Do you work as grounds crew?

[umpharp]

line the field? I don't think so. Not my job.

I have moved bases and pitching rubbers that were at the incorrect distance.

I also am very hesitant to grab a rake or a bag of "turf Dry" after a heavy rain. Again...not my job.

[Skahtboi]

I may verify that base/pitching distances are correct or incorrect, but I don't move the bases or the pitching plate. I also don't line the fields or do other grounds crew work. Not my job. Every complex I work at have folks for those tasks.

[FUBLUE]

No. I don't do lines.

Now, as a UIC, JUST because I wanted to get the final game in, I did grab a rake and work a diamond (again, I had a 2 hour drive home, it was already late, and we needed to play the game before I could leave). The grounds crew was one person, and he took forever.

[mcrowder]

90% of the time, I stay the heck away from any ground work, with the possible exception of helping direct if the people who show up to do the work don't know what they are doing.

The exception to this is my local youth softball league, a league where everyone knows everyone and I was district director for a while - I'm often the first person there on those days, and have been known to bring out the chalk, bases, or pitcher's plate (or even dismantle the temporary baseball mound if it was left overnight) on occasion.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by mcrowder

(or even dismantle the temporary baseball mound if it was left overnight) on occasion.

So much for Texas being big - sharing fields with other sports.

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

So much for Texas being big - sharing fields with other sports.

Good point... I'm in a semi-rural area close to Dallas that is just now catching up to it's population. Halfway through the most recent Spring season, we finally opened our new 4-field (2 softball, 2 baseball) complex. Very nice, very new, and a fantastic shaded play structure right in the center. Unimpeded view of this structure from all 4 fields (makes letting your 3 year old go play over there much more comfortable when you can see them), and a shaded snackbar between two of the fields. Very nice.

And no more taking apart of the baseball mound for me!

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by mcrowder

Good point... I'm in a semi-rural area close to Dallas that is just now catching up to it's population. Halfway through the most recent Spring season, we finally opened our new 4-field (2 softball, 2 baseball) complex. Very nice, very new, and a fantastic shaded play structure right in the center. Unimpeded view of this structure from all 4 fields (makes letting your 3 year old go play over there much more comfortable when you can see them), and a shaded snackbar between two of the fields. Very nice.

And no more taking apart of the baseball mound for me!

Bout time you caught up with the rest of us!

[John Robertson]

I will gladly give directions to the people setting the bases and lining the diamonds if I see them making obvious mistakes. (Batters boxes being chalked incorrectly is a pet peeve of mine. I also like to see the three-foot chute chalked too.) I won't, however, physically line the diamond or set the bases. It's not my job.