Sentences with phrase «outfield fences»

Willie Mays, who used to play at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, taught me to study the outfield fences before I took the field.

«As we began to research commercially available fencing options for outfield fences, we were unable to find any that we considered safe enough to bring well within the field of play,» says Grand Slam Safety CEO Bob Lyndaker.

Strangely, our original hypothesis that left handed pitchers would benefit from deeper outfield fences in left field was quickly disproved.

RGFSL is also eager to put to good use their newly purchased portable outfield fences that PVT sponsored through a capital improvement grant.

The batting cages, the outfield fences, the statue of Bithorn that welcomed fans to games, all gone or mangled.

They even agreed to keep the outfield fences free of advertising, which would make the field perhaps the only ballpark of its kind in the minors.

The ball Aaron hit in Cincinnati with his first swing of the season (into a deep enclosure between the outfield fence and the stands known as the pit) was marked with a pair of 14's and 1's.

As is, this is probably like asking «If a squirrel runs across the outfield fence, should the batting team get an extra out in the inning?»

The crew of a beer truck is loitering beyond the outfield fence, sampling the cargo and calling Bo «boy.»

Warming up in the bullpen, he was not even conscious of the drizzle or the cold or the young boy, his arms outspread like wings, who was tightrope - walking across the top of the outfield fence.

They quickly realized that standard outfield fencing options could pose an even greater safety risk than no fence at all.

But at Tampa Jim Turner, the old Yankee pitching coach, stood beside the outfield fence, a counting device in his hand, his cool blue eyes surveying the drooping athletes.

«This innovation in outfield fencing allows a more exciting and complete game experience for players and fans without the normal injury risks.»

If not for tournament games played without an outfield fence, or a mishap when one of them failed to touch third base on an expected grand slam, coach Jim Bennett estimates the duo would be responsible for at least 11 four - baggers.

Through the course of the summer, Scotty must deal with trying to make new friends, learning how to play the game, and dealing with the ferocious dog behind the outfield fence that has managed to obtain a nearly irreplaceable possession — his dad's prized ball signed by Babe Ruth himself.

Was he like Babe Ruth in a legendary game, the one where the Bambino menacingly pointed his bat at some bleacher in the distance and then proceeded to smack a home run over the outfield fence to the exact spot he'd flagged?

While all of these skilled modification experts have made gallant efforts, they have all fallen just short of the mark with sticker prices typically becoming the only thing soaring over the outfield fence.

Not exact matches

What's in the outfield, a banner on the fence?

It was an idea dusted with magic, a summertime daydream of a ball field, surrounded by a 10 - foot - high fence of native red stone, with a lush Bermuda grass outfield, rows of rosebushes, a luxurious manager's bungalow behind third base and a spectacular vista of the Davis Mountains rising beyond the fences.

The hit sailed into the outfield... and then got stuck in one of the chainlink fences.

It featured buckled earth, weeds for infield grass, a mud hole for a pitcher's mound, a gap in the backstop the Ohio State band could have marched through, no home run fence and outfield grass so high we lost Eric in it once for three innings.

The Braves» outfield is bordered by a six - foot - high wire - mesh fence that runs around the perimeter of the grass.

There are just too many variables that would need to happen — path of the ball, positioning of the outfielder, height of the fence, athleticism and derring - do of the outfielder — that would make it more like guessing a coin flip 40 times in a row than a repeatable baseball play.

Imagine a no - doubt homer that sent an outfielder streaking for the fence, just in case he could scale it in time to get in position.

In addition to their acquisitions of three powerful outfielders (Justin Upton, Matt Kemp and Wil Myers) the team decided to once again bring in the left field fences — this time by just three feet.

It became as unexpected as ivy on the outfield walls, a pool behind the fence, a gigantic slide with a mascot hurtling down, an apple rising out of the rat - infested depths.

The need for a different kind of safety fence became clear to Grand Slam's founders after a conversation with a local parent who worried about the safety of an unbounded outfield.

Pleasant pregame dinner parties (held beyond the outfield in grassy space between fence and bleachers) for companies and fraternal groups will continue.

That money will go toward updates to the field itself, including a natural grass outfield with regraded turf on the pitchers» mound, to prevent flooding and fix hazardous holes that often caused players to trip, according to plans presented by the NYC Parks Department.The plan also includes new bleachers on both sides of the field, a new dugout, picnic and gaming tables, a box for equipment storage, a new water fountain and wooden fencing around the inner field.

A swing and a near - miss: Comet siding - spring clears the fence over Mars» satellite - filled outfield phys.org, Mon., June 30, 2014