Posted on 07/29/2017 11:38:14 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes will start their baseball game Aug. 21 at precisely 9:35 a.m. local time, but will pause after one inning — then, NASA representatives will come out, the home team, visitors, staff and spectators will put on their eclipse glasses, and the stadium will be plunged into darkness.
As a total solar eclipse passes across the United States on Aug. 21, activity will grind to a halt as the sky darkens. But in Keizer, Oregon, the minor-league baseball team is prepared — three-day eclipse festival, NASA livestream on the Jumbotron, special uniforms and all.
"We ordered thousands and thousands of glasses because we want to make sure people are taken care of," said Lisa Walker, a co-owner and general manager of the Volcanoes. "We'll pause the game in due time so that people can prepare, be positioned. [It] will be probably 20 minutes at the least that we are paused, just for the full effect,"....
When the team management realized their stadium was in the path of the total solar eclipse, they reached out to the Northwest League to ask whether they could host home games on those specific dates to take advantage of the upcoming totality. They then teamed up with NASA to develop a full program of events for the weekend.
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Why not just open the gates early and have a lot of pregame festivities?
Let’s see...who else gets totality?
Idaho Falls Chukars..they’re away
Nashville Sounds..4:05 vs. Iowa (totality at 1:27)
Greenville Drive ...1:05 vs. West Virginia (totality at 2:38)
Columbia Fireflies...1:05 vs. Rome (totality at 2:41)
Charleston Riverdogs...4:05 vs. Augusta
(totality at 2:46)
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