Some Good News From Soldier Field: New Grass
by Dane Noble on Dec 1, 2009 3:00 PM CST
in News
Email
Print
It may be a difficult task finding any bid of good news from Chicago these days regarding the Bears, but, we will take what we can get. Reports this afternoon inform us that the atrocious playing field is being re-sodded this week.
The playing surface at Soldier Field for the Bears-Rams game Sunday should be considerably better than it was a week and a half ago, as the entire field is being re-sodded. The four-day re-sodding project is scheduled to be completed this afternoon. The sod has been growing in Sugar Grove and was trucked into Soldier Field over the weekend. Some of the Bears and Eagles players had problems with their footing in their game Nov. 22 and complained about it afterward. Divots of turf kept coming up as players dug in their cleats.
37 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
I just fan shot this but anyways.. 250,000 to resod the grass?
Wouldn’t field turf be cheaper for the park district?
''My favorite player growing up was Kevin Garnett and he's now my least favorite player. ''-Joakim Noah
Sorry broski...
didn’t see your FanShot! As for the artificial surfaces, I don’t know too much about their costs. But, it does make me think of a line from Mitch Hedberg… “My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them.”
You are all gentlemen (and ladies) and good judges of cheap whiskey.
Oh boy
every time there’s a re-sod, it takes a couple weeks for it to really grab hold. I know this new sod is like a foot thick, but it’s still not going to be ready for Sunday.
Fixing the wrong problem, but this isn’t up to the Bears, it’s up to the city.
Exactly what I was thinking.
Why re-sod when the Bears are playing away? Makes too much effin’ sense!
-------
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
maybe there was an event?
Or maybe they are dumb.
The stupidity of this city from the politics to the sports teams is at an all time high. In order for change it might take people dying.. look at the Blackhawks.
I was wondering that when I typed it.
But I’m guessing it’s the latter.
-------
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
maybe it's a new super grass
the opposition qb drops back, they press a button and bam, he falls into a big hole, hope the refs don’t catch it
The stupidity of this city from the politics to the sports team is at an all time high.
and I mean high!
''My favorite player growing up was Kevin Garnett and he's now my least favorite player. ''-Joakim Noah
yeah why do we not have this yet?
it would make so much sense … maybe that’s why we don’t have it.
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
you know it's because of soccer that our NFL team can't have field turf.
The stupidity of this city from the politics to the sports teams is at an all time high. In order for change it might take people dying.. look at the Blackhawks.
so we have soccer games at Soldier Field
once every couple of years and we can’t have field turf? don’t some soccer teams play on that surface anyway? (i’m not up on my MLS/World Cup, so if i’m wrong, i apologize)
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
all I know is that if there wasn't grass there wasn't cash.
Or basically the teams don’t like field turf. I hear they rake in. They won’t play on any other surface.
The stupidity of this city from the politics to the sports teams is at an all time high. In order for change it might take people dying.. look at the Blackhawks.
some MLS teams do, some National teams do too
But if and when the US hosts the actual World Cup, then those games can’t be on artificial turf. When the US hosted in 1994, they brought in real grass inside the Ponitac Dome for games.
The Fire moved out to Toyota Park in Bridgeview years ago
I don’t think the Park District would keep grass just for the occasional World Cup qualifying or Gold Cup match.
RT @Adam_Schefter:Filed to ESPN:Chicago Bears signed former Colts LB Cato June today,the same player that helped beat them in the Super Bowl
by Patriotbball5460 on Dec 1, 2009 3:36 PM CST reply actions
-------
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
This must mean Briggs'
knee is not good … MRI was scheduled for yesterday. still, even if it’s just a mild sprain there isn’t a need to play him with really nothing to play for.
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
It was all Patriotbball.
I just saw it and google searched to provide some linkage. Didn’t have time to do one of them fanpost thingys.
-------
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
Turf
I would love to know the cost involved of re-sodding with natural grass compared to installing Field Turf.
by boondock_saint812 on Dec 1, 2009 4:12 PM CST reply actions
And this is the second time this season they’re re-sodding. Last time was in Sept. before the home opener against the Steelers.
I was trying to do some research about the costs. Paul Brown Stadium in Cincy switched to FieldTurf in 2004. According to Wikipedia, the county saves $100,000 maintenance costs per year. Seems like a no brainer.
by boondock_saint812 on Dec 1, 2009 4:25 PM CST up reply actions
Not sure how this helps
It seems like every time they re-sod the field it comes apart anyways. This will most undoubtedly will save the Bears season cause Knox and Hester will be even faster now!!
We're not scaremongering (nightmare of a season continues), this is really happening (Bears are more than done) - Radiohead
Lovie Smith too!
He’ll be like a flash of lightning running off the field if the Bears lose to the Rams.
We're not scaremongering (nightmare of a season continues), this is really happening (Bears are more than done) - Radiohead
Ditto.
The Chicago Park District is a joke… they can’t take care of any of their fields.
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
.
bears need to play outside on real grass
as a founding team of the NFL 1920, I respect teams that play on grass outside the way the football gods intended football to be played. Teams like the Packers, Steelers, Browns, Broncos 49ners in cold climates are what football is all about. Dome teams cheapen the NFL to just a big arena league team, and field turf has not been proven to be safer, on the contrary as many or more injuries occur on that stuff. Just ask the players, as long as the grass is in good condition, it is preferred. besides fake turf is phony like the phony plastic society we live in, grass is the real deal……dude.
You're right and they should also do away with those sissy facemasks too....
and why can’t they just put nails in the bottom of their shoes instead of wearing plastic cleats? What a bunch of babies these new-fangled football players are. We should also strip Walter Payton, or any of the Bears from the 70’s and 80’s, of any records they hold since they played on AstroTurf in Soldier Field, obviously it wasn’t real football. While we’re at it, the ’85 Bears should return their Super Bowl trophy, since they won it in a dome, it has no meaning!
Thank goodness this year’s team plays on real grass or we would have had a huge number of injuries rather than being completely healthy like we are now.
by BearFan611 on Dec 1, 2009 10:51 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Hilarious.
-------
"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by David Taylor on Dec 2, 2009 12:17 PM CST up reply actions
Great.
Re-sodding the crap with more crap. That’ll work. FIELD. TURRRRF!!! Christ, the Park District is seriously clueless.
"What the hell, let's review it." - Dale Tallon
"They are!" - Pat Foley
"What a farce." - Dale Tallon
So now Hester won't get his pants pulled down anymore?
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan.
No band-wagoner fans allowed, pick a team and stick with em, throughout the good and the bad.
OF ALL the staff that people are calling for to be fired.....
the Park District’s LAWN GUY is the worst one nobody’s mentioned!!!!
GO BEARS!!!!
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Community Guidelines
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
