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Originally Posted by JR12
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Absolutely, sorry about using the word dirt. You found the article. I believe in the old days somebody had described it as Delaware River "mud" on the New Jersey side of the river. However, your article says it is somewhere on Burlington County, NJ side of the Delaware river.
Back some time ago but not the dark ages, this was not a commercially available product. Only MLB clubs could buy this. I believe I read that the minor league guys had to get the MLBU to get some from the can for them during Spring Training so they could use it during their season.
If the minor league guys could not get the MLB mud in Spring training, I imagine they had to use whatever mud or dirt was available at the parks they worked, since the Big League clubs may not have supplied their minor league counterparts. The umps may have even had to dig a little for some, put it in a can and add some water.