should MLB set it so ALL FIELDS are of the same deminsions?
2007-05-15 14:02:04 · 13 answers · asked by LS 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
i have always dreamed that they would..but they won't..
2007-05-15 14:05:09 · answer #1 · answered by KT 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Absolutely not.
The rulebook sets the minimum distances to the walls, but here is no maximum, The rulebook also sets the configuration of the infield. The field itself and the stadium within which it is found, must fit within the property that is available.
The variations are what make the game interesting. Cookie cutter stadia belong only in sports in which the rulebook limits the actual size of the field.
A baseball fan would be more than aware of all of the above.
2007-05-15 15:44:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it's a moot point for the Twins because they won't have turf in a couple years, and the Rays are going to have a grass stadium in the near future as well. The Blue Jays are the only team that should keep the turf because they play in a dome and Toronto isn't exactly sunny and warm...ever. I'm actually a fan of the weird bounces balls take on astroturf. The DH would be overkill if all of the stadiums had turf. However, grass looks better, players like it more, and it saves the knees too. So as fun as it would be to see more stadiums with turf, I think that phasing it out is the safest way to go.
2016-05-19 15:04:31 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why the hell would you want to make such a major change to a game that's been played in fields of all different sizes for over a hundred years? that's beyond stupid man. and how would you expect fenway to expand their outfield or would you expect every team to take in their field to the size of the smallest (fenway). that's frickin stupid. that's why baseball is great. every field is different. some are indoors, some outdoors. some have grass cut high, some grass cut low, some have synthetic. it's all part of the game.
2007-05-15 15:50:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not at all. That's the charm of baseball. The infield is the only regulated part of the game. After that it's all about the separate personality of each ball park. It's the only sport that has that aspect to it.
2007-05-15 14:21:47 · answer #5 · answered by Yankee Dude 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No.
No point. What purpose would it serve?
Who'd pay for it?
Why be as boring as the lesser sports, who use a fixed area of play that allows no variation?
2007-05-15 14:48:59 · answer #6 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no that would make it boring. Imagine Fenway without the green monster, the Astros stadium without their hill and pole, san fran without the water, baseball is amazing that they let the teams do that.
2007-05-15 14:25:19 · answer #7 · answered by red sox! 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
no way. that takes all the uniqueness out of the baseball fields. It wouldn't be as interesting or challenging if it was standardized.
2007-05-15 14:05:13 · answer #8 · answered by Tru Warrior 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No, this is what gives each field its own personality
2007-05-15 14:04:38 · answer #9 · answered by chiles1129 1 · 4⤊ 1⤋
no that is one of the things that make baseball great.
2007-05-15 14:28:27 · answer #10 · answered by Dodgerblue 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no because then there would be the same and then there would be no personality
2007-05-15 14:54:01 · answer #11 · answered by notredame1131 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋