Field study

By Jordan Moore on December 10, 2009 6:59 PM | No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO -- Though the Emerald Bowl will be contested in a baseball stadium, groundskeepers are ensuring the game will be played on a football field.

The dirt infield and pitchers mound were removed Oct. 5, just days after the completion of the Major League Baseball regular season. The entire turf was dug up and new blue rye grass was planted, giving the field a uniform look and feel on the Coliseum-esque three-quarter-inch-tall fast track. And the grass has had more than two months to take root, setting the stage for some prime turf come game day on Dec. 26.

And AT&T Park even had a couple of dry runs as a football venue this fall, as the United Football League hosted two games at the stadium during the past few months.

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