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[QUOTE="AreBee1969, post: 2715820, member: 7315"]
Come on, LCF in Fenway is 379, only 20 feet shallower than Yankee stadium in that area with a 37' wall. If it clears the Monster with ease, Yankee stadium ain't holding it.

There was an article by a mathematician a few years ago that showed the [U]average[/U] home run that went over the Monster would have been out in EVERY major league park. I can't find it for the life of me right now.

I agree, the ball is flying out of parks everywhere. Players are bigger and stronger, the ball is reportedly juiced, and parks are being built to keep fans excited and oblivious to the fact they just blew a week's salary on their visit. That said, the Eastern League made the Yard Goats put a 13 foot net on top of a 12 foot wall to cut down on HRs on the 317 foot right field line (Which is deeper than both lines in Yankee stadium.) Fenway was built to fit between the streets of Boston 100+ years ago. The Yankees had a blank canvas in 2009 and built what they built. As far as advantages or disadvantages, when you play 81 games in one place, it's smart to build a team to take advantage of it. Kudos to Cashman for doing that.
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