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Is Nathan Next?


Dahitman44

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You have to put a limit on it. What is a good temp starting point for outdoor games. I say at least 45-50. All you have to do is hit the ball wrong with that cold bat and WOW your fingers will numb right up. Then you don't want to swing anymore.

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Yep, next we will be hearing that players dont want to sign with us becuase of the cold springs and falls. That they dont want to risk injuring themselves and ending their career because of the cold. Thats all the Twins need is players with another excuse not to sign with us!

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You are correct again there 4W. We are a small market team. We will have to win with what we get and the high profile high priced ballplayers will end up in the large market teams. It is where they get their start. If they start here and develop, we get to use them should I say or rent them until they have enough service time to move on. Each of them wants the lime light, and you won't get much here in Minnesota.

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 Originally Posted By: 4wanderingeyes
 Originally Posted By: PierBridge
Baseball is meant to be played outdoors on grass period.

What if there isn't grass, what if there is snow, ice, inches of rain? You know, just like what MN April, May, Sept, October brings us? Is it meant to be played on frozen fake grass?

In case you guys were wondering the fields are heated now a days.

Also being we have 162 games or about 85 too many a year if one or two are snowed out a year it won't hurt a bit all teams deal with rain so its a moot point. Get a rain jacket!

What the open air stadium does is it gets rid of the pansy corporate fans on marginal weather days and it brings old school fans back into the game creating a WAY better atmosphere.

You can complain all you want about the roof but it ain't walking through that door anytime soon. grin.gif

OUTDOOR BALL RULES! our kids and all colleges do it so these Pro's can do it also!

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"OUTDOOR BALL RULES! our kids and all colleges do it so these Pro's can do it also!"

I agree 100% they should do it also, but they wont! once it starts to sprinkle out they all want to run in so they dont get hurt! I have sat in alot of baseball games in the rain watching my kids play! They love it! They wouldnt have it any other way!

Pros wont!

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Hey --

Did you guys like hijack my thread or what?

;\)

BTW -- Baseball was meant to be played outside, but not when the highs are 25 with a snow and rain mix and 30 mph winds.

Ick.

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 Originally Posted By: Dahitman44
Hey --

Did you guys like hijack my thread or what?

;\)

BTW -- Baseball was meant to be played outside, but not when the highs are 25 with a snow and rain mix and 30 mph winds.

Ick.

Since when has the main topic stayed the main topic for very long grin.gif ? Nathan signing is old news now, we just spiced it up some to keep the thread going ;\)

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Tough crowd!!!!! Look at this way, with that Global warming trend were on and opening day outside is 2 years away, heck we could be in the 60's by then. (Any Takers on that one.)

I assume they would start the season on the road for the first week.

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Hey --

Just having some fun with ya -- not a problem.

I have a tendency to hijack threads, so it was fun to poke at somebody else. ;\)

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Well global warming - a myth.

The twins and fans just have to be prepared for a myriad of double headers and playing home games in the metredome again hopefully!

The crowds of late have been real solid at metrodome too!

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amazing what a winner will do. Packs them in in the stinky dome!

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Okay if we are going to start the global warming thing we might have to move the thread to the outdoor discussion forum.

Anyway -- what was the original thread question anyway??

Oh yea outdoor baseball or retractable roof, I mean Nathan signed a contract or was it Nathan next to go.

hmmm???

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