Whoever decides whether or not to play should be thanked for service and asked to resign. They started a 20 minute field cleanup process 15 minutes before scheduled start time and didn't delay the game. The mound was surrounded by puddles. Their answer was to throw more diamond dust, NOT diamond dry, on the puddles and then rake it around and make mud pies.
Having coached baseball at the High School (@ Godwin Heights) and Collegiate Levels, I can honestly say I was being truthful and honest when I said we shouldn't play the game tonight. Sadly, not only did the Pinery Park team get mercied, but since we played the game, one of their players sustained what looked like a serious leg injury because she caught her cleat sliding into one of...
Read moreOverall it's a nice park that is well taken care of. They're right across the street from the Wyoming police department, they have a paved one mile trail and exercise equipment along the way that is well maintained, several wheelchair accessible lodges for parties, a great sledding hill that most of the locals (plus a few more) go to, several clean playgrounds, multiple baseball fields that have little league during the summer, and three parking lots for convenience. The park rangers can be a bit rude but generally don't bother you, and the crowd that hangs out there tends to be...
Read moreGrew up going to Pinery Park. It's always been a lovely spot, with so much space. It has a couple playgrounds, a nice long bike path throughout (paved), a baseball diamond, multiple parking lots, an indoor lodge, covered pavilion, and multiple picnic areas with lots of tables. Right now the bathrooms are locked (not sure if they're seasonal or it was just closed on Sunday). Trash by our area was completely full (probably because it was Sunday), so bring your own...
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