By the time the gates at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park open for fans on State College (PA) Spikes game days, the grounds crew has already been there for about nine hours. By the time the last fan has ambled out of the ballpark after three hours of hot dogs dripping with chili-cheese, peanuts and beer (mile-high sticky snow-cones, for the underage patrons), the grounds crew members know they have a few more hours in their work days before they too can leave the field. All told, the days are about 15 hours long.
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