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Fenway Park Infield Dirt . . .

PasadenaMudSlidePasadenaMudSlide Posts: 732
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As a teacher, I solicit junk from all NCAA and college sports teams. You know, to give away as incentives.

The Red Sox sent a packet of infield dirt along with some postcards and posters.

No way I'm giving this to six graders. It would wind up in someone's hair, or something.

Any ideas regarding what I should do with this????

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  • scooter729scooter729 Posts: 1,730 ✭✭✭
    Two years ago they were selling chunks of "championship sod" that they ripped up from the field after the 2004 season. If you bought that grass you can sprinkle some dirt on it now.
  • BarfvaderBarfvader Posts: 2,859 ✭✭✭✭
    I bet I could find someone that would love to have the dirt.

    Jeff

    Miscut Museum

    My Mess

  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    You could give it to Topps so they could make some type of insert card with it.image
  • ripkenintheminorsripkenintheminors Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭
    I've got some dirt from Wrigley. You can either buy it in a coin or by the jar.
    -Chris

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  • alifaxwa2alifaxwa2 Posts: 3,104 ✭✭✭
    I have dirt from PNC, RFK and Oriole Park.

    They are sitting on a shelf in my sports room in vials.
    Looking to have some custom cuts or plain custom cards built? PM me.

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  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    At work three years ago we had the pleasure of playing a softball game IN fenway park, it was pretty darn cool. They set up home plate at second base and we played in the outfield. The best part was hitting a softball off the Monster. KaThunk! While we were playing they were doing tours, so it was almost like there were fans watching us lol. The outfield grass was very soft. Several of my co-workers stole dirt from the infield and took it home with them. (they planned ahead and brought tupperware!)
  • 1989FleerBillRipkencollector1989FleerBillRipkencollector Posts: 4,590
    That guy (name escapes me) who makes those awesome custom cut sig cards on here could use it for a cool addition I assume.
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  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,233 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>At work three years ago we had the pleasure of playing a softball game IN fenway park, it was pretty darn cool. They set up home plate at second base and we played in the outfield. The best part was hitting a softball off the Monster. KaThunk! While we were playing they were doing tours, so it was almost like there were fans watching us lol. The outfield grass was very soft. Several of my co-workers stole dirt from the infield and took it home with them. (they planned ahead and brought tupperware!) >>



    That is AWESOME! Good for you! Anyone hit one over the monstah?
  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭


    << <i>That guy (name escapes me) who makes those awesome custom cut sig cards on here could use it for a cool addition I assume. >>



    Knuckles
  • jskirwinjskirwin Posts: 700 ✭✭✭


    << <i>You could give it to Topps so they could make some type of insert card with it.image >>



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  • BarfvaderBarfvader Posts: 2,859 ✭✭✭✭
    image

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    Jeff

    Miscut Museum

    My Mess

  • 1989FleerBillRipkencollector1989FleerBillRipkencollector Posts: 4,590
    Knucles !!! Thats who it is.


    BarfVader--I just bought the Kevin Brown one for one of my boys. $7 ppd. Kinda neat/different. Sold my Piazza on for $20 when they came out.
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  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    I have dirt from all of the major sports arenas in all sports available for sale. I have an unlimited quantity and will sell for $10 an ounce.
  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,587 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I have dirt from all of the major sports arenas in all sports available for sale. I have an unlimited quantity and will sell for $10 an ounce. >>



    Wow what a never-ending collection Lee. Do you keep it all stored out back in the yard?
  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭
    Someone will sniff it and put it on youtube
  • lostdart58lostdart58 Posts: 2,938 ✭✭✭
    Perhaps PSA will grade the dirt............image
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  • zep33zep33 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭
    one of the prizes you can choose in the $10 Red Sox Mass lottery scratch ticket(if you get the Prize pack) is a set of 9 gold plated coins and one of them has some infield dirt in it.
    Got mine last week. It's put out by Highland Mint.

    Here's the dirt

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  • PasadenaMudSlidePasadenaMudSlide Posts: 732
    The dirt in question . . .

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  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    Looks more like lava rock??
  • PasadenaMudSlidePasadenaMudSlide Posts: 732
    Ha!

    Or those Pop Rocks you used to eat as a kid.
  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    as a kid? i STILL like my pop rocks image
  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Ha!

    Or those Pop Rocks you used to eat as a kid. >>




    If they were that big, I think I might have a hole in my cheeck!!image
  • AllenAllen Posts: 7,165 ✭✭✭
    Do you send letters or emails to teams? I am about to be a PE/Health teacher and wondered about getting some stuff from teams like that. What kind of stuff do they send?
  • PasadenaMudSlidePasadenaMudSlide Posts: 732
    Do you send letters or emails to teams? I am about to be a PE/Health teacher and wondered about getting some stuff from teams like that. What kind of stuff do they send?

    I send a form letter. Changing team names, of course. Make sure you use school letterhead, so they don't think you're some chump looking for a handout. Tell them you're going to use the goods for incentives in your classroom (gym).

    Geez, I've had teams send T-shirts, hats, autographs, posters, stickers, bobbleheads, unsold game programs, media guides, trading cards, key chains, etc. . . . INFIELD DIRT! You name it. Gotten some really weird stuff, too.

    Other teachers make fun of me, but they are the first in line when goodies arrive from their alma mater. Funny how that works. It's cool to get big envelopes/boxes of free stuff.

    Ebay all the cool stuff for weekend beer money. Only joking. Kind of.
  • TheVonTheVon Posts: 2,725 ✭
    After seeing the picture, I'd mail it to Edgar Renteria along with a letter of apology. The infield dirt really is bumpy. Sorry about that E-dgar.
  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭


    << <i>as a kid? i STILL like my pop rocks image >>



    drink 'em with coke, Mikey liked it image
  • PasadenaMudSlidePasadenaMudSlide Posts: 732
    drink 'em with coke, Mikey liked it

    That's all Don Shula consumed while on his NutriSystem diet.
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