I think they should "86" it and do something else with the space.
I think they should "86" it and do something else with the space.
I have a friend that works with the Reds, and he told me a while back that they were seriously discussing taking out the batter's eye restaurant and moving CF back, and also taking out some rows of seats. We had that discussion about 3 months ago.
I'd get rid of the magic spot in left center field where cans of corn turn into doubles.
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You guys realize that MLB has all kinds of restrictions on the color, shape, design, etc. of the batter's eye area right? Look around the league - it's not like there's a whole lot of award-winning designs in those spots. At least the Reds made it a group area so that the space wasn't completely wasted.
Some ballparks have a grassy knoll or other dark green plantings around the batter's eye to soften the effect.
IIRC, i remember reading about a park in the PCL (triple A) that was 233 down the left field line ...the fence was 60 feet high. I wanna say it was in the 70's when it was like this --and i think it was El Paso. The article was in Baseball Digest and i remember thinking (i was 10 or 11) "maybe i could hit a homer there!!".
WOY --any info?
Btw, i like when parks have odd dimensions...makes the game fun.
Any good GM should be able to make the adjustments for park factors.
Actually, it seems that it just needs to be a solid color backdrop. The Rockies batters eye doesn't look bad with the green shrubs and green backdrop.
Philadelphia has RED brick
Apparently the Cubs just have more ivy:
The black monster is just ugly. I think the grass would be ok to leave and then make a big standing area with some picnic tables like they have in Atlanta. Whew, I been watching to much HGTV with my wife lol
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I prefer the way the batters eye is blended into the surrounding structure at the Rockies ballpark. The batters eye at GABP just looks out of place and doesn't seem to "flow" with the rest of the ballpark.
Thanks for posting the pics Newman4.
Well, maybe along with getting rid of the black in the uni's, Castellini will get rid of the black behemoth in CF. or at least paint it green.
Much better would be the greenery posted above- thanks for the great pics, Newman!
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