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4. Only the dimensions of football stadia are standardized.

Sat May 3, 2025, 10:25 PM

May 3

Grass v. turf, open air v domed, warm v cold locale all impact the play.

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Until baseball stadia are standardized, [View all] Buttoneer May 3 OP

Duck! marble falls May 3 #1

Excellent Point BOSSHOG May 3 #2

Only the dimensions of football stadia are standardized. rsdsharp May 3 #4

Well,... Tarzanrock May 3 #3

Standardizing baseball stadiums would be terrible. NoRethugFriends May 3 #5

Are the stats what matters? surrealAmerican May 4 #6

Disagree. They have to hit them in more stadiums than their home... Wounded Bear May 4 #7

That's a hot take. LudwigPastorius May 4 #8

I think we should standardize True Dough May 4 #9

That's just one of the charms of the sport. bif May 4 #10

Oh, and they lowered the pitcher's mound in 1969. n/t Buttoneer May 4 #11