…to praise Nats Park this seems an odd one from a list by Marc Fisher of the Washington Post:

The foul territory in some places provides plenty of running room for fielders to chase pop-ups, but behind home plate, the tight space means we are likely to see some exciting plays by catchers. I ran my hand along the edge of the granite-topped bluestone wall behind the plate and came up with scratches; imagine what might happen when a catcher barrels into that wall at full speed.

ME: 1) Lots of foul territory isn’t a good thing, since watching hitters foul out isn’t very exciting and it means the fans are further from the action (Oakland comes to mind); 2) Watching catchers get injured isn’t very exciting either.