04/20: Notes on Coors East (a.k.a. the New Yankee Stadium)
Posted by: Patrick
AccuWeather.com says that the home run exposition taking place at the Yankees new home, Coors East, could be due to the wind. Or, more specifically, the way the wind moves inside of the stadium's shape, which is different from the old park. This would be a factor when the wind is blowing in a westerly direction and is going at least 10 miles per hour.
The good news is that, if that is an issue, they also say that it would primarily affect games in the spring and middle to late fall - home run totals would drop in the summer.
Update: Newsday's Kat O'Brien spoke with Brian Cashman who said that the team commissioned a wind study before the stadium was built and it turned up no concerns about right field - just left,
On a related note, Tyler Kepner reports that this 20 home run, four game run is not without precedent. On July 22, July 31 and August 1-2, four consecutive home games, 26 home runs were hit. And 20 or more were hit in a four game stretch in 2000, 2003 and 2004, as well - but it never occurred before 2000.
Via Mike Axisa via Joe Dimino and Steve Lombardi.
The good news is that, if that is an issue, they also say that it would primarily affect games in the spring and middle to late fall - home run totals would drop in the summer.
Update: Newsday's Kat O'Brien spoke with Brian Cashman who said that the team commissioned a wind study before the stadium was built and it turned up no concerns about right field - just left,
On a related note, Tyler Kepner reports that this 20 home run, four game run is not without precedent. On July 22, July 31 and August 1-2, four consecutive home games, 26 home runs were hit. And 20 or more were hit in a four game stretch in 2000, 2003 and 2004, as well - but it never occurred before 2000.
Via Mike Axisa via Joe Dimino and Steve Lombardi.
