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Orange Blooded [3193]
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Thoughts on WF toupee baseball field?
Apr 18, 2022, 8:29 AM
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What do you think of Wake’s synthetic baseball field? Wake isn’t the only one who has entire “fake” field. They are becoming popular. Lower budget smaller schools and high schools are going to artificial route.
In my opinion it’s taking some parts of the game away. Grass and dirt can affect the ball and play.
Sure the grounds crew are sitting there bored senseless and the laundry bill is probably minimal but I hate a turf baseball field. It wouldn’t be so bad if the infield and outfield grass was turf with real dirt on the infield, but having the ENTIRE field is going overboard.
I can see where in the northern part of the country artificial grass would be more beneficial because it’s harder to maintain because of the cooler temperature. But dirt won’t be.
What did everyone think of Wake’s field this past weekend?
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Oculus Spirit [83116]
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Field turf is much better than the old astroturf but prefer
Apr 18, 2022, 8:36 AM
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natural grass.
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Don't they have to steam clean it to get all the covid
Apr 18, 2022, 9:10 AM
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infected spittal out of the fibers ?
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Orange Blooded [4760]
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They repurpose the fertilizer sprayer
Apr 19, 2022, 7:51 AM
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to apply Clorox.
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Field turf isn't lower budget...
Apr 18, 2022, 10:14 AM
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Those synthetic turf playing surfaces have nearly as much up-keep as a natural grass field plus they have to be completely replaced about every ten years.
Michigan State conducted an in depth and detailed comparison on the two a couple of years ago and it supported that the synthetic turf fields are actually more costly to install and maintain.
Interesting stuff
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CU Medallion [65422]
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Players who predominately play on carpet are going to be
Apr 18, 2022, 10:19 AM
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at a disadvantage playing on a grass / dirt field. They will be so used to that "true" hop on the infield and outfield that they will misplay those erratic hops on imperfect natural fields. Kind of like hitters guessing, and guessing wrong.
Now, that was all pure BS, but it sounded plausible, din't it?
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Re: Players who predominately play on carpet are going to be
Apr 18, 2022, 12:13 PM
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I liked it 76er. Made perfect sense to me.
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Orange Blooded [3825]
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Re: Thoughts on WF toupee baseball field?
Apr 18, 2022, 10:50 AM
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We won a conference series on it, so I guess I liked it!
I prefer grass and dirt, it's baseball.
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Standout [317]
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Re: Thoughts on WF toupee baseball field?
Apr 18, 2022, 12:05 PM
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Dirt and grass is the only way to go. A great grounds crew can tilt the game your way. Long grass , short grass and wetting down the base paths to slow runners down. Sloping baselines to help bunts, etc.
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Re: Thoughts on WF toupee baseball field?
Apr 18, 2022, 12:05 PM
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Looked like batters box wasn't smooth. Had lumps at seam
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Re: Thoughts on WF toupee baseball field?
Apr 18, 2022, 12:11 PM
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Personally not a fan. No dirt is just wrong when it comes to baseball.
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Re: Thoughts on WF toupee baseball field?
Apr 18, 2022, 1:33 PM
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Didn’t care for the super light faux infield dirt(carpet). At least make it clay color. I don’t like artificial turf anyway. Something about the batters box looked real odd too. Like it was a section that could be pulled up and replaced when needed. Give me a dirt/ grass well manicured baseball field any day.
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Orange Blooded [4760]
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If they use fake grass
Apr 19, 2022, 8:00 AM
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They should use robots or cameras for the home plate ump.
Real dirt, grass, and myopic plate umps are the charm that makes baseball. Ditch the pagers and go back to signs between the coaches and players.
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