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Posted on 6/9/13 at 10:09 pm to CoonassBulldog
Posted on 6/9/13 at 10:09 pm to CoonassBulldog
I can't imagine going to Olsen Field and watching a game be played on anything but grass. Baseball just shouldn't be played on anything else IMO.
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Posted on 6/9/13 at 10:15 pm to lightbulbz
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lightbulbz Vandy baseball facility... I can't imagine going to Olsen Field and watching a game be played on anything but grass. Baseball just shouldn't be played on anything else IMO.
Many people had those same opinions about playing football on synthetic turf, now a lot of teams have it for a playing surface
Posted on 6/9/13 at 10:57 pm to diddydirtyAubie
They say that pictures are worth a thousand words. Never been truer with that sig pic. 
Posted on 6/9/13 at 11:50 pm to lightbulbz
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Baseball just shouldn't be played on anything else IMO.
the weather in nashville isn't anything like college station and college baseball starts very early. the post about saving school ball is correct. i have been to the vandy/lsu game at vandy and they had to use torches to thaw out the field before the game could begin.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 12:10 am to kc4usc
It looks like a little league park.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 12:14 am to kc4usc
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The netting everywhere is weird to, are there any other SEC ballparks with netting all the way down lines?
Auburn. Mainly due to the proximity of the seats to the field.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 12:25 am to Broyota2
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I can't stand those tall backstops on some of these schools
This x 1000000
Watching FSU today reminded me of how bad I hated it.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 7:44 am to LSU GrandDad
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the weather in nashville isn't anything like college station and college baseball starts very early. the post about saving school ball is correct. i have been to the vandy/lsu game at vandy and they had to use torches to thaw out the field before the game could begin.
If Mizzou can have one of the best grass surfaces in the country every year, Vandy has no excuses.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 12:23 pm to notsince98
According to Corbin, having the turf field this year prevented 7 rain outs. The players would have also had to tarp the field 55 times during the year. I think the value of it was proven within its first year of use. Plus, I'd say how fast the ball plays in the infield is beneficial to Vandy's small ball strategy (not that any of it matters anymore this season).
Posted on 6/10/13 at 12:28 pm to blackoutdore
Fake grass and fake dirt is an abomination
Posted on 6/10/13 at 1:23 pm to Foolish cock
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Fake grass and fake dirt is an abomination
Cracks me up, all the folks with the above attitude when they're talking about a game played with aluminum bats and the designated hitter rule...
Posted on 6/10/13 at 1:25 pm to InThroughTheOutDore
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Cracks me up, all the folks with the above attitude when they're talking about a game played with aluminum bats and the designated hitter rule...
This is true. For a real baseball fan who loves the game, aluminum bats and designated hitters are an abomination.
ETA: Unless you're an American League fan.
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