For Giants, Field Of Dreams Is One Shade Of Green

If you watched the first two World Series games on TV you probably noticed the pattern of the grass in the Kansas City outfield. [...] it was kind of impossible to ignore. There was a lot going on — diagonal lines in left and right field, a checkerboard pattern behind second base and a huge crown Royals? The national television audience, accustomed to the usual grassy whirls and swirls, is in for a bit of a shock when the camera pans onto the AT&T turf Friday night. [...] in the 15 years the park has been open there has never been any abstract art in the outfield turf for a Giants game. Jorge Costa, senior vice president of ballpark operations, often wears vintage double-breasted suits and two-tone shoes to games as a nod to the past. Groundskeeper David Mellor mowed a pattern into the grass to hide the damage for an upcoming baseball game and it was a sensation. Elliott says one exception came in 2008 when Omar Vizquel broke the major league record for most games played a shortstop.