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I was't 100% serious with that post. I was referring to the 10 degree shift they did in the Kingdome with my comment...I don't actually think it would be feasible to rotate the park 90 degrees...it basically would imply rotating the WHOLE PARK!...which would be almost as expensive as having the thing built in the first place. I was going for the off-the-wall goofy answer there. :)
I agree, in all seriousness, that the correct answer is to close the roof when the temperature is below that of room temperature or when there's even a 20% chance of rain. The partially-closed solution doesn't fly because the problem is in LEFT and the roof closes from RIGHT...we will need to close the roof all the way to get any benefit.
Or...we could build a 100 foot tall wall behind the left field seats to knock down the wind. :)
Or...we could rotate the whole stadium 90 degrees. :)
Or...we could create a HUGE bank of extra-powerful industrial fans that would blow against the wind and knock it down. :)
Or...we could make the outfield really really BIG instead of slightly smaller...the Rockies have a hitter friendly park not just because of homers, but also because their outfield is impossible to cover...if you make our outfield big enough, the doubles and triples and inside the park homers will fall. :)
Obviously...there is only one solution to the park problem...close the roof when it's cold and clammy.