I've finally seen it............

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Don Mueller

This should help clarify the issue.

If you Garth were doing a solo game and second base was the color of dirt and you could not see it from HP, what would you do?

2nd ?

If kicking it did not change it's color then what?

What Bob said. When I'm working the bases, I don't get my hands (or feet) dirty doing the work of a grounds crew. If there is no grounds crew, then the home team works the field.

If I really wanted a base cleaned (I'm not sure why, unless I was trying to appease some rat), I'd ask a fielder to do it. Why would you go out 127 feet between innings and do it yourself when you could say, "Hey, Meat, brush the bag off for me, wouldja?"

I know where the bases and rubber are. I don't need to see them to know where they are.