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re: Tom Shatel: Shorter dimensions could bring balance to TDA Park
Posted on 6/20/13 at 4:51 pm to PurpleAndGold86
Posted on 6/20/13 at 4:51 pm to PurpleAndGold86
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There's really not much wrong with the dimensions.
At 335 feet down both lines, 375 to the gaps and 408 to center, TD Ameritrade is slightly bigger than 21 major-league parks and about the same as six. NCAA and Omaha officials wanted to provide CWS players with a big-league park. They did it.
That's a neat gesture. The problem is, these aren't major-leaguers at the CWS.
This post was edited on 6/20/13 at 4:51 pm
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Posted on 6/20/13 at 4:54 pm to TheDoc
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The problem is, these aren't major-leaguers at the CWS.
I liken it to two major differences between the NFL/College.
Imagine going to your bowl game and playing the field with the same width in hash marks, but the narrower NFL goal posts, or requiring two feet in bounds for receptions.
Posted on 6/20/13 at 5:15 pm to TheDoc
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At 335 feet down both lines, 375 to the gaps and 408 to center, TD Ameritrade is slightly bigger than 21 major-league parks and about the same as six.
Yeah, I realize that, but it's also irrelevant to compare it to the size of major league parks.
It is only 5 feet bigger than Alex Box and no one is crying about how huge LSU is and how it's ruining the college game.
I will say that the wind conditions at TD Ameritrade are bad and the ball has absolutely no carry to it, but that's hard to determine when building it. Rosenblatt had plenty of carry to it.
Changing the ball would make an enormous difference in offensive production.
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