Cold weather is expected to be non-existent in San Juan. In fact, high scoring games are expected during the nine-game home stand because of the dimensions at Hiram Bithorn Stadium. The outfield wall is eight feet high and the dimensions are symmetrical: 315 feet down the lines; 360 to the power alleys and 398 straightaway in center field.
Those are not the dimensions manager Frank Robinson remembered when he managed Santurce in the Puerto Rican Winter League from 1968 to 1975. The stadium was much bigger in those days. But as Robinson pointed out the last several months, the Expos have the advantage because they have the last at-bat those games.
"I expect some high-scoring games. Now is every game going to be high scoring? No, not necessarily," said Robinson, who guided Santurce to two Puerto Rican titles in 1970 and 1972. "Somebody told me, 'If you can pitch, you can pitch in a telephone booth.' ... So that's the way I'm going to look at it. I'm going to look at it that our pitchers are good enough to keep the ball in the ballpark and get people out."
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