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From: mlt@mb2c.UUCP (Mark L. Tompkins)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: RE:Re: Some trivial questions
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Date: Fri, 16-Aug-85 07:13:22 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 16 07:13:22 1985
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>.......................Since then, the minimum fence distance has been
>raised, I believe to ~325 feet,........................................
  
The Kingdome in Seattle is only 316 feet down each line. The "Green 
Monster" in Fenway is only 315 feet at the foul pole, but I think it more
than makes up for the short distance with its height of 43 feet.  I remem-
ber that Yankee Stadium down the right-field line was less than 300 feet
before renovation (297?), and is only 310  now, but goes out quickly.
The only distance I ever remember hearing was the aforementioned 250 feet.
The rules would have to make exceptions for older ballparks ( anyone care
to try and move the Monster?!? ), but I find it hard to believe that the
Kingdome was built with those dimensions if the rules dictated otherwise.
Maybe it's because the stadium was not originally built for baseball ( were
the Seahawks around before 1977? I don't recall...).  Anyone got a rulebook
handy?
  
Mark Tompkins