The Rise of Astroturf
The Rise of Astroturf
The Rise of Astroturf
Born from dead grass and 1960s space-age optimism, the Astrodome’s AstroTurf didn’t just change baseball’s surface — it reinvented the game itself, turning speed, hustle, and bounce into an entirely new style of play.
The Spite Fence
The Rise of Astroturf
The Rise of Astroturf
During the depths of the Depression, the Philadelphia A’s built a towering iron ‘spite fence’ at Shibe Park to block freeloading rooftop fans — turning a neighborly tradition into an on-going dispute.
The Brooklyn Dome
The Rise of Astroturf
The Brooklyn Dome
Walter O'Malley's dream for the future of the Dodgers was not that far-fetched. How would things have changed it had the dome come to be?
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