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re: Why are baseball fields not the same dimensions?
Posted on 2/17/25 at 9:59 am to BigDickRick16
Posted on 2/17/25 at 9:59 am to BigDickRick16
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f Tennessee’s field like it’s that much smaller than the average college baseball field?
You also play at a higher altitude than most, if not all other SEC teams.. it isn't a huge difference like in Denver, but it's a difference..
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If LNS is so small, then why isn’t the visiting team hitting home runs at record pace?
15 Rolls Royce Jet Engines blowing air out, disguised as crowd noise, when y'all are at bat.. duh
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Posted on 2/17/25 at 10:03 am to Themicah86
different outfield dimensions are part of the "charm" of the game so to speak
Posted on 2/17/25 at 10:07 am to Themicah86
Part of what makes baseball great. MLB went through an era of cookie cutter stadiums from the 1960’s until Camden Yards was constructed in the early 1990’s in Baltimore (Janet Marie Smith, a State grad was the principal designer). That sparked a number of new stadiums that recreated a classic look along with modern amenities.
College Baseball has done the same with some of the great facilities especially in the SEC. Even Minor League ballparks have done similar.
If everything was the same it would be boring .
College Baseball has done the same with some of the great facilities especially in the SEC. Even Minor League ballparks have done similar.
If everything was the same it would be boring .
Posted on 2/17/25 at 10:27 am to Themicah86
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Oh I know I'll get downvoted to an oblivion but it's a legit question. Are there standards or parameters you have to operate within? What's to keep coastal carolina from building a baseball field with a 500' fence and claiming the least homeruns ever given up in 10 years.
And then they likely have the claim to their team hitting the least homeruns in 10 years?
One "impressive" record, one embarrassing record.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 10:43 am to BigBro
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You also play at a higher altitude than most, if not all other SEC teams.. it isn't a huge difference like in Denver, but it's a difference..
What?
Knoxville is less than 900 feet elevation...
Austin is at 600 feet.
Lexington, KY and Fayetteville, Ark and Norman.OK are all higher than Knoxville in the SEC...
I've never heard anybody say people hit home runs in those places because of "altitude".
Posted on 2/17/25 at 10:48 am to Themicah86
You’d want Coors Field to have the same dimensions as other parks?
Posted on 2/17/25 at 11:21 am to Themicah86
Two things that will never change:
1) The Bible
2) Baseball
Although a few changes would actually be good for one of those.
1) The Bible
2) Baseball
Although a few changes would actually be good for one of those.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 11:31 am to Godawgs4
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If everything was the same it would be boring .
Really? So playing fb in @ Davis Wade Stadium, Sanford Stadium, B-D Stadium, & the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum are all the same because the fields have identical measurements?
This post was edited on 2/17/25 at 11:33 am
Posted on 2/17/25 at 12:09 pm to southernboisb
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“Really? So playing fb in @ Davis Wade Stadium, Sanford Stadium, B-D Stadium, & the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum are all the same because the fields have identical measurements?”
Apples & Oranges. Football, basketball, tennis, soccer etc. are played on the same size field, court, playing surface. Which is great.
Baseball, golf, cross country etc. have different types of dimensions, surfaces etc. Nothing wrong with that. Cookie cutter baseball was prevalent for about 35-40 years. Today’s stadiums in college or professional are much better.
Of course as was mentioned, the infield for baseball is standard.
“Really? So playing fb in @ Davis Wade Stadium, Sanford Stadium, B-D Stadium, & the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum are all the same because the fields have identical measurements?”
Apples & Oranges. Football, basketball, tennis, soccer etc. are played on the same size field, court, playing surface. Which is great.
Baseball, golf, cross country etc. have different types of dimensions, surfaces etc. Nothing wrong with that. Cookie cutter baseball was prevalent for about 35-40 years. Today’s stadiums in college or professional are much better.
Of course as was mentioned, the infield for baseball is standard.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 12:47 pm to Aggie in TN
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building a ban-box
Bandbox
Posted on 2/17/25 at 12:52 pm to Aggie in TN
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Then you see a team like Tenner building a ban-box
Ban-box. Interesting concept. tRant could use one.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:20 pm to Godawgs4
Per your post: “having things the same measurements would be boring”.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:27 pm to southernboisb
Having different nuances in the outfield of different ball parks certainly adds a different dimension to the game. The outfielders have to acclimate themselves it. Maybe boring is not the best term but enhancing would be a better term to use.
The CWS at Omaha is great but the field itself mundane. The corners add a bit of intrigue but the outfield is other wise symmetrical.
The CWS at Omaha is great but the field itself mundane. The corners add a bit of intrigue but the outfield is other wise symmetrical.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 2:11 pm to Themicah86
well, football stadiums are different. For instance. at Tiger Stadium the radius from the stadium to your car where you have a chance to be assaulted or killed is approximately 1200 ft, while from Kyle Field it's 0.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 2:21 pm to Themicah86
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Or could they build one that's 250' and every game just be an absolute scoring fest
Tennessee and Arkansas already stole your idea. The left and right field lines at both are 320’ I believe. The right field line at Georgia is 314.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 3:01 pm to Aggie in TN
This.
I think it has to do with field size + fence height = same dimensions of other fields. I think I’m probably wrong by this but it’s always what I thought
I think it has to do with field size + fence height = same dimensions of other fields. I think I’m probably wrong by this but it’s always what I thought
Posted on 2/17/25 at 3:21 pm to Themicah86
quote:Texas built Disch-Falk Field in1975, to replace Clark Field.
.. missouri wouldn't be allowed to just put the football field on a slightly off level grade with one side always running up hill.
Clark Field, with the famous goat path and hill visible in the outfield. LBJ Library can be seen in the background, to the east/southeast. Memorial Stadium is just out of frame, located behind the right field wall.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 3:45 pm to BigDickRick16
Weird melt.
I like that you brought data into this, but no wall height.
I like that you brought data into this, but no wall height.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 4:16 pm to Aggie in TN
A cookie cutter mentality took over MLB stadiums constructed between the mid-60s and mid-70s. 330 down the lines, 365 in the power alleys and 400 in CF, with very little variation.
Give me the old parks line Comisky, Tiger Stadium and the Polo Grounds with their deep centerfield fences, from 440 in Briggs Stadium, 452 in Comisky and 475 in the Polo Grounds. The result is fewer HR in center field, but more triples and more inside-the-park homers.
Give me the old parks line Comisky, Tiger Stadium and the Polo Grounds with their deep centerfield fences, from 440 in Briggs Stadium, 452 in Comisky and 475 in the Polo Grounds. The result is fewer HR in center field, but more triples and more inside-the-park homers.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 4:56 pm to Themicah86
Because real estate is usually the deciding factor on outfields.
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