Tuesday, April 21, 2009
BULLPEN ISSUES.
Driving home from Connecticut on Sunday, I got to listen to the last couple of innings of the game. One of the things I heard Howie mention was that the Padres were going to issue a formal complaint to MLB about the new bullpens, because they couldn’t see what was going on on the field from the bullpen.
As a reminder (and for those of you who haven’t been there yet):
[You can see the super-large version at this link.]
This isn’t just about the tarps on top of the Mets bullpen (which also don’t seem to make any sense - what’s the point of this bullpen setup if you’re just going to cover it up), but there’s also the advertisements, and the fact that there are three layers of chain link separating the Visitor’s bullpen from the field. (This photo and this one from our tour give you the up-close-and-personal view that the visiting team is confronting.
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