The Chicago Cubs postponed their home-opener two hours before the scheduled 1:20 p.m. first pitch and head groundskeeper for the White Sox, Roger Bossard, agrees with the decision.
Bossard and the entire White Sox grounds crew did an amzing job of clearing the snow from Guaranteed Rate Field on Monday, having the surface ready by 1:30 p.m. to start the series-opener against the Tampa Bay Rays.
A remarkable job by the White Sox grounds crew.
Work has begun on the field here at Guaranteed Rate…#WhiteSox pic.twitter.com/lo0jgr6n1L
— Andy Masur (@Andy_Masur1) April 9, 2018
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Top photo 9:03am CT, bottom photo 11:36am CT. Great work by @whitesox grounds crew. #WhiteSox pic.twitter.com/5XXKVYuB4z
— Andy Masur (@Andy_Masur1) April 9, 2018
The White Sox were in a bad spot, where they really had to get Monday’s game in against the Rays to avoid having to play a double-header.
Meanwhile, the Cubs made the call to cancel Monday’s game and play on the scheduled day off on Tuesday. Bad weather early in the season is exactly why teams have scheduled off days after their home-opener.
Yes, plenty of fans made their jokes about the Cubs and how soft they were for not playing, while the White Sox did, but Bossard explained why he thought it was the right choice as well.
Via the Chicago Sun-Times.
The Cubs had roughly an inch more of snow on their field due to the “lake effect,” Bossard said.
“They had more snow, so I get it,” he said. “[Cubs head groundskeeper Justin Spillman] was using the watering procedure, too. He’s a very knowledgeable, talented young groundskeeper. When you’ve got more than two inches of snow, when you’re at that three, three and a half level, they made the right call.
“I’m glad it was them and not me. I’m glad I only had two inches.”
Yes, the Cubs did have their sprinklers on at Wrigley Field with snow on the ground, but Bossard explains that it was the proper thing to do.
Roger Bossard on how he and his crew got the field ready. #WhiteSox pic.twitter.com/PBj5cVKCzr
— Brian Sandalow (@BrianSandalow) April 9, 2018
Anyway, awesome work by the Sodfather and the entire White Sox crew that got the job done on Monday.
