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From: jcjeff@ihlpg.UUCP (Richard Jeffreys)
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Subject: Re: Artificial vs Grass
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Date: Thu, 16-May-85 13:58:40 EDT
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> >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.

-- 
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                              But now I've come back again - Spandau Ballet ]
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