23rd February 2004, 4:09 PM
While I agree that it is very difficult to play baseball in the rain, I would not say that it has to do with the danger of hurting yourself in the wet grass. Sure, that is a possibility, but you run and cut MUCH more in football than baseball. How often does a fielder change directions? Usually, only when the ball is hit. Then everybody runs in a straight line to where they are supposed to be. If the ball bounces off something, yeah you must change direction, but that is a rare event. It does become very difficult to hit a ball or field a grounder if the field is wet, and everybody knows that most baseball players are as far from athletes as you can get. It's changing, but you can still be fat and lazy and make millions in baseball.
Since ABF brought up Phoenix, I forgot that I watched the D-Backs play the Doggers in BOB once.
<img src="http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/arizona/phoenix_bank_one_ballpark.jpg">
My dad, brother and I were driving through Phoenix on the way back from San Diego, and we decided to catch a baseball game. It was Randy Johnson vs. Kevin Brown, and I have never seen two great pitchers like that. So what happened? Brown blew up his arm after about an inning and a half, and Johnson gave up around 8 runs in 4 innings.
Since ABF brought up Phoenix, I forgot that I watched the D-Backs play the Doggers in BOB once.
<img src="http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/arizona/phoenix_bank_one_ballpark.jpg">
My dad, brother and I were driving through Phoenix on the way back from San Diego, and we decided to catch a baseball game. It was Randy Johnson vs. Kevin Brown, and I have never seen two great pitchers like that. So what happened? Brown blew up his arm after about an inning and a half, and Johnson gave up around 8 runs in 4 innings.