Check this out from Vandy's Kemp in yesterday's game..

[57stratdawg]

Maybe this is Germans? I didn't notice it at the game though.

 

[msstate7]

Maybe this is Germans? I didn't notice it at the game though.

You can do that when you run 70 mph.

 

[57stratdawg]

You can do that when you run 70 mph.

He literally slid for 1/4 of the distance between 2nd and 3rd.

 

[CEO2044]

It's the turf.

I saw it. I've played on that stuff. That's why I said it benefits speedy teams. That's how that stuff plays.

 

[msstate7]

He literally slid for 1/4 of the distance between 2nd and 3rd.

He slowed his time by sliding so early though.

 

[drt7891]

Bingo. It also helps your run, too. You run much faster on that stuff and slide much faster than on regular dirt.

 

[State82]

He literally slid for 1/4 of the distance between 2nd and 3rd.

And he still almost over over-slid the bag. That was one of the problems they had to get acclimated to with the turf. Over sliding. I still hate that stuff. That's just not baseball.

 

[Victory Red]

Wait, y'all don't have dirt on the field any more?

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Vandy don't...

 

[57stratdawg]

Yeah, you could also tell the ball plays much differently off of it - especially when it's wet. In the Saturday game, Pirtle came in on a double play ball early and the ball just skid right under him. It's a much faster surface, there is no question.

 

[Victory Red]

Gotcha. I was wondering when y'all changed and why there wasn't uproar here....makes more sense.

 

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