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It's very widespread in all parts of the country. Keeping up a grass field along with a mound and infield isn't so much expensive as it is time consuming, and with the limited season, inevitable rain/snowouts, etc. it just makes more sense to do turf for college fields. As a diehard baseball purist, I'm right there with you, but as a person who worked in college athletics until very recently, it's the right call.hammb wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2024 3:31 pm I guess I can see the argument regarding the schedules and whatnot. College baseball has always been weird to me in that way that baseball is a summertime sport and that doesn't jive with a traditional college calendar.
Doesn't change the fact that it's not merely being a traditionalist. Baseball on artificial surface sucks. I guess I don't watch enough collegiate baseball, to realize it'd be a widespread thing. Is it commonplace that college teams play baseball on turf in the North? It never crossed my mind that it'd be a thing given how awful it is for the sport. But they use aluminum bats too, so I guess all bets are off
Soccer on turf in this country is widespread too, so clearly we don't care about bastardizing sports for the ease of turf, but if they ever consider that at Cochrane I'll have attended my last BG game.
If you are a northern team, you basically have to have turf. I don't know what most of the SEC teams do (that's probably the best baseball conference) but I'd guess even down South, turf is pretty common.BillyLP wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2024 4:01 pmIt's very widespread in all parts of the country. Keeping up a grass field along with a mound and infield isn't so much expensive as it is time consuming, and with the limited season, inevitable rain/snowouts, etc. it just makes more sense to do turf for college fields. As a diehard baseball purist, I'm right there with you, but as a person who worked in college athletics until very recently, it's the right call.hammb wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2024 3:31 pm I guess I can see the argument regarding the schedules and whatnot. College baseball has always been weird to me in that way that baseball is a summertime sport and that doesn't jive with a traditional college calendar.
Doesn't change the fact that it's not merely being a traditionalist. Baseball on artificial surface sucks. I guess I don't watch enough collegiate baseball, to realize it'd be a widespread thing. Is it commonplace that college teams play baseball on turf in the North? It never crossed my mind that it'd be a thing given how awful it is for the sport. But they use aluminum bats too, so I guess all bets are off
Soccer on turf in this country is widespread too, so clearly we don't care about bastardizing sports for the ease of turf, but if they ever consider that at Cochrane I'll have attended my last BG game.
Soccer is a different story. Much more feasible to keep it on grass, plus it's safer than turf for the players.
I'm with ya Hammb when it comes to Fussball (Soccer). It sucks on turf cuz the ball bounces like a super ball. I love that Cochrane is grass...hammb wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2024 3:31 pm I guess I can see the argument regarding the schedules and whatnot. College baseball has always been weird to me in that way that baseball is a summertime sport and that doesn't jive with a traditional college calendar.
Doesn't change the fact that it's not merely being a traditionalist. Baseball on artificial surface sucks. I guess I don't watch enough collegiate baseball, to realize it'd be a widespread thing. Is it commonplace that college teams play baseball on turf in the North? It never crossed my mind that it'd be a thing given how awful it is for the sport. But they use aluminum bats too, so I guess all bets are off
Soccer on turf in this country is widespread too, so clearly we don't care about bastardizing sports for the ease of turf, but if they ever consider that at Cochrane I'll have attended my last BG game.
Seeing as the last time OSU came to BG was the late 80's, all I can say is "It's about Falcon time". We always play in Cbus now and it sucks. Notre Dame is coming to the Stell for the last of a 3 game series this season!factman wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2024 7:30 pm Hamm, if you would come out and get the field ready EVERY day for practice and games , no to mention being able to practice outside on many days in Januaryand February.
On the side, OSU told us they would come to BB as soon as we get turf. Just a couple of examples of why we need turf.