neat...snow!

jmknpk2 · 09-02-2009, 05:14 AM

I just played a spring training game in Cheyenne Wyoming and there was snow! That's the first time I've seen that in the game. I'm guessing we've had snow in real life baseball, but I can't remember. I guess most teams play spring training in a warm place, so if it was more like real-life the team wouldn't be playing in Cheyenne in spring training.

oman19 · 09-02-2009, 05:24 AM

Snowed opening day of the 2002 season was the last time it sonwed on opening day for the Tigers. Man was it miserable. It's not uncommon to have snow in the forecast even though it hasnt' happened in a few years.

Yet to see it in ootp baseball though. Nice find.

TribeFanInNC · 09-02-2009, 09:04 AM

Yeah, I have a solo league setup around the Great Lakes and I've had more than a few spring games in the snow. Makes me feel like my league is tougher than the MLB

The Indians have had plenty of 'snow outs' in my lifetime, to the extent that they almost never open the season at home anymore.

Athletics17 · 09-02-2009, 09:28 AM

Snow and wind in Cheyenne is unbearable. Oh, so cold.

canadiancreed · 09-02-2009, 09:40 AM

First game for Toronto in 1977 was a a snow day. If I recall the entire field was white.

Malleus Dei · 09-02-2009, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Athletics17

Snow and wind in Cheyenne is unbearable. Oh, so cold.

Just that cold wind is unbearable! I first went to that part of the country one Spring to take command of a unit and when I got out of my car the wind was just hideous - strong and really, really cold. I jumped right into one of the unit's trucks and asked the driver how long the wind had been blowing like this. "Since I got here," he told me. "When did you get here?" I asked him, thinking that maybe he had just got there himself. "About two years ago," he replied.

I can't imagine how much worse it would have been with snow as well!

Athletics17 · 09-02-2009, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

asked the driver how long the wind had been blowing like this. "Since I got here," he told me. "When did you get here?" I asked him, thinking that maybe he had just got there himself. "About two years ago," he replied.

Got to love Wyoming!!

Malleus Dei · 09-02-2009, 12:41 PM

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Got to love Wyoming!!

Uh...no.

Since I retired I don't even visit anywhere that ever gets snow.

Athletics17 · 09-02-2009, 01:00 PM

I am in Western Wyoming where it is absolutely gorgeous. The snow is rough if you can't enjoy it. I couldn't live in Cheyenne, Laramie because it is too cold and nothings there.

Questdog · 09-02-2009, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Athletics17

I am in Western Wyoming where it is absolutely gorgeous. The snow is rough if you can't enjoy it. I couldn't live in Cheyenne, Laramie because it is too cold and nothings there.

That is a very funny thing you said.....

Like a New Yorker complaining that China has too many people....

tajoumaru · 09-02-2009, 02:36 PM

It's a fairly common sight early in the season at Coors Field. March is the snowiest month in Denver, and some of that carries over into April.

Assos · 09-04-2009, 07:29 AM

Wait until next year in Minnesota.

timmermac · 09-04-2009, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Assos

Wait until next year in Minnesota.

Yes... Why are they doing an open-air stadium there? *facepalm*

TribeFanInNC · 09-04-2009, 12:41 PM

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Yes... Why are they doing an open-air stadium there? *facepalm*

Yeah, that doesn't sound like a good idea to me either.

jasonn29tn14 · 09-04-2009, 01:54 PM

Are they going to be playing football there as well?

ootp3to6 · 09-04-2009, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by canadiancreed

First game for Toronto in 1977 was a a snow day. If I recall the entire field was white.

You are correct. I was there for the home opener.

Assos · 09-04-2009, 05:45 PM

I think it is cool, I have always felt that baseball and football (American style) are open door games and need to be outside. I live the last pure domed baseball city next year. I yearn for grass and sunshine at the dome. I also hope the NHL will do a winter classic at the new Met in the Twin Cities.

Antonin · 09-04-2009, 09:40 PM

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The Indians have had plenty of 'snow outs' in my lifetime, to the extent that they almost never open the season at home anymore.

Didn't we actually move our 'home opener' to Minneapolis a couple of years ago because of snow here in Cleveland?

TribeFanInNC · 09-04-2009, 10:37 PM

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Didn't we actually move our 'home opener' to Minneapolis a couple of years ago because of snow here in Cleveland?

It was Milwaukee, but now that you mention it, yes I remember that. I think it was 3 years ago. It was whatever year had that record snowfall all winter, like over 100" for the season.

09-02-2009, 05:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
jmknpk2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 664 Thanked 96x in 54 posts	neat...snow! I just played a spring training game in Cheyenne Wyoming and there was snow! That's the first time I've seen that in the game. I'm guessing we've had snow in real life baseball, but I can't remember. I guess most teams play spring training in a warm place, so if it was more like real-life the team wouldn't be playing in Cheyenne in spring training.

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TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,498 Thanked 253x in 204 posts	Yeah, I have a solo league setup around the Great Lakes and I've had more than a few spring games in the snow. Makes me feel like my league is tougher than the MLB The Indians have had plenty of 'snow outs' in my lifetime, to the extent that they almost never open the season at home anymore. __________________ PEBA - Duluth Warriors Last edited by TribeFanInNC; 09-02-2009 at 09:07 AM.

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Athletics17 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: jackson Hole, Wy Posts: 1,131 Thanked 255x in 207 posts	Snow and wind in Cheyenne is unbearable. Oh, so cold. __________________ LRS-Hyakujuu Shinkansen(2011-) Team Shinkansen.com-For Hyakujuu Shinkansen Official Merchandise

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Athletics17 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: jackson Hole, Wy Posts: 1,131 Thanked 255x in 207 posts	I am in Western Wyoming where it is absolutely gorgeous. The snow is rough if you can't enjoy it. I couldn't live in Cheyenne, Laramie because it is too cold and nothings there. __________________ LRS-Hyakujuu Shinkansen(2011-) Team Shinkansen.com-For Hyakujuu Shinkansen Official Merchandise

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09-02-2009, 05:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
oman19 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Metro Detroit Area Posts: 615 Thanked 78x in 60 posts	Snowed opening day of the 2002 season was the last time it sonwed on opening day for the Tigers. Man was it miserable. It's not uncommon to have snow in the forecast even though it hasnt' happened in a few years. Yet to see it in ootp baseball though. Nice find.

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canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,022 Blog Entries: 1 Thanked 115x in 84 posts	First game for Toronto in 1977 was a a snow day. If I recall the entire field was white.

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tajoumaru Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 115 Thanked 6x in 6 posts	It's a fairly common sight early in the season at Coors Field. March is the snowiest month in Denver, and some of that carries over into April.

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Assos All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2004 Location: Just on the fair side of the foul pole! Posts: 742 Thanked 8x in 8 posts	Wait until next year in Minnesota.

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jasonn29tn14 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 290 Thanked 15x in 9 posts	Are they going to be playing football there as well?

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Assos All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2004 Location: Just on the fair side of the foul pole! Posts: 742 Thanked 8x in 8 posts	I think it is cool, I have always felt that baseball and football (American style) are open door games and need to be outside. I live the last pure domed baseball city next year. I yearn for grass and sunshine at the dome. I also hope the NHL will do a winter classic at the new Met in the Twin Cities.