Thome expected back in three weeks

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http://tsn.ca/mlb/news_story.asp?id=75539

Will the notoriously slow starter take even longer to get kick started?

[CD]

He may be injured now. He may have a slow start. But, as a former Cardinals first baseman once said, when the season is over, his "numbers will be there."

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Originally posted by devaskar@Mar 8 2004, 12:00 PM
He may be injured now. He may have a slow start. But, as a former Cardinals first baseman once said, when the season is over, his "numbers will be there."

[CSD]

People said he would start slow last season coming over to the National League and he got off to a great start. I don't think three weeks in the spring are that big of a deal.

[ElviswasaBluesFan]

What's the stories on the new ballparks in Philly and San Diego? Are they rumored to be hitter's parks like Enron/Minute Maid or pitcher's parks like Comerica or Turner Field?

[CSD]

Originally posted by ElviswasaBluesFan@Mar 8 2004, 12:03 PM
What's the stories on the new ballparks in Philly and San Diego? Are they rumored to be hitter's parks like Enron/Minute Maid or pitcher's parks like Comerica or Turner Field?

Here are the figures for Citizens Bank Park:

DIMENSIONS Distances Heights
Right field 330' 13'3"
Right field power alley 369' 13'3"
Center field, straight away 401' 6'
"The Angle"
(left of CF to LCF) 409'-381'-385' 19'-12'8"
Left field 329' 8'
Left field power alley 369' 8'
Home plate to backstop 49'5"
1st and 3rd bases to stands 51'