A Pain in the Grass? Dr. Monto Talks Turf

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“A good natural field still trumps an artificial-turf field. The problem is most fields are not great,” he said. “Most natural-turf stadiums are not well maintained. I think people sometimes have this image of this beautiful lush field, when in fact mostly it can be dirt. It is hard to keep grass fields up.”