Dicknbert talking about the no-hitter in Boston and a 45-minute rain delay. Should they send the starter back out in 45F weather after that long of a delay? No hitter or not, that doesn't sound like a good idea to me.
Sorry, but your statement is the one that's false. The trajectory of the ball was nearly vertical by the time it reached the wall. Hitting 15 feet up the wall translates to about 2 feet farther horizontally.
40 years ago it would have been hard to imagine that Blitzkrieg Bop by the Ramones would be mainstream at sporting events. Sometimes recognition of greatness comes after the passage of time.