Justin Morneau wants the fences brought in at Target Field

The Star-Tribune reports that Justin Morneau said that the team’s hitters “are very disappointed with the organization’s decision not to move in the fences at Target Field for next season.” In an email to the paper he said:

“Right-center to left-center is ridiculous. [It’s] almost impossible for a righthanded hitter to [homer to the] opposite field and very difficult for lefties. It affects the hitters a lot, and you start to develop bad habits as a hitter when you feel like you can only pull the ball to hit it over the fence. You take those habits on the road.”

Yes, it’s hard to hit homers in Target Field. Morneau himself hit 18 home runs in his truncated season, but 14 of them were on the road. He was definitely feeling the pain. But it’s worth noting that the Twins played fantastically at home this year, going 53-28. It’s also worth noting that it’s a bad move to make decisions about fences and ballpark dimensions after a single season. People used to think Philly was a bandbox, but that changed and it now plays pretty straight up. New Yankee Stadium still has a short porch in right, but it was way less of a factor in 2010 than it was in 2009. You gotta give a park time.

But even if Target Field does continue to be a tough home run park, it’s tough for everyone, isn’t it? And it certainly helped the Twins win. Isn’t that the most important thing?