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JANUARY 31, 2011

Watching the (fake) grass grow - live webcam of Trop turf installation

It may not be much more exciting that the real thing, but if you want to take a look at how the new "grass" - okay, the new Astroturf surface - is shaping up at Tropicana Field, there is actually a live webcam set up through AstroTurf's website.

And here is a still photo of the turf and how it looks on the floor of the Trop, with the darker, richer color worth noting (photo courtesy of Rays):

Posted by Marc Topkin at 12:37:10 pm on January 31, 2011 in

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