnt to prevent rainouts. It certainly helps but it takes a workload off of coaches and players who have more important things to worry about.
This post was edited on 6/1/18 at 6:21 pm
Posted on 6/1/18 at 7:39 pm to Douboy
Apparently I’ve never been to Oregon even though I was born and raised there?
Of course stats lie.
Of course stats lie.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 8:00 pm to msutiger
quote:I'll tell that to Cresse tomorrow when my kid's team plays on his.
Turf isnt to prevent rainouts.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 8:16 pm to MightyYat
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All field turf fields should be against the law
Crash Davis agrees with you
Posted on 6/1/18 at 8:40 pm to MightyYat
Never heard of a Baltimore chop?
Posted on 6/1/18 at 9:26 pm to msutiger
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Not even remotely comparable from a workload standpoint.
High schools do it.
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The ones that have the funds to switch to turf are switching in massive number
If they have the money for field turf they can afford one grass guy and give him a bunch of student workers.
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You aren't playing baseball in pouring down rain on any surface.
Turf isnt to prevent rainouts. It certainly helps but it takes a workload off of coaches and players who have more important things to worry about.
What are these players and coaches doing? You ever seen players in a rain delay? They ain’t splitting atoms. Student workers roll out a tarp and any halfway decent drainage system can handle normal rain. The stats were posted. BR gets more rain than Corvallis.
I can do this all night.
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