Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
February 05, 2008
Intimate Stadium

The press took a tour of Nationals Park yesterday:

The stadium's modest size is among its most striking features. The first row of the lower bowl is 16 feet closer to the field than its counterpart at roomy, 46-year-old RFK Stadium, the last major league stadium to open in the District of Columbia. RFK was the home of the Nationals for three seasons while the new, $611 million facility was being constructed.

Everything about the stadium seems smaller than RFK - particularly the power alleys, which are 377 and 370 feet, respectively, from home plate.

It sounds like a nice park for watching a game. I suspect the reduced foul territory will help increase offense.


Posted by David Pinto at 07:51 AM | Stadiums | TrackBack (0)
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