Memorial Day musings
Day games at Consol Energy Park – argh!
I understand why the Wild Things play afternoon games on Memorial Day and Labor Day, but it doesn't mean I have to like 'em. The reasoning is afternoon games allow more kids to attend because the following morning it's back to school. Day baseball, however, simply doesn't work at this ballpark or in the Frontier League. It's too hot, and at CEP there's very few places in the seating area to escape the sun. This is a ballpark made for night baseball.
The Wild Things played Monday with only 23 active players - one under the limit after releasing left-handed pitcher Adam Revelette following the Sunday game against Florence. Washington will sign infielder Eric Earnhart from Ball State University to fill the roster spot. He will join the team Tueday in Chillicothe. Here' a quick rundown on Earnhart:
* At Ball State, he was a teammate of current Wild Things pitcher Jeff Michael and former Washington infielder Jason Bucholtz. Earnhart played the outfield when Bucholtz was with the Cardinals and moved to shortstop the last two seasons.
* A left-handed batter, Earnhart hit .307 this spring with Ball State. He had nine double and nine stolen bases, playing in only 40 of 54 game for the Cardinals.
* At Urbana (Ohio) High School, Earnhart batted. 639 and did not strike out during his senior season.
I understand why the Wild Things play afternoon games on Memorial Day and Labor Day, but it doesn't mean I have to like 'em. The reasoning is afternoon games allow more kids to attend because the following morning it's back to school. Day baseball, however, simply doesn't work at this ballpark or in the Frontier League. It's too hot, and at CEP there's very few places in the seating area to escape the sun. This is a ballpark made for night baseball.
The Wild Things played Monday with only 23 active players - one under the limit after releasing left-handed pitcher Adam Revelette following the Sunday game against Florence. Washington will sign infielder Eric Earnhart from Ball State University to fill the roster spot. He will join the team Tueday in Chillicothe. Here' a quick rundown on Earnhart:
* At Ball State, he was a teammate of current Wild Things pitcher Jeff Michael and former Washington infielder Jason Bucholtz. Earnhart played the outfield when Bucholtz was with the Cardinals and moved to shortstop the last two seasons.
* A left-handed batter, Earnhart hit .307 this spring with Ball State. He had nine double and nine stolen bases, playing in only 40 of 54 game for the Cardinals.
* At Urbana (Ohio) High School, Earnhart batted. 639 and did not strike out during his senior season.
posted by Chris Dugan at
10:39 AM
1 Comments:
I agree with you on the effects of the sun. My wife and I attended this game, and with double sun screen on, we still received a sunburn. I will not attend any other games that are played in the afternoon.
I remember the first season, the Sunday games were played in the afternoon, and the result was numerous fans were treated for heat related illnesses.
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