Twins Hitters Hate Trees, Nature, Natural Beauty
“The Minnesota Twins will take down the pine trees behind center field wall. Hitters complained the trees made it difficult for them to pick up the ball out of the pitcher’s hand.
The 14 trees swaying in the wind, and the shadows they cast, led several hitters from the Twins and other teams to voice their displeasure.
Twins President Dave St. Peter says the team is still trying to determine what to do with the trees. Relocating them inside the ballpark is a possibility. The team will also install a material on the batter’s backdrop that cuts down the glare during afternoon games.”
My opinion essentially echoes Neyer’s, but when did the hitters get to dictate every facet of a Major League stadium? Must every team’s center field be covered only in a dark green tarp, as if a section of the stadium was being fumigated? I’m pretty sure the players found a way to hit all through their sandlot, Little League, and high school games without the need to remove “swaying” trees which made it too difficult to possibly make solid contact.
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