TAMPA — Dan Moeller’s known for two decades what some of the kids on his staff are about to find out: When pulling a tarp across an infield in the rain, it’s best to pull from the corners. The guys who pull from the middle are the ones who trip, slip, and end up underneath the thing. Also, a wet tarp is a heavy tarp. Getting it off the field is often harder than getting it on.
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“You feel it in your hammys,” Moeller said.
As director of projects and field operations for the Tampa Bay Rays, Moeller is in charge of the team’s grounds crew. He has seven full-time employees
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