The Frozen Tundra

  With any luck, and if the weather holds out, they will play a championship game on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field! Football as it was meant to be played, outside and on real grass! In reality, the domed stadiums are a win/win, as even the fans benefit from the controlled environment. But what of the grass, whatever happened to that argument? I assume that the plastic grass lobby payed real well? What football player or fan, wouldn't rather have our games played out on real grass? C'mon man! Football in the mud, are you kidding me? I am all for safety, but along with some of the changes, some of the competitiveness must suffer. But if it helps to stop concussions, it is a fair trade off. But now baseball too is changing, this year, home plate collisions are to be illegal!
But certainly along those same lines, the argument could be made for grass. During the football strike, I was amazed that grass fields weren't in the player's demands? At that time, many injuries, leg and knee mostly, were attributed to the turf. But not a word was spoken? Money over safety I guess? So while the millionaire owners argued with the millionaire players over the billions in TV money, we the fans worried how we would afford the $500 dollar game day price? So if not for safety, how about doing it for us fans? I miss the days of the mud and the blood, and I look forward to seeing a true hop being played off of a perfectly manicured infield! Make it a rule that every team in either sport put in real grass. Just think of the jobs it would create! C'mon all you millionaires out there, divvy the cost up however you see fit? But how about giving one back to the fans? Give us our grass back. Give us our game back!