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May 20, 2007
Members of the Fenway grounds crew were loudly cheered as they ran on the field at 3:39 p.m. and began moving the tarp.
The fans had been getting edgy for the previous 15 minutes as the rain stopped and skies brightened. As became obvious when the crew pulled the tarp back to the outfield, the rain was significant. There are now big puddles 15 feet into the outfield. That is planned, though. That's where the drains are.
The final stage of removing the tarp drew more reaction as three members of the grounds crew fell as the tarp was hualed back toward the infield. Movement does not stop once it begins so the three workers briefly disappeared then crawled out the edge of the tarp, to the cheers of the fans.
The Sox just announced that the goal is to begin the game at 4:30. However, weather reports indicate more rain could be on the way which could jeopardize those plans.
Posted by Paul Kenyon 
at 3:41 PM | Permalink
rocky | May 20, 2007 10:35 PM link
Gabbard looked pretty good. I was impressed. 2 out of 3 from Atlanta? Well take it.