What Do You Prefer... Day Games Or Night Games

[5rings20]

Kind of curious, when I first started playing, I loved the idea of playing under the lights, but now I prefer the earlier games.

If the lighting isn't right, sometimes it takes a split second longer pick up, atleast for me, but then again you don't have to deal with the sun... So just a question I was curious if you guys like playing during the day or at night....

 

[MBVisStellar]

I like day games even in hot temperatures simply because my rods suck at adjusting to the dark. The artificial lighting on the field is distracting as well.

 

[AWall13]

I wear glasses so at some particular parks I get a bad glare and dont like playing at at night. Those are some of the lower quality fields around. For the most part though it doesnt matter

 

[ns09]

doesn't really matter to me. I like day games for the most part, but night games when its hot as **** out.

 

[5rings20]

I wear glasses so at some particular parks I get a bad glare and dont like playing at at night. Those are some of the lower quality fields around. For the most part though it doesnt matter

I wear contacts, one game I was out of contacts. Glasses at night=Fail

 

[jed.only]

night games>day games. i see much better with artificial lighting.

 

[Cochino]

When it's 100+ degrees here, early games suck

 

[AmishFusion]

I would rather play during the day

 

[MrCharcoal]

For night games my reaction time to flyballs is terrible.
Day > Night

 

[Psycho]

I'll take any night game over any day game around here due to the heat and humidity. The temps at BP today were 92 degree's with 68% humidity=no fun at all. NC summers SUCK here in NC. Night games FTW!

 

[CheoTrawford]

Day if there are some clouds in the sky or during fall, night in any other circumstance.

 

[DSNuts48]

Day if it's between 12-5, that's before the sun starts to set around here. On some of the fields when the sun sets it shines right down the 1st base line and I can't see ****. Either way, I'm in the infield and it's lit perfectly.

 

[fierce_gt]

i prefer day games for sure. only played a few under the lights about 4 years ago. current league doesn't even have lights. as an infielder it doesn't really matter, as an outfielder it was like playing with 6 suns in your eyes instead of just one.

as a side note, considering the sun doesn't set until 9-10pm during jun-aug, i'd also say i prefer day games for the sake of it not being rediculously late

 

[dychen]

day games without a doubt. You are at the mercy of the lights at the fields and they vary greatly at times.

 

[Cubslover]

I like day games. Some of the fields here have very low lights and pitches/balls in play can go right through those lights on their way to you.

 

[up the middle]

I perfer to play under the lights

 

[travis182008]

Day games by far. Hard to pick up on the ball at nights

 

[fierce_gt]

sounds like this depends greatly on the quality and location of the lights. the only field i've played on, there is NO WAY the lights were better/less distracting than having the sun on the horizon(let alone high in the sky)

 

[speedygonz]

When it's 100+ degrees here, early games suck

I agree with this^^^
During summer night games, during winter day games

 

[WISEGUY18]

Makes no difference to me, I just wanna play some ball. A bad day(or night) at softball > a good day at work!!!

 

[5rings20]

Day if it's between 12-5, that's before the sun starts to set around here. On some of the fields when the sun sets it shines right down the 1st base line and I can't see ****. Either way, I'm in the infield and it's lit perfectly.

True, infield under the lights is a lot more fun than outfield under the lights.

 

[richard#2]

Makes no difference to me, I just wanna play some ball. A bad day(or night) at softball > a good day at work!!!

tru dat^^^^

but under the lights its a little harder(not a lot though) to track the ball in the outfield due to shadow on the underside of the ball

 

[grand salami]

day .

 

[Mr. Roper]

the earliest i've ever played a game is an hour or so before dusk and i prefer that to night. i've never had a problem losing the ball in sunlight, but it's happened to me quite a few times under bulbs.

 

[Shook8]

Night games are my favorite. A lot cooler in the summer time plus I can see the ball better when I'm hitting. No glare or squinting.

 

[andy-rockstar]

I've never played a night game up here. Fields don't have lights, and games that can start at 9:45 that still aren't a problem. I've played some night games when I'm visiting my folks in TX, but it doesn't bother me.

 

[kevmoney]

Night games

 

[broy7]

Day games for sure . Can't track fly balls in the day let alone night.. Need natural light to even have a chance to catch the ball

 

[WarningTrackHR]

i prefer games tarnished and ruined by technology

 

[5rings20]

I've never played a night game up here. Fields don't have lights, and games that can start at 9:45 that still aren't a problem. I've played some night games when I'm visiting my folks in TX, but it doesn't bother me.

How much darkness do you have in the summer?