Why the left field wall?
by NG on Jun 2, 2007 9:06 PM EDT
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In the early part of the 20th century, there was no TV and minimal radio, so most if not all revenues for baseball teams had to be generated by sale of seats at the ballpark. That being so, why would anyone build a non-revenue-generating wall instead of more bleachers for paying customers??
Today, ball teams can make great revenues from other sources than sale of seats at the games, so maybe now a Green Monster for advertsiing and/or novelty would make sense. However in the early part of the 20th century, it made no sense. So here we are living with this relic from the past that made no sense in the first place.
Back then, why did they build a wall instead of revenue generating seats. At least one curious mind wants to know?
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Re: Why the left field wall?
Nothing official, but it gives the impression that the purpose is two-fold:
- Protect pedestrians on Landsdowne Street.
- Keep more balls in the park (in play). I would guess this might have to do with not enough land being available on the designated spot to make the wall further away. Thus, a higher wall to attempt to compensate.
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