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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Cook, L. Murray |
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| Author Affiliation: | Baseball Stadium Manager, Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida |
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| Title: | Baseball vs. rain |
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| Column Name: | Fields of play
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| Source: | International Baseball Rundown. September 1998, p. . |
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| Publishing Information: | [Unknown] |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Baseball fields; Precipitation; Protective covers; Excess water removal; Water removal equipment; Drainage
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the use of baseball fields during or after rainfall. Stresses that "the most important job of the groundskeeper/sports turf manager is to provide a safe, playable field in all water conditions." Offers suggestion to dry muddy baseball fields. Concludes that "the best of fields in professional baseball have rainouts that cause heartburn for many." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, b/w
Reprinted in STMA's Sports Turf Topics, 1998-1999, p.71 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Cook, L. M. 1998. Baseball vs. rain. International Baseball Rundown. |
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