clark1mt Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 With the exception of CF, it looks like all they're going to do is slap the yellow line on the wall at the new height. I'm not sure what else they could even do, except maybe adjust the pads down to wall height so that a ball has to clearly hit the concrete behind it to be a HR. If it's just the line, that will mean a marked increase in replay reviews for HR/no HR, along with the "placing of runners" shenanigans that comes along with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, clark1mt said: With the exception of CF, it looks like all they're going to do is slap the yellow line on the wall at the new height. I'm not sure what else they could even do, except maybe adjust the pads down to wall height so that a ball has to clearly hit the concrete behind it to be a HR. If it's just the line, that will mean a marked increase in replay reviews for HR/no HR, along with the "placing of runners" shenanigans that comes along with that. Well that would be poor. I assumed they would actually lower it structurally. Should have figured they'd do it on the cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) A couple of points from the press release., (Slowest loading site in the world wide web, almost AOL dialup speed) Quote The foundation of the entire outfield wall will be reconstructed with material and padding that enhances player safety. One could assume they would rebuild the wall. But why start in the dead of winter? I also found this interesting.. Quote As part of the extensive research in planning these changes, highly accurate laser measurements were taken of the outfield wall. As a result, though the actual distance won’t change, the left field corner will be re-labeled from 345 to 342. The center field distance will be reduced 10 feet to 412, as the existing wall was measured at 422. So, we've been lied to for 20 plus years? Edited January 11, 2023 by CMRivdogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 I would have just kept the Comerica dimensions the same. A smart GM can use somewhat unusual dimensions to his advantage in building a team and Harris has said something to that effect. The changes don't seem big enough to dramatically change results though, so it's probably not a big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 18 minutes ago, clark1mt said: With the exception of CF, it looks like all they're going to do is slap the yellow line on the wall at the new height. I'm not sure what else they could even do, except maybe adjust the pads down to wall height so that a ball has to clearly hit the concrete behind it to be a HR. If it's just the line, that will mean a marked increase in replay reviews for HR/no HR, along with the "placing of runners" shenanigans that comes along with that. I really don't like the yellow line thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 I like it because it seems to reserve status as still being a deep park but not to the extreme. I still maintain that it affects the home team psychologically. Visiting players not so much because they know they'll be in a new park in a few days. I think this will alleviate that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 9 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said: A couple of points from the press release., (Slowest loading site in the world wide web, almost AOL dialup speed) One could assume they would rebuild the wall. But why start in the dead of winter? I also found this interesting.. So, we've been lied to for 20 plus years? You were lied to for longer than that at old Tiger stadium. The CF fence there was only 420, not 440 as it was marked. CF hadn't been 440 since they moved the fence in front of the flag pole, which was maybe 35 yrs before it closed in 1999. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clark1mt Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 18 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: Well that would be poor. I assumed they would actually lower it structurally. Should have figured they'd do it on the cheap! They could lower it structurally, but if they're planning on keeping the distances for RF and R-CF, then there's really no good way to do that short of pulling out the front row or two of seats which come down right to the vertical plane of the wall. So what they could do is actually bring in the whole thing by a foot or two and fill it in with flowers or something like they do at Nationals Park or Target Field. That would also probably go towards the "player safety" thing that was mentioned above by building a wall with a bit more "give". https://www.retrosheet.org/ballparks/NatsParkFeatures.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 HALLE-FREAKING-LUJAH !!!!!!!!!!! I knew it wouldn't be much, but it needed to happen. The dimensions were ridiculous. They were playing in a canyon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 18 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said: A couple of points from the press release., (Slowest loading site in the world wide web, almost AOL dialup speed) One could assume they would rebuild the wall. But why start in the dead of winter? I also found this interesting.. So, we've been lied to for 20 plus years? You've been lied to your whole life. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you can move forward. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTiger Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 8 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said: You've been lied to your whole life. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you can move forward. And by the people you're told to trust which is also a lie. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 9 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: You were lied to for longer than that at old Tiger stadium. The CF fence there was only 420, not 440 as it was marked. CF hadn't been 440 since they moved the fence in front of the flag pole, which was maybe 35 yrs before it closed in 1999. We didn't move to Detroit until late 2000. Until then I pretty much followed the National League mostly due to regional connections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinzaki Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 10 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said: You've been lied to your whole life. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you can move forward. I'm old now. My new motto has been never trust anyone under 90 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Never trust anyone but your mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Just now, Tiger337 said: Never trust anyone but your mother. When I was a young reporter I was instructed to even question her. Now my wife is always right... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinzaki Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Unless you're Caylee Anthony 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 I hope they make it visually appealing, the thought of keeping the RCF wall the same as it is now but just slapping a yellow line half way up it is not what I have in mind when it comes to appearance. Same with CF, I guess it's only an 8ft difference so it may not be that noticeable but I hope they put some shrubbery or something there instead of just having a gap from the wall to where the shrubs and fountains are at now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerbomb13 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 21 minutes ago, Shinzaki said: Classic album! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Motor City Sonics Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 27 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said: I'm old now. My new motto has been never trust anyone under 90 I just turned 58. All I can say is that most of everything is bullshit, but what the hell, I know this now, so I am not gonna let it break my stride. I just wanted to find a way, any way, to reference Matthew Wilder on this board and now my work is done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongbit Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) Everybody’s got something to hide except me and my monkey. Edited January 11, 2023 by Hongbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 BTW Miggy commented on the Instagram post about the fences being moved in with "Nice! Now I want to play more years." Don't worry though he had 3 laughing emojis at the end so he was only joking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Tigers have just announced an extension for Miggy. 3 more years, $112 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Everybody is overlooking the most important question: Does the shrubbery survive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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