Dirt infield and the sod.

I sent out an email this morning actually, waiting for an answer. I shoould know by tonight.

 

Maybe they should just use quicksand near the Pats sideline and bench.

 

Marlins are @ home....and play Sunday afternoon....dont think 24hrs is enough time to turn this around...expect DIRT for monday night

 

the jets had no problems on the sod in last sundays game.come to think of it we seem to be the only ones that really have a problem playing on dirt and sod.looks like a good case for the junior crime detectives.

 

If they sod that thing for Monday night I will personally go down there and kick the groundskeeper in the

 

Get over it.

First, people complained about the infield dirt. It somehow hindered the overwhelming talent of our team and caused the visitor to carve out a victory where they should have naturally been stomped.

Then, we sodded over the dirt. And there was much rejoicing. But then Jason Allen and Yeremiah Bell slipped, and so somehow the infield dirt was still to blame. Perhaps the infield dirt’s evil had possessed the sod and caused it to interfere only with one team, sort of like a Buffalo Wild Wings commercial gone astray.

Of course, the infield dirt never seemed to bother the visiting team. I can’t recall the infield dirt hurting their chances of victory. I can’t recall the sod causing any Jets player to slip and slide, too. Braylon Edwards and Dustin Keller seemed just fine.

People: Olindo Mare was a bad kicker. It had nothing to do with the infield dirt.

 

I see what you did there.

However, we actually do have more spots in the proverbial 'Russian roulette' wheel because we play so many games on it. Law of averages points to us getting burned by it while others don't, just because it our own **** field.
Not to say that it's to blame as much as OP indicates, but it is a valid point.

 

Last I checked, both teams play on the same field. No complaints, no explanations.

 

It's a touchy subject around here I think. You're not the first person to be dressed down for their opinion on it, probably won't be the last.

Everyone's got their opinion on it, and it's kind of a dead horse that's been beaten into submission over the years

 

Then don’t preemptively accuse those who might disagree with you of being in denial.

 

I don't think they'll have enough time to cover it up effectively.

And I hate the infield. I also hate that when someone asks the question people assume you must hate it b/c it affects your team more than the other. I hate it b/c it looks unprofessional. The standard in the league is that players play on a certain level of field and ours is below that. Every one of the player's polls I've seen lists the Dolphin field among the worst in the league.

It also contributes to bad football. Players slipping is not what I long to see. I'm not claiming it affects one team more than the other. I' saying it affects the quality of the product I get to watch.

 

Do I get to accuse you of being in denial, too?

 

First you say "Whoever says it hasn't is seriously in denial." And then you wonder why you get condescending responses? C'mon man. Your OP was condescending to begin with. Don't dish it out if you cant take it .

 

For players safety, I think we will see dirt for this game. 24 hours is not enough time for the sod to root and be safe.

 

There you go again.

 

One more game and it will be over with forever
Like everyone else, I don't like the infield dirt, but if baseball players can play of it, then the big boys who are supposed to be tough can do it.

 

Forever???

No dirt next year? Thought Marlins are playing in Joe Robbie one more season (2011).

THought the new Marlins stadium is opening 2012 season?

 

You could be right, I thought this was the last year?? Sorry, I may be wrong

 

Merauder...the problem is, you are saying that the field screws the Dolphins...but others are pointing out that other teams have played fine on it. Why is that? Why can other teams manage to play on it, but the Dolphins can't? Perhaps the field hasn't been the problem...

 

You're missing the point. They don't roll out grass on the Away possession and then make us play on the dirt. Both teams play on the same field and it somehow only "costs" us. Maybe we just sucked the last couple of years. Considering who our HC's were, I think we sucked.

 

Hello!!! Both teams play on the same field. That's not an opinion. It's like saying the hot weather has cost us games because our players get tired. Weak...

 

so if it costs us points....then it "costs" the other team points no? if anything it should be an advantage for us....we've been playing on it since 1993

 

correct.

 

Got a point there.

 

For all of you who are on Merauder's case about his opinion of the dirt infield does that mean that you all like that mucky *** mud when it rains...

 

do i like it? no. but to spout off factless statements that the field only effects one team....and more specifically the HOME TEAM...thats where i disagree.

 

He said it costs us points and games. Never once was it stated that it favors the other team. That my friend was an immediate assumption from this board due to the foolishness people were spewing after the game.

 

if it costs us games. and points. then it costs the other teams points and games.

its funny, you never hear the patriot or jet fans complaining about the field.....why? they always beat us on it.

Its just an excuse for dolfans to use for a crap dolphin team.

How'd marino and the dolphins do on it in the 90s? funny the field wasnt an issue then, cause we were winning 10, 11 games.

 

They don't actually play on the same stuff. There's a layer of softer clay that's used for baseball games that gets removed for football games. The football players play on the concrete like lower clay.

And by football players I only mean the Dolphins, Raiders and their opponents, b/c no other teams share facilities.

 

If it's costing US games, then it's favoring the other team, as they are winning because of it (supposedly). Its a silly argument. The field isn't what's costing us games.

 

like i said before....it should be an ADVANTAGE for us. we have been playing on it for 18 years

 

When in the hell did I say it was. I was merely defending a guy who got ripped to shreds and insulted by a bunch of snarling dogs for his opinion. I never once said it was the right opinion now did I. Everyone assumes way too much without knowing the facts. Personally I think the infield is the world's largest eyesore and that is the extent. That is why I want it to go away. Because it is embarrassing to look at and when it rains it ruins the field conditions. You would think a football team could play on the same surface throughout the season but nope we have to have perhaps the ugliest field in Sports in the first month of the season. That is the reason I don't like it okay. Is that good enough?

 

he didnt say "i think the field casues issues" which is an opinion

he made a statement and passed it as a fact...

 

Cant we all just get along. The field is gone this year hooray! Now quit beating the crap out of the frickin horse.

Nobody had an advantage it sucked for everyone and was an embarrasment for the franchise which is finally resolved. Yes some people do sit and wait to jump on every little post and that can be aggrevating but it is what it is. Got to have thick skin in the world today.......