An already intimate ballpark would be even more cramped if the Chicago Cubs receive approval to move in the brick backstop at Wrigley Field and add an extra row of seats behind home plate. Not quite sure it’s a big deal either way. Right now it’s a reported 60.5 feet from home plate to the […]
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Activists: Fish backstop at Marlins Ballpark cruel
Animal-rights activists are saying it’s cruel for the Miami Marlins to house fish in an aquarium behind home plate, with high-speed foul balls potentially jarring to the life aquatic. As part of the move to a new ballpark, the Marlins installed a huge fish tank that acts as the playing-field backstop. The aquariums will be […]