Reds' High A affiliate's field dangerous?
by Thundering Turtle on Dec 8, 2010 9:20 AM EST
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PrintAn article from Baseball America reports that the Reds' new High-A affiliate in Bakersfield, Calif., is a potentially dangerous place to play. The ballpark is outdated, but apparently it goes deeper than that. The playing surface could be a problem. One player reportedly nearly died after taking a a bad hop to the throat.
Cincinnati has a two-year agreement with Bakersfield, which joins High Desert as places where baseball doesn't appear likely to continue in affiliated ball much longer.
When a Cubs affiliate moved to Huntington in 1990, Chicago sent its groundskeeper to help prepare the playing surface at St. Cloud Commons, which was used by Marshall's baseball team and local high school. They turned it into an outstanding field without much difficulty. Maybe the Reds will do something similar with Bakersfield.
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Scranton
paid to replace the artificial grass with natural grass as part of the deal to get the Yankees’ AAA affiliate.
Of course, it was a quick and dirty job, meant as a short term fix. So the SWB Yankees had to play some home games away after heavy rainfall. I believe they’re still fighting over what to do about the drainage problem.
I would guess Bakersfield, being in California, doesn’t have a lot of money to spare for things that fixing ballparks. And the Reds might not want to invest a lot, either, if they’re not planning to stay.
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but they also don't want kids dying after one hop line drives to the throat
yeesh, did they do ANY research about this beforehand?
Joey Votto on Colin Cowherd: "I don’t know who he is"
well
to be fair, bad hops can happen anywhere and poor defenders can get hurt on good hops.
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//Casey'd
"It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word."
-President Andrew Jackson
by justin007000 on Dec 8, 2010 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
tee hee
Joey Votto on Colin Cowherd: "I don’t know who he is"
by UncleWeez on Dec 8, 2010 12:13 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Looks like Matty could use some of these:
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 9, 2010 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
No
they are fighting whether to keep the current field or renovate or build a new one (which the yanks want). Its a whole big thing and I haven’t really followed it, they recently had a drawing competition for architects designing the renovations. Its constantly in the newspaper. I hate scranton.
What Would Joey Votto Do?
Wrigley Field?
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
@btcoop71
Batters facing West seems like a really bad idea, yikes
"He’s like if Ron Gant and Eric Davis had a white baby." -- GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Drew Stubbs
i have yet to hear a good thing about this cali club.
by Eastwindquinn on Dec 8, 2010 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
the first five letters of its name
are the last name of our manager?
Joey Votto on Colin Cowherd: "I don’t know who he is"
and if i thought they were going to be apart of the org for long i would get some schwag.
I am still peeved about my lookouts hat, I thought that was forever.
I am not sure Griffey Sr. is the right fit for managing.
by Eastwindquinn on Dec 8, 2010 3:46 PM EST up reply actions
I've also heard that light-skinned players fare poorly in day games on this Baker's field
by ken on Dec 8, 2010 11:05 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
You're not exactly Blaze-ing the trail
for race relations with that comment.
Need the number of that store where they make ceramics in an oven made out of damaged circus supplies. It's called Rumpled Stilts Kiln. - Jon Wurster
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Dec 8, 2010 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
Dusty Joke
Maybe I’m the one who isn’t getting the sarcasm in your response Rijo, but I’m pretty sure ken was referring to a dumb a** comment that Dusty said while he was in Chicago… I’m pretty sure his comment had nothing to do with Dusty’s race.
by RampantRedsFan on Dec 8, 2010 4:24 PM EST up reply actions
And RSCWKRPmanzadeh was referencing the cinematic classic "Balzing Saddles"
"He’s like if Ron Gant and Eric Davis had a white baby." -- GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Drew Stubbs
by jch24 on Dec 8, 2010 4:55 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Thanks
And as I look at it, “Balzing Saddles” sounds really painful.
"He’s like if Ron Gant and Eric Davis had a white baby." -- GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Drew Stubbs
That was a typo?
I assumed it was an adult knock-off, like Hannah Eats Her Sisters or Foreskin Gump.
by ken on Dec 8, 2010 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
Lawrence of a Labia?
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 9, 2010 6:56 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
who died and made you Brendan?
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
by Cy Schourek on Dec 9, 2010 6:59 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
It's RR mashup day.
We all traded passwords/handles just to keep it interesting.
Oh, and Ali Throbba and the 40 Beavs is much more professional.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 9, 2010 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
FTFY
Breakfast IN Tiffany’s Butt
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Dec 9, 2010 9:34 PM EST up reply actions
Breakfast IS Tiffany's Butt
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
by BK on Dec 9, 2010 9:50 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Well done!
That’s much better than mine.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Dec 10, 2010 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
Say now that we've signed Bruce but not Votto is the glass half empty or half full?
"Men today are pussies or gay" Aja Warren
The glass
is twice as large as it needs to be.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Mads, I hate to admit this, but my sister in law broke that glass
and I shit you not, I cried when it hit the floor.
seriously, cried when that glass hit the m’f’n floor.
none of my in-laws understood. I feel like I’ve failed you
by Highlifeman21 on Dec 15, 2010 11:58 PM EST up reply actions
The fact that the stadium is located in Bakersfield
Is much more cause for concern than the condition of the field.
by GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Dec 8, 2010 11:34 AM EST reply actions
I bet Turtle can give some insight as to the improvements made in Huntington
Was Bakersfield the only place left? Why on Earth did they decide to go there?
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Dec 8, 2010 12:20 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Wait a minute...
Turtle posted this. Well, how’s the field in Charleston?
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Dec 8, 2010 12:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Terrific.
There can be a minor drainage problem in right field after a heavy rain, but other than that it’s fantastic, Gorgeous ballpark. You want to take in a game next season?
We Are ... Marshall!
by Thundering Turtle on Dec 8, 2010 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
I do.
Dad took my brother, me, and a frind of ours to a Saturday double header at Watt Powell about 30 years ago. It was the Charlies and Syracuse. Rained like crazy between games and we were among the dozen or so fans who stayed. We moved down to the Chiefs dugout as they came out to warm up for the second game. One of their players thanked us for sticking around. Dad asked him if he had some balls for us. He grabbed three balls, signed them, and gave them to us. It was Danny Ainge.
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Dec 8, 2010 8:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Cool story.
We’ll have to try to get together for a game.
We Are ... Marshall!
by Thundering Turtle on Dec 8, 2010 9:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
They have Yuengling in WV, right?
I might just be down. :)
"He’s like if Ron Gant and Eric Davis had a white baby." -- GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Drew Stubbs
i don't think they do
i feel like when i was in that part of the world, i had to go through West Virginia on my way to PA to get Yuengling.
"It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word."
-President Andrew Jackson
by justin007000 on Dec 8, 2010 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
Depends on when you went.
It’s available in West Fucking Virginia, now.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Dec 8, 2010 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
i think like 2007 and 2008
"It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word."
-President Andrew Jackson
by justin007000 on Dec 8, 2010 11:08 PM EST up reply actions
Yes it is
When I go down home to Marietta, just this side of Parkerburg, WV, I always hop the bridge and pick up a few cases.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 9, 2010 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
I know we had this discussion once on RR
But damn, how did you not win the “I grew up in the most rural area” award?
"He’s like if Ron Gant and Eric Davis had a white baby." -- GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Drew Stubbs
Because you beat me out, just barely.
We posted maps and everything.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 10, 2010 8:22 AM EST up reply actions
We're some redneck SOBs, wow
"He’s like if Ron Gant and Eric Davis had a white baby." -- GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Drew Stubbs
Fellers you guys don't even know Rural.
I grew up on a farm where the nearest town had 1 store, 1 bar and 1 church…We liked to go to church on Wed. nite, Bowl on Thurs. nite go snip hunting on Fri nite and kick the shit out of of the boys from the big city (population 600)
on Sat nite – church on Sun morn – Church on Sun nite
Farm and drinking Mon – Sat in the daytime…I know more about plowing, seeding and castrating cattle than anybody on the site…(hell it was part of the high school’s Home Economics class for the local girls.
"Men today are pussies or gay" Aja Warren
Wait just a damned minute
You had a bar? And a bowling alley?
"He’s like if Ron Gant and Eric Davis had a white baby." -- GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Drew Stubbs
We had to drive 23 miles to the nearest town with a bowling alley
The bar was in the back of the grainery and feed store.
"Men today are pussies or gay" Aja Warren
i lived in ada ohio for four years
"It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word."
-President Andrew Jackson
by justin007000 on Dec 11, 2010 1:59 AM EST up reply actions
That's a good start.
It is like the equivalent of getting job as TA at the Deliverance University S.E.
Meet a tenured professor…
"Men today are pussies or gay" Aja Warren
yeah, you WOULD go anywhere for awful beer
stick to the Burger, it’s more your speed
by Highlifeman21 on Dec 9, 2010 8:58 PM EST up reply actions
It was the only place left, seriously
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
by BK on Dec 9, 2010 9:51 PM EST up reply actions
But didn't they first decide to back out of Lynchburg?
I assumed they had a better option locked in at that time.
The way I understand it, Lynchburg decided not to renew their contract with the Reds
And then signed a contract with the Braves, leaving the Reds out in the cold. Then the Rangers jumped on Myrtle Beach, leaving Bakersfield open. The only two other openings were Rancho Cucamonga and Inland Empire (both Cal league teams), and the Dodgers and Angels just flip-flopped their affiliations. Bakersfield was the left as the skinny kid with glasses who is allergic to grass.
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
by BK on Dec 10, 2010 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
The Braves more marketball in LynchBurg?
It makes sense geographically with the Braves being in Confederate territory and all.
Haha, slaves.
"It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word."
-President Andrew Jackson
by justin007000 on Dec 10, 2010 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
Yes.
Slaves are definitely marketball.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Dec 10, 2010 10:19 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I knew it!
In my house, Bakersfield will henceforth be known as “The Fat Chick At 3am”.
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
It looks like I'll just have to make a road trip up there to check out the digs.
Anybody want in?
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
Common ...for Pete's (Rose) Sake!
These pussies have got to man up and play on the that their give. First it was no spitballs, then you couldn’t throw at the batter’s head, then no greenies, then no tar on the bat, then no cork, then no steroids…now they want to bitch about a couple of pebbles in the infield. Back when Caleb and I played we used rocks for bases and pitches pitched two complete games in the same day….Sure the pitcher’s mound was surrounded by a mote but we played despite a couple of rocks and bottles:. The cache of trees was a fine backstop
"Men today are pussies or gay" Aja Warren
by Madville on Dec 8, 2010 1:19 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
Goddamn, what a trainwreck of a comment
Rec’d.
Also: As a kid I helped clear/mow/clean up a cow field, then helped build a crude backstop so our little league team could practice.
"He’s like if Ron Gant and Eric Davis had a white baby." -- GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Drew Stubbs
that's the fucking American Spirit JCH
Get the goddamn team out an hour early before practice and clean the place up. By god they’ll be proud of their home field advantage then.
"Men today are pussies or gay" Aja Warren
//Kentucky'd
"It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word."
-President Andrew Jackson
dude, it SUCKED
Not to mention it was still dangerous as hell after the cleanup. It’s not like we bulldozed the OF flat or anything.
"He’s like if Ron Gant and Eric Davis had a white baby." -- GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Drew Stubbs
Everything's dangerous when you're playing in a field surronded by meth labs.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Dec 8, 2010 4:59 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
my Arkansan friend's fbook status right now:
I ♥ my hometown – a neighbor’s house blew up in the middle of the night last week because of the meth lab in the attic. The best part? The culprits fled the scene, leaving a teenage girl behind to wonder what, exactly, just happened.7 saat önce
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
you're Facebook friends with Travis Wood?
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by BubbaFan on Dec 8, 2010 5:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
well done
"It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word."
-President Andrew Jackson
Very nice.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Dec 8, 2010 5:49 PM EST up reply actions
i spent a new year's eve party watching a meth lab burn to the ground across the street
in terre haute, in. good ol’ Indiana State University, right there.
Is that what that terrible smell was?
/paper factory’d
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Why does everything on the front page seem to have been pro
by Brian B on Dec 8, 2010 6:58 PM EST via mobile reply actions
moted from somewhere else?
We know how to find Fanposts (I can’t say the same thing about Fashots, whatever those are).
by Brian B on Dec 8, 2010 7:00 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
the new management
is even lazier than the old management!
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I can't see how that is possible!
NEWMANGEMENT
OLD MANAGEMENT 
"Men today are pussies or gay" Aja Warren
That should be a variable capacitor...
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
A..
..HEM link.
How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Dec 9, 2010 12:21 AM EST up reply actions
What the hell are you talking about?
Need the number of that store where they make ceramics in an oven made out of damaged circus supplies. It's called Rumpled Stilts Kiln. - Jon Wurster
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Dec 9, 2010 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
I guess this is just indicative of the asshole I am..
I read ‘one player reportedly nearly died after taking a bad hop to the throat’ and I chuckled/guffawed. Then I saw that Turtle wrote this post and thought, “Oh shit, that’s not funny.”
(Still, it made me think of better times.)
How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.
You laugh
But this just happened. Yikes.
"He’s like if Ron Gant and Eric Davis had a white baby." -- GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Drew Stubbs
You're all right, man.
You’re all right.
We Are ... Marshall!
by Thundering Turtle on Dec 12, 2010 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
agreed.
I just wish there was some way for the Lexington Legends to dump the Astros. Obviously I’d love it if it were a Reds affilliate, but really I’d just appreciate it if it was anyone but the fucking ’stros.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Dec 9, 2010 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
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