Groundskeeping

Modern groundskeeping can make all the difference in winning and losing like inclusive rituals can determine the success or failure of our design teams’ work If you’re under a rock, you’ve given up watching television, or are American — apologies to my country people — you may not know that…

One time this company hired me to be their staff video guy. But they said they couldn’t quite afford a dedicated staff video guy, and asked would I also head up the groundskeeping team. Not forever, just for a while. …

By MLB.com Blogs Usher Heather Nabozny has always taken pride in staying behind the scenes with the Tigers. She took a smaller amount of pride in her health, having never fractured anything despite being an avid skiier. The Tigers head groundskeeper never figured those two random facts would ever collide…

By MC Back in 2005 I started Blogging for MLB.com. My good friend Mark Newman thought a grounds keeping blog might be pretty unique to provide information to folks around the world related to taking care of sports fields and or your homelawn. I’ve been asked some fun questions about…

By MC Twas the night before Christmas when all through the park Not a mower was running because it was dark We covered our grass with a turf blanket clothe Just hoping the wind, would not blow it off. The park was all prepped for a short winters nap So I…

By MC As part of the USA-Cuba Friendly Game Series this week, we held the 1st MLB Field Clinic in Havana this week. The Cuban Baseball Federation invited us to lecture on baseball field maintenance at Estadio Latino Americano. All 16 pro clubs from the country had representation at the…

By MC In a great show of respect for Gary a group of MLB Groundskeepers selected a couple of sport turf industry greats in the trophy’s inaugural year. George Toma and Emil Bossard were announced as this years recipients for their outstanding contributions to the game and the sportsturf industry…