Did anyone see the disgraceful playing surface that the A's and Red Sox were playing on??? It wasn't as bad as the Metrostars last year, but it was pretty funny hearing David Justice and the other ESPN commentators talking about how they had to resod most of the outfield the day before. Maybe we shouldn't complain as much as we do (although artificial surfaces are horrible).
I didn't see it, but was thinking along the same lines when I watched the Ravens-Chargers play on the dirt infield. That's worse than football lines on a soccer field, IMO, because it really can affect the play, especially field goals.
That's been a disaster for years. In fact, the sharing of the Q between the Padres and the Chargers (and the Aztecs) in September (and occasionally October) has been a source of contention for a long, long time around here. Now that the Padres are getting their own digs, it won't be a problem any longer.
The Dolphins, who share ProPlayer Park with the Marlins, have it even worse. They have the dirt infield, the grass field, and then a corner of the end zone (which is under the stands during baseball games) has astroturf.
Ding ding ding ding... for every person that pitches about lines on the feild. Take a look at two three of the stadiums that were used in the first round of the baseball playoffs. Oakland, looked horriable and the conditions obviously affected play slightly. Minnesota, ...it's the Metrodome. Florida, there's nothing 'baseball' at all about that stadium. Not to mention that in Oakland and Florida, the NFL teams on Sundays have to deal with playing their sport with a clay infeild in their way. Thank you so much for bringing this up. 3/8 teams in MLB were dealing with this in the first round of their playoffs.
who cares about baseball Who wants to talk about baseball anyway, the slowest game on earth www.siccer.com
Re: who cares about baseball Says the person who's never seen cricket. Try watching one of the week long internationals the sport has.
Few fields in MLS history have looked as bad as the Metrostars field last night at Giants. On TV, you could barely see the soccer lines at all. It's not like the lines of a penalty box effect the NFL games that much, so why use such light colored paint (if they used any at all).