So, we learned earlier that Jacobs Field is capable of draining about 12 inches of rain water in an hour. (See below.) Fascinating! I bet you're now wondering how that's possible. Well, I was too. My curiosity led me to a blog on the MLB Web site written by Murray Cook, a former groundskeeper who began his career in Salem, Va., not far from The Rainout Blog World Headquarters. Anyway, Cook
posted this item to his blog more than a year ago explaining the make-up of the four layers of a baseball field and the roles each play in rapid water drainage.
Not sports weather related, but: Joe Torre has given the proverbial middle finger to the Yankees organization after those louts have had him twisting in the wind (I knew I could relate this to weather somehow) for days. Good for you Joe!
So, we learned earlier that Jacobs Field is capable of draining about 12 inches of rain water in an hour. (See below.) Fascinating! I bet you're now wondering how that's possible. Well, I was too. My curiosity led me to a blog on the MLB Web site written by Murray Cook, a former groundskeeper who began his career in Salem, Va., not far from The Rainout Blog World Headquarters. Anyway, Cook posted this item to his blog more than a year ago explaining the make-up of the four layers of a baseball field and the roles each play in rapid water drainage. 
Not sports weather related, but: Joe Torre has given the proverbial middle finger to the Yankees organization after those louts have had him twisting in the wind (I knew I could relate this to weather somehow) for days. Good for you Joe!
