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Fenway Park (home to the Boston Red Sox [and for a time, the Boston Braves]) -
has a short left field to accommodate Landsdowne Street.
Coors Field in Denver - The lower air pressure reduces the effectiveness of
breaking pitches and lets balls travel farther. Coors Field fences are set farther
back to compensate for the longer distance balls are hit.
Tampa Bay Rays - have 4 concentric catwalks in the upper part of their dome. If a
ball hits them the ball is ruled dead, foul, or a home run depending on where it hit.
True standardization would require all teams to erect such catwalks or outlaw
domes.
Red Sox - added a bullpen to their right field, shortening the distance to the right
field fence significantly to add to the likelihood that their left-handed pull hitter Ted
Williams would hit a home run.
Rockies - wanted to keep their infield grass longer to counteract some of the
effects of their high altitude. Eventually they were allowed to do it, but it required
approval by MLB.
Strangely shaped walls, unexpected wind, short distances to the wall that favor the
team’s power hitters are one source of advantage. Another is that the team can
draft and sign players that fit with the stadium; for instance the Yankees can sign
more hitters that pull strongly to right (short right field), the Rockies can sign
pitchers that cause more foul pop-ups, unusually large foul territory), etc.
***Info taken from Forbes 9/13/11 by Steve Davis
has a short left field to accommodate Landsdowne Street.
Coors Field in Denver - The lower air pressure reduces the effectiveness of
breaking pitches and lets balls travel farther. Coors Field fences are set farther
back to compensate for the longer distance balls are hit.
Tampa Bay Rays - have 4 concentric catwalks in the upper part of their dome. If a
ball hits them the ball is ruled dead, foul, or a home run depending on where it hit.
True standardization would require all teams to erect such catwalks or outlaw
domes.
Red Sox - added a bullpen to their right field, shortening the distance to the right
field fence significantly to add to the likelihood that their left-handed pull hitter Ted
Williams would hit a home run.
Rockies - wanted to keep their infield grass longer to counteract some of the
effects of their high altitude. Eventually they were allowed to do it, but it required
approval by MLB.
Strangely shaped walls, unexpected wind, short distances to the wall that favor the
team’s power hitters are one source of advantage. Another is that the team can
draft and sign players that fit with the stadium; for instance the Yankees can sign
more hitters that pull strongly to right (short right field), the Rockies can sign
pitchers that cause more foul pop-ups, unusually large foul territory), etc.
***Info taken from Forbes 9/13/11 by Steve Davis
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