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Haven't seen a lot of information about how the new Braves stadium will play.
Here are a couple of articles and some points.
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It appears that SunTrust’s LF corner gives way to a bigger space more quickly than Turner Field, though until the 375′ mark is hit, that wall is noticeably lower: six feet.
I do anticipate players being able to ‘steal’ the cheap homer quite readily in that corner, perhaps even being able to leap up on top of the wall to attempt a catch. That will be interesting – and perhaps scary – to see.
The bigger change is in Right Field – up to a 15 feet shorter poke will be needed to homer with a noticeably smaller field area along the entire right side. However, that’s balanced by a sixteen foot high wall stretching from center field to the foul pole.
Will it be hitters or pitchers that benefit from the new dimensions and fence heights? General manager John Coppolella said in a recent Twitter Q&A that he believes hitters will fare slightly better, but there won’t be a huge difference from Turner Field.
Here are a couple of articles and some points.
It appears that SunTrust’s LF corner gives way to a bigger space more quickly than Turner Field, though until the 375′ mark is hit, that wall is noticeably lower: six feet.
I do anticipate players being able to ‘steal’ the cheap homer quite readily in that corner, perhaps even being able to leap up on top of the wall to attempt a catch. That will be interesting – and perhaps scary – to see.
The bigger change is in Right Field – up to a 15 feet shorter poke will be needed to homer with a noticeably smaller field area along the entire right side. However, that’s balanced by a sixteen foot high wall stretching from center field to the foul pole.
Will it be hitters or pitchers that benefit from the new dimensions and fence heights? General manager John Coppolella said in a recent Twitter Q&A that he believes hitters will fare slightly better, but there won’t be a huge difference from Turner Field.
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