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For those of you not used to the hot Texas summers and the strong winds that blow here, it is almost a requirement for ballfields to have sprinkler systems for the skinned part of the fields. Otherwise, they would become quite unworkable. Remember, we go for months on end without so much as seeing a single raincloud. (Though that hasn't been the case here in North Texas lately.)
As for walking the field, I agree that you should always do it regardless of how familiar you are with the field. I was on a field last night that I probably called 200+ games on last year, and if I hadn't walked it before gametime, I wouldn't have noticed the handle to some tool and the plate knife that the grounds crew discarded (for reasons I have yet to understand) out in foul territory right off of right field. Better safe than sorry as the old saying goes!
Scott
[Edited by Skahtboi on Apr 30th, 2002 at 09:43 PM]
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