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Rickrolled . Nice use of Google.

Fixed it. Am I the only one who would like to see the Rogers Centre have a dirt with grass infield? Wouldn't it be something of a selling point for free-agent catchers, infielders, and pitchers to know that they would mostly be playing on grass and dirt? I think it would be, and it could be done in the short term instead of waiting indefinitely for an entire grass field. However, I am just dreaming.

I think I know the article that you are thinking of, and from what I remember the issues were in getting the dirt composition correct and making sure that it wasn't too wet or too dry (I remember Tropicana Field was mentioned and that the dirt infield would dry out too quickly). I have been in engineering for over 30 years, and the idea that providing drainage for 5,000 square feet of grass is a major challenge is very puzzling to me. Surely providing drainage to an outdoor field that can get major rainfall is more of a problem than in an enclosed stadium, and it has been done for outdoor fields countless times in both major sports parks and small municipal sports fields. I think Yorkshire Blue Jay summed up the issue previously in the following post: His point seems to be more along the lines of what is the point of doing a spot trial when the technology is already known. However, in my opinion, if 40 - 50% (to pick a number) of baseball action occurs within the boundaries of the dirt infield and a hypothetical grass infield diamond then "why not?". I am not sure that this would even have a major impact on other uses of the Rogers Centre; couldn't most other uses occur on the artificial turf? PS: The pictures above already demonstrate that removing the concrete floor is no challenge at all.

When they are ready to test a variety of grass they could quickly rip up the infield diamond and test out grass just in the infield. It doesn't look like drainage would be a big challenge for the approximately 5,000 square feet of infield turf (which for now will be artificial turf). The drainage system for the grass infield could just be pumps and hose to a reservoir so that the water could keep being recycled.

Peyton Manning didn't contribute much to the Super Bowl victory, however it is good to see him leave as the QB of the Super Bowl winning team.

In that case, it will probably make the game more meaningful. In Ontario we have Pro-line - https://www.proline.ca/ where you can wager a few dollars on combinations of games - I tried it 15 years ago and it was fun to put $5 - $10 on the NFL games; it was hardly gambling but more like buying a lottery ticket.

Only if $200 is like loose change to you, but then it would be best to give it to a good charity.

Today is the big day. I have been looking forward to the Super Bowl for the past 2 weeks. I am hoping that Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos can pull off the upset and beat the bigger than life Cam Newton and his Carolina Panthers.

For such a small plot of grass the drainage and ventilation will be proportionally a much smaller issue. Minus the dirt infield and the infield grass area is likely only 6,000 - 7,000 square feet. It seems like a good place to start with a small scale project; the information obtained can be used to determine the feasibility of doing the entire field. If after testing the small area of the infield with grass, it is determined to be impractical to even do the infield with grass then artificial turf could replace the grass in the infield. I like the saying, one has to learn to walk before they can run.

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The small plot of turf in the infield would be a good place to experiment with some grass. If installing grass throughout the infield and outfield is too big a project then maybe the Rogers Centre could have a grass/dirt infield and a artificial turf outfield (would that be a first?). The opposite has been done (turf infield/grass outfield) - http://www.thesuburbanite.com/article/20151205/SPORTS/151209981

I assume it will be similar to Tropicana Field's "full dirt infield" albeit with a bit of turf - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropicana_Field

This is probably a dumb question but will there be any green turf in the infield or will it be entirely dirt? Or is a dirt infield just the running paths and mound?

Denver will be big underdogs against Carolina, in my opinion. But Peyton Manning has too much playoff experience to have a meltdown like Carson Palmer had tonight. I expect Carolina to beat Denver in the Super Bowl by 10 points but I will be rooting for Manning and the Broncos to win in an upset.

Touche.

At one time in his career Manning would have pushed for more points and given up a costly interception; that is why I think he played a smart, safe game. Tom Brady didn't look any better than Manning, in my opinion both teams were great on defense.

Denver's defense was superb. Peyton Manning and the offense played a smart, safe game. It will be great if Peyton Manning can finish his career with a Super Bowl; I am assuming that he won't be back next year.

Kawasaki is Japanese and seems to be proud of it, as he should be; so saying he is Japanese is no worse than saying a Canadian is Canadian. However saying he is a Chinaman is racist, whereas saying he is Chinese is just inaccurate. Kawasaki's ethnicity is Asian, however is it really necessary to point out one's ethnicity? I would refer to Kawasaki as a person firstly, who is also a proud Japanese (PS: Jap would be racist, if one is sensitive to such things then they shouldn't watch WW2 movies). I have pointed out the obvious; this is just for the 1% of the population who don't know better.

Dickey for Syndergaard; I don't think so.

The Blue Jays will have a very good bullpen with Cecil, Sanchez, Osuna and Storen. I think in 2016 the Blue Jays will have an average starting rotation, shut-down type bullpen, great offense and above average defense; in my opinion, that adds up to a good chance of getting to the World Series. Even so, I am sorry to see Revere go since he was a likable player.

It was great to see the Peyton Manning back in action. Brock Osweiler played well but had some bad breaks (a couple of fumbles by teammates, and an interception that should have been caught). As soon as Peyton Manning came in, the Broncos seemed to rally for him both on offense and defense. I will be looking forward to seeing what Peyton Manning can do in the playoffs. With two weeks off, I think he will be healthy enough to help get the Broncos to the Super Bowl.

And a Merry Christmas to Spanky99, who I know only in the cyberworld, for creating this thread.

Peace on earth to all faiths and those of no faith

However, doesn't it warm your heart to see a couple of billion people (mostly Christian) celebrating the birth of a Jew (Jesus Christ), remembering the good word of his 12 Jewish Apostles - http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0002_0_01189.html - and remembering the loyalty of his thousands of Jewish disciples while all taking place in Israel. It is also of some comfort that the 1.5 billion Muslims consider Israel to be a holy land and the Jewish Christ to be a prophet.