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Houston Astros Plan to Remove Tal's Hill in CF, Move CF Walls In
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:11 pm
RIP, Tal's Hill...:somber:
I've always thought it was strange that this was allowed in an MLB park along with the flagpole being obstacles in the field of play. However, I also always thought it was...I don't know, charming? Is that the right word?
I liked Tal's Hill in CF in Minute Maid Park. It's probably a safer move for the Astros and all visiting teams that take the field...but I'm lying if I say I won't miss it or that I don't like this move.
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Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:14 pm to The Sad Banana
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Houston Astros Plan to Remove Tal's Hill in CF, Move CF Walls In
Of course they do, they whole roster is full of guys who can bomb the baseball.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:15 pm to The Sad Banana
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I've always thought it was strange that this was allowed in an MLB park along with the flagpole being obstacles in the field of play. However, I also always thought it was...I don't know, charming? Is that the right word?
Both were throwbacks... I think it was old Tiger Stadium that had a flagpole in play?
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:16 pm to The Sad Banana
Are they going to remove the grave when they get ride of the hill or just keep it there?
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:16 pm to The Sad Banana
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Houston Astros Plan to Remove Tal's Hill in CF, Move CF Walls In
That stadium is an all-around abomination. Getting rid of the hill is a step forward, at least.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:16 pm to The Sad Banana
Injury risk
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:17 pm to The Sad Banana
If they would have built a baseball field instead of an airplane hangar it would be a lot nicer.
That is the worst sitelines to go watch a baseball game I've ever been too. The Astrodome was more fan friendly than that place
That is the worst sitelines to go watch a baseball game I've ever been too. The Astrodome was more fan friendly than that place
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:18 pm to The Sad Banana
Yeah I don't like the move, simply because it was something that made Minute Maid unique.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:18 pm to The Sad Banana
It's been rumored this may happen eventually pretty much ever since new ownership took over. I'm indifferent about it. On one hand I liked the "uniqueness" of it. On the other it always pissed me off when an Astro would hit a shot to deep center that would be a home run in pretty much every other park.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:18 pm to The Sad Banana
Good. Stupid arse park.
ETA I like the train tracks, though.
ETA I like the train tracks, though.
This post was edited on 6/4/15 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:21 pm to Galactic Inquisitor
quote:What? I love Minute Maid Park.
That stadium is an all-around abomination. Getting rid of the hill is a step forward, at least.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:21 pm to sicboy
When I first saw the park, I couldn't believe an unlevel playing surface was legal. It always seemed a step away from turning parks into putt putt courses.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:24 pm to Bunk Moreland
I think I had my fill of it when Berkman his a pop fly to left field that left the park in the '04 series, I believe. Yeah, both teams have that advantage, but that whole park seemed like a gimmick.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:26 pm to Bunk Moreland
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I couldn't believe an unlevel playing surface was legal
I'm pretty sure the only requirements regarding field dimensions are the dimensions of the infield.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:26 pm to sicboy
Wasn't Cincy's old park the first one to have a "hill"?
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:26 pm to Bunk Moreland
In the old days, ballparks had funky dimensions because they were shoehorned into neighborhoods so it was necessary. This hill is phony. It didn't have to be done. It's fake nostalgia and the decision to arbitrarily remove it proves it.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:27 pm to sms151t
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Wasn't Cincy's old park the first one to have a "hill"?
Fenway had one in the early days before the Green Monster.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:28 pm to lsutigers1992
I believe Fenway used to have a hill also.
ETA:
I was typing it before I saw your post
ETA:
I was typing it before I saw your post
This post was edited on 6/4/15 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:28 pm to The Sad Banana
I like the stadium but that hill was just ridiculous. So was having a pole in the field of play.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 1:29 pm to sms151t
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Wasn't Cincy's old park the first one to have a "hill"?
I don't think so. Riverfront, old Busch, Veterans, Fulton County, and Three Rivers were those cookie-cutter-no-imagination stadiums.
ETA You said old, nvm.
This post was edited on 6/4/15 at 1:32 pm
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