Rockies' Grounds Crew Magically Transforms Hail-Filled Lake Into Respectable Baseball Field

Weather, as weather is wont to do, fucked shit up earlier tonight at the Colorado Rockies’ park before the team’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays. The field looked completely unusable, until the grounds crew worked their magic.

The game delay lasted over two and a half hours while rain and hail caused the stadium to look like this (mobile users can watch here):

The dugout and tunnel leading into the clubhouse flooded:

The stadium staff contemplated what to do with the murky water:

After the storm, the crew scooped up the hail and cleaned up what they could:

By the time the tarp was removed, the weather’s effects were mostly gone:

The game started at 11:20 ET; the grounds crew deserves some rest.