Why in Professional Baseball Stadiums Are There No seats up against the fence in straight away Center?
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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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the easiest position in the outfield is the right field. there is an abundance of right handed hitters and not many left handed hitters. hitters love to pull the ball the opposite direction and since there are more right handed hitters than left, the third baseman, shortstop and left fielder have alot to handle. the centerfielder is the toughest outfield position. center field is the deepest part of the stadium therefore the centerfielder has alot of gaps to his responsibility. \n\nIn the infield, the first baseman most often have the easiest job. they just need to hold their ground next to their base and be prepared to catch the ball from the other infielders. that is why you usually see players that are big and not very mobile power hitters, or players that have come off of an injury like nomar garciaparra playing first since first basemans dont need defensive skills. the rest of the infield must have good defense. third base is very difficult because of the right handed hitters pulling the ball as i mentioned. they call third base the hot corner because the balls fly right off the hitters bats like a bullet, and you need quick reaction time or else youll get screwed. a shortstop also needs a cannon arm because of the distance he has to throw the ball to first base, and the ability to turn double plays with the second baseman. the second baseman is the second easiest job in the infield because he is closest to the first baseman, hence he doesnt need much range on his throws like the shortstop. he only has to cover his base, have legit defense and good chemistry with his shortstop for a double play team.
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Baseball players have grass (or astro turf) and dirt to spit on, and basketball players don't, they wouldn't want to ruin their nice court floor.  hehe, what do I know? NOthing apparently lol.
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the process is called line striping. you need two pieces of equipment to do this: a mower and a roller. i've also seen on 'This Week in Baseball', some teams actually use GPS (don't ask me how) to make sure the lines are straight and true. three reasons why i can never get my yard to look like turner field....
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6 possible answers\nThe bullpen symbolically represents the fenced in area of a bull's pen, where bulls wait before being sent off to the slaughter. The relief pitchers are the bulls and the bullpen represents their pen. \nLate arrivers to ball games in the late 19th century were cordoned off into standing room only areas in foul territory. Because the fans were herded like cattle, this area became known as the bullpen, a designation which was later transferred over to the relief pitchers who warmed up there. \nAt the turn of the century, outfield fences were often adorned with advertisements for Bull Durham Tobacco. Since relievers warmed up in a nearby pen, the term bullpen was created. \nIn the 1800s, jails and holding cells were nicknamed bullpens, in respect of many police officers' bullish features -- strength and a short temper. The term was later applied to bullpens in baseball. \nCasey Stengel suggested the term might have been derived from managers getting tired of their relief pitchers "shooting the bull" in the dugout and were therefore sent elsewhere, where they wouldn't be a bother to the rest of the team -- the bullpen. How serious he was when he made this claim is not clear. \nJon Miller, a baseball analyst with ESPN, said the term is derived from the late 19th century. The New York Giants first played at the Polo Grounds, (since replaced by Shea stadium & the Mets) which opened around 1880. The relief pitchers warmed up beyond the left field fence. Out there in the same area was a stockyard or pen that had bulls in it. \nRetrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullpen"
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Tradition , if there is one thing baseball has over other sports is its link to the past.   Many players as they grew older became player managers for their teams and would not only manage the game put would field a position or have themselves ready to pinch hit at certain times. Thus, the need to have a uniform on during games.  Also, coaches stand on the playing field next to 1st and 3rd bases.  However, in modern day baseball I think managers look rather silly in uniform.
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It was actually a combination of low fan support and poor ownership support. Back when the Expos were a decent team they couldn't fill up that abortion of a ballpark called Olympic Stadium. The owners wanted to move for years but were locked into a lease with the stadium, so they quit putting a good team on the field. Some big names have played in Montreal, but were traded or cut loose as soon as they were going to cost any real $$. Finally a few years back MLB had enough and tried to contract the league by getting rid of two teams, Montreal and Minnesota. Minnesota responded by making a run at the world series. The contraction plan was eventually thrown out the window and the other team owners with MLB bought the Expos and operated for at least one year in Montreal until a plan to move them, ultimately to DC, was developed. They finally, this year, had finalized a deal to sell the team to a DC based group.
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The more equipment you put on a player, the less a player can move. The problem is no one thought that some of these players would end up being dump truck size monsters who could hit a stop sign and bend it forward. The players are just way to big to invent something to protect them better. The legs are quite fragile in that there isn't much protecting them. As for concussions, human heads were not meant to get that kind of contact. THe helmets have been improved to the point that hitters are now using there heads to hurt the opponent. So nothing will prevent these injuries unless you have 150 lb players playing the game.
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The "plastic" fence you are reffering to is known as a wind screen.  This helps the players with a more consistent bounce and not having one player having to hit harder shots into the wind. The other player would not be forced to hit more spin shots to keep the ball in because the wind is at his back.  Sometimes they have viewing holes in the screen for spectators and also to allow some wind to pass through so the screen does not whip against the fence and become a distraction.  Windscreens are usually sold by the square foot and can vary widely in price due to the quality.
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Q: Why is the foul pole called the foul pole when it is actually in fair territory?\n\nA: Good question. Contrary to common knowledge, the foul pole was named over something having nothing to do with the ball being in play or not. When the early designers of stadiums put these unnamed (at this point) poles up to help make calls on deep drives, they often became perches for area ducks and geese who found the lofty location a great way to spot food sources below. It wasn't long before these home run honkers started becoming a menace by leaving their calling cards on unprotected outfielders. Although stadium owners eventually hired sharpshooters to scatter the unwanted visitors, the nature of their specimen and the odor they left behind made "fowl" pole a perfect fit (The spelling was later changed to "foul").\n\nhttp://www.whitecaps-baseball.com/PRESSBOX/FEATURE2000/berkey2.html
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Right field. Left field is good for the game view, but you can't see the big screen & scoreboard, cuz you're sitting under it. You can also see the city skyline while sitting in right field, in left, it's behind you. Plus, left field is REALLY crowded cuz that's where most of the restaurants, the bullpen & the monument area are.
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I want to be a homer and say PNC Park in Pittsburgh.  It is quite a small, beautiful ballpark.  Bud Selig seemed to admire it enough to bring the All Star Game back here just 12 years since we hosted it last.  And while PNC doesn't hold the same historical significance as Fenway, Wrigley, or Yankee Stadium, the tickets are dirt cheap.  I have had 9 dollar seats, 26 dollar seats, and 250 dollar seats, and the view from all of them are breathtaking.  Maybe not one of the best of all time, but the best of the new ballparks.
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Most NL clubs have the home dugouts on the 3rd base side, in the AL, first base side., which works out well in the All-Star game. There are no hard and fast rules.
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In the MLB schedule, there are no such things as guaranteed games against a certain opponent any more.\n\nAll there is now is guaranteed number of games against a particular division (or league in the case of inter-league play).
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The main reason for the "death" has to be that Baseball stadiums are consistantly getting smaller to promote the "long-ball" which most fans pay to see.  For instance the Polo Grounds in New York used to be almost 500 ft. in center field...hit it past the center fielder or to the gap and it doesn't not only go to the wall, but, IT KEEPS ROLLING! allowing the baserunner to easily get to third.
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there are people that can do it without steroids.\n\nthink about hank aaron, babe ruth, wille mays.\n\nits not about being better and better than the legends before you.\n\n    Its about putting your best effort forward to beat your opponents. If every one played perfect, that wouldn't fill seats either. Its the imperfections and mistakes that matter most.
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Another reason for astroturf is to give the ball a true bounce, so there aren't as many tricky hops for the fielders.  The dirt is near the bases for sliding purposes.  The dirt on natural surfaces, if you think about it...there is a lot of traffic on the base paths so the grass is easily worn out and eventually would turn to dirt...so I believe fields gradually were made with just dirt around the base paths as years progressed way back when