Retractable roof policy the marlins are required to follow all mlb policies in effect for retractable roof stadiums.
Marlins park roof closing.
Marlins don t have rain tarp because they didn t think they would need one with a roof.
The marlins new 550 million baseball stadium won t open until 2012 but cnnmoney got a sneak peek of how the retractable roof will work.
That will be on sept.
Closing the roof doesn t change the way the game is played on the field much but one former mariner notes that closing the roof does have one big impact outfielders tend to lose more balls in.
In accordance with mlb policy the following guidelines must be followed.
Miami while the miami dolphins were stuck in a lightning delay at their roof less stadium the miami marlins enjoyed a nice 2 1 win over the washington nationals under the roof at marlins.
The roof panels are controlled by a single roof operator from a control room located inside the ballpark.
If the game begins with the roof open.
The control system allows the roof panels to open or close with all three panels in motion simultaneously or a single panel individually to provide partial shading to the field surface and patrons.
The decision as to whether a game begins with the roof open or closed rests solely with the home club.