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bplatz

May 28, 2008 Feb 15, 2012 3 101

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I found this yesterday and figured some of you needed something to watch tonight with our beloved Brewers having two off days in a row. If you have ever been to Wrigley, you most likely have met your very own Henneman...

10 months ago Tiny bplatz 16 comments 1 recs

Bleed Cubbie Blue Wrigley right field line...

For full disclosure, I am a Brewer fan, but had a question about the right field line at Wrigley. I have been to at least 50 games at Wrigley, but never noticed the foul pole in right field and was hoping someone would be able to shed some light on this particular situation. I was watching the game on Monday, and Joe Inglett hit a triple late in the game. Lou came out to explain his side of the story and how he thought it was foul. ( I only mention this because, at the time, it was a questionable call... and WGN tried to show as much detail as possible) WGN showed the right field line and panned up to show how the right field line is very tight with the wall. As they panned up they showed how the "foul" pole is buried on the field of play and extended upwards, much like a telephone pole. It looked as if the fair/foul line went right in the middle of the "foul" pole. As soon as the "foul" pole was higher than the basket (and yellow line) the entire pole turned yellow. At first glance, this seems wrong. The pole should be completely in fair territory to signal a homerun if hit, but based off the camera shot, it seemed as if there is a small chance that a ball hit off the pole could technically be foul, yet considered a homerun.

I looked for pictures to better explain the situation, but couldn't find anything. I love the intricacies of baseball stadiums, and thought this would be a good forum to get a better understanding of how the stadium is actually set up. When I asked brewcrewball.com, they thought it was because of camera angle, but I don't think that is the case.

I wanted to ask this question on a post game thread on Monday, but had to wait 24 hours (which I don't disagree with) to post. I am sorry if this has been asked somewhere else. I would like to see other pictures along the line to confirm that the pole is wrong or prove that I am missing something. Thanks for your time. I am hoping some one taped opening day and can review this for me. I taped it, but had no interest in saving it as soon as I realized the Brewers lost...

If you guys could shed some light on the ground rules, I would be appreciative. Congratulations on the series win, and we will see you next weekend! 



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Brew Crew Ball Videos of past games

I was wondering if anyone has attempted to find videos of past Brewer games? I  went to the Yovani vs.Carpenter game last Monday, and though it was a great game to watch, it was extra special because I caught my first foul ball. I caught the first foul ball of the game off of the facade of the third deck bare handed. I got a nice little round of applause in my section, which probably sounded louder than it actually was. I am pretty sure I wasn't on TV because the ball was one of those foul balls that the cameramen know is foul immediately, but the crowd noise could have been on the telecast since we were relatively close to the press box. Does anyone know if MLB or the Brewers sell copies of seemingly random games? 

I would also like to get ideas of what to do the with the ball. I have been waiting for this moment since I can remember, and now I am not sure what to do with it. I would like to get Yovanni to sign it and, if the opportunity presents itself, Skip Schumaker since he hit it. Any other ideas/suggestions of what to do with it?

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