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OT: Angels Lower Right-Field Wall At Angel Stadium By 10 Feet
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 5:53 pm
by Duffman100
https://baseball.realgm.com/wiretap/48432/Angels-Lower-Right-Field-Wall-At-Angel-Stadium-By-10-FeetThere is expected to be an increase in home runs to right-center at Angels Stadium this season.
The Los Angeles Angels have announced that the right-center wall will be lowered from 18 feet to eight feet before the season begins.
There were 202 home runs in Angel Stadium last season, ranking 19th in the Major Leagues. Only 70 of those home runs came from left-handed hitters.
Japanese import Shohei Ohtani hits left-handed and smacked 30 home runs in 525 at-bats the last two seasons in Japan's NPB
Maybe I'm wrong, but something about this sits wrong with me.
Teams are allowed to modify their stadiums to exploit the strength of a new addition to the team?
Re: OT: Angels Lower Right-Field Wall At Angel Stadium By 10 Feet
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 6:31 pm
by BramptonYute
yeah, didnt the Rays do that when they had crawford?
Re: OT: Angels Lower Right-Field Wall At Angel Stadium By 10 Feet
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 6:57 pm
by Trilogy
Home teams should be allowed to modify the stadium during each half inning. Install retractable walls for super low during home half and and super high during the away team half. Also maybe a strobe light in the away batters face.
Re: OT: Angels Lower Right-Field Wall At Angel Stadium By 10 Feet
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 7:27 pm
by Duffman100
Trilogy wrote:Home teams should be allowed to modify the stadium during each half inning. Install retractable walls for super low during home half and and super high during the away team half. Also maybe a strobe light in the away batters face.
Moats of lava at the warning track for the home half innings. Want to rob a homerun, sure, but you could DIE.
Re: OT: Angels Lower Right-Field Wall At Angel Stadium By 10 Feet
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 8:13 pm
by metafisical
We should have retractable walls. It goes down when the Jays bat, but up by a lot when the opponents bat.
I'm going to email my idea to Atkins/Shapiro.
Re: OT: Angels Lower Right-Field Wall At Angel Stadium By 10 Feet
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:19 pm
by Lateral Quicks
I don't have an issue with it so long as the field meets major league standards. Also, they shouldn't be allowed to change it more than say once every year, before the season starts.
Re: OT: Angels Lower Right-Field Wall At Angel Stadium By 10 Feet
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:57 pm
by Schad
I'm dubious that this in any way benefits the Angels. Yeah, Ohtani is left-handed, as is Calhoun, but most of their sluggers hit from the right side. Their rotation isn't projected to be lefty-heavy, either.
Re: OT: Angels Lower Right-Field Wall At Angel Stadium By 10 Feet
Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:05 am
by HangTime
I always wished the jays would go with a non-symmetrical outfield wall.
maybe add a slanted roof to one of the bullpens, so the ball has to clear the fence in front first row.
Re: OT: Angels Lower Right-Field Wall At Angel Stadium By 10 Feet
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 5:06 pm
by North_of_Border
Jays should move all the bases about 15 feet closer, to accommodate Morales.
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Re: OT: Angels Lower Right-Field Wall At Angel Stadium By 10 Feet
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 9:04 pm
by T-d0t
Doesn't bug me, frankly it'll probably help opposing teams