Comments on: Hagerstown Infield Renovation Begins

By: Scrub fan

Scrub fan — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:35:56 +0000

Is it possible that the Suns’ problems had anything to do with the field? How did the Mets’ farm club do there, or the O’s club bfore them?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:02:39 +0000

Brian- When are you going to post the Harrisburg and Colombus roundups?

By: roberto

roberto — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:09:13 +0000

In 2005( Hagerstown Mets ) 97 errors between starter SS, 2B and 3B

In 2006 (Hagerstown Mets) 93 errors between starter 3B, 2B, and SS

in 2007 (Hagerstwon Nationals ) 92 errors between starter 3B, 2B, and SS

No comments!

By: Suns Fan

Suns Fan — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:31:46 +0000

The field had something to do with it, but still, there were dropped catches, botched throws, etc. Also, the visitors made fewer errors than the home team over the 67 games played at Municipal Stadium this year.

I believe this is the first time the field has been resurfaced since the stadium was built–all the way back in 1930. It’s long overdue, and I am glad it is happening. The next question is whether they’ll be able to resurface the outfield–which, while not as bad as the infield, needs to be resurfaced too.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:37:30 +0000

“Dropped catches,botched throws” are part of every game at EVERY level. However, when you play on a “bad” infield day in and day out, it is very easy to develop bad habits. These habits develop as one instinctively anticipates the bad hop to protect oneself - this comes from taking too many bad hops -the surface can get into your mind. Just watch how many High School infielders (on bad surfaces)won’t get down a a ball the way they should -the bad hops are so frequent that they become “trained” to NOT get down. These players (Minor leaguers)all have talent ,but the “mental” side of it all usually separates them. Its hard for me to believe that a professional team plays on an infield that has not been laser leveled in some 25 years! I have seen this infield surface at Hagerstown and will tell you that it reminds me of a bad High School surface. The stats for the Hagerstown teams over that 3 year span tell the story. Hooray for the City of Hagerstown for getting the field in professional condition.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:31:36 +0000

Now if they could do the same thing up here in Vermont. The outfield is a good 14″ (if not more) lower than the infield. and very uneven