Cubs' New Groundkeeper in the April Smithsonian Magazine

The Cubs have hired White Sox groundskeeper Roger Bossard to refurbish Wrigley Field's aging field in time for Opening Day 2008. Besides resodding the grass and upgrading the rain drainage system, could Bossard's work give the Cubs a little extra homefield advantage? "'If the visitor's bullpen mound is not the same as the main mound, say it's just an inch off as far as the drop, it literally might take the opposing pitcher three batters, four batters, maybe an inning to adjust to the drop,' he told Chicago Public Radio last year. 'Now, once again, I would never do anything like this. These are things that I've heard of.'" You can read the rest of Mike Thomas's interview, including his thoughts on the crosstown rivalry, online here.