Grumblings about Rockies
I read something about raising the fences in Coors Field. Why? Yes, the ball goes farther, but doesn’t it still require pitchers who can adjust to it, and hitters who hit the ball a long way? … The fan base is pathetic, but consider where it would be if Rockies home games were mostly low-scoring affairs? … Another thing that instills fan apathy is the unbalanced schedule. Who wants so many games against divisional teams? I am a fan, but growing up my team was the Chicago White Sox. … Is our concentration on youth really for the fans or the bottom line? An example, Juan Pierre seems fairly young, but where is he? Answer: flashing a World Series ring with the Marlins, who came into the league at the same time as the Rockies but have two World Series trophies. … We definitely have a manager and general manager who can “talk the talk,” but will I ever see them “walk the walk” in my lifetime?
Bradley J. Lowrey, Wheat Ridge
Focus on hitter’s eye
There are far less radical solutions to the Coors Field “offense” problem than Woody Paige’s recommendations to monkey with the architecture. For starters, practically every batter who leaves town after bludgeoning Rockies pitching mentions the stellar hitting background. “I always see the ball great there,” they’ll say about Coors. “I can pick it up so clearly right out of the pitcher’s hand.”
If there really is a demonstrable difference between the hitting backgrounds at various parks – and the Padres’ recent changes at Petco to counteract Jeff Francis indicates there is – then maybe the one at Coors could be tweaked to favor the pitchers.
This certainly would be more affordable and less intrusive than reconfiguring the ballpark!
Mouse Davies, Broomfield
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