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MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER �3�
MEETING DATE: JULY 15, 2008
SUBJECT: WORKSHOP — PUBLIC ART FOR THE OAK GROVE
BALLFIELD COMPLEX
BACKGROUND:
The renovation of the Oak Grove Ballfield Complex is scheduled to be completed in April
of 2009. Since public art is important to the City Council and the community, the Public
Art Internal Review Committee would like to recommend a bronze sculpture for the
complex. The Public Art Internal Review Committee met on July 1St to discuss the
bronze sculpture for the ballfield complex.
The proposed sculpture depicts a boy and girl gripping a baseball bat on their way to
see who would be the first to select a teammate. A smaller boy is standing by and
watching the selection process. Please see the attached "Choosing Sides" description
of the artwork. Also, please see the attached map showing the proposed location of the
sculpture.
The Committee will present a drawing of the proposed sculpture art at the Council
Workshop. Funding for the sculpture is available in the Public Art Fund.
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July 8,2008 (8:48AM)
OAK GROVE BALLFIELD COMPLEX
PROPOSED PUBLIC ART
"CHOOSING SIDES"
July 15, 2008
CHOOSING SIDES — BASEBALL PLAYGROUND RULES
How sides were chosen
Everyone on the playground knew who the two best players were. The two best players
would be the team captains and were the ones who would actually do the choosing of
players for the respective teams. However, which of these two team captains had the
opportunity to select the first player on his/her team?
Baseball Bat Rule
First, someone would gently toss a bat vertically to one of the two team captains.
Where this captain caught the bat was the starting place at his/her fist. The other
captain would place his/her fist on top of the other captain's fist and each captain would
alternate fist grips until one of the captains was the last one to be able to grip the bat.
The last captain to grip the bat would toss the bat over his/her head and backwards.
If the bat traveled at least five bat lengths from the thrower, the thrower would get
his/her first choice of teammates. If the bat did not travel at least five bat lengths, the
other team captain would get his/her first choice of teammates. The captains would
then alternate in picking teammates for their respective teams.
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