An ugly storm swept through Denver on Tuesday night, and the Colorado Rockies’ Coors Field got hit hard by it. Making matters worse, it’s a Rockies game night against the Toronto Blue Jays.
The storm included heavy rain and hail, and the hail left the outfield looking like it just got hit by a snowstorm:
Rain / hail delay at Coors Field. Where does the tarp end and the hail begin ? pic.twitter.com/wjfe2q4cex
— Marty Kling (@MartyKling) June 29, 2016
Longtime Rockies TV play-by-play man Drew Goodman tweeted a photo saying he’s never seen this much standing water on the field:
Have never seen that much standing water at Coors field. @Rockies head groundskeeper Mark Razim will pull some magic pic.twitter.com/w1UJQTKMct — Drew Goodman (@DrewGoodman42) June 29, 2016
The clubhouse manager did not have a fun evening:
Coors Field under water. Clubhouse mgr Alan Bossart dealing with it. #Rockies #cowx pic.twitter.com/JgJCzm6bIt
— Jim Hucks (@denco83) June 29, 2016
Denver NBC affiliate 9News got this neat time lapse video of the storm:
Time lapse video of tonight’s storm moving in over Coors Field. #9wx https://t.co/HPErWABYse pic.twitter.com/jnHNW3c04I — 9NEWS Denver (@9NEWS) June 29, 2016
Incredibly, the tarp is now off the field, and the Rockies intend to get the game in tonight:
Big cheer as the groundscrew starts pulling off the tarp at Coors Field #BlueJays #Rockies pic.twitter.com/eFBV8ZclAd
— Scott Jaysfan (@randomjaysstuff) June 29, 2016
Tuesday’s #Rockies #BlueJays game will begin at 9:20 p.m. MT.
— Rockies PR (@RockiesPR) June 29, 2016
Pretty fantastic work by the Coors Field grounds crew.
