# That’s not piss you smelling, that’s Ernie Banks’ piss. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 31, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-s-not-piss-you-smelling-that-s-ernie-banks-piss/192225 "2003-07-31T21:24:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Homer\_J.Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a698b9/32.png) [@Homer\_J.Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer_J.Simpson)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-s-not-piss-you-smelling-that-s-ernie-banks-piss/192225/1 "2003-07-31T21:24:19Z")
Or Wrigley Field Sucks. This is the worst stadium in all of baseball. What percentage of the seats are obstructed view? 20%? The place smells like piss and flat beer. And then there are the fans. I know your team hasn’t won a World Series in ninety-some years, but can you at least watch the game. Here’s a tip Cubs, get a decent team and a new stadium and try to win. Sure the Cubs are in 2nd place now, but we know they will blow that. But this isn’t about the Cubs; it is about the hellhole they play in. Yeah, because it is old it must be great. ---
**Author:** ![Homer\_J.Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a698b9/32.png) [@Homer\_J.Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer_J.Simpson)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-s-not-piss-you-smelling-that-s-ernie-banks-piss/192225/2 "2003-07-31T21:31:33Z")
Please move to IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![barbitu8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-s-not-piss-you-smelling-that-s-ernie-banks-piss/192225/3 "2003-08-01T00:41:07Z")
BTW, the Cubs are in 3d place, not 2d. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-s-not-piss-you-smelling-that-s-ernie-banks-piss/192225/4 "2003-08-01T00:49:23Z")
Perhaps the new(er) rule concerning the distance of the outfield walls from home plate comes into play? ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-s-not-piss-you-smelling-that-s-ernie-banks-piss/192225/5 "2003-08-01T01:02:35Z")
From [here](http://www.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/baseball_basics/mlb_basics_objectives.jsp) > [@](#): > > (a) Any Playing Field constructed by a professional club after June 1, 1958, shall provide a minimum distance of 325 feet from home base to the nearest fence, stand or other obstruction on the right and left field foul lines, and a minimum distance of 400 feet to the center field fence. (b) No existing playing field shall be remodeled after June 1, 1958, in such manner as to reduce the distance from home base to the foul poles and to the center field fence below the minimum specified in paragraph (a) above. However, I also found this, from http://baseballguru.com/joemock/bbread4.html]here: > [@](#): > > Now when new ballparks are built, they are supposed to follow Major League Baseball Rule 1.04, Note (a), which states that any field built or remodeled after 1958 is supposed to have a minimum of 325 feet to the foul poles and 400 feet to center. When you see a new park open with shorter distances than that (like in SF, Houston and next year in Cincinnati) it’s because the team petitioned MLB to waive the rule (usually in exchange for the fence being higher than usual). ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-s-not-piss-you-smelling-that-s-ernie-banks-piss/192225/6 "2003-08-01T01:05:27Z")
Heh—I just found out that all this doesn’t apply, as center field at Wrigley is 400 feet and the foul lines are in excess of 325 feet. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-s-not-piss-you-smelling-that-s-ernie-banks-piss/192225/7 "2003-08-01T15:11:58Z")
Aww, don’t mind **Homer J. Simpson.** He’s got his keyboard corked, and he’s showing off. Daft punter. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-s-not-piss-you-smelling-that-s-ernie-banks-piss/192225/8 "2003-08-01T16:25:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Homer J. Simpson \* > \*\*Please move to IMHO. \*\* This reads more like rant than a poll or survey. If you just want to let the world know that you think Wrigley sucks, you may repost in the BBQ Pit. If you want to know what other people think, you can remove the bile and repost in IMHO. bibliophage moderator GQ