rkp@drutx.UUCP (Russ Pierce) (05/09/85)
>Too bad that what I consider one of the other great problems in baseball >can't be voted out: artificial turf. I hate the stuff; it is an >abomination. As surely as as the pitcher was meant to hit, baseball was meant >to be played on grass. Some AL teams have artificial turf, but the NL is >the big offender here. It's getting to the point where I hate to see those >giant symmetric plastic ballparks (but somehow I can't turn off the tube; >I'm hooked ). And don't get me started on domed stadiums... I wouldn't jump all over the NL. The NL is split with 6 grass and 6 artificial. The AL is 8 grass and 6 artificial. This isn't that great of a difference between the two leagues. GO BRAVES!!! Russell Pierce AT&T Technologies (303) 538-2023 1200 W. 120th Ave. ...!drutx!rkp Denver, CO 80234
mlt@mb2c.UUCP (Mark L. Tompkins) (05/10/85)
/* */ > The NL is split with 6 grass and >6 artificial. The AL is 8 grass and 6 artificial. This isn't >that great of a difference between the two leagues. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I can only count 5 AL stadiums with artificial turf, those being: Minnesota, Seattle, Texas, K.C., and Toronto. Seems as though the AL West is the biggest offender of all. Hmm... I wonder if that has anything to do with the quality of baseball in that division??? (-: No cerebral signoff, Mark Tompkins MBT Co. epsilon!mb2c!mlt
bd@peora.UUCP (Bernie Dougan) (05/10/85)
> >Too bad that what I consider one of the other great problems in baseball > >can't be voted out: artificial turf. I hate the stuff; it is an > >abomination. As surely as as the pitcher was meant to hit, baseball was meant > >to be played on grass. Some AL teams have artificial turf, but the NL is > >the big offender here. It's getting to the point where I hate to see those > >giant symmetric plastic ballparks (but somehow I can't turn off the tube; > >I'm hooked ). And don't get me started on domed stadiums... > > I wouldn't jump all over the NL. The NL is split with 6 grass and > 6 artificial. The AL is 8 grass and 6 artificial. This isn't > that great of a difference between the two leagues. > > GO BRAVES!!! > > Russell Pierce AT&T Technologies > (303) 538-2023 1200 W. 120th Ave. > ...!drutx!rkp Denver, CO 80234 There are only 4 AL teams with artificial turf stadiums: Toronto Kansas City Minnesota Seattle -- Bernie Dougan Perkin-Elmer Southern Development Center 2486 Sand Lake Road Orlando, Florida 32809 (305)850-1040
pete@umcp-cs.UUCP (Pete Cottrell) (05/15/85)
> >I wouldn't jump all over the NL. The NL is split with 6 grass and >6 artificial. The AL is 8 grass and 6 artificial. This isn't >that great of a difference between the two leagues. > Hmmm, that is more than I thought, and the more I think about it, the more I am starting to doubt it. I can only think of Kansas City, Toronto, and the domed stadiums (ugghh!) in Minnesota and Seattle. I may be wrong, but it seems to me that the rest are natural turf fields. Which netter out there can provide the definitive answer? In any case, artificial turf sucks. Billy Martin protested the conditions in the Humphrey Dome in a game with the Twins. He said the lights were bad and complained about the turf. The protest was disallowed, but officials of the dome did announce some changes in the lighting, which they said were already in the works before the protest. In the series the Orioles played in Minnesota, the ball was bouncing over outfielders heads for extra bases. Pretty damn ridiculous. -- Call-Me: Pete Cottrell, Univ. of Md. Comp. Sci. Dept. UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!pete CSNet: pete@umcp-cs ARPA: pete@maryland
jcjeff@ihlpg.UUCP (Richard Jeffreys) (05/16/85)
> >I wouldn't jump all over the NL. The NL is split with 6 grass and > >6 artificial. The AL is 8 grass and 6 artificial. This isn't > >that great of a difference between the two leagues. > Hmmm, that is more than I thought, and the more I think about it,... > In any case, artificial turf sucks. Billy Martin protested the conditions > in the Humphrey Dome in a game with the Twins. He said the lights were > bad and complained about the turf. The protest was disallowed, but officials > of the dome did announce some changes in the lighting, which they said were > already in the works before the protest. In the series the Orioles played > in Minnesota, the ball was bouncing over outfielders heads for extra bases. > Pretty damn ridiculous. > > Pete Cottrell, Univ. of Md. Comp. Sci. Dept. Artificial turf is certainly "different" to play on for teams that have natural grass at their home ball park, but surely where ever a team plays, the ground (or lighting) conditions are going to be the SAME for both teams. As for the game that Billy Martin protested, the outfielders from BOTH teams were having problems spotting the fly balls. I feel sorry for the Twins, they have to put up with the lighting conditions on EVERY home stand. Go Cubs. Baseball should be played in natural sunshine on natural grass. -- [ I bought a ticket to the world, But now I've come back again - Spandau Ballet ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ || From the keys of Richard Jeffreys ( British Citizen Overseas ) || || employed by North American Philips Corporation || || @ AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, Illinois || ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ || General disclaimer about anything and everything that I may have typed || ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ogre@mhuxl.UUCP (LO COCO) (05/17/85)
> >I wouldn't jump all over the NL. The NL is split with 6 grass and > >6 artificial. True! Grass: NY,Chi,Atl,LA,SF,& SD. A.Turf: Pit,Phi,Mon,StL,Cin,& Hou(The original) > >...The AL is 8 grass and 6 artificial. False! Grass: NY,Bos,Det,Bal,Cle,Mil,Chi,Cal,Oak,& Tex. A.Turf: Tor,KC,Min*,& Sea*. > Hmmm, that is more than I thought, and the more I think about it, the > more I am starting to doubt it. I can only think of > Kansas City, Toronto, and the (domed stadiums*) (ugghh!) in Minnesota > and Seattle. I may be wrong, but it seems to me that the rest are > natural turf fields. Which netter out there can provide the definitive answer? Reference: The World Almanac (1985 edition). Now we can let the subject rest except for eliminating this 'abomination' of the sport! GO YANKEES! -- John B. Lo Coco (...mhuxl!ogre) (...szuxn!ogre) 1-201-467-7436