marlinfan Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 The outfield grass is cut to look like the skyline they have in their logo.Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 WHOA! It looks as if the groundscrew got lazy and decided not to finish their job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezus_Ghoti Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Wow, what a great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilbert Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Yay! Grass Art! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zer0dotcom Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 awesome effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMan Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Scary... me no likee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacker12 Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 That looks a whole lot better than when they had the "NY" in centerfield last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winters in buffalo Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Cool idea, but I think a simpler design would look better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenverJ Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Cool. Looks nice.Can anyone PLEASE explain why the grass at SBC Park looks so plain? (I was even thinking mabie they had put fieldturf in a season or two ago)It seems like ever since they opened that ballpark the groundskeepers have chosen not to cut the grass in any type of pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 That looks a whole lot better than when they had the "NY" in centerfield last year. look carefully, the "NY" is still in centerfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronChefShark Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Can anyone PLEASE explain why the grass at SBC Park looks so plain? (I was even thinking mabie they had put fieldturf in a season or two ago)It seems like ever since they opened that ballpark the groundskeepers have chosen not to cut the grass in any type of pattern. nope. no pattern mowed into the grass at SBC Park. that was by the request of Giants CEO Peter Magowan. doesn't bother me, and it shouldnt bother anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Heres a better pic taken by yours trully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Thanks for posting those great pics guys.Anyone else notice how in Tank's pic, it sort of looks like the ground's crew added an embroidered-style outline? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zer0dotcom Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 the NY in the middle is a nice touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Thanks in a few days Ill do a little page with a few pics of some of the pics I took with my great camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCFSwimCoach Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 I think it's great, I wish the Indians would do something cool like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckguy14 Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Can anyone PLEASE explain why the grass at SBC Park looks so plain? (I was even thinking mabie they had put fieldturf in a season or two ago)It seems like ever since they opened that ballpark the groundskeepers have chosen not to cut the grass in any type of pattern. nope. no pattern mowed into the grass at SBC Park. that was by the request of Giants CEO Peter Magowan. doesn't bother me, and it shouldnt bother anyone else. Yeah, that is correct oh mighty Giants fan. Magowan wanted it all one way so the grass did react ala Astroturf. Learned that from the ballpark tour. It's mowed one way so it can get to the wall faster. According to the tour, the "checkerboard" style usually seen, or the striped mowing in multiple directions which causes the ball to slow down. What the Giants did is left it all one way to stretch the distance of the ball, and in "Death Valley" or "Triple's Alley" in right center field, that is huge. Where balls into the 421 section are normally triples if an outfielder doesn't cut it off right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Y'know, someone wrote a book about how to "design" grass by cutting it, and for the life of me I've not been able to find it. Anyone know the title/author? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Y'know, someone wrote a book about how to "design" grass by cutting it, and for the life of me I've not been able to find it. Anyone know the title/author? there was a small article in maxim I think once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 May be, but this was definitely a book; by someone who helped get the craze going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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