Kiszla: Rockies should move in fences 10 feet at Coors Field

Michael Cuddyer (Karl Gehring, Denver Post file)

Rockies owner Dick Monfort asked for it, so here goes. What's my suggestion on how to improve Coors Field?

Move in the fences. Yep, make Coors cozier.

In the Colorado clubhouse last week, Michael Cuddyer said: "I'm hitting 60 points over my career average. The last thing I'm worried about is the batting title."

Carrying a .331 average into the weekend, Cuddyer stood in excellent position to win the National League batting crown. He's a good man with a sweet swing, so here's hoping Cuddy beats out Atlanta's Chris Johnson for the honor.

But here's the problem: If Cuddyer wins the batting title, it would be the eighth time since 1993 the honor went to a Rockies player, following Andres Galarraga (1993), Larry

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That's a joke. It's too easy to win a batting crown at Coors, which underlines the criticism of baseball at altitude. The LoDo Launching Pad's reputation undermines Helton's candidacy for the Hall of Fame.

What to do about it? Bring in the fences 10 feet from center field to the right-field foul pole. Raise the height of the outfield wall to be uniform with the big, old-school scoreboard already in right field.

Why do it? The primary reason Coors Field is so hitter-friendly is not that the ball carries at altitude, but the outfield grass is such a wide, open prairie that cheap hits create big innings.

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Kiszla: Rockies should move in fences 10 feet at Coors Field