Marlins Park Roof Closing

The marlins and their fans experienced the first rain delay at marlins park on april 6 2015.

Marlins park roof closing.

If the game begins with the roof open. Closing the roof doesn t change the way the game is played on the field much but one former mariner notes that closing the roof does have one big impact outfielders tend to lose more balls in. Category news politics. Marlins park hosted pool 2 during the second round of the 2013 world baseball classic on march 12 16 2013.

22 a contest schedule for 1 10 p m. The bottom of the 2nd inning was interrupted for 16 minutes while the roof was closed. Marlins park roof closing with speed of an old holiday inn elevator pic twitter. The roof panels are controlled by a single roof operator from a control room located inside the ballpark.

The marlins new 550 million baseball stadium won t open until 2012 but cnnmoney got a sneak peek of how the retractable roof will work. The field however was sufficiently wet to cause players to slip several times during the. Also there will be a first place team in the home dugout. During a sold out opening day game against the atlanta braves a shower moved over the stadium with the roof open.

The decision as to whether a game begins with the roof open or closed rests solely with the home club. He like zimmerman just wants to play with the roof closed the next time the nationals visit marlins park for a day game. Retractable roof policy the marlins are required to follow all mlb policies in effect for retractable roof stadiums. That will be on sept.

The control system allows the roof panels to open or close with all three panels in motion simultaneously or a single panel individually to provide partial shading to the field surface and patrons. Rain delay at marlins park as we await the closing of the retractable roof. Marlins down 0 1 bottom of 2nd.