It’s been said that chicks dig the long ball. In fact, everybody digs the long ball.
That’s not to say that baseball fans don’t appreciate a pitcher going the distance in a game while striking out 15 batters, but watching someone hack a home run into the summer night is just something that our attention is drawn to.
Unfortunately for fans in many cities, long balls are seen far less frequently than in others.
Some of the new stadiums we see being constructed have deeper gaps and higher walls with electronic scoreboards, making it hard for many players to power a fastball into the seats.
With the 2011 season just weeks away, here’s a list of the hardest places to go yard last season.