davidlimbaugh

Can't resist Went to Hoover yesterday. Chair Back seats were like being a sardine. And a LONG distance to climb over a lot of people to get a $5.00 Diet Coke.

"The chair back seats you’re packed in there like sardines. A person has to climb over everyone getting in and out." The green chairback seats behind home plate are from Camden Yards. Do they feel a little snug? LOL!!!!!

Thank you - all fundraising...

The Creek is new and built and paid for by the county. When I started at Riverdale in 1994 we had chain link backstop and outfield fence. A small scoreboard. Sold concessions and drug the field with an old pickup truck. We had two portapotties. Heath Shuler helped us raise the money to get our lights. Everything you see is fundraising. In 31 years the county has given us $5,000 for the second building that holds the ladies bathrooms and garage for storage. The two mens room used to be one male and one female. We are land-locked. Football stadium, football practice field, school and FFA greenhouses. The county is upgrading all the ball fields to LED lighting - most have already been upgraded. We are last because they have to figure out how to get the old pole that is surrounded by our hitting facility, dugout, backstop and chairback seats and a poll down the third base line surrounded by green houses - LOL We are planning to go watch them do it...

LOL! Thank you for the kind words! Ya need to come play in our annual Warrior Spring Classic! https://5starassets.blob.core.windows.net/multi-media/2581898/hub/32nd Annual Warrior Spring Classic Program.pdf

Ya have been bringing huge crowds to Riverdale for years. Riverside does. Eagleville does. Loretto. Summertown.... We enjoy having ya here. Thanks for the kind words. This is only the second time since Spring Fling moved here I haven't worked the Championship Games at Middle.... Ya need to come to our annual Warrior Spring Classic next year! https://5starassets.blob.core.windows.net/multi-media/2581898/hub/32nd Annual Warrior Spring Classic Program.pdf

"Man you need to get out off your feelings. Like you said there’s not that many fan at home games and don’t need more bathrooms. But this is the state tournament the players and fans deserve better. Tssaa the nonprofit organization is only worried about how many 15 dollar tickets they can sell. And what was the most shameful part was the umpiring this week. Seen a lot better officiating during the regular season than the state tournament." No feelings involved. LOL! That $15 is NOT TSSAA - Cities bid for championship events and write a check to TSSAA and then try to recoup that cost. With bad weather in the forecast through Monday TSSAA made a decision. I have been working Spring Fling at Riverdale and MTSU on Thursday and Friday since it moved here from Memphis. Only twice in that time we have had to have a Championship at Riverdale Two years ago on a Sunday and today. Several times we had rain delays at Middle and I have left the park in the wee hours. This year was a perfect 'storm' of circumstances. IF it came a bad storm today 8 teams impacted at one site. With 4 sites only 2 teams per site are involved so they can work around the rain....

No argument there - we do the best we can do. Years ago Riverside brought a HUGE crowd and Eagleville did a couple of years ago. But IF it came a bad storm today, with bad weather in the forecast for Sunday and Monday, what ya going to do? TSSAA did not make the decision lightly. I have worked every Spring Fling at MTSU since it moved from Memphis. 2,3 or 4 games Thursday and 3 and now 4 on Friday, Only twice we had to host a Championship game at Riverdale. Two years ago on a Sunday and today. Many of those years we have had rain delays that have moved games back at MTSU. I have left the stadium in the wee hours of the morning several times.... This year was a year where any decision is wrong if the other things happen but the worse decision is no decision. Thank you for coming to our ballpark this week - and I apologize for thinking it was you and not horse - a long week Hope to see ya again next year!

"The chair back seats you’re packed in there like sardines. A person has to climb over everyone getting in and out." They are standard seating with aisles between them. How do I know that? Involved with stadium construction for 30 years. "Not to mention all the poles you have to look around sitting in the stands." Every field has poles to hold up the backstop screen. "Then you miss an inning waiting in line to use bathrooms.I’m sure it’s fine for home games but not for state tournaments" The average crowd at a Riverdale is not that many folks. Hard to justify spending money for more restrooms that are only need 4 days a year. The turf is to save money and time - no conditioner, no irrigation, no clay, no tamping, not chalking the lines, no dragging, no watering,..... Less time between games and you get home sooner after the game is over. We have run 32 Warrior Spring Classics, and didn't get the turf until 2020, and we got folks games in before then. Years ago we did that without a tarp....

No - and obviously you didn't READ what I WROTE. I have NO problem staying to 1:00am - ask folks that know me. Some years a friend and I leave MTSU after the last game on Friday night and go to Hoover to work on grounds crew because those folks have been there all week. The tourists are coming for NASHVILLE and staying in the Boro. Reason Spring Fling goes from Tuesday to Friday. Friday night rooms are booked for others. 2 years ago when Finals were on Sunday because of rain I was helping folks find rooms in Manchester, Tullahoma and McMinnville. You typed "Riverdale is one of the worst fields to watch a game. Tssaa can’t get nothing right." I typed "What makes you say that? The Party Decks? The chairback seats? The seating past the dugouts?" Crickets. IF we had played all 4 games at Middle and had several rain delays and then we get cancelled in middle of game 3 a lot of folks would be scrambling for rooms... Call a hotel in Murfreesboro and ask for 24 beds for players and coaches and 50 for parents and fans. Keep in mind 4 teams are doing this. Again, what makes you say this? ""Riverdale is one of the worst fields to watch a game."

This is David Limbaugh, SID at Riverdale. What makes you say that? The Party Decks? The chairback seats? The seating past the dugouts? You DO understand why the TSSAA went to 4 sites? Last year our Thursday D2 Games had several rain delays. First game started at 10:00am - I left MTSU Stadium at 1:00a and had to be back at the park for Friday's 4 games at 8:00am. With the weather forecast, TSSAA chose 4 turf fields. Each field could work around any rain with backing up the other 6 teams playing that day. I have been involved with High School Sports since 1997. I have 50+ Warrior Spring Classic each Spring. https://5starassets.blob.core.windows.net/multi-media/2581898/hub/32nd Annual Warrior Spring Classic Program.pdf 35 MLB players have played in our 32 WSCs. If you held all 4 games at Middle and rain delays took place good luck finding a hotel tonight on a 3-day weekend with tourists around the world coming here for vacation and renting rooms in the Murfreesboro area. Keep in mind TSSAA Champions Sites are awarded via bids. Local Chambers of Commerces. Hotels. Being this close to Nashville they have no problem selling rooms on the weekend, so want to sells rooms to Spring Fling Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday. TSSAA does NOT set the schedule, the winning bidder does.The reason it begins on Tuesday and ends on Friday. Thank you for your time and look forward to your responses to my questions.

Had to move some game times Monday morning at Shelby Park so now have had rain 28 out of 32 tournaments - LOL! Program: https://5starassets.blob.core.windows.net/multi-media/2581898/hub/32nd Annual Warrior Spring Classic Program.pdf I have a team from Illinois looking for a game tomorrow - they stayed in town today to watch Arkansas and Vandy and heading back tomorrow - looking for a game tomorrow - prefer in the morning - varsity or JV or both. please reply here. please DM me at @rhs_wsc or @rhs_sid on twitter if interested.

TSSAA takes bids for their Championship Events. Local Chamber of Commerces make the bid. Murfreesboro C of C loves Spring Fling and Girls and Boys State Basketball Tournament. It sells hotel rooms. Multiple-day stays - restaurants. The reason Spring Fling ends on Friday is C of C of Rutherford County doesn't need to sell weekend hotel rooms - Nashville visitors for the 3-day Holiday Weekend buy those. Money drives the bidding process. Murfreesboro/Nashville/Memphis C of Cs will not bid. Not many folks stay overnight. Not in town for an extended amount of time. When Titans' new indoor stadium is up and running we may see them bid on it then? Don't blame TSSAA for this. It is what it is.

TSSAA takes bids for their Championship Events. Local Chamber of Commerces make the bid. Murfreesboro C of C loves Spring Fling and Girls and Boys State Basketball Tournament. It sells hotel rooms. Multiple-day stays - restaurants. The reason Spring Fling ends on Friday is C of C of Rutherford County doesn't need to sell weekend hotel rooms - Nashville visitors for the 3-day Holiday Weekend buy those. Money drives the bidding process. Murfreesboro/Nashville/Memphis C of Cs will not bid. Not many folks stay overnight. Not in town for an extended amount of time. When Titans' new indoor stadium is up and running we may see them bid on it then? Don't blame TSSAA for this. It is what it is.

TSSAA takes bids for their Championship Events. Local Chamber of Commerces make the bid. Murfreesboro C of C loves Spring Fling and Girls and Boys State Basketball Tournament. It sells hotel rooms. Multiple-day stays - restaurants. The reason Spring Fling ends on Friday is C of C of Rutherford County doesn't need to sell weekend hotel rooms - Nashville visitors for the 3-day Holiday Weekend buy those. Money drives the bidding process. Murfreesboro/Nashville/Memphis C of Cs will not bid. Not many folks stay overnight. Not in town for an extended amount of time. When Titans' new indoor stadium is up and running we may see them bid on it then? Don't blame TSSAA for this. It is what it is.