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Posted By: Mike

Smaller parks have something to with it also. Look how far deep center used to be at Yankee stadium, compared to now. The players aren't necessarily better players than they were in the 50's but they are much bigger. For a myriad of reasons. Better nutrition, better pre natal care at birth, better training methods, better medical care, and of course the much heralded steroid issue. Look at the films of the players in the mid 70's, and see how much thinner they used to be. Hank Aaron and Mel Ott, prove you don't need drugs to hit 'em out.