February 1, 201115 yr #Marlins players will take 1st swings at new ballpark in downtown Miami in Batting Practice Session February 15 at 11:00 A.M. Media only weird considering like it certainly doesnt look like its in shape for that yet.
February 1, 201115 yr Looking at the webcam it's just dirt. But it's a cool stunt to get everyone talking.
February 1, 201115 yr Can't wait to hear how many bombs Stanton will hit out there. A sneak peak for 2012
February 1, 201115 yr I don't see how it will be ready for that in 2 weeks, something seems wrong here..
February 1, 201115 yr It won't be ready. But it will drum up some attention, it will be something that the media will cover, a few players hitting while the place is still under construction. I'm just dreading the possibility of a "Mike Stanton will miss the first month of the season after developing lockjaw from stepping on a nail during batting practice at the new stadium construction site" story.
February 1, 201115 yr It won't be ready. But it will drum up some attention, it will be something that the media will cover, a few players hitting while the place is still under construction. I'm just dreading the possibility of a "Mike Stanton will miss the first month of the season after developing lockjaw from stepping on a nail during batting practice at the new stadium construction site" story. Ehh... I think there'd be a bit more to worry about than a month of baseball if someone were to get Tetanus... it's a potentially fatal disease.
February 1, 201115 yr Crap, the roof isnt done yet! What if Stanton shatters part of the structure after its belted by one of his bombs?
February 1, 201115 yr Here is an awesome picture taken within the stadium looking towards the city. Got it from LoMo's Twitter:
February 2, 201115 yr I just hope Stanton doesn't hit construction workers working in the outfield seats
February 2, 201115 yr Here is an awesome picture taken within the stadium looking towards the city. Got it from LoMo's Twitter: For those who can't see the photo in Schnellers' link. No photo or rendering of the ballpark has made me more excited.
February 2, 201115 yr It won't be ready. But it will drum up some attention, it will be something that the media will cover, a few players hitting while the place is still under construction. I'm just dreading the possibility of a "Mike Stanton will miss the first month of the season after developing lockjaw from stepping on a nail during batting practice at the new stadium construction site" story. Ehh... I think there'd be a bit more to worry about than a month of baseball if someone were to get Tetanus... it's a potentially fatal disease. Fatal? Maybe 200 years ago before antibiotics. Granted, if Tetanus goes untreated early the latter treatments can be pretty painful, but not a big deal nowadays.
February 2, 201115 yr Here is an awesome picture taken within the stadium looking towards the city. Got it from LoMo's Twitter: For those who can't see the photo in Schnellers' link. No photo or rendering of the ballpark has made me more excited. That's beautiful right there. Not a good time to leave Miami (at least 5 years for me). Edit: Is that the LCD screen I see on the far right?
February 2, 201115 yr No photo or rendering of the ballpark has made me more excited. wow.... that is is such an awesome shot. :thumbup
February 2, 201115 yr It won't be ready. But it will drum up some attention, it will be something that the media will cover, a few players hitting while the place is still under construction. I'm just dreading the possibility of a "Mike Stanton will miss the first month of the season after developing lockjaw from stepping on a nail during batting practice at the new stadium construction site" story. Ehh... I think there'd be a bit more to worry about than a month of baseball if someone were to get Tetanus... it's a potentially fatal disease. Fatal? Maybe 200 years ago before antibiotics. Granted, if Tetanus goes untreated early the latter treatments can be pretty painful, but not a big deal nowadays. Well not fatal as it used to be... but it probably still has a high mortality rate (something like %5-10 I'd guess).
February 2, 201115 yr It won't be ready. But it will drum up some attention, it will be something that the media will cover, a few players hitting while the place is still under construction. I'm just dreading the possibility of a "Mike Stanton will miss the first month of the season after developing lockjaw from stepping on a nail during batting practice at the new stadium construction site" story. Ehh... I think there'd be a bit more to worry about than a month of baseball if someone were to get Tetanus... it's a potentially fatal disease. Fatal? Maybe 200 years ago before antibiotics. Granted, if Tetanus goes untreated early the latter treatments can be pretty painful, but not a big deal nowadays. Well not fatal as it used to be... but it probably still has a high mortality rate (something like %5-10 I'd guess). Wikipedia* says 11% "in recent years".
February 2, 201115 yr Yeah that's considerably fatal... and yeah, I put the % in front of the number, big whoop, wanna fight about it?
February 2, 201115 yr It won't be ready. But it will drum up some attention, it will be something that the media will cover, a few players hitting while the place is still under construction. I'm just dreading the possibility of a "Mike Stanton will miss the first month of the season after developing lockjaw from stepping on a nail during batting practice at the new stadium construction site" story. Ehh... I think there'd be a bit more to worry about than a month of baseball if someone were to get Tetanus... it's a potentially fatal disease. Fatal? Maybe 200 years ago before antibiotics. Granted, if Tetanus goes untreated early the latter treatments can be pretty painful, but not a big deal nowadays. Well not fatal as it used to be... but it probably still has a high mortality rate (something like %5-10 I'd guess). Yeah I get what you're saying. I was just trying to make a point that anyone with access to medical care shouldn't die from tetanus. Of course this isn't the case with the aforementioned 7-11% of the cases in the US. By the way the number of cases each year barely reaches 40 and most of those are probably 'injecting-drug users' (what they call them).
February 2, 201115 yr Point, but we're not arguing medical stuff right now. You were making your point, and while yeah, he wouldn't die, there's always that small chance of it.
February 2, 201115 yr It won't be ready. But it will drum up some attention, it will be something that the media will cover, a few players hitting while the place is still under construction. I'm just dreading the possibility of a "Mike Stanton will miss the first month of the season after developing lockjaw from stepping on a nail during batting practice at the new stadium construction site" story. Ehh... I think there'd be a bit more to worry about than a month of baseball if someone were to get Tetanus... it's a potentially fatal disease. Fatal? Maybe 200 years ago before antibiotics. Granted, if Tetanus goes untreated early the latter treatments can be pretty painful, but not a big deal nowadays. Well not fatal as it used to be... but it probably still has a high mortality rate (something like %5-10 I'd guess). Wikipedia* says 11% "in recent years". Don't know why, but I'm actually surprised it's that high. Of course now that you say it I guess I can see the reasons why, just not something I would have guessed. I get a booster shot every couple of years and you don't even need to see a doctor to get one.
February 2, 201115 yr I'm guessing the majority of the people that died are in 3rd world counties without available medical care and what not. Or people that just had it undiagnosed. But I think that if you get to a doctor on time, Tetanus is no big deal anymore. Plus, I love all this Wikipedia quoting! Brings me back to my Middle School years when entire research papers were done on Wikipedia and I would just paste the URL in my bibliography :lol
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