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Originally Posted by 4th and Long
The ramp is bad but the flag pole that's stuck in that same ramp in fair ground is just fugging stupid. Observe.
I mean, who the fug decided that having three flags behind the wall in center field was a bad idea and one of them needed put in fair ground? |
The ramp and flag pole are classic features of older ballparks. The ramp is a recreation of the terrace in Crosley Field. The terrace stretched from left field to center field along the wall. Old Yankee Stadium and Tiger Stadium used to have flag poles in play.
They used to make better baseball parks in the past and I have no problem with today's venues incorporating some of the features of these lost cathedrals.
You're never going to play center field in Houston, so why do you care so much? Anything that enhances the entertainment of the game is a great move in my book.