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Originally posted by Brick
The home team can win by more than one run in extra innings if a walk-off home run is hit.
I think those MLB rules on distance were put in to irritate Charlie Finley. I guess they're a starting point though many new stadiums have broken them. Also, I think the minimum is 325 to the foul pole.
In terms of physics, I don't think a high wall does very much to mitigate a short porch. A fly ball tends to come down nearly vertically because of horizontal air resistance.
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A high wall does a little. Mostly it just turns line-drive home runs into doubles. There are a lot more doubles, I believe, in high-walled parks. Perhaps someone can show that statement to be right or wrong. I just remember reading it somewhere.