Artificial turf?

[HurricanePhilly]

Thank god. So they just turfed the heavy traffic area. Field Looks great.

 

[TheOriginalCane]

Thank god. So they just turfed the heavy traffic area. Field Looks great.

That was my thinking too, I'm glad we are still "mostly grass" for the field. Thank goodness.

 

[Highline17]

New OF wall, bullpens, turf behind home, and new playing surface.

Looks a little odd with two different surfaces, but it should play better (all that matters)

 

[scane]

Not a fan of the mixed look, but it could’ve been worse

 

[rok]

Thoughts on knocking down the remaining tree in LF to make room for the new bullpen?

 

[scane]

Thoughts on knocking down the remaining tree in LF to make room for the new bullpen?

More unhappy about how difficult it looks like it’ll be to see what’s going on in our new bullpen

 

[scane]

Semi-related note: They’ve really hiked new season ticket prices to $175? Doesn’t feel like crowd size last year supports that kind of jump, but maybe they can/need to get away with it given the permanently lower capacity without the RF bleachers.

 

[rok]

More unhappy about how difficult it looks like it’ll be to see what’s going on in our new bullpen

Yep that's a bummer. Overall hard to complain about most of this when improvements are made but certainly a little less fan-friendly.

 

[Pentagon Cane]

Thoughts on knocking down the remaining tree in LF to make room for the new bullpen?

Better not touch that tree.

 

[Highline17]

Better not touch that tree.

The tree is gone I think

 

[Pitcher in the Rye]

The tree is gone I think

It’s gone. That tree was a great respite from the sun and the area right beside it was used for kids parties.

 

[TheOriginalCane]

Semi-related note: They’ve really hiked new season ticket prices to $175? Doesn’t feel like crowd size last year supports that kind of jump, but maybe they can/need to get away with it given the permanently lower capacity without the RF bleachers.

Dan was adamant that we don't need more capacity (based on attendance). Therefore, the only way to get more revenue is with higher prices.

Sucks. But...what are the real choices?

 

[scane]

Dan was adamant that we don't need more capacity (based on attendance). Therefore, the only way to get more revenue is with higher prices.

Sucks. But...what are the real choices?

Suppose there may also be a bet that you’ll have more single game tickets at an even higher rate if the team gets off to a good start

 

[scane]

Yep that's a bummer. Overall hard to complain about most of this when improvements are made but certainly a little less fan-friendly.

Taking a swing by before basketball, the home bullpen actually looks like it should be fine in person, so we can strike that complaint off my list.

 

[Pitcher in the Rye]

Observation after catching a couple of scrimmages recently: The field looks amazing- like the greens at Torrey Pines amazing. If you sit in the field boxes however, you really notice how the asymmetrically colored artificial turf sticks out around the plate. It has that tacky miniature golf course look. Aw well. 95% of the field is dope.

 

[rok]

Anyone know if there's plans for branding on the turf behind home?