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Re: The Green Monster
[Re: BrandoA]
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05/18/22 04:24 PM
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TexDawg
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I am not a huge baseball fan but I would love to watch a game at Fenway and Wrigley just for the historic significance of both venues Same here, been to wrigley, my Chicago buddies I went with let it out to the folks seated around us that I was a Braves fan, they were merciless in giving me hell, it was a blast
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Re: The Green Monster
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05/18/22 09:17 PM
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JIM SR.
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during batting practice the visiting teams outfielders will go to left field and practice playing the balls off the wall,.. pretty fun to watch...historic baseball field.
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Re: The Green Monster
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05/18/22 09:41 PM
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1oldbassguy
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its a historic field and I hope they never change it . Wade Boggs ( lefty hitter ) made a career out of hitting balls off the green monster . He fully admitted that his stats would not be as good if he played in a more normal field . Anyone that thinks it's easier to hit Home runs in that field because the that wall is just plain silly , doubles YES for sure . I would suspect a lefty hitter would much rather try to hit a HR over Pesky's pole at 302 feet .
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Re: The Green Monster
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05/18/22 09:42 PM
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BThomas
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It’s 310 feet away from home plate, which is not very far for major league batters. The wall adds some strategy as well, and creates more doubles.
By contrast, right field down the line in Yankees Stadium is 314 feet from home plate, and down left field line is 318, and has a 4 foot fence. Literally a power hitter’s dream. I wouldn't call 314 and 318 a power hitters dream. It would be every hitters dream.
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Re: The Green Monster
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05/18/22 10:09 PM
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COFF
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I love a ballpark with some character built in to it. Fenway Park is perhaps the best examples of great character in a historic ballpark. Wrigley Field is still a great historical park, but they took out much of its character when they removed the brick wall with the ivy.
Another ballpark with great character is Enron Field Minute Maid Park. It used to be even better before they took the hill and the flagpole out of center field.
An example of a ballpark totally devoid of character is Globe Life Park. From the outside it looks like a blimp hanger. On the inside it just feels "blah". Now it is a very pleasant 72 degrees blah, but a blah all the same.
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