Thursday 11th October 2007
In preparations of the 2007
World Cup we have to resod the field at Tein Mou Stadium in Taipei
Brickman's Chad Olsen and Jeff Nancarrow are overseeing the renovations
They arrived last week, the day after Typhoon
Sepat came through the area causing some damage to the stadium
( more flooding than anything) but overall everything is okay
Part of the challenge in any country is obtaining the proper grass
for the field
Normally we obtain big roll sod and here we
were delivered sod squares - basically thrown on the truck
We had hoped to use 419 Bermuda but the contractor had already
purchased Matrella Zoysia turf
Not really the best grass for baseball play but we will make it
work for this tournament
Since this a tropical type climate the root structure should stabilize
quickly
While upgrading the turf we are also rebuilding all of the mounds
and plates, infield etc
This is the championship
field for the World Cup so everyone is working to make sure it
is in the best playing condition as possible
After laying the sod, we topdress the seams
with a sand
All the seams are being covered by hand therefore it is quite
labor intensive to say the least
The black sand material is pretty common in Taiwan and makes a
good growing medium
Needless to say we are going to be glad when the Typhoon and Hurricane
seasons are over because lately it feels like they are following
us