Hard of Hitting

This is why BallWonk will miss RFK Canyon National Monument when the Forest Service closes it down in October. In a poll of 250+ big-league players, the Bobby was rated the third-toughest park to hit in in the big leagues. Tougher than the Coliseum in Oakland or Safeco in Seattle.

With all those young pitchers we're relying on to build the foundation of future championships, here's hoping the new ballpark plays a lot more like RFK Canyon than like the HO-scale Citizens Bank Park in Philly or the hobbit-sized Great American Ballpark in Cincy -- even with the 10-foot-closer wall in right center.