If there is some wierd wind effect from an open roof, why not just close the roof? It would make for great baseball mythology. Imagine, a little boy at his first ball game saying:
"Why is the roof closed daddy? Its nice outside".
"Because the players are superstitious and they believe that they can hit better when its closed." They say the wind slows the ball down.
"Is that true, Dad?"
"It doesn't matter whether its true or not. That's the thing about baseball".
Also, the Mariners could close the roof during their at bats, and open it during their opponents, or, if that is too obvious a cheat, they could leave the roof closed, and open it whenever they had a lead needing protection.
I understand that it only takes 20 minutes to close or open the roof.
Just noodling.
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