Why soccer matches shouldn't be played on baseball fields

perrandude

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#193339093Monday, July 11, 2016 2:27 AM GMT

http://espn.go.com/espnw/sports/article/16934594/nwsl-western-new-york-flash-seattle-reign-played-58-yard-wide-field

jimbobucky

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#193339224Monday, July 11, 2016 2:29 AM GMT

Baseball fields are fine if properly prepared and meet the minimum dimensions

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#193339236Monday, July 11, 2016 2:29 AM GMT

yep just like NYCFC playing on a field like a basketball court smh

123yonnd

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#193339343Monday, July 11, 2016 2:30 AM GMT

I agree. Baseball parks just don't look good. Yankee Stadium is so bad as a soccer venue.

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#193339414Monday, July 11, 2016 2:31 AM GMT

You can play on a baseball field and do it correctly, it's just that you can't get the dimensions correct without robbing your fans of any sort of decent view of the game

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#193339570Monday, July 11, 2016 2:33 AM GMT

The Kansas City Wizards played at a baseball park for years and the dimensions were fine Fenway Park hosts European friendlies every summer and the dimensions are always perfect

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#193348297Monday, July 11, 2016 4:38 AM GMT

Bump

perrandude

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#193348506Monday, July 11, 2016 4:41 AM GMT

I mean, yeah, Rune, but the outfield has to be massive on a certain angle Fenway's dimensions are more generous for a soccer pitch than Yankee Stadium's even though Yankee Stadium's outfield is just baseball-sized massive

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#193348792Monday, July 11, 2016 4:45 AM GMT

yankee stadium has the smallest outfield in the MLB Iᴛ ᴀɪɴᴛ ᴇᴀsʏ, ʙᴇɪɴɢ Cʜᴇᴇsᴇʏ.

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#193348956Monday, July 11, 2016 4:47 AM GMT

I mean Yankee Stadium is a trashy place to begin with

perrandude

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#193348993Monday, July 11, 2016 4:47 AM GMT

/XwJEfv You sure cheesey?

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#193349114Monday, July 11, 2016 4:49 AM GMT

Obviously it'd be ideal to have all soccer teams play in a SSS, but as long as NYCFC is pulling in well over 20,000+ a game like they are, nobody cares. It's almost more beneficial to use Yankee stadium in the short-term because it'll most likely have better transportation + reputation than whatever soccer stadium is built in the future.

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#193349183Monday, July 11, 2016 4:49 AM GMT

Yankee Stadium only has short porches. The power alleys are quite deep, and dead center is 408. Hardly the smallest.

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#193349490Monday, July 11, 2016 4:54 AM GMT

according to this: http://www.fangraphs.com/community/complete-outfield-dimensions/ boston has the smallest but yankee stadium is 2nd fenway has horrible dimensions though Iᴛ ᴀɪɴᴛ ᴇᴀsʏ, ʙᴇɪɴɢ Cʜᴇᴇsᴇʏ.

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#193349540Monday, July 11, 2016 4:54 AM GMT

>Hardly the smallest. you're right... just the 2nd smallest lol Iᴛ ᴀɪɴᴛ ᴇᴀsʏ, ʙᴇɪɴɢ Cʜᴇᴇsᴇʏ.

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#193349726Monday, July 11, 2016 4:57 AM GMT

http://www.fangraphs.com/community/complete-outfield-dimensions/ this is my source. Royals with the most fair territory is interesting.

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#193349767Monday, July 11, 2016 4:58 AM GMT

Eyyyy we have the same source. Didn't read your post.