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Working
Bee
... Saturday 12th January 2013
Diamond
One
...... Diamond
Two
Maintenance on the Mounds
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NOTE - there are 13 photos on this page and it may take a few extra seconds to
completely download
if you have a broadband internet connection, they will not take
too long to display ... just be a little patient !!
and 6 more photos were
added following another Working Bee on Saturday 29th June 2013
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Diamond
One
On Saturday 18th June 2011, coir
mats were put into the mound to stop holes being dug by the pitchers
and to try and cut down on general post-game maintenance ... these
proved to be very successful
Naturally, over time some of the
mats wore out and these were removed on Friday 11th May 2012
Full details on the work in June
2011 and May 2012 can be seen by clicking HERE and scrolling down the page
On Saturday 28th July 2012 they
had to be replaced again and click HERE and scroll down to see the photos
Because of this required ongoing
replacement, it was decided to try something different
Astro
Turf
and a sheet of this was laid across
the front of the mound as shown in the shots below
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Leon starts to dig out the area
so the astro turf can be around 50mm below the surface
Working Bee = People Standing around
Talking and Leaning on Shovels !! ... c'mon, Peter and Leon ...
... and it's worse now because Geoff
goes out to gossip as well !!
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Eventually the area is marked out
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... but it still needs to be a deeper
so the astro turf doesn't show on the surface or 'slip' as the
pitcher's front foot comes down
Saturday 9th February
2013
Leon finished laying the mat in
the week following the Working Bee and I wasn't able to take any
photos
There was a "Social Baseball
Game" last night and the two shots below were taken before
any maintenance was undertaken
Looks great !! ... and there is definately no hole from the pitcher's
'stride / landing' foot
In this photo, some of the crusher
dust has been brushed away to show the astro turf
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Working
Bee
... Saturday 12th January 2013
Diamond
Two
Similar work was done on the mound
on this field
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Working
Bee
... Saturday 29th June 2013
Diamond
One
In both this photo ...
... and this one, you can see that
the astro turf mat was starting to lift along the edges
The mat was removed and replaced
using more pegs in the problem areas
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Working
Bee
... Saturday 29th June 2013
Diamond
Two
Similar work to that described above
was also done to the mound on this field
Site Foreman and Machine Operator
= Tim Grau
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