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Message: [QUOTE="mauconnfan, post: 2716023, member: 489"] Again, not too many Colorado players have left that stadium and been as successful. Baltimore is a huge advantage because the dimensions are a shoe box all around. They say in the spring to summer time at Wrigley 80% of the time the wind blows out like mad. Cincy the ball flies out, Houston is quirky and it also flies there. Yankee obviously RF to RC and LF to LC nice dimensions for HR's, Fenway LF can be both detrimental and helpful for HR's but certainly helps the average with short fly balls scaling off the fence on its way down. I mean the list goes on and on but everyone gets to hit there when playing the other team so if you're a good hitter take advantage of these situations right? Problem is these guys aren't great hitters anymore, they all want to pull the ball and load up to hit hit it high and long so shame on them. The game has changed there aren't enough Boggs, Gwynn's and Mattingly's who can take advantage of fields dimensions or even care to. The loaded ball, the loaded players and the need to for the long ball has changed the game. It's still fun to watch but to not see the changes in the players, the expectations (.300 hitters are few and far between) and ball right now is crazy. It's a damn super ball. You're right the new fans are getting what they're looking for. [/QUOTE]