"And if we go to the playoffs we might be working more than 24 hours a day and we hope that's the case."
I like it too.
Richie Sexon? Who else?
I liked the hill and flagpoles. They're silly, and I think that's fine.Moving center field in 30 feet? I'm really not a fan of that. And for the "anything for a buck" crowd, how does this make more money? The ballpark's capacity will remain the same.
And for the "anything for a buck" crowd, how does this make more money? The ballpark's capacity will remain the same.
I read they were building more stuff to do behind CF. They have something like that at Nationals field where people can hang out at bar-like tables.
'Some people love it, some people hate it.'Richie Sexon? Who else? Build a team around pitching and defense up the middle and then bring in center field while doing away with a home field advantage. OutSTANding. But perfectly predictable.
I never liked the hill - a silly and potentially dangerous gimmick. Good riddance.
Knock on wood. Has anyone even so much as sprained an ankle on that hill in 15.5 years?
If the hill is a remotely good idea, why does no other ballpark in the world have one?
Because it would be a copy. The green monster at Fenway isn't a bad idea because no one else did it.This is annoying.
In the interest of accuracy, the hill was a copy, too.
As I recall, when it was originally announced every poster on this board hated the idea, and thought the flagpole particularly stupid. I've like the deep center field, and I've liked the hill, but I'm not sure that 15 years ago I thought that way.
Take the hill, if you must. Take the flag pole. But leave the extra-deep CF; that helps balance out the Crawford boxes and gives the playing field its character.
More players have been injured by walls treadmills than by the hill.
More players have been injured by walls than by the hill. That said, I don't care if they get rid of the hills, I don't care if they bring the fences in some. 30 feet sounds like too much though.
More players have been injured by walls than by the hill.
More players have been injured by walls treadmills washing trucks than by the hill. FIFY
Every catch made on Tal's hill I guess..
That made me more nostalgic than I anticipated it would.
Good point on leaving a deep CF. Of course removing the hill doesn't describe what goes in to replace it. I like the idea of a HOF. We'll see about restaurants, seating, etc. Hard to tell much from initial image.
shhh they will want to make it a dog park and sell tickets for the doggies to dump do do on it...geeze
