As you probably know by now, the Phillies are extending the safety netting at Citizens Bank Park for the coming season.

The team sent an email to season ticket holders this week with details of what’s going to change at the ballpark, and that message reads, in part:

“Thank you for your support as a Phillies season ticket holder. We are writing to make you aware that we are extending the protective netting to provide additional protection from balls and bats that may leave the playing field. The protective netting will now extend most of the way down each baseline to section 109 (right field line) and section 138 (left field line). The netting behind the dugouts and down the baselines will also be raised from 12 feet to approximately 25 feet and will be state-of-the-art “field green” material to blend in with the playing field.”

There’s an accompanying graphic that illustrates what those changes will look like:

Baseball purists have whined and complained about this for a while, but it’s happening, so whatever.

Thanks to (anonymous) STH for sending this over.