Why do all MLB ballparks have different dimensions? | Quick Question (MLB Originals)
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- From Dodger Stadium to Fenway Park, every MLB ballpark is a little bit different. On our first episode of Quick Question, we dive into why ballpark dimensions are different across the league, dating back to the days of the Brooklyn Dodgers’ Ebbets Field and the New York Giants’ Polo Grounds. We also look into the renaissance of quirky ballpark dimensions, started by the Orioles’ Camden Yards.
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Who thinks the MLB should do more of these?
Oh we will be
Absolutely!!
Your next video should be "Why is our Social Media biased towards current teams"
@@MLB you should do why division's are split up like they are
aja bro
Would love to see a series about how each park got its shape. Kinda like the History docuseries on the states
I love that idea, but are you including ballparks built after Camden Yards, where effort was made to appear old timey (designed quirks) vs built to configure to sometimes awkward urban spaces (e.g. Fenway) as was the case for early 20thC parks?
In the meantime, I would recommend a book for you, "Ballpark: Baseball in the American City" by Paul Goldberger, which tells a lot of the stories you're looking for with a fascinating blend of architectural scholarship and baseball fandom.
@@TPTGopher Goldberger the architectural critic? If so, great suggestion, I'd no idea he wrote a book on baseball stadium architecture. Looking it up now. Thank you.
*Quirks and Features
h d Yes, only published last year, so it's fully up-to-date...first and foremost an architecture book (SkyDome/Rogers Centre's one real positive is that the CN Tower looks better jutting out above it) but undeniably written by a true baseball fan (Comerica Park would be a gift to baseball had it replaced a decaying concrete cookie-cutter like the Vet, but the fact that Tiger Stadium was lost to it takes something away).
Imagine if an nba court had a humongous backboard like the green monster
Imagine it being Shaqqed.
What topic would YOU like to see featured on Quick Question??
MLB the NATS amazing clutch season like a breakdown
No hitter games
History of the Designated hitter's Integration to the game.
Why did it take until April 15th, 1947 for a black man to get the chance to play in the MLB.
Since we're on the topic of stadiums, the history of Domed stadiums (e.g. the Astrodome) and how that evolved into modern retractable roof stadiums (e.g. Miller Park).
This is some good content to fill in the baseball hole
It is, but it still makes me sad that we have no baseball.
I’d like this comment but 777 likes seems kind of perfect
How tf did you get a heart
Mlb should do what nfl did and talk about how every team got their name
That'd be cool
JumboPop TV there is already a video I saw about that once if you are interested. It's pretty in depth!
Some teams make sense, like the Astros being named after the space program in Houston, the Rangers being named after Texas Rangers, the Rays being named after a famous marine animal in the area. But it would be interesting to see what a lot of the other choices for team names could have been.
In the old days, a lot of them were unofficial newspaper creations based on simple things like uniform colors, leagues, or nicknames related to the club...
Red Sox: newspaper contraction of "Red Stockings"
White Sox: see above
Athletics: from the 19th Century Athletic Club of Philadelphia teams; "A's" becoming the colloquial standard combined Charlie Finley's rejection of the team's Philadelphia history with a tribute to the PCL Oakland Oaks
Tigers: nickname of the renowned Detroit Light Guards militia unit
Braves: nickname of the corrupt politician who owned them
Giants: New York World called them that
Phillies: newspaper contraction of Philadelphia
Pirates: accused of "pirating" players from one of the failed 19th Century second leagues, took the name middle fingers aloft
Reds: further contraction of "Red Stockings"
Cardinals: the red on their stockings was slightly darker
Cubs: newspaper referred to the young team as the manager and his cubs, nickname stuck
Yankees: fancy (and newspaper-friendly) way to say "American"
Indians: newspaper nickname once they signed a Native American player
Dodgers: "trolley dodger" was a popular Manhattan pejorative for Brooklyn
Orioles: "Baltimore oriole" is a specific genus of bird
Twins: play in the Twin Cities
Angels: "The The Angels Angels"
Mets: short for the NY-appropriate "Metropolitans"
Astros: MLB and NASA came to Houston at about the same time
Padres: San Diego was founded as a Spanish mission
Royals: Kansas City hosts the American Royal livestock show
Brewers: manufacturers of What Made Milwaukee Famous
Rangers: Chuck Norris
Mariners: recognition of Seattle as a maritime city
Blue Jays: Labatt owned them, hoped people would call them the "Blues"
Marlins: abundant off the coast, historic MiL name
Rockies: are visible beyond the outfield wall
Nationals: play in the Nation's Capital
Rays: ditched the shitstoric "Devil Rays" without too drastic a change
Diamondbacks: abundant in the Arizona desert
It doesn’t matter how young or old you are, it’s still fun to learn some baseball history!
Redsox Films Amen to that brotha!
In these difficult times it’s nice to have the great MLB posting interesting videos that help us have fun and think positive even though, there is no baseball, Cheers to the MLB!!!
Tbh, I think the scores would be 31-25 in some games if today's super athletes played in some of those deadball era parks against THOSE pitchers from back then. A routine fly ball from Neil Walker would be 100 feet out of the stadium at the Baker Bowl and in those spacious stadiums with 400 ft outfields, you'd have Dee Gordon and Whit Merrifield hitting inside the park home runs. Billy Hamilton would probably break Barry Bond's record. There's a little bit of hyperbole, but you get what I mean.
Best baseball quote comes from me in 2020
I’m 20 and I totally agree
One of my favorite stories regarding outfield fences comes from the legendary Bill Veek. At the time Veek was the owner of the St. Louis Browns, with the exception of possibly the old Washington Senators, perhaps the worst team of all time. Veek said he was taking the home run fences down. His reasoning was that if his team couldn’t hit the ball over the fence, the other teams shouldn’t be allowed to do it either.
Another good Veek story involves a man who called the Stadium and wanted to buy 20 tickets for that day’s game. He wanted to know what time the game started. Veek’s reply.....”when can you get here?”
George Southwick Thanks for sharing those gem stories!
Well, this is after all the same guy who signed a midget and first integrated the American League.
Compucles Veek was the classic example of genius not being appreciated in its own time. For all the criticism he received from the Baseball establishment, Veek was ahead of the curve in that he was the first owner to realize that Baseball, was, after all, entertainment, and if, in the case of the Browns, his team wasn’t very good, it was important to do things that made fans want to come to the ballpark.
While Bill Veek did a few things that would be called “publicity stunts” such as signing Eddie Gaedel ( the midget) he was also the first to introduce things that are taken for granted today,such as players names on the back of the jerseys, the scoreboard that shot off fireworks when a player hit a home run, having a designated picnic area at the park, and having “theme nights”. All of these were designed to provide entertainment which
would bring out the casual fan.
He also lead the way in integrating the American League by signing Larry Doby and Sachel Paige. It can be argued that the innovations introduced by Veek would have happened anyway, there is no question they happened sooner because of him. I had the pleasure of meeting Bill Veek, and I can tell you he was one of the nicest, most down to earth people you would ever meet. After talking with him for just a few minutes, you realized, that he was a fan, just like you..
It's Veeck.
Lee Running Right...sorry about that. Along with math, spelling was not one of my better subjects.
I’m an Orioles fan and I can confirm that Camden Yards is perfect
Kyle Fronheiser I just we had more postseason games there
Benjamin Oberdorfer thats the only thing wrong with it
Not an O's fan, but it is a great stadium
As a Yankees fan, I confirm that I *love* Camden Yards! :-) But it's not just because my team does well there - the place is gorgeous and you guys are lucky to be able to call it home.
Cubs fan here, can confirm that besides Wrigley, Camden is the best in the world.
I thank Baltimore for bringing back the unique stadium designs. Now you need a good team
Bill Schipper trust me, i know
They have had good teams. They need an owner that is willing to spend the money to keep players.
Us Orioles fans know the struggle
And a safe city that does not give "Those Who Wished to Destroy Space to Do That."
Painful, but true
Appreciation.
A "series" on each stadium/teams history of stadium's would be splendid.
Official historian MLB ... just found my dream job!
Something that I love about baseball is that every stadium is different. Different ground rules, different look, different advantages and disadvantages. It really makes you think about which pitcher to use to which batter depending on what stadium you're in.
These are really interesting. Can’t wait to go to a game! Hopefully it won’t be that long until I can.
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We'll get to see Baseball again soon.
Onyx1916 I’m just playing MLB The Show while I can’t see go to games.
Twenty Øne Bricks I make baseball videos on my channel and it would mean a lot if you could support me.
As an O’s fan it feels good to know we at least did 1 thing right.
Yeah theyre pretty terrible
Would absolutely LOVE to see more of these. I've always been someone who loves videos like this. Good job!
This is so cool! Have a feeling this is going to be a very informative series!
Yes it is!
@@MLB Looking forward to it!
The first officially recorded baseball game on this continent was played in Beachville, Ontario, Canada, on June 4, 1838
They should have more teams to play in Canada. Why isn't that happening. (also the NFL)
@@star-jammer8014 not enough fan support. The Expos left Montreal because people didn't go to the games.
Well it is a Very boring Game. Almost as boring as an obvious Drawn out Test Cricket Match. 😩 ⚾🏏
Green monster 🤣
5:13 "because they were designed to be suited for 2 sports they were suited for neither" HAHAHA that sent me out!
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I read this as he said that
It's really not that funny
I always heard the green monster was built to keep those who didn’t pay to see games out
I believe that was Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Shibe was partners with Connie Mack.
That was Shibe Park that had the famous spite fence
Slug I heard that too
Nah cuz its literally a closed off lot and a highway behind it
Why wouldn't a regular sized wall do that?
You’re missing one very important point:
While foul territory and the outfield dimensions vary, the infield is definitely regulated & consistent.
The point of the video was about the ballpark not the infield.
The stadium variety is one of my favorite things about baseball. Shame we've lost so many unique quirks in parks.
This is literally one of the best parts about baseball
and rain yes
This is why I love baseball. Each park has their own unique charm to them
Please never change this, it makes each park unique
This is what makes baseball great. Gives every place a unique identity
as opposed to football, american football, cricket which also can be different sizes
What do you mean American football? Every American football field measures 160 by 360 (including the end zones) feet.
Really? The stadiums having different outfield dimensions is what makes baseball great?
Lived in Baltimore 86-2006. Loved Camden yards when it was done. Still one of my favorite ball parks. Went there this past June with my wife and 9 year old son. My son had started playing about 8 months before. Now he is a baseball nut on an Elite 10u team. Still plays in the local league too.( well when it starts again)
The narrator said "quirky" so many times I thought she was a Tyler the creator fan
Or Doug DeMuro
Deep Goat Doug should start doing Ball Park reviews!
Reminds me of a World Series game in which Tim McCarver described Fenway Park as having "many different quirkinesses". No wonder nobody likes him.
Great video. Was sad when it was over, was just getting going. ;)
I'd love for y'all to do a 10-15 min video (if not longer - there's no time limit on CZcams!) on each park itself. Now that would be a series.
Great idea!
Oh there's a time limit. It's do we get paid once for one video or 20 times for 20 videos. :)
The different shapes/sizes is one of my favorite things about baseball, especially live. It adds a noticeable layer to the experience. Baseball at Qualcom vs Petco Park is like night and day.
This should be a regular show, kinda like “this week in baseball”.
It's gonna be uploaded every Monday
Cubs fan living in Boston. A team having a great park makes going to a game such an enjoyable experience. Happy to see owners and teams have embraced the experience of going to a game as an important part of the overall baseball experience.
Interesting content. Also what about the weather playing a big factor in games for both football and baseball. Maybe they should focus on weather climate in their cities and their teams such as warm weather climate teams playing in the cold climate cities or vice versa.
like my mile high rockies, hot and dry d backs or the marine nighttime air west coast
Weather/climate indeed. For instance, I grew up in Southern California a Dodger fan. Day games (which were usually only Sunday) would produce a lot more home runs than the night games did. This was due to the marine layer of air rolling into Chavez Ravine as darkness fell. Balls that would have been hit over the fence in the sunshine would just lose velocity as if they were nerf balls, turning potential home runs into routine deep fly balls. And Dodger Stadium doesn't have deep fences, either.
Contrast that with Mile High Stadium in Denver. The Colorado Rockies' pitchers really hate playing in their own park due to the thinner air allowing the ball to really carry once the hitter makes contact.
@@petuniasevan The thinner air also affects how their pitches break, usually detrimentally.
I once had the pleasure of meeting Janet Marie Smith at an Orioles function. I tried to avoid gushing, I admired her work so much. She also designed the seats behind the Green Monster, among other achievements.
Love the fact that Camden Yards brought about the blooming of the neo classic parks. Now practically all the mlb cities, save a few, have a unique individualized ballpark that the local fans closely identify with. Most of these newer ball parks each have their own character and make watching the game more interesting, and more of an experience.
I'll be honest, I don't think it ever truly clicked just how far the Wertz fly ball was until this video. Great job with the graphics The guy went 4-for-5 with seven total bases that day yet his hardest-hit ball (maybe of his life) was his lone out for the game.
And I still love the fact that Larry Doby was tagging up. Not halfway, not running home on the anticipation of an apparent XBH. Doby probably figured, "If it falls, I can still make it home running bassackwards. But Willie is the one guy who could potentially catch this."
Wow, this was actually pretty good. They should definitely do more of these
I wish the were more of these
We're making more!
It's fun. I was having this conversation with my fiance like last week. Thanks MLB for clearly listening in on our conversation lol. Oddly helpful and insightful.
Great watch. I love the unique diamond styles, over having the exact same shape, like every other sport. They get so creative, and gives incentive to try and visit them all
I love playing at the polo grounds in the show
This was really interesting! A question I’ve been pondering for a while, finally answered. Thanks, MLB!
Please make more videos like this! This was cool, historical, and informational! Love it! I want more!
Thank you MLB for this informative video, I've always wondered why do ballparks have different dimensions. I would love more of this kind of videos since I'm from Europe and been only watching baseball for the past 10 years but still have many questions about the game and the wonderful history behind it.
MLB should do more videos of these, great job on this video!!
I was hoping you would have covered retractable roofs no pun intended
Yep, Miller Park got ZERO love in this otherwise outstanding video.
This was a really fantastic video, I'd love to see more stuff like this. I'm not always able to articulate why I love baseball so much more than other sports, but this is definitely a part of it. Yankee Stadium itself is as much a member of the team as any of the players are.
Several of the old NHL arenas, including Boston Garden, had a smaller than regulation ice surface. They usually took it out of the neutral zone.
This was a cool video idea. Good fill in because I'm bored out of my mind right now. Thanks MLB for making something interesting
That’s smart! This is what makes the game of baseball more interesting!
I was totally spoiled with Camden Yards. Absolutely beautiful.
Loved this! Definitely inspired to take the trip down to Camden as soon as things get back to normal.
I thought Braves field was built to replace the South End Grounds, and Fenway was built to replace the Huntington Ave Grounds
Timothy Sotir for Boston the jumped forward like 20 years after the fire
Yeah, the fire at the South End Grounds was in 1894, and the Braves rebuilt the South End Grounds, and played there for another 20 seasons before moving to Braves Field.
The Red Sox never played at the South End Grounds.
Not sure how MLB missed this.
This is awesome, keep them coming😆😆
Thank you so much for this beautifuly made video!! My wife and I absolutely enjoyed it! As baseball fans who get the majority of our entertainment from CZcams I hope that this series and more like it continue to develop! We would absolutely love to see a well made series made colorfully as this one was for the stories of all 30 clubs. It would also be beautiful to see the story of all 30 ballparks. I'd love to know how they were built the good and the bad about their construction, how were their dimensions decided, and of course the food!! As a Padres fan, Petco Park offers an outstanding look at San Diego. It offers a view into the city's food and beer culture. I'd love to see how the ballparks reflect their cities and their fans.
Great video, this is exactly what digital content should be for major league social media channels. Fantastic job.
MLB should do more vids like this and explain how it all started
Yeah bro
MLB keeps on making good content
I loved watching this. I really enjoyed it -- especially learning about the stadium in Baltimore. Thank you for the video.
Great stuff! Really enjoyed this - fun and informative. Loved the graphics, too.
At 7:05, it looks like the pic of Camden Yards is reversed. The brick warehouse is beyond left field and not right as it really is.
imagine if they had built it this way, it just looks so wrong.
They forgot Denver's Mile High Stadium. The largest crowd in MLB history.
For a whole season...Cleveland Stadium and the LA Coliseum had bigger single-game crowds; also, Mile High was a football stadium temporarily being used until a purpose-built ballpark was ready.
That video was awesome MLB!! I love what y’all are doing with quarantine. Keep bringing us baseball!!!❤️
Thank you MLB for keeping us entertained during this time
Shoulda talked about Dodger stadium and Kauffman, both beautiful parks still :/
Kansas City is far more significant than people realize, as the first conscious separation of baseball and football, 20 years ahead of the curve.
@@TPTGopher well couldn’t you say the same with dodger stadium and angel stadium?
I’m from Norway, so I don’t know that much about baseball, but this was really interesting. Hoping I’ll go to a game soon
If you ever get to go, go to a playoff game. As a baseball fan myself, a person watching baseball for the first time might find it boring if they watch a regular season game, since baseball is a relatively slow game, unless you already are a fan of cricket, then you wont find it boring
Loved the format! Cheers
I like that Comerica Park is not only the only stadium with a keyhole now, but standing at home plate, you're looking more south than any other ballpark. I know I've seen a graph proving this but I can't seem to find it at the moment.
Is that where the term comes from?
- Yo, how long you think that is?
Sheesh, I wouldn't know exactly
- Don't worry about it, just ballpark it
My favorite things about baseball
Different dimensions
No time limit
No ties (only in spring training)
I love this video. I did a school project this year on the decreasing popularity of young mlb fans, and these type of videos are a great way to get kids interested!
So interesting & informative. Loved watching this!!! 🙏🏽 Thank you!
They built the monster so people in the restaurants across the street couldn’t watch the game without paying
No different than what Cubs owners have done to owners of homes across the streets.
The history of "spite fences."
They never should've torn down some of the old parks. Polo grounds, Ebbets, Comiskey,old Yankee Stadium etc.were national landmarks. I'm a Yanks fan but God bless the Red Sox and Cubs for keeping those old parks.
even though the polo grounds had dimensions as far as 540 feet?
@@yell0wberry they could've refurbished and found a use for it like an outdoor concert hall or football...soccer. There has been so much early baseball history that has been demolished. I give the Ebbets Field cornerstone a hug everytime I go to Cooperstown.
I just went to Fenway last year for my baseball trip, I’m visiting every ballpark, so this is so cool to see
6:29/ Thanks for that pre - Camden Yards footage of Orioles teammates mimicking a day at the park, while the park was being built! Even this Yankees fan appreciates the old time ballpark designs! 🇵🇷🇺🇸😊
Baseball is the only sport which is not timed. Baseball is the only sport which doesn't require two teams or opponents fighting to move a ball or object towards either end of a rectangular field to score a goal. Baseball is wildly more creative than that. Thus, a diversity of outfield dimensions.
The one exception is tennis, while still on a perfectly rectangular field is not timed but still involves scoring upon each side of its field dimensions. It's based upon two people, or two teams of two people, fighting to get the ball to land in fair territory to force points from their opponent. The diversity from tennis comes from professional tournament play: playing fields of Majors based upon astroturf, clay, and grass.
umm... cricket?
@@nothinnonthing6951
Baseball is literally derived from cricket
Somebody on MLBs production team was on the r/baseball subreddit this past week huh?
I love this so much. Please do more of it!
Shockingly good. Great old footage and awesome interviews.
As a Brit that was really interesting history. Excellent video
As a Scottish baseball fan I agree
To make them different
M-CLoaded Bases lfgm
Lfmao😂
Brian Moran LGM
I got to intern at HOK Sport in 07 when they were working on Target Field and Yankees Stadium. It was cool to see the models and designs of the recently completed stadiums like Citi field and Oracle Park.
This was some really interesting info and it was all well done! Thanks for making it!
I'm still waiting for the part where they discuss "Why do all MLB ballparks have different dimensions?"....
Right! They never answered the question!
Architecture
@@DJVexillum The answer boils down to "Because they can..."
Funny quirk about Minute Maid park, it has a little enclosure in the outfield perfect for a camera. No other park has that! Haha they love to bend the rules.
The best content I've watched this year from MLB channel.
Orioles Park at Camden Yards really is a marvel in design and architecture, among various things. I remember the first baseball game I ever went to was when our little league team and many others got to walk around the warning track before the game began.
Got to the part where it said Fenway Park “rose out of the ashes” of the fire at South End Grounds and shut it off.
Are you kidding me? The fire happened in 1884 and was at the home of the Beaneaters (Boston Braves). Fenway opened in 1914.
Can’t believe this was stamped by MLB.
Mark Anderson Actually Fenway was opened in 1912.
@@youtubeuser1758 that doesn't negate his point at all
You’re right, that was a typo. . This was so far out here that it was blatantly made up. It’s as if they had no idea there were two teams in Boston. South End Grounds was rebuilt of wood and wasn’t replaced until 1915 (Braves Field). Fenway replaced Huntington Avenue Grounds and had nothing to do with a fire.
I want Baseball! 😭
Green monster 🤣
It is similar to cricket. In cricket also, there is no fixed outer boundary dimensions but it has a fixed pitch dimension and inner circle dimension.
That was everything I needed, thank you!
Do the one when the Dodgers played at the Coliseum
They still shouldn't of gotten ride of shea stadium
I agree...I also like Riverfront stadium in Cincy and Three Rivers in Pittsburgh. Great memories. Tiger Stadium was also like an historic monument, yet pretty beat up.
I loved Shea grew up in that place going to games. I do recall how that place would literally shake when fans erupted in cheers (fun times)
@@pep590 Pittsburgh still has riverfront pnc park, it's actually a nice park
@@thekid5616 You're right, it is pretty nice.
It's functional, unique now, and of an era forgotten, its like the fenway or wrigley of the 60s era. It would be like getting rid of old Yankee stadium (which they did). They could have just renovated it but at least Oakland Coliseum still stands.
Wow this was soo informative, and entertaining!! Great video!
What a production. Beautiful video
And then there is Rogers Center, a dump.
S-MSniper, what about tropicana field?
At least its not the Oakland Coliseum.
Try Oakland bud
Oakland is good compared to Tampa
Rogers and Tropicana are the worst ever made! O. Co isn't as bad in my opinion but its a relic.
Cool, now suspend the Astros
Fantastic video! I was always wondering this!
Camden Yards has held up for a long time. They did a great job with that stadium. Hope to watch a game their in the near future. That brick building in right field never gets old.