Grass and Santa

Lackawanna County Stadium looks like a baseball stadium again.

The new and improved turf, on top of a new and improved drainage system, started going down Monday.  I dropped by for a look Monday afternoon.  The infield was just about complete.

Rolls of sod are dumped in the outfield.  A tractor brings them to the appropriate location, and unrolls them.

The process is a lot like wall to wall carpeting.

Workers do the fine tuning, dragging the sod into the perfect location, and making sure the seams are tight.

And finally, the sod gets watered in.

This is you get for $ 1 million.

Opening day is April 8, 2010, when the Buffalo Bison come to town.  Maybe we'll get all 72 home games this year.

And finally, I couldn't let this pass without note.  Santa arrives today at the Capital City Mall in Harrisburg.  Today!  November 6!  That's insane.