The walls are closing in on the Kansas City Royals. Usually, that’s a bad thing. But in this case, it’s not (at least, not if you’re a hitter). The Royals will be moving their fences in, as well as shortening them, in the hopes of making venerable Kauffman Stadium a more hitter-friendly park. Though not too friendly; per Jeff Passan of ESPN, “a palatable middle ground” is what they’re after. They don’t want Kauffman to be a bandbox.
But what’s wrong with a bandbox? Our beloved Citizens Bank Park is one, at least to some degree. It’s an above-average park for homers hit just about every year, and in recent years it’s been home to more triples than the average park too. That’s not a bad thing when you’ve got sluggers like Kyle Schwarber on hand. But then again, the visiting clubs also get the benefit of those hitter-friendly dimensions too.
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Imagine for a moment that you’re standing in front of a door. You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond this door is another dimension, a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of baseball. Walk through the door, and you’re now in charge of the Phillies. With the stroke of a pen, you can order the dimensions of CBP changed to anything you’d like, as long as you stay within the boundaries of what MLB’s rules allow. Today’s question is: Would you change CBP’s dimensions? And if so, how?