Justin Morneau complains about Target Field fences
As many baseball fans would know, Major League Baseball has just entered the off-season and while many top teams are fighting over the free agents vacant in the market, considerations are being made about club and franchise operations across the American peninsula. Teams from both the American and the National League are working towards formations and tactics aimed at perfecting the company functions and ball play on the field. The task may be difficult, but the brass clubs get no other time to focus on off-field operations.
The economy may have gotten out of recession last year according to media reports, but the banking sector is not keen on lending heavy amounts at the moment. Taxes are rising and financial worries are still peaking. Ball clubs like any other organization have investment and restructuring concerns. The Chicago Cubs are proposing a $200 million renovation project for Wrigley Field and the Baltimore Orioles have shut down one of their minor league clubs in the Dominican Republican. The market is swaying in every direction, but one other club was asked to make a change recently.
The Minnesota Twins won the American League Central title, but lost the playoff series to the New York Yankees. One of the major concerns at the club was the fencing around the centre half of Target Field. One acclaimed Twins hitter, Justin Morneau, is apparently upset and the reason for that has been no change in the physical structure of the fencing boundaries. $4 to $6 million were pledged to be used by the management for the renovations at the stadium, but the player believes the problem has not been fixed yet.
In an email to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Justin said, “Right-center to left-center is ridiculous. (It's) almost impossible for a right-handed hitter to (homer to the) opposite field, and very difficult for lefties. It affects the hitters a lot, and you start to develop bad habits as a hitter when you feel like you can only pull the ball to hit it over the fence. You take those habits on the road.”
The club responded with a spokesperson, St. Peter, who came out to defend the Twins by saying, “We had a lot of discussions in the clubhouse with the manager and general manager. But right now, there is no plan to alter the dimensions."
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