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The "dirt" we see isn't really what I would call dirt. A Baseball infield is made up of a special mixture of sand, silt, and clay. (Silt is a natural material halfway between sand and clay as far as particle size is concerned.) There doesn't seem to be any one central source and depends more of the likings of the local groundskeepers. At Fenway Park, they mix in some ground up kitty-litter type stuff to give the infield "dirt" a redder color. Our local AA minor league park has artificial "dirt" made up of ground up automobile tires. Low maintenance and good drainage were what they were looking for around here!
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Why is it that a average lifespan of a major baseball league to be 7 pitches?
Foul balls, pitchers throw the ball into the dirt and the ball gets scuffed, home runs
How far is the infield dirt to the outfield grass in a MLB stadium?
It comes right up to it.
Why do they call a touchdown in the NFL pay dirt?
the saying came about from the the shared multi sport feilds where the one endzone would be the infield of a local baseball team so many times scoring on one side of the field left you in the dirt
How are baseballs prepared for game?
To get baseballs ready for a major league game, they are rubbed with special dirt. This dirt allows the ball to be gripped better.
Where is baseball played?
players are either on the feild or batting. there is a 1st base man, 2nd base man, 3rd base man, shortstop, pitcher, catcher, right feild, center feild, and left feild. the base men have to either step on the base or tag the player to get him out.
