Unfortunately for Adrian Beltre, the Anaheim Angels have been playing Torii Hunter in right field for the first time since like 1999. Combine that with the fact that the right field wall in Fenway Park comes up to most outfielders’ waists, and you’ve got a situation where it’s extremely difficult to hit a home run to that part of the ballpark. Check out the video of Torii Hunter robbing Adrian Beltre of a home run. Certainly not Torii’s best work, but I hate when announcers say an outfielder robbed a guy of a homer when the ball wouldn’t have even gone out. This, on the other hand, was a clear-cut big fly:
Video Credit: YouTube user dbidown74CA
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