The Maine Monster is the nickname of the left-field wall at

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, which is the home of the

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, a double-A affiliate of the

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. It is similar to the

Green Monster The Green Monster is a popular nickname for the left field wall at Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. The wall is from home plate and is a popular target for right-handed hitters. Overview The wall was part ...

at the Red Sox' home,

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Dimensions

The Maine Monster is 315 feet from home plate along the foul lines. It is 160 feet long and made of wood. Like the Green Monster, it is 37 feet high and green. There is a 12-foot screen above the wall to catch home run balls. Seats cannot be added to the Maine Monster because there is a railroad track running immediately behind it. {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" , - ! ! Green Monster ! Maine Monster , - , Distance from Home Plate , 310 feet , 315 feet , - , Height , colspan=2, 37 feet , - , Length , 240 feet , 160 feet , - , Height of Screen , 23 feet* , 12 feet , - , Color , colspan=2, Green , - , Material , Sheet Metal , Wood * Height of Green Monster screen is from before the screen was taken down when the Green Monster seats were added

History

On September 18, 2002 the

announced a new affiliation with the

after nine years of affiliation with the

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. To help train future Red Sox left fielders for the Green Monster and to add character to the ballpark, a likeness of the Green Monster was built. Construction started on October 28, 2002. The name, Maine Monster, was chosen from a contest of fans.

Most of the advertisements on the Maine Monster are similar to those on the Green Monster. Next to the scoreboard on both walls, there is a

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sign. Above the Maine Monster there are miniature versions of Fenway's Coke bottles and Citgo. In place of the Green Monster's

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logo, there is a sign for

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's "Strike Out Cancer in Kids" program. Unique to Portland's stadium are the Hannaford and Sullivan Tire signs above the Maine Monster.

The scoreboard

Unlike the scoreboard on the Green Monster, which is manually operated from inside the wall, the scoreboard on the Maine Monster is electronic. Along both sides of the scoreboard are the initials of Sea Dogs' owner Dan Burke and his wife in Morse code. This is just like the Green Monster scoreboard which does the same thing with former Red Sox owner

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and his wife.

References

*Seadogs.com History Pag

*Seadogs.com Hadlock Field Pag

Baseball in Portland, Maine

Dimensions

History

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The scoreboard

References