Angels are lowering the right field fence to 8ft

[Spirit]

 

 

[Blarg]

Because Ohtani is left handed and they wanted him to hit like Ruth.

[tomsred]

[Taylor]

Woah, this is actually a really big change. I wonder if the seating in RF will change at all.

[nate]

Whoah, that is a surprise.  I love it, maybe combats the marine layer a bit.

[nate]

1 minute ago, Geoff said:

Nice post, Craig

Your subject was terrible, Craig rights revoked.

[Taylor]

Craig wins.

[red321]

If you Craig and nobody noticed (or in this case ignored the original post)..is it really a craig?

1 minute ago, Geoff said:

Nice post, Craig

 

[HaloCory22]

So they're just putting a yellow line on the wall at 8ft lol. That sounds so damn cheap. I hope they're planning on reconstructing the RF seating next off season.

[Taylor]

Just now, nate said:

Whoah, that is a surprise.  I love it, maybe combats the marine layer a bit.

"In a counter move, the Marine Layer has announced it will increase its vertical reach by 15 feet."

[Angelsfan1984]

So what left handed FA bat are we bringing in...no way this is being made to cater to a predominantly right handed lineup.

[Spirit]

2 minutes ago, red321 said:

If you Craig and nobody noticed (or in this case ignored the original post)..is it really a craig?

 

 

Thanks for noticing!

 

 

[Chuck]

[eaterfan]

Kole Calhoun just got a lot better.

[Spirit]

What I hear Jeff saying is that the Angels were planning on signing Ohtani for a long time!

 

 

[Tyler]

Bring in Moose.

[HaloCory22]

8 minutes ago, artesmustache said:

glad theyre doing this, the big a is (was) a graveyard for lefties. anyone know how they're differentiating the wall? please tell me the painted yellow line was a joke. this is going to cause more replays if so. i hope they have a way to separate whats in play and whats a home run. the stadium is already cheesy enough.

It's not a joke. 

 

[floplag]

I would love to find some kind of stats on how many balls went off that section of the wall in recent years for home and visitors.  
This makes Mous make even more sense

[Second Base]

Not a fan of the yellow line. The Angels need to be better than that. 

But, I think it just turned Calhoun from a 15-20 HR hitter to 20-25. It'll completely change the way our RF's play defense though. Instead of playing the bounce from the wall, they'll play deeper against it, trying to rob the HR.

[Troll Daddy]

They should repaint the yellow line before every game. 

[Aaronkv]

Harper will love the new line.

[Taylor]

They should make the yellow line raise and lower depending on which team is batting.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

Now is our chance to bring back Matt Joyce!

[eaterfan]

Waiting until now to do this probably cost Garrett Anderson a lot of money. Instead of leading the league in doubles he may have hit 40 HRs.

I wonder what effect it will actually have. This may be a big advantage to right handed hitters. No chance for an opposite field HR before. Now it may be possible. How many singles off the wall has Pujols had the last few seasons?

[totdprods]

I wonder if this is just a one-year stopgap until they either remove a row or three (thus creating an actual space between the wall and seating) or simply move the fencing up a couple feet, again, creating an actual separation. 

Wouldn't surprise me if some major renovations are in the works for the next year or two as the ballpark lease comes to a conclusion. Maybe a restaurant replacing the rocks, or something in CF, or even a major right-field renovation with a field level facing bar/restaurant and seating remaining on top.