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bmoser

1633 Posts

Posted - 03/27/2011 :  11:55:23  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'm guessing the only tourney ball being played today is down at the "Chuck" on artificial turf. The ATL Metro needs a lot more artificial turf baseball fields.

Signature Park has plans for several synthetic turf fields, but that facility seems to be taking a very long time to come on-line. Is the turn lane in yet?

How is the Bobby Cox facility near Rome/Cartersville coming along? Any dirt movin there yet?

Have you heard of any other synthetic turf fields in the works?

mjones9226

81 Posts

Posted - 03/27/2011 :  14:25:08  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Havn't heard of any new ones, but the fields we have played on were great. The boys really enjoyed going to Ripken last summer, and you were back playing 15 minutes after a rain. What is the life expectancy of a quality turf field?
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3sondad

220 Posts

Posted - 03/27/2011 :  15:29:26  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
ATPP is playing today
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Mike Corbin

523 Posts

Posted - 03/27/2011 :  17:03:46  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Roadrunner Field played all but one on Saturday.

And Wills Park just opened up their turf field this weekend.
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AABB16

17 Posts

Posted - 03/28/2011 :  09:15:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
You would have thought the dalton tournament would be on turf fields. Heck, the Astro Turf plant is just around the corner.... sounds like a perfect sponsor to me.
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bmoser

1633 Posts

Posted - 03/28/2011 :  11:10:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
You'd think they would want to have a showcase for their product right there in Dalton.

I'll have to check out the Wills Park field when I'm there.


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Originally posted by AABB16

You would have thought the dalton tournament would be on turf fields. Heck, the Astro Turf plant is just around the corner.... sounds like a perfect sponsor to me.

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lottapop

257 Posts

Posted - 03/28/2011 :  21:46:36  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
No replacement for grass and dirt. Nothing like going to a freshly mowed baseball field in the Spring!
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Spartan4

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Posted - 03/28/2011 :  22:41:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by lottapop

No replacement for grass and dirt. Nothing like going to a freshly mowed baseball field in the Spring!



LIKE!!
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gausssa

209 Posts

Posted - 03/29/2011 :  02:37:26  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I agree Spartan4 but it sure was nice waking up Sunday morning and knowing it was raining buckets outside and just knowing when it stops we will play ball at the "chuck" and play we did.
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moss21

54 Posts

Posted - 03/31/2011 :  14:37:59  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
you are right gausssa, I would have never thought that there would be a baseball game played at 9:00am Sunday, but we stepped on the turf and played with no problems. All I could say was WOW. The Chuck is awsome.
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Mad1

252 Posts

Posted - 03/31/2011 :  16:30:30  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
It would be nice to have turf. It hasn't even rained a drop today and they still canceled our games tonight, because of field conditions (southside).
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Storm Baseball

212 Posts

Posted - 03/31/2011 :  17:00:58  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The Chuck is great in Spring but it is 10-15 degrees hotter in the summertime with the crushed tires in between the blades.
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Injun Chief

16 Posts

Posted - 03/31/2011 :  23:07:38  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Turf fields are horrible playing surfaces for summer baseball !!
The heat is unbearable and the OF bounces are riduculous ...
they are great for indoor & cold weather climates ... but ...

Played at Troy 2 years ago ... the temp on the field was 127 !!
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