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I could definitely see the weather having something to do with it--3B at Wrigley would be more protected by the wind, and the bullpen is certainly not as hot in the summer. Enron/MMP has the Astros on 1B side--right in the sun when I was there for the Cubs series this Spring. Seems a bit out of line.
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There is no rule actual written rule in baseball for where the home team dugout is located. It certainly seems that there are more AL teams with a home dugout on the first base side of the field. My personal opinion for why the Yankees and a lot of other clubs are on the first base side is so the owner/upper management box has a line of sight to the dugout. Also, there may have been more space to build a better home clubhouse on the first base side of the park, thus the dugout would be there as well. Sounds like some research is in order...nation-wide road trip!
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So, I guess half-way would be considered the bat being parallel with the front of the plate? IIRC, and there isn't a whole lot in the MLB rulebook. Probably a judgement call like you say. Thanks. One more, but a little less relevant to on the field action: Is it me, or does Wrigley have the dugouts backwards? Seems like when Fox holds me hostage to watching a Yankees game, they're sitting on the 1B side... Or are the Yankees backwards? (No tangents on that one please)
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Two questions (Please don't charge double): 1) What are the 5 tools in a 5 tool player? 2) How far does a batter have to go around during a check swing to be considered a strike? Great idea--my baseball brain is growing by the minute. Just what my wife wanted to hear.