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MLB ballpark cam just showed a live image of an empty Camden Yards, and there were tarplets on the mound and plate but not the big one over the whole infield.

What's up with that?   It's going to rain all day.

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2 minutes ago, SteveA said:

MLB ballpark cam just showed a live image of an empty Camden Yards, and there were tarplets on the mound and plate but not the big one over the whole infield.

What's up with that?   It's going to rain all day.

They are not playing there for a while. Letting the grass get a good soaker!

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The Orioles front office has been waiting approval from Peter Angelos on whether the tarp should be put on the field.  Seems Brady's against it, and Duquette's for it.  The grounds crew is stuck in limbo trying to figure out who has the authority with the tarp.

It's either that, or the Orioles have offered our tarp as party of a package to try to get Ryan Flaherty back from the Braves.

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Many teams now have an advertisement on the tarp.Orioles are waiting for a sponsor. May trade international picks for naming rights.

Chris Davis was supposed to roll it out.Davis said he trained hard on this with Coolbaugh in Texas.Coolbaugh said it was not a tarp but a small covering.Only did it three times and got balled up.Buck is backing Davis.He has to clean up the mess but we have faith in Davis.

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24 minutes ago, Going Underground said:

Many teams now have an advertisement on the tarp.Orioles are waiting for a sponsor. May trade international picks for naming rights.

Chris Davis was supposed to roll it out.Davis said he trained hard on this with Coolbaugh in Texas.Coolbaugh said it was not a tarp but a small covering.Only did it three times and got balled up.Buck is backing Davis.He has to clean up the mess but we have faith in Davis.

Wow, what I wouldn’t ‘t give for some stealth message to be put on the tarp as a message to Angelos. Perhaps a GoFundMe campaign to pay off the grounds crew to get access to this and stencil a message on it? Something like:

”BLOW IT UP. BENCH DAVIS. TRADE EVERYONE BUT BUNDY” 

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Just now, NashLumber said:

Wow, what I wouldn’t ‘t give for some stealth message to be put on the tarp as a message to Angelos. Perhaps a GoFundMe campaign to pay off the grounds crew to get access to this and stencil a message on it? Something like:

”BLOW IT UP. TRADE EVERYONE BUT BUNDY” 

Or. Trade Bundy. Either. 

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