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Suggestion
Change how triples and inside the park homers are modeled to incorporate field dimensions, and tweak triples so that speed and gap power adequately reflect real life.
Reason
Triples and ITPHRs are highly dependent on dimensions. Currently ITPHRs are modeled according to modern major league baseball - they're exceptionally rare, and usually involve someone falling down or getting injured. In earlier eras, and in parks with dimensions greater than are common today, ITPHRs were a significant percentage of total homers, sometimes a majority.
Triples are also greatly effected by fence distance. While the triple park factor works fairly well, it seems that fast line drive hitters in huge parks still rarely approach 20 triples a season.
If you design a park in OOTP that is 525 feet all around with a 1.000 HR factor you'll get a lot of 550 ft homers, and about two ITPHRs a season. This is obviously 180 degrees out from what would actually happen - many ITPHRs, and maybe one or two 530 ft homers a year.
Priority
High. ITPHRs are not even close to being historically correct as the game is currently designed, and the effect of very large parks in modern conditions is also essentially broken.
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