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Sliding Pit
| Edgy MD Feb 04 2016 07:45 PM |
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The Blue Jays have announced the intention to install an all-dirt infield at the Steve J. Rogers Center before the start of next season, bringing an end to the last stadium in the big leagues with a an artificial turf infield outlined by white paint marking where the dirt arc would have been with sliding pits around each base.
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| Benjamin Grimm Feb 04 2016 08:00 PM Re: Sliding Pit |
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I never understood why that was the norm. Even as far back as the early 70's, why didn't Veterans Stadium, Riverfront, Three Rivers, etc. have all-dirt infields? Did the teams actually want to encourage those zingy artificial turf base hits?
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| d'Kong76 Feb 04 2016 08:19 PM Re: Sliding Pit |
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I don't think I was ever aware that they were called sliding pits.
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| Zvon Feb 04 2016 08:21 PM Re: Sliding Pit |
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They must have felt the less seams the better off they were. Bad bounce ground balls off the seams were an issue IIRC. They still were but the sliding pit style limited the amount of them.
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| Zvon Feb 04 2016 08:24 PM Re: Sliding Pit |
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I think he made it up. When I hear sliding pits I think: [fimg=400]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kUrmFVlp3IQ/UsiGkQrhd-I/AAAAAAAALBM/_y2oPVMRM88/s640-Ic42/EDS1346786325ESQMAD.jpg[/fimg][fimg=400]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fCR00cLMCC4/UsiGkADeg1I/AAAAAAAALBQ/s4V_ApKtgx4/s640-Ic42/EDS1346786322LWGMPE.jpg[/fimg]
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| Frayed Knot Feb 04 2016 08:25 PM Re: Sliding Pit |
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I think the simple reasoning behind them was less dirt to maintain.
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| Frayed Knot Feb 04 2016 08:26 PM Re: Sliding Pit |
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Sliding pits? That one on the right looks like a quick-sand pit.
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| Ashie62 Feb 04 2016 10:42 PM Re: Sliding Pit |
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I have a sliding pit for ya.
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| cooby classic Feb 05 2016 03:01 PM Re: Sliding Pit |
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I think he's going to induce a three base error and score.
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