Starting our journey around the outfield wall at Lansing's Oldsmobile Park. The wall down the left field line is 23 feet high. You have to clear the entire wall, up until the point where the metal railing breaks in. If you hit it over the railing, it's a home run. If you hit the wall to the left of the railing, and it richochets onto the lawn section, it's a ground rule double. Confused? Me too.
Clear the metal railing for a home run on the left side of this picture. If it goes through the railing, it's a ground rule double. You have to hit it over top the entire Miller Lite wall for it to be a homer. Clear the green wall everywhere else to the right of the Miller Lite wall, and it's a home run. Still confused? Me too.
Underneath the scoreboard, you just have to clear the main green wall. Ignore the green section between the top of the wall and the bottom of the scoreboard...that apparently means nothing. It's 412 feet just to the right of the scoreboard and then angles in on the right side of this picture to 360. Clear the railing = home run. Why not paint a yellow line so we can figure this out? Confused? Yep, so am I.
Another freakishly huge wall down the right field line. Clear it all for a home run. Again, a yellow line would be nice down the left side of the huge wall, so that there is a distinct home run line. But that would be too easy. Confused? C'mon, this is starting to make sense.
My view from the press box. It's lovely up here.
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