<P> During its days as Enron Field, it was also dubbed "Ten - Run" or "Home Run" Field due to its cozy left - field dimensions . In keeping with this theme while paying homage to its current sponsor, the nickname "The Juice Box" is colloquially used today . The dubbing of the park as an extreme hitter - friendly park has been called into question in recent years . The 2009 season saw the park ranked 24th out of 30 Major League parks in terms of runs scored in the park and ten other ballparks saw more home runs hit . The long center - field and left - center - field dimensions (before the 2016 - 17 renovations) neutralized the park, and Minute Maid's batting park factor is consistently very near average . However, in 2014, it was ranked the 12th-most batter - friendly ballpark . </P> <P> In 2004, the Astros launched Wi - Fi throughout the ballpark, allowing fans to use the Internet while attending a game for a fee . In addition, the ballpark was the first major sports facility to use a separate video board exclusively for closed captioning for the hearing impaired of PA system and video board content, rather than appearing along the bottom of the main board . </P> <P> In 2006, the Chick - fil - A cows were unveiled on the foul poles, saying EAT MOR FOWL, and the cows have Astros caps on . If an Astros player hits the pole, all fans in attendance get a coupon for a free chicken sandwich from Chick - fil - A. Hunter Pence is the first and second Astro to hit the left field "Fowl Pole" when he did it twice in the 2007 season . Ty Wigginton became the third Astro to hit the left field pole on September 16, 2007 . Kazuo Matsui hit the right field foul pole on August 3, 2009, with a two - run homer in the sixth inning to beat the Giants . Carlos Lee hit the left field pole on July 28, 2010, giving the Astros an 8--1 win against the Cubs . Two days later, Jeff Keppinger hit the left field pole to help the Astros win, 5--0, against the Brewers . </P> <P> After the 2008 season, the Astros' groundskeepers began installing 2.3 acres (9,300 m) of a new turfgrass playing surface at Minute Maid Park . The Astros also became one of the first to use the new Chemgrass, later known as AstroTurf after its first well - publicized use at the Houston Astrodome in 1966 . </P>

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