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Jacked-up
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 Posted - 05/22/2012 : 14:25:41
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| ECB finally put distance banners up for fields 4-6-7-8. There is NO WAY that 7 and 8 are 250 ft. What is the rationale for this? Every parent, kid, coach, etc that comes to the park laughs at them. You can hit a ball off the fence and be thrown out at first and always at 2nd... |
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moccs
349 Posts |
Posted - 05/22/2012 : 14:39:48
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| I would assume the 250 means that it "plays 250" - the distance plus the height of the fence. |
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peashooter
297 Posts |
Posted - 05/22/2012 : 14:51:02
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| I actually paced that field 2 weeks ago. It was like 215 down the line and at most 225 to center. But as some will say here...the field at Mt. Bethel is much worse!!!!! hahahahaha |
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peashooter
297 Posts |
Posted - 05/22/2012 : 14:53:48
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| HAHA plays 250...We tried that trick at Walton with it's short porch. |
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rippit
667 Posts |
Posted - 05/22/2012 : 15:47:39
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| So those of you who know stuff: what are the dimensions of 1 2 3 and 5? Inquiring minds need to know. |
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gatraveler
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Posted - 05/22/2012 : 16:37:08
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Originally posted by rippit
So those of you who know stuff: what are the dimensions of 1 2 3 and 5? Inquiring minds need to know.
You can pull any field up on Google Earth and measure it. |
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OffSpeed
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Posted - 05/22/2012 : 17:48:02
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I used a Range finder on 4, 5, and 6 recently and here is what I measured from home plate to the fence. You will have to make adjustment for the fence height.
Field 4 - LF: 255' CF: 255' RF: 255'
Field 5 - LF: 285' CF: 309' RF: 285'
Field 6 - LF: 255' CF: 255' RF: 255'
From Google Earth, here is what fields 7 and 8 appear to be. Both field 7 and 8 had 8' tall chainling fence along the outfield about 3-4 years ago. They were removed and the field was extended to the block wall which added 10-15 feet to the fields so that they could push some 11U and 12U games when needed.
Field 7 - LF: 210' CF: 210' RF: 210' (LF banner states 250', Ha!)
Field 8 - LF: 208' CF: 211' RF: 224' |
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itsabouttheboys
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Posted - 05/25/2012 : 17:52:26
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The signs are BS. Off speed has it correct. That is the distance to the fence. 7 and 8 are a uniform radius from the plate. Meaning it is impossible for center to be farther than left or right.
However, when a boy hits it out of center on field 8, you can bet he tells his buddies he hit it 275'. :) So I guess it's fun for the boys, and that's what matters. |
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