[0:00] like tomorrow when they rain. Yeah.
>> They had a lot of tomatoes with the same
[0:04] stuff currently yesterday, but we are
coming into our evening time where we
[0:09] start losing school. So
>> I guess this is official pledge to
[0:17] » I pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
[0:22] republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[0:28] justice for all.
[0:41] talk to us.
>> So question is who
[0:46] you need to make it to the town.
I'm going have to talk to Sarah about
[0:51] that money.
[0:55] I don't want to give
you the sauce.
[1:12] » And now this. Okay. Now tell me what
we've got here.
[1:15] » So I did uh $150 per diamond per day
which would be
[1:22] » per day
>> 600 per day. 200 and the rest was n to
[1:26] try.
>> I think I did 32 or 36 bags at $15 a
[1:30] bag.
>> Okay.
[1:31] » Does that sound right?
>> Yeah, that's right.
[1:34] » That was the middle.
>> Yeah. No, that was kind of an
[1:39] unfortunate situation.
>> Well, it was
[1:43] we appreciate our team. I was
graduation. I couldn't be over here. But
[1:49] my director was signed.
He called me
[1:57] He threw him in the wolves.
>> But these guys did a great job and the
[2:00] team appreciated it.
>> Good.
[2:03] » That's what they want to see. Now being
realistic, we know you can't
[2:09] always
[2:12] » twice a year.
[2:17] » You just can't do that. Yeah,
>> I didn't
[2:25] want to share this with you.
[2:37] teams that were here and they looked at
the location. They backed up the local
[2:41] teams
>> and then they
[2:45] obviously here but some people
>> actually
[2:57] right now
>> and of course we have state parks make
[3:03] sure they know
some of them get One more team.
[3:09] » Okay.
[3:12] » Yeah.
[3:16] » Well, for us, I'll just be honest with
you. You know, I mean, it's nice.
[3:22] We get that.
>> But that's what Josh and I talked about
[3:25] the dirt. I'm like, you know what?
They came here and they, you know, want
[3:31] to come back
>> and we'll, you know, anything that helps
[3:35] our business is good for our town. We're
such a small town.
[3:38] » You guys probably talked to some of the
businesses.
[3:41] » Oh, yeah.
>> Yeah. Very clean. They were packed all
[3:45] day long. McDonald,
you know,
[3:53] restaurants.
>> Yeah.
[3:59] didn't expect heard people sourcing from
>> Well, I think we should do it right now.
[4:06] I think we should do a better job of um
advertising
[4:12] this weekend. So, be prepared.
>> Yeah.
[4:15] » Yeah.
You want to get out in front of you
[4:20] and things
[4:24] run out of anything,
>> right? So, but I think these are think
[4:27] This is probably a very very accurate
number
[4:31] » with what kind of
>> people come to town and the estimated
[4:36] economic impact.
>> Yeah.
[4:51] » Yeah. It's not it's not our locals.
>> Yeah. That's right.
[4:54] » Which is better.
I was probably
[5:03] she's one of those
>> old 1818 building that she bought about
[5:09] 89 years ago
>> and um refurbished. It's a it's a
[5:13] beautiful
[5:19] time.
But you can peek in the window over
[5:22] there. It's called the Tangle. She work
on the upstairs to back building that
[5:27] they kind of offset and she's working on
that building upstairs.
[5:42] » Okay.
>> And it
[5:48] Yes. So that's going to be big. People
be nice. stick my cabin or something
[5:56] down there.
>> Of course, that's a whole different cup
[5:59] of tea, but
[6:06] » they'll definitely get up. That's
>> probably
[6:13] your team.
>> We do. That's all we
[6:16] » do.
>> I got to take my camper out every time
[6:19] we go somewhere.
>> Well, here they can go to Delaware,
[6:22] right? Yeah, we got Delaware. Two of
them are Delaware.
[6:26] » Two Delaware. So that's probably what 15
miles maybe. And then is we still
[6:31] available then for weekend?
>> Yeah. And that's seven or eight miles
[6:36] that way. And then they're right there.
[6:43] » This one tends to pack up though. I'll
be honest with you. It's hard to get
[6:47] course. I can't say for other teams. I
know for us we're always used to driving
[6:50] like even when we went to Indiana like
most place 45 minutes
[6:57] » I think most teams are too
get a hotel Madison or something you
[7:02] know 25 minutes down the road
it's not that it's changed a lot
[7:09] » it's changed a lot from 10 years ago you
know a tournament in
[7:13] another
[7:18] here.
One tournament last
[7:24] season
>> really
[7:28] just break it down.
>> Yeah. So, I thought it was awesome that
[7:33] the feedback was great from the teams,
the coaches.
[7:37] » Our staff loved it. Everybody was
excited.
[7:42] We definitely want to do it again. It's
probably going to be hard to pull off
[7:45] this year.
already
[7:53] as much.
[8:01] » Also in the future too, we have a um we
have this thing called show. I don't
[8:07] know if you ever been to it.
>> It's a festival. This whole square is
[8:12] filled up with I mean really is huge. I
has concerts going on, everything,
[8:17] carnival rides. I mean, nice stuff. Not
like games.
[8:21] » Oh, that'd be fun.
>> And that's in the September time frame.
[8:25] » That's where
I mean, we could we could look at a try
[8:31] to get I just I always want people to be
cautious. We can try and late September,
[8:37] October is better. August
[8:41] » September you start getting in there,
but September, October is the
[8:45] We could potentially try one. I just I
don't I don't like
[8:50] we never run tournaments that don't go
like but I want everybody to like
[8:58] » I think we can show I'm sure there's
pictures
[9:08] » and that'd be good to tie in
[9:13] September.
[9:20] entertainment. I think a lot of people
are already in town.
[9:28] » Yes.
[9:40] » The kids go to the state park there.
here.
[9:44] » Well, if we put if we put 13 you over
there, I know we at least got one team.
[9:50] » We got one.
>> We got one, too.
[9:52] » Well, two. And then if we put 11U, we'll
at least have a couple more teams. So,
[9:57] » I will look at that. September the 26.
>> I would definitely say in future to the
[10:03] 12U on those two 10 fields, we crank
some home runs. I'll say that
[10:10] » you're you're going to
>> Yeah. I mean, kids, look, the problem is
[10:13] I was trying to keep my kids disciplined
because they were trying to crank
[10:16] forward and it's like, stop. Just
>> calm down.
[10:20] » Make contact here. It'll go.
>> That's okay.
[10:24] » Yeah. But you see them all. They were
ripping for like that home run derby.
[10:28] They were going for it. Calm down.
>> So, what's the what's the I guess the
[10:34] big question is you talked about that in
a couple fields.
[10:39] » We did and um
[10:43] It's just difficult to do and we got
some quotes to put in 80,000
[10:52] and then we had instead
[11:06] » well well so so what we did instead
Brian came along he said they want
[11:12] um some bag cages. So, we're still
trying to help make that happen yet this
[11:16] year. Not sure we can, but but we're
working on it. Um and so we still have
[11:23] and we're add some parking in just a few
weeks. We're going to do that. We've got
[11:28] um we're just going to extend that drive
about 30 ft from the driveway. We grab
[11:34] the driveway because we don't back.
We've got a we have a water treatment
[11:38] plant back there in that back corner.
brilliant people back around there. But
[11:41] this will work out really well, I think.
And um within a week or two, we're going
[11:45] to start a pretty big rotating project.
So be a lot of millings. I think those
[11:50] millings back there
[11:56] » was
Yeah, I think it worked out because team
[12:00] play back to back. Come in, back out,
come in, back out. So I didn't see any
[12:05] fluctuation backing up on the roadway
there. Um So it's kind of all that I
[12:10] think
you kind
[12:15] of perfect six games on every field and
then you're going to have like 911 all
[12:19] those teams kind of fall in there. Then
you got the three five and seven to
[12:22] where they're in and they're out.
>> Yeah, it worked out pretty well. I mean,
[12:28] » yeah. I mean,
>> we're going to go ahead and do that
[12:30] piece. And then we've also determined
that we still have room to do another
[12:35] piece
probably another 100 ft wide. We don't
[12:39] want to get into any further than on
either side of that because that's where
[12:44] we laid out the two additional fields.
So, make sure and one of them the one we
[12:49] laid out is a high school size field
which I'm not sure have that but because
[12:53] we have one high school out there. So,
you know, we just did two
[12:58] » I mean the softball or the
>> I mean the 225 cuts you into where you
[13:04] get into the
[13:08] » Yeah. I didn't really look to see if
there would ever be any opportunity I
[13:12] think by the one we talked about the
playground. Is there opportunity to ever
[13:16] move an outfield back on the other 210?
>> I think so. United. It's one of those
[13:22] things. I don't know.
>> Talking about field three there.
[13:24] » Field one and field four probably. You
talking about those back fields to move
[13:28] that outfield fence out?
>> One one is the is the big field, right?
[13:33] » No, is the little league field.
>> That's a 210.
[13:36] » Yep. And then two is the big field and
three is change
[13:39] » and three is across the way.
>> Yeah.
[13:43] » 210.
>> Yeah, that'd be the one that would be
[13:46] hardest.
four is a possibility depend
[13:51] what we got to do to make some
adjustments. I guess
[13:58] » I'll be honest
as that one board is a 200
[14:08] just cheaper just to build new fields in
there
[14:12] probably
>> and then I guess it depends on where
[14:14] your is what your
What's your main age groups? You know,
[14:19] is it is it best to skip another 300
foot field and we have one? Is that you
[14:25] know or is probably I mean you really
can't any
[14:30] you can play anything on the big fields.
>> Yeah.
[14:32] » I mean they make 10 fences and things
like that. So they just have
[14:36] » I guess it really comes down to like the
future they consider turf and stuff like
[14:40] that and what it cost and that way we
get into that.
[14:45] Cincinnati
[15:12] batting cage with fields by you know
we can utilize as other practice
[15:16] facilities bring more involved in the
area but I think we can we're trying to
[15:20] come up with some things with sponsors
and stuff like that as well so doing
[15:24] some digging on that to help out in
which way we can town as well we come up
[15:29] with
obviously I know turf is always a big
[15:32] big discussion that's where it's like
you're not you're almost guaranteed to
[15:36] have the tournament you are like this
past weekend we played through and you
[15:42] can live
We play through it
[15:45] » and it's not always the best, but we had
a lot of delays.
[15:51] » We play
all the games.
[15:57] It's miserable sometimes.
[16:05] » We lost a few games late Saturday night.
It's like, oh, here we are. It's, you
[16:10] know, supposed to be 7 p.m. seven games
starting
[16:17] to hit us. It's going to last about an
hour wait
[16:29] » but no I mean that would be the goal. I
mean that would be awesome if ever we
[16:34] could get our fields
every weekend. the fast pitch. That's
[16:41] exactly what I do. I work well with
those guys. There's two of them fast
[16:46] directors
out of Columbus and Jason
[17:10] I think I probably said
so like all right get that roll too but
[17:15] yeah it's like now this one things like
obviously this is future talks or
[17:20] whatever but with the turf do you guys
have it to where there's contracts or
[17:25] guarantees like hey we invest all this
money here is there things that we can
[17:28] say we're not just going to be spending
the money to spend the money is there
[17:31] things that said hey you we're going to
be doing some tournaments out here too
[17:35] we would
contract
[17:39] basically guaranteed
[17:43] 15 years between the three of us.
>> So that was just the baseball side, but
[17:49] that's also something
as well or is that stuff on your toes?
[17:54] No, it was
actually works out because in the fall
[18:09] Okay.
But I think it was like so there are
[18:15] some like there are some some guarantees
that the town decides you know some we
[18:19] can do this if they know that they can
at least start getting their money back
[18:21] in the sense of
>> you know at least
[18:24] » I think yeah I just don't
>> I mean I think we can look at talk about
[18:33] trying to do one deal next year maybe
year
[18:40] another field. I mean, you know, we're
just so small. We just don't have the,
[18:44] you know, have funds and, you know, we
have we do get money from our fund,
[18:50] but you know, we have that designated
for maintenance equipment and that kind
[18:55] of stuff. So, we just can't
[19:04] 95,000
[19:08] » probably.
For those four in fields right there,
[19:11] you're probablyach
[19:39] kind pretty good idea like it can get a
good ballark for
[19:43] » you what it would cost.
>> Yeah, I have a feeling that we'll
[19:49] probably have to do one at a time.
>> Yeah, I know.
[19:53] » Not really.
[19:59] » Now with North Vernon, do they get
access? I know you pay for any of that
[20:04] stuff. I know there's always deals be
made in a sense. Where is it?
[20:08] » They they we're in there all weekend. So
we lease it from them and we lease it
[20:13] Friday through Sunday every weekend.
They they run it Monday through
[20:17] Thursday.
>> So it's shared with the town.
[20:20] » So how was that something like that work
out?
[20:26] » So that the program there with those
guys was that they actually had the
[20:31] money. back whether you know it was tiff
or it was through they loan
[20:38] I think it was it was through and I
think it came back to co money but they
[20:42] had the money to pay for it but we we
did a 10-year contract with them that
[20:46] our rental rates over 10 years will pay
that cost back
[20:50] » that's a great deal
>> it's a great deal for the community over
[20:55] there local
kids use that and they're guaranteed to
[20:59] have that money back
And that's what we're also where
[21:05] » I would say it's the ignorance on the
side of knowing what options are out
[21:08] there or what deals can be talked about
too. It's like you know we're coming
[21:13] from from one direction there's also
this way this way this way this way too
[21:17] and of course what interests you and
stuff like that. So it's like what's
[21:21] poss what possibilities are out there
and I know had some kind of I don't know
[21:26] details I don't know how deals were made
something I'm not sure they went they
[21:33] they bought it out I mean they they paid
for
[21:35] » it
[21:43] so I mean there there's opportunities
for those out there
[21:49] you're kind
is these larger communities that haven't
[21:53] had tournaments and economic impact.
They're finding ways to get the money.
[21:57] » Yeah.
>> Yeah.
[22:00] » And then they're building these
complexities.
[22:17] » I mean, that's a other
[22:23] heard about Madison.
[22:31] » Yeah, that's where it's like I still
think we're in a good spot. I think our
[22:35] location
get down toward Louisville. We are in a
[22:40] close area for Cincinnati because I knew
that
[22:45] I worked there down Cincinnati area. So
it's like a lot of those teams are fully
[22:49] southwest Ohio once or twice coming to
you.
[22:53] Hey, we're close enough
[23:03] to I can't say every weekend or big
weekends
[23:17] and some of the weekends that happens.
[23:24] in the high school. We use those
[23:29] high school
[23:35] high school age 15 to 18 years old.
[23:53] Jerry
Ekipach
[24:09] was the baseball coach down at
Southwestern when they put that big
[24:12] field down.
[24:28] I'm curious to see
[24:38] » it.
[24:46] redevelopment commission.
[24:51] » Yeah. Yeah. So, we're looking for
different ideas and stuff you guys have
[24:55] or options and stuff to come forward.
We love our community of course. We want
[25:02] to see some growth and stuff.
[25:10] » Okay.
[25:14] reach out there's a lot of things
[25:38] it's going to be a lot of leg
have been used to this It's kind of like
[25:43] something new. They're like, "Wait, what
do you want?" You know, and you know,
[25:47] it's one of those things we're such a
small community. But one thing about our
[25:52] community compared to say the bigger
communities is you're going to have a
[25:54] lot more people caring around here
because it's so close. You're have a lot
[26:00] more people want to make sure something
gets done. There's a possibility that we
[26:03] have it. Um I say you'll see a
difference from us compared to say more
[26:07] something like that. You know, like we
make sure fields are edges. Yeah. Well,
[26:12] I like I said, man, you guys did a great
job. Brian asked me to come in. I was
[26:17] like, "Hey, what do we got to do?" I met
these guys up there. I said, "Man, if
[26:20] you can, you know, let's do this, this,
this." And then I got the pictures. I'm
[26:23] like, "It looks awesome. Looks good."
You know, it's looks good. There's
[26:27] product on there. And, you know, the
park's awesome. And a lot of compliments
[26:31] on
paper.
[26:36] So, you guys did a great job.
a couple in there.
[26:43] » Okay. Absolutely.
[26:50] » Yeah. I think we all want to see it as
just
[26:54] » we're tied up with small
[27:04] and everybody knows
like once a month we're not going to
[27:09] kill oursves. what it takes and there
will be time
[27:15] » and that rain for another hour
[27:20] » after you get them all ready to go and
team start playing and then it just
[27:23] drops another
[27:28] but if you give it the effort that
that's what matters to us and the teams
[27:33] that was
>> beyond it was
[27:38] because there's been times
[27:51] I was surprised
because I've been there with Facebook
[28:03] around
[28:06] some money for years.
>> But that's
[28:22] pretty well.
I know that
[28:28] we can't get these ready. I'm out of
town. They cancelled it and the next
[28:32] thing I know this is at what 7 in the
morning
[28:37] pictures
like why are we not playing here today
[28:51] if you cancel a field because it's wet
somebody's driving up there
[28:56] » and they are going to look
and So I'm in Washington, Indiana.
[29:11] » No at all.
>> That changed their way. They did a
[29:14] really good job.
[29:20] And we learned something too from these
of like okay what how we can go about
[29:24] how can we approach it better quicker
what we may need to get or so we've
[29:30] already talked about ideas of that too
so I think it'll be smoother future
[29:35] takes I mean I thought we did pretty
well I do
[29:39] and I think we get more efficiently
learning it wasn't
[29:46] just
[29:52] experience what it looks like when we
get that much rain.
[29:56] How long was it going to take us to
really get
[29:59] » I think we got caught back up schedule
and I think we first game was late 45
[30:03] minutes like all right take this go that
was worse than this one so we'll go this
[30:07] first we walking around trying to kill
that
[30:10] » yeah I got a text
[30:26] Last name is
>> okay.
[30:35] » Hey Jerry, I just wanted to say those
are sales facilities are awesome. I
[30:40] highly recommend that place.
[30:46] He sent me a picture of the field with
the water
[30:49] » and
he said, "Oh yeah, I I said an hour
[30:56] delay. I was like no way. They made it
happen. They did that.
[31:02] And there was others. It was it was it
was good.
[31:09] » Well, we're willing to make that
commitment. You know, I think we've got
[31:14] we've got a a directly board of
directors there and volunteers and
[31:21] they'll help and you know guys like this
one.
[31:25] » I didn't deal the next day.
[31:30] » When I got there, Josh was in
there. That was about 9, I think. And
[31:38] then I really came back.
>> The weather was Did
[31:44] » you bring your mug boots with you?
>> I learned a lesson there. When I run
[31:48] dirt, I usually throw foods in the
truck. Definitely extra socks and shoes.
[31:54] » But they did, you know, they all they
all
[32:00] kind of touched on it too a little bit
like these small towns. There's a lot of
[32:04] cool stuff here and
to make the experience better, we can
[32:10] start working
the weekend. We're going to pass out.
[32:13] We're going to go to this small,
you know, the ice cream shop up here
[32:19] or whoever
passing out coupons and you know, let's
[32:24] market the
markets. Yeah,
[32:30] » we can do that for sure.
There's a lot of things that can be
[32:34] done. It's just very small,
you know. I'm just throwing random just
[32:41] like really nice diamonds really that
means that it does when they roll it
[32:46] really nice
signs that show the yardage of left
[32:50] center right on every field you know
things
[32:56] » well I am too
>> I am too
[33:00] » we have discussions all the time
discussion about how deep was that in
[33:06] left field versus right field
>> oh I look at Jackson's field and I'm
[33:09] like right sw
but like us too lines and stuff like the
[33:16] edging I'm very like as a coach when I
go to these different facilities I'm
[33:19] like that's kind of trashy looking or
that's kind it's not very clean looking
[33:23] or it's like
>> it just
[33:25] holds a nice windreen signage and edgy
>> I talk about the wind screen like well I
[33:32] like a professional look I don't like
audio very street you know I don't like
[33:36] audio people have things plastered
everywhere
[33:39] » speaking of signage I'm asking Josh
there's not much signage to get people
[33:43] to that.
>> So that's on the list and we'll take
[33:46] care of that. We get something on 421.
>> We could put something there
[33:54] too. We'll work to get sponsor.
>> Okay.
[34:01] » I will take care. I will make sure since
that grant go through we apply for grant
[34:05] but sports organizations for our
nonprofit on for sales side.
[34:12] We're not able to. So like
>> I'll take care.
[34:17] It's been a year or so. I'll go back to
her.
[34:21] » We can come up.
But I think team soup they see nice
[34:26] patting.
>> I judge
[34:30] one looks like it's been around since
1985. I'm like that's kind of janky
[34:34] here. I'm like, you know, so I'm like so
presentation means a lot.
[34:39] That's brought up a lot. We'll send out
surveys at the end of
[34:43] » the cages too. That's a common
>> thing that people dislike a park for why
[34:49] they like it so much.
>> And the warm up areas too. I noticed
[34:53] where kids are trying to warm up the
interior. I was like, well, we put the
[34:56] rope up for the soccer fields, but I let
the bulls know. Obviously, you can't
[34:59] park there, but like, hey, there's
plenty warm up area where you kids can
[35:03] run around. I was like, I know it's
technically still town's property. And
[35:06] the Bulls coach said, I didn't know
that. So that way they because in
[35:10] between games people want a place to set
up for the kids to eat their lunch and
[35:13] stuff like that. So I think that's
something we can also show of
[35:17] » something I saw when I went out there. I
didn't realize they were bad as they
[35:22] were. So I got on the phone last night
and
[35:27] » I like the shelter house that we haven't
seen
[35:33] or
[35:36] banners on the fences even in the parks
when they see them coming in.
[35:41] » We look at the flags hanging up coming
in. So I was taking Ich
[35:54] bought this march for 700 bucks and we
had it set up at casting park.
[35:59] Awesome. And there's a trailer park
behind it.
[36:03] They come through and rode by a bicycle.
I could tell if they I think they just
[36:08] pulled the plug. They stab pulled the
plug and next thing you know you see him
[36:11] dragging it across the park. So the next
morning he goes direct for me. He goes,
[36:16] "Hey,
[36:22] we literally set it up at 1 a.m."
And this is at 6:30 in the morning. Like
[36:27] I didn't take the watch. And so I was
over there. The police were over there.
[36:32] Everybody was going through this this
little trailer park. Like surely they
[36:35] left a little bit of hanging out
We tore that trailer park apart. We
[36:40] could
probably flo
[36:45] it. Those are things I does. Does it
feel safe to hang out here?
[36:50] You know, it's just one of those things
that you look at and it's like we have a
[36:54] great
>> set up
[37:02] a nice walk around.
>> Okay. Let me ask you all of you, maybe
[37:08] not you so much or me because these guys
don't know, but
[37:14] » what are some things that and let's put
it in priority things that we think we
[37:19] need to invest some money in
>> besides turf. Okay,
[37:24] » we know that's I'll put it right here at
the very top in capital letters. Okay,
[37:28] » we know that
>> and and we're working on the batting
[37:31] cage.
>> So, you're working on batting cages?
[37:33] Yeah, I'll I'll find some sponsorship.
>> I think we needed Didn't use that dirt
[37:38] around the
>> field.
[37:43] » I almost wonder if it would be best just
to do a warning track.
[37:48] » That'd be cool.
[37:55] » It's going to be a little
[38:00] elbow.
I think morning track looks good. It
[38:04] takes care of the issue with morning.
>> It takes care of
[38:07] » not Lincoln Park. So, and the nice thing
is too is Danny goes and sprays weed
[38:13] killer.
>> I know. We either stream tears up in
[38:18] this fence, but you see brown and I'm
like I want crisp green out there. I
[38:22] want it looking
I'm an OCD kind of person. But a warning
[38:27] track gets spend money on the inside.
[38:35] » What do you use there? It's like a
>> brick dust. You could do brick dust on
[38:43] top of it.
>> Yeah.
[38:44] » Do you like foot?
>> Do you like 5 foot enough to where it's
[38:47] actually considered a warning track?
>> Well, when you get it down, you know
[38:50] you're back here. It depends. I mean,
you want
[38:53] » little things like coaches. I said, "Why
show up?"
[38:58] » You know, I didn't see the restrooms. I
see. I couldn't be there. Are they good
[39:02] shape?
>> Clean
[39:07] up as just
a single, isn't it?
[39:12] » Yeah. Singles over in the building,
>> which is just beyond three. And then
[39:18] double
>> stalls. Well, stalls.
[39:24] is okay. Okay.
>> Yeah.
[39:32] » Could the floors be concrete?
[39:36] » I think there's
[39:47] all documented and we keep track. That's
a lot of the feedback.
[39:53] are horrible.
>> Oh, I like
[39:59] it's just dark.
[40:03] » They're dark. That's what I meant by the
judges.
[40:06] » Some of that that concrete coating
that's the lighter color. You walk in
[40:13] the bathroom.
[40:16] » Yeah. Nobody wants to walk into a
>> I would say
[40:20] entertainment besides Facebook is one
that where I take other kids, younger
[40:25] siblings.
>> I knew it's called
[40:30] » epoxy.
[40:36] » Okay.
>> Um
[40:39] might not be a bad idea to look at a
netting system.
[40:44] » That's why I just talk for the
>> first the playground. Yeah, I thought
[40:50] about what if
I think there's six foot poles on that
[40:55] outfield fence. What if we did like 12
foot poles on that center portion and
[40:58] just it goes that way? It looks like
part of the fence,
[41:02] » but it still protects the playground
without adding another net where kids
[41:05] are going to try to climb on or cut
holes in and stuff like that.
[41:09] » It is. So, I thought about like say the
first, you know, the center 20 poles you
[41:13] put 12footers in there or something or
16 footers takes it looks like the green
[41:17] mile kind of concept of
But it's it's safety reason. It's just
[41:21] an idea. It's some kind of danger.
>> What about overhead net between the
[41:26] fields? I have somebody a friend lives
up in Fisher.
[41:30] » I don't you guys pretty far.
>> Yeah.
[41:35] You got You're spread out pretty far,
which is good. You're you're wide.
[41:40] » Some of these you have to
>> cram in there.
[41:45] I was talking with Isaac.
>> Yeah. is like just add the 45s at the
[41:50] top of the back stop. It helps out
said also they push their home plates
[41:56] back closer to the back stop but I know
like technically distances you got to
[42:00] have 25 ft
>> but it does gain you some yardage to you
[42:04] know gauge the feet instead of 210 you
could be 215
[42:07] » you could just don't want it to be too
close
[42:09] » you don't want to be too close
that padding on the back
[42:17] can
We was about
[42:21] stuff and have some sponsors put on
there
[42:24] » like we have for sales travel baseball.
Anyways, we thought about we got
[42:27] sponsorship and pay for that padding.
They can then start looking at companies
[42:30] outside the padding if need be. It
wouldn't be the can though. I definitely
[42:34] wouldn't do the canes. It would just be
>> like Joey said too though it kind of
[42:37] takes you put that padding you do away
with that bleach back there. Put on the
[42:41] side.
>> Yes, you do.
[42:42] » And it just keeps the rest from being
sitting directly behind. So like you
[42:49] know you got your that's your that's
your your feel if the padding runs from
[42:54] here to here.
>> Yeah.
[42:55] » They can't set lawn chairs right there's
[43:02] chair
[43:11] » and the patty's not too too much. I
looked at that actually a few weeks ago
[43:14] and actually last time we're like three
foot tall. You can get them in different
[43:18] lengths. So whatever we could go
probably straight back stop you go the
[43:21] side angles if you want a little bit on
the back stop. So
[43:27] it take me forever to pull a picture. So
I'll find it. But you can do extensions
[43:32] on those
that that are it's not more chain. It's
[43:37] a bedding extension. So basically
they're running across the top and that
[43:44] There's a field at Brown City that does
that,
[43:47] too. So, I'm not sure.
[43:53] » I think
>> Oh,
[43:58] straight up. They still straighten it
up.
[44:00] » It's like south in aense. He's still
saying put you pull it up across the
[44:05] top. Now you send that up
instead of make it heavy or anything.
[44:10] You can go like another 10 or 12t.
[44:24] So we could go from the center
>> and on field four that's where that is
[44:30] too. We can't just keep moving to the
right and get away from the power lines
[44:33] right there.
[44:44] » Do you have lights?
>> No.
[44:49] » Yeah.
They call us
[44:53] » the poles.
[44:57] » That's it.
[45:01] 3004,000
[45:05] » for
all four of those.
[45:08] » Well, I can tell you
[45:12] LED, the good stuff. It was 240,000
bucks for high school. So when you look
[45:19] at a quad like that, the way If I would
have a few less,000
[45:25] » and I may be short there. That's nuts.
>> Yeah.
[45:29] » Crazy.
[45:34] » Yes.
[45:41] » Bring this out.
You guys are
[45:52] » in
office
[45:58] pretty much everybody. We all know
everybody and know somebody know
[46:01] somebody.
>> I mean that it's probably a way local
[46:07] business
to get you know some
[46:14] » that was our biggest thing with the the
rain and how much delay we do because we
[46:18] can only play so long because we run out
of daylight by time.
[46:27] Yeah.
[46:32] out in the city.
>> Yeah, that's true. We don't
[46:36] like Clark.
[46:39] » They shut them off at 10:15
and they're done. A whole bunch of
[46:44] houses
and it just lights it up like they have
[46:49] to.
>> And they will go out. There's no turning
[46:51] back on.
[46:56] » There's only one neighbor, right?
wouldn't be affected.
[46:59] » All right. I think that's just one
develop.
[47:04] » Yeah, there are some things that you
guys can come up with or find out like
[47:07] to help out like the possibilities of
like, you know, obviously we want to go
[47:11] forward with this. We just find money
for us.
[47:18] I know you guys are serious about I get
that
[47:26] » wasn't like that was No, no, no. So,
there's things we can do to help with
[47:30] some projects. you know, we have no
problem, you know,
[47:36] or something that's,
you know, fencing or whatever it needs
[47:42] to
[47:45] we do, we all want we know what kind it
has for our community. So, it's like
[47:51] » you won't find anybody more motivated
around the
[47:57] » You guys got the real test.
>> There's no question.
[48:01] like
>> make sure that we're motivating people
[48:06] because we care
[48:11] » to take some steps here.
>> Yeah.
[48:13] » Yeah.
>> And I'll send you some pictures of the u
[48:18] our pumpkin festival thing here. It's
like I think you would have a lot of I
[48:22] went to something like that and I was in
the area kind of like say I did a road
[48:26] trip kind of thing in this area and the
festival like this is like Hometown
[48:30] small town kind of nostalgia.
[48:39] » Oh yeah.
Some probably come in for
[48:44] » Yeah. We have like a Lions Club that
does and they have
[48:47] » Yeah, we got churches and
>> it's very typical small hometown stuff
[48:53] you'd see on a movie. I mean that's the
way it is around here. All the pumpkin
[48:56] set up out there. I think you have a lot
of We'll just talk about that with the
[49:00] entertainment value after the games are
done.
[49:10] » There will be
[49:18] » just
[49:23] September 26 times.
[49:29] really
[49:35] get close to pushing it.
[49:39] » I think for your guys
[49:44] and we can advertise it over there too
for the entertainment value. I know I
[49:50] would because of the entertainment value
especially when you're coming out think
[49:53] it's like because most people expect
these festivals cars for 4 right be
[49:58] fairs and that they're never expected
all time
[50:02] everything in there
[50:08] » they pay for their rides but that's new
companies they do a pretty good job
[50:16] » we can set deals up for baseball teams
coming
[50:21] Jackson County.
It's not like
[50:27] five or six little kids rides and then
there's about
[50:30] » you can see the new updated type of
carnival rides and stuff
[50:35] and stuff going back and forth.
[50:41] » We could also set a deal.
[50:48] bullets.
>> The bullet gravitron.
[50:53] » It's a very clean updated looking
[51:07] » that
somehow cost to where every team
[51:12] that participates the player each player
did they do like madness or They do a
[51:18] couple different things. They
>> be a possibility.
[51:23] » It might be something where we we pay we
we pay
[51:28] so many bands in each player is like you
know I don't know what they do. They do
[51:33] like rides from
[51:39] Wednesday
one ticket.
[51:41] » But you know what Saturday be a great
day.
[51:44] » I don't think they do that.
Saturday it's usually free.
[51:48] » It's kind of kind of quiet. They don't
do their Saturday.
[51:55] » No, they don't go on Sunday anymore.
>> Not on Sunday. They're not doing Sunday
[51:58] when they tear down.
>> When do they come in though? Is it the
[52:01] weekend prior?
>> They come in, Sunday, and Monday.
[52:05] They're set up by
>> start.
[52:14] Saturday's the closing night. So, But
either way, it's like Saturday
[52:20] probably Saturday.
[52:30] » Somebody's peeking through.
Look like a maybe a teenager trying to
[52:34] get in.
>> I thought for sure we still here on
[52:36] Saturday nights or Friday.
>> Friday night's the big night.
[52:39] » Friday night's the big night. Saturday
night.
[52:43] Yes. So if they're coming in play
Saturday, maybe we give them if it's a
[52:48] band free or so many tickets
[53:01] and Saturday during the day they're
still running up
[53:06] here
or
[53:11] you figure like you
[53:20] Yeah, that's right.
[53:27] » I just randomly
[53:30] grew up there.
[53:38] Man, I didn't realize there was a
festival going on. This was awesome.
[53:40] » Yeah.
and stuff like that.
[53:43] » Yeah.
>> I got other kids like my middle son, you
[53:47] know, usually baseball games, but we
know that, hey,
[53:51] » hey, there's a special going on. Want
you go with us and hang, you know, and
[53:54] okay, you know, so then it helps involve
other siblings that may
[53:59] baseball or softball or whatever.
>> No, it's a great idea. So guys, I'll
[54:03] take your time. I appreciate you having
me. It's nice to meet you.
[54:07] » Stay in touch
>> and I will I I'll go to work on this and
[54:11] see if we can't do something.
>> Yeah, I'll send you a picture of the
[54:13] netting so we can see what we can do
with that. If we can
[54:16] » this Yeah, if you don't prefer this
>> and also on that outfield with the
[54:21] playground, if you prefer to leave that
at normal height and we do something
[54:24] else, just let us know. do anything
that's going to
[54:28] » I have something behind it to where as
long as they still
[54:33] go
but they have to go over like 30 ft. So
[54:38] we can we can look at that. Yeah.
[54:46] » Is that something you move that
equipment?
[54:50] » I don't know. I didn't
[54:54] » No, but
[54:57] I think just comparison.
>> I didn't know if they had like
[55:03] when we put that in, you know, there was
talk about, you know, is this a safe
[55:07] place to do it?
There's still a little bit of distance
[55:12] there.
>> Yeah,
[55:14] » it might be something that you go all
the way to the edge of the playground
[55:17] like here's the field and then where the
playground maybe again. I can't remember
[55:21] how it lays, but is it like is it like
boxed in? like mulch or whatever. So
[55:26] maybe this side that oxy maybe that's
where you just go
[55:32] black chain link something
you can build like on the inside like
[55:37] rock climbing walls with some little on
the outside where then on the inside
[55:40] it's like little do like little play
activities on the inside
[55:49] » I will I will
>> okay
[55:51] » send you guys pictures of that and I
will stay in touch
[55:54] » yeah stay in and let us know, you know,
and let us know your thoughts about next
[55:58] year.
>> I will.
[56:00] » The only other thing is um in the
summer, every third Saturday, we do have
[56:05] live music up here on our stage.
>> Yeah. Weekend, too.
[56:11] » Catch those Saturday.
>> Every Saturday.
[56:14] » Not every Saturday.
[56:18] » When does it start?
>> June. It starts in June and through
[56:24] August I think there's one in September
about the middle of September.
[56:28] » There's plenty of parking on these
little side streets come square and
[56:31] everything. So I mean it's out there
[56:37] that we built
three years ago now wasn't it?
[56:41] » Yes.
[56:46] I think everybody was except for about
2500
[56:52] 25
[57:00] years ago too. I was trying to get in
here but
[57:05] that's why I was dealing with bait still
for a week or so already.
[57:08] » It's perfect time here.
>> It's been a good addition.
[57:12] » I mean it's
one right next
[57:18] to
[57:22] the grocery store when I
[57:28] » really
[57:31] two pieces of property
[57:39] and
>> he was a newspaper guy.
[57:58] I changed
[58:02] But she still
[58:05] keep
[58:20] her hips out a little bit more that rear
hip engagement because if they get up
[58:25] too tallest
they get Then they roll over. But if
[58:30] they get hit
[58:41] » lean back,
[58:55] » we teach our kids.
[59:00] typically
[59:05] no matter
[59:10] if you go out.
[59:14] » Yeah. Go down that street
>> and at that first street take a right.
[59:20] It's going to head you out, but you'll
see the church.
[59:24] If you look straight ahead
and on the left you see the library
[59:33] in 1937
in memory of his mother. And the most
[59:36] interesting fact about that church is
the ceiling has stars made of gold and
[59:42] silver leaf and they are in the
constellation the way it appeared in the
[59:46] night skat.
>> That's amazing.
[59:50] » That is wild. He he was he he just has
an amazing story.
[59:55] » Tyson Church. Tyson Church.
[1:00:03] » Yeah.
>> Yeah.
[1:00:07] » I know you're a good lady for our line.
>> I actually was on the phone to him this
[1:00:11] afternoon. He's got grandbabies. Got two
new babies, you know, two little boys.
[1:00:16] No, he called Bob and Bob. I heard his
voice. I said, "That's Carl. got him.
[1:00:22] » Yes.
>> Yeah. Yeah. So, anyway, he stayed pretty
[1:00:27] buying his business here a couple years
ago.
[1:00:29] » He told me about it. You doing okay with
it?
[1:00:31] » We we are. I The funny thing is I don't
work there.
[1:00:36] » Well, we when we got into that, it was
the right fit for the tournaments. BJ,
[1:00:40] okay, we we he went there and I stayed
and I stayed here. But
[1:00:44] » yeah, Carl, they seem a lot more because
he he still stops in there a couple
[1:00:48] days.
Yeah.
[1:00:50] » Yeah. It was KG Sports for 30 years.
>> Yes. Long time.
[1:00:54] » Bob was a basketball coach here at the
time that started buying stuff from
[1:00:58] » years ago.
[1:01:02] » Yeah.
>> Yeah.
[1:01:05] » So, yeah, it's premier sports
car.
[1:01:10] » Oh gosh.
>> He's a wheeler dealer.
[1:01:12] » Oh, what did he tell me that? He said
something tagged something on the end of
[1:01:16] his name. I forget what it was now.
There's a tangle wood right there. You
[1:01:20] see?
>> Yeah. See that? We're building with the
[1:01:23] black window that
>> just Yeah. Just take take a look.
[1:01:30] ever came this far.