The Last 2 Days

Hey, so the last 2 days at the ballpark have been fairly uneventful for me as far as working on the playing surface goes. Fenway Park is hosting 3 concerts this weekend, Dave Matthews Band on Fri. and Sat. and Phish on Sun., so we've spent a lot of time overseeing and monitoring the construction of the concert stage and working in making the turf and skin as viable as possible during this week long interruption from normal management practices. I went in at 2 the past 2 days, and did many odd jobs around the ballpark, dealing with a few different things. This afternoon I helped "Nail" the baselines, in which we loosen the surface of the clay and rework the soil around, smooth it out, and apply fresh material to the surface. Other jobs included working with fieldboards and padding, and also monitoring the construction team. The stage they're building for these shows is massive, and spans from near the center of the left field wall all the way into deep center. I'm looking forward to working this weekend with the concerts, and also in working with the field in the days/weeks following the concerts, as I'm certain the playing surface will be affected by having such a stage built on it. I'm off work tomorrow, think I may spend the day with some other interns and possibly take in some sights of Boston. Hope everyone is doing well, wherever you may be. Go Sox!