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Old Mon Nov 05, 2001, 11:23am
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Hi,
I am looking for the groundrules for the new Park of the Houston Astros. Can anybody help me?

We have a stadium here in Germany where there is a pole in the outfield as well. So we try to get a ruling for that.

Thanx

Raoul
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Old Mon Nov 05, 2001, 02:21pm
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That was easy.....go to the astros web site:
http://astros.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/hou...roundrules.jsp

Ground Rules Enron Field

Camera Wells: Ball hits camera - DEAD BALL. If hits rail and/or padding - IN PLAY.
Ledge of signs behind home plate - IN PLAY.
Ball lodges under or behind tarp - DEAD BALL.
Ball lodges on top of outfield padding - TWO BASES.
Ball goes through or lodges in out-of-town scoreboard - TWO BASES.
Ball hits fence above yellow line, or top of railing in left center field - HOME RUN.
Hits screen in left center - IN PLAY. Hits wall and bounces into bullpen - HOME RUN.
Ball hits flagpole and leaves field - HOME RUN. Ball remains on field - IN PLAY. Ball hits flag pole, bounces on ground and then over fence - TWO BASES.
Ball strikes roof in fair territory - IN PLAY striking point on ground. Ball strikes roof in foul territory - DEAD BALL.
Ball hits centerfield bullpen tall fence, carries over small fence into stands - HOME RUN.

Buster

[Edited by Buster on Nov 5th, 2001 at 01:30 PM]
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Old Mon Nov 05, 2001, 08:13pm
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Originally posted by mach3
Hi,
I am looking for the groundrules for the new Park of the Houston Astros. Can anybody help me?

We have a stadium here in Germany where there is a pole in the outfield as well. So we try to get a ruling for that.

Thanx

Raoul
Just curious. What is the pole for? Surely it serves
some purpose/function. Trying to visualize this, all I
can see is this tall pole just standing in the outfield
with a sign saying "Hit this pole and win a new car of
your choice." Just funning.

glen

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