re: Pat Dye Field Renovations This Offseason

The short answer is “no”

The long answer more complicated.the rules and design requirements have changed with the technology.

Sand based turf fields do not need a crown. As I stated earlier….what happens when the pumps fail? Artificial fields are hotter surfaces to play on. Oregon put half their practice field artificial and half turf. The team stopped using the artificial . Too hot and injuries increased.

I would expect a lot of backup, just in case of pump failures. Whoever has been contracted to do this are the “experts” no shortcuts. They’ve seen it all. The contractor aware that millions of dollars at stake….per week.

My bet being that the technology has advanced well beyond the pumps used at the levees in Louisiana during Katrina. LOL