Go out to center field, they say.
Critics suggest that, if ever afforded the chance, walk out there, 420 feet from home plate. Stand with your back against the padded wall and see for yourself how big this ballpark is.
On Sunday afternoon, the spacious dimensions of Comerica Park – where the usual home run has gone to die – came under attack once again, courtesy of right fielder Nicholas Castellanos, who offered a not-so-subtle parting shot at his career-long home ballpark.
“This park is a joke,” Castellanos said. “It’s to the point where, how are we going to be compared to the rest of the people in the league in terms of power numbers, OPS (on-base-plus-slugging percentage), slugging and all of that stuff when we got a yard out here that’s 420 feet straight across center field?