Frederic Bertley

That's exactly right.

That's exactly right.

Like, this is why I love baseball. It's such a peculiar sport, Dr. B. Almost every other sport on the planet has a standardized playing field. For some reason, in Major League Baseball, the field is not standardized. Yes, the distance from pitcher's mound to home plate is the same. Yes, the distance from, you know, home plate to first base, second base, third place. That's the same.

Like, this is why I love baseball. It's such a peculiar sport, Dr. B. Almost every other sport on the planet has a standardized playing field. For some reason, in Major League Baseball, the field is not standardized. Yes, the distance from pitcher's mound to home plate is the same. Yes, the distance from, you know, home plate to first base, second base, third place. That's the same.

Like, this is why I love baseball. It's such a peculiar sport, Dr. B. Almost every other sport on the planet has a standardized playing field. For some reason, in Major League Baseball, the field is not standardized. Yes, the distance from pitcher's mound to home plate is the same. Yes, the distance from, you know, home plate to first base, second base, third place. That's the same.

But once you start going in the outer field, some of these walls are much shallower, but really tall. Some of these walls are much shorter, but they're a little further out. So people know. that home field advantage teams have much better chances of hitting home runs. But spending a lot of time in Boston, we have the green monster. And the green monster is super tall, but that's a lot closer.

But once you start going in the outer field, some of these walls are much shallower, but really tall. Some of these walls are much shorter, but they're a little further out. So people know. that home field advantage teams have much better chances of hitting home runs. But spending a lot of time in Boston, we have the green monster. And the green monster is super tall, but that's a lot closer.

But once you start going in the outer field, some of these walls are much shallower, but really tall. Some of these walls are much shorter, but they're a little further out. So people know. that home field advantage teams have much better chances of hitting home runs. But spending a lot of time in Boston, we have the green monster. And the green monster is super tall, but that's a lot closer.

And so what happens is, you know, the Red Sox are used to smacking them either right near the top or sometimes they get it over. But then people who play in Boston who practice a lot in Fenway Park, actually can learn to slightly pivot because the green monster isn't the entire outfield. It's just one side of it.

And so what happens is, you know, the Red Sox are used to smacking them either right near the top or sometimes they get it over. But then people who play in Boston who practice a lot in Fenway Park, actually can learn to slightly pivot because the green monster isn't the entire outfield. It's just one side of it.

And so what happens is, you know, the Red Sox are used to smacking them either right near the top or sometimes they get it over. But then people who play in Boston who practice a lot in Fenway Park, actually can learn to slightly pivot because the green monster isn't the entire outfield. It's just one side of it.

So if you're used to being able to smack really well there and you can slightly shift and angle that ball to the other side, you have, by way of practice, an opportunity of being able to smack balls more in a home run fashion over that other wall because it's lower than the green monster.

So if you're used to being able to smack really well there and you can slightly shift and angle that ball to the other side, you have, by way of practice, an opportunity of being able to smack balls more in a home run fashion over that other wall because it's lower than the green monster.

So if you're used to being able to smack really well there and you can slightly shift and angle that ball to the other side, you have, by way of practice, an opportunity of being able to smack balls more in a home run fashion over that other wall because it's lower than the green monster.

It's so funny. And before, Dr. B, before we get to the batting average, which I love that question, I really want to talk about what you just said of precision hitting. Placing the ball in a precise manner, having it drop right between center and left field or right through the short time, that is an art and a science. It is. And to your point, the game is not won by home runs.

It's so funny. And before, Dr. B, before we get to the batting average, which I love that question, I really want to talk about what you just said of precision hitting. Placing the ball in a precise manner, having it drop right between center and left field or right through the short time, that is an art and a science. It is. And to your point, the game is not won by home runs.

It's so funny. And before, Dr. B, before we get to the batting average, which I love that question, I really want to talk about what you just said of precision hitting. Placing the ball in a precise manner, having it drop right between center and left field or right through the short time, that is an art and a science. It is. And to your point, the game is not won by home runs.

It's won by runs, which are a consequence of hits, however they come. And so the precision batter is infinitely a more threatening player than somebody who can just on occasion hit a home run.

It's won by runs, which are a consequence of hits, however they come. And so the precision batter is infinitely a more threatening player than somebody who can just on occasion hit a home run.

It's won by runs, which are a consequence of hits, however they come. And so the precision batter is infinitely a more threatening player than somebody who can just on occasion hit a home run.