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Can anybody tell me ... how are the RFK dimensions now compared to
1970s when Hondo played there? Is it tougher to homer there now,
about the same??

Art
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>---- Original Message ----
>From: andysharp@...
>To: thewashingtonsenators@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: RE: [The Washington Senators] First place
>Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2005 05:32:11 -0000
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>> All my years as a Senators fan make me fear that the sudden and
>>seemingly easy success of the Nationals might spoil the new fans,
>ala
>>Milwaukee when the Braves moved there and quickly won two pennants.
>I
>>know DC is a much bigger market, so I hope this model isn't
>repeated.
>>But the Nats have seem to win ALL the close ones and when they lose,
>>it's by a good enough margin that you don't pull your hair out. It's
>>almost surreal.
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>> And Chad Cordero. Oh my lord! A lock for the All Star team, he
>would
>>have just one blown save if it weren't for a bad throw by Guzman
>with
>>2 outs in the 9th. (OK, so he did load the bases with nobody out --
>he
>>still would have gotten out of it.)
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>> I just hope Guillen doesn't go crazy over all the home runs RFK is
>>costing him.
>>
>> But geez, is this unreal or what!!!
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Can anybody tell me ... how are the RFK dimensions now compared to 1970s when Hondo played there? Is it tougher to homer there now, about the same?? Art...
art.wilson
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Jul 3, 2005
6:29 am

My understanding is that the fences are still the same at RFK. In its era, DC/RFK Stadium was in the middle of the pack in yielding HRs. Now, the majority of...
Andrew Sharp
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Jul 3, 2005
6:45 am

Hello, all, Andy's understanding is correct. The dimensions are the same now as 1968 and 1963; extremely hitter-friendly when you think of Griffith Stadium. ...
John Welch
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Jul 5, 2005
2:22 am

I don't if anybody will find this of interest but it's something I wrote for the fun of it, and it hasn't found an in-print home. It's about how Washington has...
Andrew Sharp
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Jul 5, 2005
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