30 Days to Oregon Baseball!

I attended a meeting at the University of Oregon yesterday to nail down details of how the Duck Baseball schedule will lay out. We talked over the pre-game show, equipment needs and the plan for the broadcasts themselves.

I will be doing 15 of the first 17 games solo, including the first four in Morgana California February 20-22. (There is a Saturday doubleheader).

After we took care of those details, Jerry and I were given a tour of the new ballpark.

This is a (bad) shot of the light standard in right field as it went up yesterday.

Wow!

There will be four of these just behind the outfield wall.

The lines are down and the mounds were being installed as we watched. They use transits and lasers to make sure the distances are perfect.

This is home plate, with the batting cage in place - just waiting for the first batting practice session. Thats not real grass. Thats not actual dirt, either. Looks good, eh?
There will be alot of seating right behind home plate. That low wall (and some netting) will be all that seperates the crowd from the field.

Finally, this first season will have temporary bleachers for the fans.

This tiny pic is looking down the left field line.
That black post will hold the wire that the netting hangs on.

The scaffolds to the right are the first base stands. They go up quite high.

I guess the press facility will be up there, too.

I can't believe how fortunate I am to be part of this endeavour.

Both Jerry and I feel the same way.

After our tour, we both just had to stand there and look at the field and shake our heads at how big this is. How many times have you seen a program pop up right out of thin air?

I want the season to start tomorrow, but I'll bet these workers (and the team) would like more time to prepare.

Its gonna get here soon.