The playing surface was quite chilly

Inspired by good reviews of a play based on the David Maraniss biography on Vince Lombardi (yes, that's a play based on a book based on a person), I began reading the book this weekend.

In the preface, Maraniss uses the phrase "frozen earth at Lambeau Field" rather than the more common "frozen tundra at Lambeau Field," popularized by ESPN's Chris Berman.

"Frozen tundra," you see, is a redundant phrase. After all, tundra by definition means permanently frozen earth. (Interestingly, when Berman says this phrase, he's imitating the legendary John Facenda of NFL Films. But Facenda himself never used that wording.)

Comments

WFY said…
If the play is called anything other than Shut Up Marie I'm not interested.
November 28, 2006
Josh said…
Out of curiosity: do they heat the field under Lambert? I mean, does it ever freeze?
November 28, 2006
Anonymous said…
They do heat the field at Lambeau (although the system was broken during the Ice Bowl).
November 28, 2006
Josh said…
So Brett Favre has never played on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field. And I mean ever, because this is not a call-in show.
November 28, 2006
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