Here are three good options for the SEC Tourney:TheBonifaceOption said:
Every year the SECT is played in this so-called state and it's nothing but postponements and lightning delays.
Even today.
Move the tournament to a better place.
1. Barf - I don't love the idea of an MLB park at all but I hate the idea of the SEC playing on turf.Charlie 31 said:Here are three good options for the SEC Tourney:TheBonifaceOption said:
Every year the SECT is played in this so-called state and it's nothing but postponements and lightning delays.
Even today.
Move the tournament to a better place.
1. Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, with its retractable roof
2. Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, with its retractable roof
3. lonaDepot Park in Miami, Florida, with its fixed-dome roof
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Here arethreezero good options for the SEC Tourney:
1. Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, with its retractable roof
2. Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, with its retractable roof
3. lonaDepot Park in Miami, Florida, with its fixed-dome roof
SEC settles on location for future conference baseball tournamentRED AG 98 said:
This was somewhat expected for a bit, but if I'm not mistaken last summer they vote to stay in Hoover for another few years.
Charlie 31 said:Here are three good options for the SEC Tourney:TheBonifaceOption said:
Every year the SECT is played in this so-called state and it's nothing but postponements and lightning delays.
Even today.
Move the tournament to a better place.
1. Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, with its retractable roof
2. Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, with its retractable roof
3. lonaDepot Park in Miami, Florida, with its fixed-dome roof
MLB discourages parks with natural turf hosting a conference tournament as it puts a lot of wear and tear on the field. Teams complained about the condition of the field in Arlington after the Rangers hosted the Big XII in the aughts.Charlie 31 said:Here are three good options for the SEC Tourney:TheBonifaceOption said:
Every year the SECT is played in this so-called state and it's nothing but postponements and lightning delays.
Even today.
Move the tournament to a better place.
1. Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, with its retractable roof
2. Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, with its retractable roof
3. lonaDepot Park in Miami, Florida, with its fixed-dome roof
Hell no! Baseball outdoors is almost always better than baseball indoors! Even retractable roof stadiums are an imperfect solution in those areas of the country where weather makes them necessary.Moon Shadow said:
There ought to be a covered stadium available for the SEC Tournament.
I think the Big12 is at the Hibachi on the same weekend for like another 10 years or something. Which sucks because it's SO much better in OKCTheBonifaceOption said:Charlie 31 said:Here are three good options for the SEC Tourney:TheBonifaceOption said:
Every year the SECT is played in this so-called state and it's nothing but postponements and lightning delays.
Even today.
Move the tournament to a better place.
1. Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, with its retractable roof
2. Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, with its retractable roof
3. lonaDepot Park in Miami, Florida, with its fixed-dome roof
Florida is almost a worse choice than Bama because the weather at Hoover is usually linked to Atlantic weather events. Hurricane seasons is typically understood as starting June 1, but if mother nature wants to start a week early, who is gonna stop her?
jkag89 said:Hell no! Baseball outdoors is almost always better than baseball indoors! Even retractable roof stadiums are an imperfect solution in those areas of the country where weather makes them necessary.Moon Shadow said:
There ought to be a covered stadium available for the SEC Tournament.
Real Madrid's underground greenhouse is insane.
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They store the pitch there when it isn't being used and keep it in perfect condition with fully automated air conditioning, irrigation, mowers, and LED lighting.
Easily one of the world's most impressive venues.
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It includes a fully retractable pitch that can be stored beneath the stadium with the push of a button.
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RED AG 98 said:
OKC is a near-perfect baseball tourney setting. So much fun.
While going from 17 games to 14 or so reduces the load of any given game's chances of weather delay, there is an inescapable reality that the Tournament will be impacted. And it's not just "this game will start later" it's more like "these two starting pitchers have blanked their opponents for 4 innings, whelp 2 hr delay I guess their performance is over for the tournament."jkag89 said:
Next season the SEC Tournament is going to single elimination so it will become less of an issue and IMO the angst over it is all blown out of proportion. While almost every Tournament has had some issue with rain since the Aggies joined the league only last year was it really a major headache..
Anyways, the three domed stadiums specifically built for baseball that kinda sorta fit the SEC footprint are nonstarters as pointed out above. At one time the Superdome could be configured for baseball but I'd rather cancel the tournament all together than play it there.
ArlingtonAg2015 said:
I'd like to see it move to AutoZone Park in Memphis. Cool downtown ballpark, new-ish (2000), holds 10k which is just a bit less than Hoover. Within 600 miles of every SEC school (Nashville, Atlanta are not).
Memphis is my vote.
Over a ten day or so tournament there is usually one day that has some weather issues and you get some yahoo using it as an excuse to move it out of Omaha to do something like March Madness moving it around MLB parks or worse yet building a domed stadium for the purpose. Don't believe me, just got to any of the past CWS TexAgs Threads.Quote:
One of the reasons the CWS is held in Omaha is that you almost never have weather problems in early June.
