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Astros to renovate center field, remove Tal's Hill

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This can't be true can it?

Astros to renovate center field, remove Tal's Hill - Yahoo News


HOUSTON (AP) — The Astros have announced plans for a proposed renovation of center field at Minute Maid Park that would remove Tal's Hill and shorten the distance in center field from 436 feet to 409 feet.

Houston's center field is currently the deepest in the majors, and the $15 million renovation would make it the sixth-deepest in the league.

Tal's Hill, a tribute to Cincinnati's Crosley Field and other old ballparks, is named after former longtime team executive Tal Smith. Removing it and bringing in the fences in center field allows the Astros tol add three new bars, four food locations and the first field-level seating area at Minute Maid Park.

The renovations will begin at the end of this season and are to be completed by the start of next season.

General manager Jeff Luhnow says: "The new center field will not only be great for fans, but will make Minute Maid Park an attractive ballpark for current and future players as well."
 

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those used to be common place...i think fenway had a hill too once.

so dumb tho.
 

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Long overdue. A hill and a flagpole IN the field of play...not smart.
 

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at least the NFL got rid of goal posts on the field of play. candians are still too dumb..

Ha hah hah! I laff at these dubm candians. What a bunch of dombs.
 

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Long overdue. A hill and a flagpole IN the field of play...not smart.

Yeah I was not a fan of the hill or the pole at all just never thought it would be removed.
 

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Yeah, an overdue move IMO.
 

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Boo Hiss

While I didn't think this was the best one, these type of things in stadiums add character to each stadium.
 
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