Field of Dreams Game - Page 10

Cpdjoe77 · 08-12-2021, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by LittleJimmies

Hoooooooolllllllllyyyyyyyy schnikes! Couldn't write a better script.

Lol! Great finish for the offense, Hendricks not so much

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Ferg1945 · 08-12-2021, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by FortyCalRipken

Ball def seemed juiced today. 8 HRs!

Also, loved the kid behind home plate on his phone during Anderson’s AB. Assuming his Mom…she was going nuts when contact was made. Kid had no clue lol.

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Its not a stadium... it's completely open. Nothing is holding the balls back

RW3FAN · 08-12-2021, 10:08 PM

Great for the Junger crowd, and promoting the game.
Or I think that’s what Papi said.

MIDNITE Z · 08-12-2021, 10:12 PM

what a game!!

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rman112 · 08-12-2021, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Ferg1945

Its not a stadium... it's completely open. Nothing is holding the balls back

While I agree, I wouldn't put it past the league to use juiced up balls tonight. They carried really, really well.

JRX · 08-12-2021, 10:21 PM

I would think the darkness beyond the fences made for a great batters eye too

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UCCF · 08-12-2021, 10:23 PM

You know you live in California when you see the post-game fireworks and your first thought is to hope the corn doesn't all catch fire and burn down the stadium.

56Horsehide · 08-12-2021, 10:24 PM

Absolutely perfect in all respects - including the ending.

JRX · 08-12-2021, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by UCCF

You know you live in California when you see the post-game fireworks and your first thought is to hope the corn doesn't all catch fire and burn down the stadium.

I'm on east coast and had same thought.

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sigmachi · 08-12-2021, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by rman112

While I agree, I wouldn't put it past the league to use juiced up balls tonight. They carried really, really well.

As I mentioned earlier in the thread if you’ve never been in a corn field the corn sucks out basically all the oxygen out of the air while it grows. I’m sure that didn’t hurt.

ThoseBackPages · 08-12-2021, 10:39 PM

damn, that was a great game

slambam · 08-12-2021, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sigmachi

As I mentioned earlier in the thread if you’ve never been in a corn field the corn sucks out basically all the oxygen out of the air while it grows. I’m sure that didn’t hurt.

It's been VERY humid in Iowa the last week or so too. That'll help the ball fly farther also.

hammertime · 08-12-2021, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by sigmachi

As I mentioned earlier in the thread if you’ve never been in a corn field the corn sucks out basically all the oxygen out of the air while it grows. I’m sure that didn’t hurt.

That's literally the opposite of what plants do.

sigmachi · 08-12-2021, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by hammertime

That's literally the opposite of what plants do.

You’re talking to a guy who grows about a thousand acres of corn every single year. That’s exactly what they do.

https://extension.illinois.edu/news-...dwestern-temps

SupermanBrandon · 08-12-2021, 10:50 PM

Great game!

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preakness · 08-12-2021, 10:51 PM

stalk off homer

Ferg1945 · 08-12-2021, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by sigmachi

As I mentioned earlier in the thread if you’ve never been in a corn field the corn sucks out basically all the oxygen out of the air while it grows. I’m sure that didn’t hurt.

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Originally Posted by slambam

It's been VERY humid in Iowa the last week or so too. That'll help the ball fly farther also.

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Originally Posted by sigmachi

You’re talking to a guy who grows about a thousand acres of corn every single year. That’s exactly what they do.

https://extension.illinois.edu/news-...dwestern-temps

And you have grown men crushing baseballs... Abreu, Eloy, Judge x2 and Stanton etc. It's different.

Rooftop · 08-12-2021, 11:16 PM

It was a good show.

It’s entertainment folks.

hammertime · 08-12-2021, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sigmachi

You’re talking to a guy who grows about a thousand acres of corn every single year. That’s exactly what they do.

https://extension.illinois.edu/news-...dwestern-temps

Ha, that's clearly a typo. I can find no other source that says stomata absorb oxygen, and 1000 that say they absorb CO2. Are we really debating how photosynthesis works?

Since you posted a source I guess I should too. I'll limit myself to 3.

https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evoli..._id=&keywords=

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/bioch...structure.html

https://www.washington.edu/news/2018...ntists-report/

BabaORiley · 08-12-2021, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by speedyjg13

Its called Andrew Heaney

Perfect reply. Chef's kiss to ya.

In other news, that was one of the most fun baseball games I've ever watched. When the sun was setting it was like a baseball game out of a Thomas Wolfe novel. It was just idyllic Americana for a couple hours. Also, the Yankees lost in brutal fashion so we don't have to worry that the Sox were paying a little too much of a tribute to the Black Sox by throwing the game.

hammertime · 08-12-2021, 11:46 PM

Anyway I'm ready to move on from the plant biology debate...a corn field is a very humid place, we can both agree on that. Great game, I was pleasantly surprised the Fox Sports app let me take screenshots.

BabaORiley · 08-12-2021, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by hammertime

Anyway I'm ready to move on from the plant biology debate...a corn field is a very humid place, we can both agree on that. Great game, I was pleasantly surprised the Fox Sports app let me take screenshots.

Yep, that's about the time of the game that I just shut up and soaked everything in and counted my blessings. Been a weird 16 months or so but that was just a beautifully executed event by MLB. And that in itself is a minor miracle.

Swipe79 · 08-13-2021, 12:09 AM

Or Idaho...or Oregon...or Washington...

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Originally Posted by UCCF

You know you live in California when you see the post-game fireworks and your first thought is to hope the corn doesn't all catch fire and burn down the stadium.

goldfly · 08-13-2021, 01:15 AM

was awesome

love it

need to send teams there every year

PejaD · 08-13-2021, 02:10 AM

Missed the broadcast since I was at another MLB game, but I did DVR it. Sounds like they will do it again next Summer. It would be great if they did it on the Thursday after the ASG as the only MLB game being played that day.

It's a nice novelty, but I hope they do not wear it out like what the NHL did for outdoor games.

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RW3FAN Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 3,659	Great for the Junger crowd, and promoting the game. Or I think that’s what Papi said.

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JRX Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 15,806	I would think the darkness beyond the fences made for a great batters eye too Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

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56Horsehide Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Iowa Posts: 59	Absolutely perfect in all respects - including the ending.

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hammertime Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: OH->MI->MD->VA Posts: 6,847	Anyway I'm ready to move on from the plant biology debate...a corn field is a very humid place, we can both agree on that. Great game, I was pleasantly surprised the Fox Sports app let me take screenshots.

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PejaD Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 4,071	Missed the broadcast since I was at another MLB game, but I did DVR it. Sounds like they will do it again next Summer. It would be great if they did it on the Thursday after the ASG as the only MLB game being played that day. It's a nice novelty, but I hope they do not wear it out like what the NHL did for outdoor games.