10:45 PM,
Jun. 19, 2013

Brock Phipps, the head groundskeeper at Hammons Field, suffered through long and frustrating days during a wet weekend.

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Kary
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The groundskeeper of Hammons Field sat in the first-base dugout Wednesday, and talked about all that went wrong over a rainy and lost weekend.

No, Brock Phipps wouldn't make it in politics. He doesn't duck questions.

You probably know the story by now: The tarp wasn't protecting the infield ahead of Saturday's massive rain storm, ultimately costing the Springfield Cardinals a shot to win the Texas League North Division first half - and an early playoff berth - as games Sunday and Monday were canceled. ...