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FIVE things we hate
The chain link fence We’re not advocating teams getting rid of backstops. But what we are saying is that it’s a little disappointing how many fields, including some of the newest, have a hamster cage look to them. Fans at so many venues have their vision obscured. The wild pitch or foul ball coming back over the plate is the only thing that fans should truly need protection from, everything else is overkill. It doesn’t increase player safety, it doesn’t stop much down the third or first baseline in terms of foul balls. What it does is take away from the fan experience. In football there is no fence. In gymnasiums, the crowd sits on top of the game. It’s a non-issue in soccer and lacrosse. Why do the fans in those sports get to enjoy the open experience, especially outdoors while so many softball and baseball fans don’t? We can’ think of a good reason, so why not save the money on future fields and use it for something else? Nobody will mind. They’ll actually give thanks for it.
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