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I've seen this multiple times but just kept forgetting to ask...
In an enclosed stadium with astroturf, why does water splash out of the astroturf when a fly ball lands?
Tonite, there was a fly ball to center field at Tropicana Field that dropped in front of Ellsbury...as it hit the ground you could see the water splash out. I understand water may be needed for some sort of conditioning purpose, but I'm surprised at the amount of water on that turf.
I am guessing Tropicana Field uses FieldTurf. If that is the case, what you are seeing is not water. What you would be seeing are little pieces of rubber.
EDIT: I googled the Trop's field surface and as of 2011, they no longer use FieldTurf but AstroTurf GameDay Grass. I am guessing that works similar to FieldTurf as far as what you are seeing when the baseball bounces on it.
It's small rubber pellets. I feel like I see it most in the Roger's Center in Toronto. I'm not 100% sure of the actual purpose, but they were discussing it on NESN earlier this year. That's what you see bouncing up.
It's small rubber pellets. I feel like I see it most in the Roger's Center in Toronto. I'm not 100% sure of the actual purpose, but they were discussing it on NESN earlier this year. That's what you see bouncing up.
The small rubber pellets are black though. At the Trop, it looks like a white substance.
This from Wiki; "In the early 21st century, new artificial playing surfaces using sand and/or rubber infill were developed. These "next generation" or "third generation" artificial grass surfaces are generally regarded as being about as safe to play on as a typical natural grass surface."
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