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michael greene
22 Jul 2005, 08:43 AM
Maybe we should measure the distances from the penalty spots, just to be sure. :)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/21/AR2005072102417.html
The results confirmed what the players had suspected -- the marks in the areas midway between the foul poles and center field were incorrect. According to club officials, the actual distance -- measured with a laser -- to the mark that said "380" in left-center field was 394.74 feet; the actual distance to the "380" mark in right-center was 395 feet.
Doesn't ANYONE down there know how to use a tape measure? :rolleyes:
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shawn12011
22 Jul 2005, 10:20 AM
Doesn't ANYONE down there know how to use a tape measure? :rolleyes:
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Yes, but the only one they had was stolen from the filed maintenance staff's van, the other day. :eek:
JRstriker12
22 Jul 2005, 11:25 AM
Maybe all baseball team should do this. It make it exciting. they could have fans guess that actual distance to wall. It would also keep opposing batters off balance. ;)
Moving walls could be the National's trademark, like Boston's Green monster. :D
John_Harkes_6
22 Jul 2005, 11:27 AM
Maybe we should measure the distances from the penalty spots, just to be sure. :)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/21/AR2005072102417.html
The results confirmed what the players had suspected -- the marks in the areas midway between the foul poles and center field were incorrect. According to club officials, the actual distance -- measured with a laser -- to the mark that said "380" in left-center field was 394.74 feet; the actual distance to the "380" mark in right-center was 395 feet.
how in Gods name do you misplace a wall by 15 ft?
gunner_21
22 Jul 2005, 11:27 AM
Maybe all baseball team should do this. It make it exciting. they could have fans guess that actual distance to wall. It would also keep opposing batters off balance. ;)
Moving walls could be the National's trademark, like Boston's Green monster. :D
The Nationals moving out of RFK would be even better.
fatbastard
22 Jul 2005, 11:27 AM
how in Gods name do you misplace a wall by 15 ft?
One word: DCSEC
tallguy
22 Jul 2005, 11:38 AM
Doesn't ANYONE down there know how to use a tape measure? :rolleyes:
I love it -- or I would love it even better if DCSEC hadn't messed up the dimensions to our soccer field for the first couple of games. Typical.
writered21
22 Jul 2005, 12:12 PM
It's not unheard of. There's been talk that the distances posted in some parts of Fenway were a bit off, and in some of the old-time stadia there were marking of 315 or so down the line, when it was really like 298.
Doesn't really excuse them being wrong, but it's not necessarily and isolated case.
If baseball really wanted to mess with people, they'd put all the distances up in meters.
gunner_21
22 Jul 2005, 12:14 PM
It's not unheard of. There's been talk that the distances posted in some parts of Fenway were a bit off, and in some of the old-time stadia there were marking of 315 or so down the line, when it was really like 298.
Doesn't really excuse them being wrong, but it's not necessarily and isolated case.
If baseball really wanted to mess with people, they'd put all the distances up in meters.
The last team that tried that ended up in RFK. ;)
roadkit
22 Jul 2005, 12:32 PM
how in Gods name do you misplace a wall by 15 ft?
By employing stoopid people.
"Welcome to Washington DC. Home of the Nationals and some really stupid people. Come visit - you'll feel smarter."
gocaps
22 Jul 2005, 12:41 PM
In lieu of making fun of RFK for this again, I'm thinking about 395 to both power alleys. Damn! I'm amazed that anyone hits homers in that park.
Footer Phooter
22 Jul 2005, 01:26 PM
how in Gods name do you misplace a wall by 15 ft?
I believe what they're claiming is that they measured right, but just put the 380 ft. signs in the wrong location.
From the article:
It's been something that's been in people's minds," said Andy Dunn, the Nationals' vice president of ballpark operations. "The dimensions were on pads that make up the outfield fence, but the pads with the 380-feet marks were in the wrong locations."
John_Harkes_6
22 Jul 2005, 01:27 PM
I believe what they're claiming is that they measured right, but just put the 380 ft. signs in the wrong location.
From the article:
It's been something that's been in people's minds," said Andy Dunn, the Nationals' vice president of ballpark operations. "The dimensions were on pads that make up the outfield fence, but the pads with the 380-feet marks were in the wrong locations."
First clue something was amiss - dead center field was shorter than the foul pole. :D
song219
22 Jul 2005, 01:30 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/21/AR2005072101804.html (http://)
When the bandwagoners first showed up -- yapping on their cell phones, getting up for snacks during crucial at-bats and leaving two innings early to beat the traffic-- the old-timers among Washington Nationals fans tried to accept them.
It was just a matter of time. The same thing happened in Baltimore. Memorial Stadium was an interesting place with interesting fans. O's Park. It's been years since i've found a reason to go there.
Lowecifer
22 Jul 2005, 01:37 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/21/AR2005072101804.html (http://)
It was just a matter of time. The same thing happened in Baltimore. Memorial Stadium was an interesting place with interesting fans. O's Park. It's been years since i've found a reason to go there.
The common thread in both cases was the presence Washington baseball fans!
:D
I kid, I kid.
But, seriously. It's true.
CHICO13
22 Jul 2005, 01:40 PM
It's 1347 feet from the Barra tailgate to Section 135. I can never figure out why the walk back is twice as long. :confused: ;)
fatbastard
22 Jul 2005, 02:23 PM
It's 1347 feet from the Barra tailgate to Section 135. I can never figure out why the walk back is twice as long. It can be twice as fast when we win by 3 and you can't wait to get back to the car to let off some pyro :D