Fan Email of the Week, Vol. 1
Interesting email from Douglas Bryant whose says he is from Scranton, PA. I’m willing to bet he resides in Wilkes-Barre and has Scranton envy. It is trendy now, you know.
“I wanted to say that I have listened to the podcasts and am liking the show thus far. I wanted to ask your thoughts on the grooming of the new Nats stadium, in particular, the pattern of which the outfield grass is cut. It seams the grounds crew has a checkered pattern in the infield and a stripped pattern in the outfield that I haven’t seen done before. My personal opinion is there is a bit to much going on as I’ve always been a less is more person. Anyway, I was wondering your thoughts. Keep up the good work guys! ”
My personal opinion on the grass patterns has more to do with the over-use of the curly W: centerfield grass impression, back of the mound dirt reversal, behind home plate paint job, on the dugout team markers, on-deck circle decor, centerfield waste of money scoreboard, end of the rows seat markers, digital advertising banners, pink urinal pee odoreaters, golf shirts, tee shirts, sweat shirts, home caps, road caps, alternate caps, “fashion” caps, knit caps, ice cream sandwiches, pretzels, and the pathetic win column in the books. IT DOES NOT EVEN MATCH THE EASTERN BLOC LETTERING OF THE JERSEYS!
Douglas, sorry for my rant. I will get in touch with a contact of mine that works on the grounds crew and get back to you. [Shameless Plug Alert] So stay tuned, keep listening, and spread the word. If you ask it, I will answer it, sort of.
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One Response
Douglas Bryant June 26th at 1:26 pm
I never thought about this, but you are right. I think the W behind the pitchers mound is distasteful. Is that necessary? Are they trying to pull something so that a stupid television viewer who doesn’t know which teams are playing can figure out, “oh this must be the Nats game”. Speaking of distastful, I find it rediculous that so many players choose to play with jewelry on. Is that necessary? Stay tuned, this could be another set of questions coming your way to answer.