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March 21, 2008
BY SEAN McADAM
Journal Sports Writer
TOKYO -- On first inspection, the Tokyo Dome (local nickname: The Big Egg) looks like a cross between St. Petersburg's Tropicana Field (lots of concrete, though, mercifully, no catwalks) and the Metrodome in Minneapolis (with a billowy off-white roof backdrop).
The new ballpark mania that has hit the U.S. in the last 15 years or so has not been replicated here. Many of the ballparks are domes and antiseptic in nature without a lot of character.
The foul territory here is immense, which should make the Oakland A's feel right at home. Their Network Associates Coliseum has more foul ground than any American ballpark.
Another unique feature: there is netting down the first- and third-base lines, ostensibly to protect fans from foul balls, not unlike what the NHL installed a few years ago behind the goals.
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