Lou B Posted August 8, 2023 Report Share Posted August 8, 2023 On 8/2/2023 at 4:45 PM, Aging_Arbiter said: Johnstown, PA AABA National Tournament Looks similar to the layout of Fenway Park for the AFL Boston Patriots! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senor Azul Posted September 20, 2023 Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 I worked a few times at a freshman field in Alamo, CA that had a big tree in right field with its own ground rule. And as if that wasn't enough, it had a streamlet running behind the third base dugout. We would lose at least a dozen balls a game to the water. There's a field at Sacramento State that is right next to Highway 50. it's the noisiest field I ever worked. There's a PAL field in San Jose that is under an elevated freeway. It was weird and noisy. There's a field in San Mateo right next to train tracks with trains coming by frequently. There's a high school field in Piedmont that is very hard to get to. The campus is terraced with the diamond at the lowest level. You have to walk quite a way to get to it. Yet it is a beautiful field with trees all along left field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiantEngineer Posted September 20, 2023 Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 There was a local field that for years the fence was about 10 ft into foul territory in LF but stopped 10 ft short of the RF line just leaving a gap down the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylehutson Posted September 20, 2023 Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 I've not worked on odd colored fields, but have a couple that are interesting to be on... Field 1: 235' to the right field pole. Huge (40'?) fence there. Lights poles are inside the fence. Foul balls onto the busy(-ish ... it's Kansas) highway are the norm. Field 2: Also 235' to the right field pole, but this one is only 277' to dead center. A legion team plays there, and they have fun with it... when a home run is hit, I routinely hear "That was a good 278!" And you can't tell from the overhead shot, but it slopes down from the plate toward center field as well. The elevation at the center field fence is probably 5' lower than the plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umpstu Posted September 20, 2023 Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 3 hours ago, kylehutson said: I've not worked on odd colored fields, but have a couple that are interesting to be on... Field 1: 235' to the right field pole. Huge (40'?) fence there. Lights poles are inside the fence. Foul balls onto the busy(-ish ... it's Kansas) highway are the norm. Field 2: Also 235' to the right field pole, but this one is only 277' to dead center. A legion team plays there, and they have fun with it... when a home run is hit, I routinely hear "That was a good 278!" And you can't tell from the overhead shot, but it slopes down from the plate toward center field as well. The elevation at the center field fence is probably 5' lower than the plate. Not your typical cookie cutter designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Catch18 Posted September 20, 2023 Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch18 Posted September 20, 2023 Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch18 Posted September 20, 2023 Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 3 Catholic High Schools, same league even, Ohio.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conbo61 Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 Limeport Stadium. Has a "Field of Dreams" vibe with the cornfield behind the LF fence. Bushes in CF are in play and over 400' away. 485' to the CF fence. As you can see, CF slopes UP to reach the bushes. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man in Blue Posted September 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 On 9/20/2023 at 1:17 PM, umpstu said: Not your typical cookie cutter designs. Depends on the shape of your cookie. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man in Blue Posted September 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 There’s a fence for the property line already, let’s just save a few bucks … These are like the “homemade” fields we’d play sandlot ball on as kids! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyCat Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 Did someone say Sandlot? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concertman1971 Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 On 9/20/2023 at 1:31 AM, Senor Azul said: There's a field at Sacramento State that is right next to Highway 50. it's the noisiest field I ever worked. That field(s) is (are) gone. Cut my teeth on travel ball/men's league there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man in Blue Posted September 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 14 hours ago, concertman1971 said: That field(s) is (are) gone. Cut my teeth on travel ball/men's league there TRAVEL ball?! Back in my day we played GRAVEL ball!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velho Posted September 23, 2023 Report Share Posted September 23, 2023 On 9/20/2023 at 1:31 AM, Senor Azul said: There's a PAL field in San Jose that is under an elevated freeway. It was weird and noisy. Not only under an elevated overpass but in the corner of two major freeways! I spent many a day as a parent at that field. 11 hours ago, The Man in Blue said: TRAVEL ball?! Back in my day we played GRAVEL ball!! Ha. Yes. In Seattle we had some crushed cinder block fields - no grass. Two fields opposite each other on a large rectangle with no OF fence. No need to elevate the ball. Hit a worm burner hard enough and it was a HR. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudisfun Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 Glover field in Anaheim where we lose tons of foul balls to La Palma Ave, which is a major street. Right center is roughly 420 where right field is 320ish. The park next to the field was a homeless encampment for a long time. Watched a guy stab another guy while walking into the stadium for a same 7-8 years ago; totally wild. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richvee Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 One of the crazier field dimensions I’ve worked on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man in Blue Posted November 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 7 hours ago, Mudisfun said: Glover field in Anaheim where we lose tons of foul balls to La Palma Ave, which is a major street. Right center is roughly 420 where right field is 320ish. The park next to the field was a homeless encampment for a long time. Watched a guy stab another guy while walking into the stadium for a same 7-8 years ago; totally wild. Guess he must have rung the other guy's kid up on an outside curveball? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuit Posted November 12, 2023 Report Share Posted November 12, 2023 I've got one near and dear to my heart. I've never worked on this field, so I'm cheating, but it was my home field (half the time) in high school, and the home of the RBI program here in KC. Despite the... *Slightly* short (and very, very tall, how's that for a literary oximoron) right field fence, it was a joy to play there. The two guys that kept that place poured their hearts and souls into it. They weren't working with the most funding, but somehow the edging was always perfect, and you really felt like a big leaguer. They both have retired, so I don't know what shape it's in now, but I live this place. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richvee Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 Another of my favorites. Hard to tell from the pic, but it’s on the roof of the school. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richvee Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 Another great one. Never called a game here though. Literally on top of the entrance to the Lincoln tunnel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMax Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 In both cases, @Richvee, those are incredible examples of out-of-box thinking & design. The roof?! Really?! But in both cases, why’d they ruin a perfectly good baseball field with a football gridiron?? Football’s 🏈 stoopid. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin_K Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 @Richvee may be longing for spring already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richvee Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 1 hour ago, MadMax said: In both cases, @Richvee, those are incredible examples of out-of-box thinking & design. The roof?! Really?! But in both cases, why’d they ruin a perfectly good baseball field with a football gridiron?? Football’s 🏈 stoopid. The first one I posted has so many intersecting lines ( not to mention white end zone letters) on the LF foul line, a line drive/ fly ball landing in the right spot is 100% a guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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