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Originally posted by spookyfish
I'm confused. Do you like the home run or not? And you might want to check your facts, because if I'm not mistaken, when Luzinski, Rice, et. al. played, 25-30 HR's in a season was considered a "basher". Or are you saying a moonshot isn't a moonshot in a bandbox park?
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I'm saying I liked the old monster shots, like when Stargell hit the ball out of Dodger stadium into the swimming pool next door. Or when Schmidt hit the roof of the Astrodome. Or when Luzinski cranked it over the roof of Comiskey.
I don't need to see 8 mil homeruns hit by shortstops and 2d baseman. I liked the old days where your 1st baseman, catcher, maybe 3d baseman and maybe one or two outfielders were the only guys who'd really launch homeruns. Homers were more rare and more spectacular. Now, you see dingers all the time. Cheapens the moment. You don't get the same "Damn, the Phila are playing the Pirates tonight... Parker and Schmidt may hit some shit into the upper deck of the Vet.." type games anymore. Home runs are like doubles now.
My suggestion is to lengthen the shorter fields and then have a 9th inning derby. Put a little supense and surprise back in things.
