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For Minor-League Baseball Team, the Solar Eclipse Will Take the Field
Space.com ^ | July 29, 2017 08:20am ET | Sarah Lewin

Posted on 07/29/2017 11:38:14 AM PDT by BenLurkin

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The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes will wear special jerseys as they play a game on Aug. 21
— commemorating the pause for a rare total solar eclipse.
Credit: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes

1 posted on 07/29/2017 11:38:15 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

How many will go blind going for an infield fly? Vegas booking this yet?


2 posted on 07/29/2017 11:55:50 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
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Dunno, but that jersey is awesome. Tempted to buy one for a baseball loving relative.


3 posted on 07/29/2017 11:59:21 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

How do they know it won’t be cloudy that day?


4 posted on 07/29/2017 12:00:19 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: BenLurkin

Bookmark


5 posted on 07/29/2017 12:00:25 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Lizavetta

Ah yes the bane of eclipse watching. In 1979 I flew to Winnipeg to watch a total solar eclipse. The forecast was iffy but when it arrived the sky was clear enough. Worth the journey if you view it safely. Partial eclipses are interesting but you really want to be as close to the centre of the eclipse path as possible.


6 posted on 07/29/2017 12:06:50 PM PDT by xp38
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In 1979 I flew to Winnipeg to watch a total solar eclipse.

You're so vain.

7 posted on 07/29/2017 12:11:48 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: BenLurkin

SPECIAL REPORT: List of Earthquakes and Volcanoes Related to Solar and Lunar Eclipse
https://www.earthchangesmedia.com/special-report-list-of-earthquakes-and-volcanoes-related-to-solar-and-lunar-eclipse


8 posted on 07/29/2017 12:13:11 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: dfwgator

:) It wasn’t in my lear jet though.


9 posted on 07/29/2017 12:16:23 PM PDT by xp38
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To: BenLurkin; windcliff; stylecouncilor

Day/Night/Day game?


10 posted on 07/29/2017 12:26:56 PM PDT by I Drive Too Fast
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To: Lizavetta

So much for “The sun got in my eyes” excuse …


11 posted on 07/29/2017 12:28:43 PM PDT by mikrofon (1979 Eclipse Chaser BUMP)
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Good, for a few minutes the sun will be blocked saving Erf from deadly Man-Made Global WarmingTM
12 posted on 07/29/2017 12:32:33 PM PDT by PROCON (President Reagan, your worthy successor has arrived to save our beloved America)
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The Greenville Drive (low A Red Sox) has moved their game on 8-21 to a day game for the eclipse. Fluor Field should be rocking in South Carolina.

A side note, many schools in SC have cancelled classes that day. I guess the potential liability for a kid's eye injury outweighs the educational value of the event.

13 posted on 07/29/2017 12:43:30 PM PDT by buckalfa (Slip sliding away towards senility.)
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I see what you did there.........


14 posted on 07/29/2017 1:15:06 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: I Drive Too Fast

The mister will be in Greenville for it.


15 posted on 07/29/2017 1:36:00 PM PDT by windcliff
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We’re traveling from Maryland to a town near Greenville to see it.


16 posted on 07/29/2017 1:54:34 PM PDT by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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They are going to love the tourist dollars.


17 posted on 07/29/2017 2:09:38 PM PDT by windcliff
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Our son lives right in the path near Greenville. His wife teaches at a local high school and they are extending the school day to keep the kids there for the event. We’re driving in on Friday in our motorhome - we made our campground reservations right after Christmas. I imagine it will be a parking lot everywhere. We’ll be taking the back roads to our son’s house for the viewing.


18 posted on 07/29/2017 2:14:49 PM PDT by RightField
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To: BenLurkin

Travel to and from this game will be iffy at best.


19 posted on 07/29/2017 3:12:13 PM PDT by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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How do they know it won’t be cloudy that day?

It's Western Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest. Think Seattle and rain. If you want rain free, go to Eastern Oregon, which is a desert. But, I hope you have your hotel booked because they have been sold out along the eclipse route for months now.

20 posted on 07/29/2017 3:59:53 PM PDT by sportutegrl
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