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Coors Field
Coors Field might
be best known for its elevation, but it is still
equipped with some of the best facilities in the
game, making it a gem of the Colorado Rockies of the National
League West. The capacity is over 50,000 and the closest home
run distance from the plate is 347 feet straight down the left
field line. This might seem a little farther than the rest of
the stadiums in the league, but when you take into account the
elevation difference and the ball traveling farther, it all seems
to balance out. Coors Field opened in 1995 and has been the home
of the Rockies for all but the first two years of the franchise’s history, when the
team played in nearby Mile High Stadium.
Few doubt that Coors
Field is the most prolific offensive ballpark ever
designed, especially when considering that the average score
in 1999 for games at Coors was 8-7. No lead is ever safe at Coors
Field, as the Rockies have learned on numerous occasions. They’ve
lost leads of up to eight runs, and no pitcher is
likely to volunteer to throw in the confines unless absolutely
necessary. In almost 10 years, the park has only recorded one
no-hitter and only 14 shutouts.
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