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All-In [38925]
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I'm a #######, question.....
Sep 19, 2012, 7:40 PM
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why do they keep saying it would have been a HR at Turner Field but not on Marlin field?
Isn't there a regulation size for baseball fields?
(in football.. 50 yards is 50 yards everywhere)
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No regulation
Sep 19, 2012, 7:41 PM
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The Great American Ball Park is no bigger than my living room.
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so just the distance between the bases. WOW***
Sep 19, 2012, 7:44 PM
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facepalm.gif***
Sep 19, 2012, 7:42 PM
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All-In [38925]
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I've only been to one MLB field.***
Sep 19, 2012, 7:45 PM
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110%er [9771]
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All-In [34823]
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Have you noticed the numbers painted on the outfield walls,
Sep 20, 2012, 7:34 AM
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references to the short porch in right at Yankee Stadium, the short distance to the Green Monster at Fenway, the huge distance to dead center at etc.?
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Great thing about beisbol is stadiums are............
Sep 19, 2012, 7:45 PM
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different. And some more so than others.
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I knew wall heights were different
Sep 19, 2012, 7:48 PM
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didnt realize the distance from , say, 2nd base to the wall was distance.
As I said I'm a #######.
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Re: I knew wall heights were different
Sep 19, 2012, 7:55 PM
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All-TigerNet [13190]
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Is that black guy Dave Chappelle?
Sep 19, 2012, 8:05 PM
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Dear God, please forgive me for think most black guys look like Dave Chappelle.
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LOL!
Sep 19, 2012, 9:12 PM
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That guy really does!
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All-In [34823]
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I think the Pirates' old Forbes Field was 461 to dead center
Sep 20, 2012, 7:43 AM
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I saw Rico Carty hit one over that wall on a line when I was in junior high, when they would sometimes show Braves games on Sunday afternoons.
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The rules do give a range for the distance at various spots.
Sep 20, 2012, 7:21 AM
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But within that range, teams can do whatever they want. Actually, there are loopholes where you can go out of the range, but you have to make up for it somewhere else, or something like that.
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Also the ball carries farther in some parks like Coors field
Sep 20, 2012, 8:06 AM
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The wind is a big factor too at AT&T field in San Francisco.
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Do you know the 2nd highest elevation MLB park?
Sep 20, 2012, 8:16 AM
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Turner Field.
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You sure? I would have thought it was Arizona.***
Sep 20, 2012, 8:29 AM
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1050 to 1082, you win.***
Sep 20, 2012, 8:52 AM
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I would not have thought Atlanta's was that high, though.
Sep 20, 2012, 8:57 AM
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It's a wonder Turner Field isn't more of a hitter's park. Old Fulton County sure was.
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Into my adult years, it was the highest park in MLB.***
Sep 20, 2012, 8:58 AM
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110%er [7980]
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Here is a really oddly shaped baseball field
Sep 20, 2012, 9:04 AM
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short pop ups down the line were home runs and you can hit the ball forever to center and it not leave the park.
Also there was a porch overhanging the field down the line in left so a catch-able ball could end up in the seats because of the overhang.
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The old Polo Grounds.
Sep 20, 2012, 9:07 AM
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Willie Mays made his famous over the shoulder catch way out there in that deep center field. Probably 450 ft from home plate.
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110%er [7980]
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don't forget the shot heard round the world
Sep 20, 2012, 9:09 AM
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THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT
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CU Guru [1357]
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Eff Bobby Thompson !
Sep 20, 2012, 9:25 PM
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Short left field still pi$$es me off.
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Depends on who won the coin toss!
Sep 20, 2012, 9:26 AM
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amirite?
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ONe of the things about baseball that bothers me
Sep 20, 2012, 9:29 PM
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that and guys grabbing their crotch 100 times during an a bat and making games last over 3 hours.
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The answer is, it's baseball. Who ####### cares...
Sep 21, 2012, 12:39 AM
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But someone else I'm sure has explained. They really just make up the field anyway they want
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