Why is the bullpen usually along the outfield wall of a baseball stadium?
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In the older parks it's the only place to put them without getting in the way of the game.  In the newer parks they usually have their own special area.  They're not closer to the dugouts because of seating arrangements.  The best seats in the house would be eliminated just so the bullpen could be closer to the dugout.  Doesn't make sense financially.
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There are many teams in the MLB that have the home dugout on the 1st base side.  The Yankees, Red Sox, and Brewers all have their home dugouts on the 1st base side, as do the Marlins.  I'm sure there are others as well.  I'm not 100% sure, but I believe the Giants were on the 1st base side before they moved out of Candlestick and the Tiger's were on the first base side at old Tiger Stadium.
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they do it to show support for their players. its a sign of defending them, sticking up for them. also if it was a bad call then it puts pressure on the umpire to pay better attention
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there is one called Line Drive but it might be in north side. Unfortunately there aren't many batting cages in chicago.
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As ludicrous as this may sound, baseball stadiums may be different sizes because they are allowed to be just that. There is nothing to regulate how each stadium could be built. Hence, why Fenway has the Green Monster, and Minute Maid Park has the "hill."\n\nI think MLB only does this to make it a bit more interesting. It may be kind of dull if every single stadium was the same thing. True, it is unfair, but in the end, it would suit certain players over others. The way the stadiums are built now, are built to help the home team as much as it can.\n\n**If you were to regulate the sizes of baseball stadiums, in theory, you would have to regulate the height above sea level which they are built at too as that also affects scoring.**\n\nAs for other sports with variable field sizes:\n(a) golf\n(b) racing (as in road courses, not oval tracks)\n(c) horse jumping\n(d) any extreme sport (i.e. BMX, skateboarding, etc)\n(e) professional ski and snowboard races\n\nThere are many.
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Positively Fungo circles.  This is where the coach stands when he hits ball to the infield and outfield during the pregame.
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Because if there is a hard hit line drive or grounder they can stop it short before it goes into the outfield.
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Trying to add more punch or power to the offense with Ichiro and Reed in the outfield ( great for defense) that hampers the offesive production.  Usually the outfield, 1st and 3rd base are the positions for power.  Also trying to repair a rotation you have to give up talent to get talent.  So since the free agents all want $$$$$$ they are looking to add more to the rotation without breaking the bank.
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well, you would want to get tix in sec 129-140 on the first base side or 104-116 on the third base side unless you have the money to get the box seats on the field or the bullpen seats but they are way expensive..if you don't get a foul ball you can buy a cubs ball at many of the vendors or in the park, and go out on clark almost to Waveland just pass the Mc Donalds where the players park and there is a fence there they sometimes come there to sign depending on the weather. I also have a friend that works for security at Wrigley...
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Yes it will leave a hole. I disagree with the guy who says that starters are more important than relievers, it has been proven again and again, that you need both. See Red Sox blowing game 7 of 2003 against the Yanks. \n\nLook at the Braves of the late 90s. Great rotation, not so great closer. \n\nPapelbon will leave a hole in the bullpen, and they will certainly need to find a good closer. Hansen may be the man someday, but he is far from ready for that role, he was rushed. I do think that he will do a good job in the rotation, and is needed as Schilling started to wear down at the end of last season. Maybe the Red Sox will go by their "closer by committee" that they had in '03, it worked SO well.\n\nI laugh at the guy who says Papelbon will put up better numbers than Rivera! Why? Because he has had ONE GOOD YEAR?? Most relievers are good for a few years then tail off. Mo's been great from the beginning and has 400 saves.Let's see him do it for 10 years and have a postseason ERA of 0.80 for over 100 innings. Then you can compare him to Mo!
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LETS CLEAR SOMETHING UP HERE. That hill comes into play maybe 10 times a year. It is 436 ft from home plate so it hardly ever is a factor. I'm not really sure why people make such a big deal out of it. They put it out there because there was a hill at Crosley Field in Cincinnati and the president of the Astros thought it was a cool idea for the new Astros stadium.
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All baseball stadiums were made with the home plate on the W side of the stadium.  Thus south was left from home and south was right from home.  If you're standing on the mound, your left are is towards the south.  Here's a link:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southpaw\n\n"The generally accepted origins of the term is from baseball. Ballparks are often designed so that the batter is facing east to avoid the afternoon or evening sun shining in his eyes. This means that left-handed pitchers are throwing from the south side. The first usage is credited to Finley Peter Dunne. However, the Oxford English Dictionary lists a non-baseball citation for "south paw", meaning a punch with the left hand, as early as 1848[8], just three years after the first organized baseball game.\n\nIn boxing a left handed boxer is usually refered to as southpaw. They are often considered a more tricky opponent than the more common right-hander. The term is also used to refer to a stance in which the boxer places his right foot in front of his left."
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most of them are minor leaguers who cant make it into the bigs, so they catch the in bullpen
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Home plate began its baseball career in the nineteenth century as a twelve-inch square, set down like a diamond, with the two sides forming the beginning of the foul lines. Home is the compass by which a baseball field is set. Those foul lines extend up the foul poles and on into infinity. It's the diamond of home plate that starts them running. In the winter of 1899 the Rules Committee extended the bottom of the plate (that is, the side facing the pitcher), creating the foundation of the home plate pentagon/house. That year's Spalding Guide tells us the committee felt the pitcher was handicapped by having to "cut the corners" of the old twelve-inch square. The umpire also found it difficult to judge which pitched balls caught those corners. The guide adds that by making the front of the plate square with a width of seventeen inches, the pitcher is able to see the width of the plate better and the umpire can judge balls and strikes with less difficulty. \n\nThat was a good question so i looked it up
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It is so the batter can see the ball off the pitcher's hand.  Notice that that area is usually painted a dark color to make it easier to see the ball.
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Adding a power bat isn't out the question, but they are probably looking for pitching to shore up the back end of the bullpen and rotation. Relievers like Scott Williamson and Steve Kline can be had. Their surplus OFs are expendable as well as relievers like Lance Cormier and Oscar Villareal.
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Why is this question in the Baseball section?