Have you ever sat in Wrigley Field and wondered if you could hit a home run?
If so, how many swings would you need?
Would you go to left or right field?
More people have considered these questions than I would guess. I have my scenario down solid. With center field being 400ft and left-center 368 combined with the fact I haven’t hit much of anything outside a softball, I would steer clear of those pipe dreams. Left field at 355ft and right field at 353ft seem infinitely more attainable. I am (was) a pull hitter so left field is my choice…to hell with the two-foot difference over right field! This is my pipe dream, leave me to it.
I would need to hearken back to the old school approach to hitting…the one where I specifically tell the pitcher where to throw his fastball (up and slightly in) to give me any sort of shot at hitting one out. I would say give me 10 at bats to find a groove and a gale force wind blowing out and I would be able to barely clear the basket.
The Wrigley blueprint and these sorts of mindless daydreams inspired the Wrigley Blueprint T-shirt. So, tell me, could you hit one out? What would it take?
to it’s max capacity to see the Cubs clinch at home. A sight not seen since 2008.
