The LF wall tracker

[RZNJ]

6 minutes ago, Bahama O's Fan said:

I bet I'm in the minority on this, but I wish every ballpark was a standard size, just like most every other sport. I know people will hate this opinion, but I think it just makes sense. 

But it's not like every other sport. 

[Moose Milligan]

10 minutes ago, Bahama O's Fan said:

I bet I'm in the minority on this, but I wish every ballpark was a standard size, just like most every other sport. I know people will hate this opinion, but I think it just makes sense. 

Why would you wish every ballpark was a standard size?

[Frobby]

At the end of the day, it’s the same dimensions for both teams.   Deal with it!

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

32 minutes ago, Bahama O's Fan said:

I bet I'm in the minority on this, but I wish every ballpark was a standard size, just like most every other sport. I know people will hate this opinion, but I think it just makes sense. 

I think you could argue for minimum ballpark dimensions to account for players being stronger today and to get rid of the obvious bandboxes. 

Each ballpark has it's own environmental factors that also impacts how far the ball travels when it's put in play. I say get rid of cheap home runs where possible, but let the individual ballparks retain their own unique character. 

 

[Tony-OH]

1 hour ago, Sports Guy said:

Lol

I'm no fan of what they did to Camden Yards, but you gotta love Mullins' response. Yankees Stadium right field fence allowed a homer that had a .010 XBA. Now that's a joke. 

I have no issue with the Orioles changing their park to suit the way they want to build a team (I think we will see a lot of left-handed or switch hitters in the future), but i do think they went overboard with the distance, particularly to LC. 

I also hate the now giant wall as it takes away the intimacy with the fans. But yeah, the Yankees do come off as crybabies when they have a bandbox stadium.

[interloper]

27 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

I'm no fan of what they did to Camden Yards, but you gotta love Mullins' response. Yankees Stadium right field fence allowed a homer that had a .010 XBA. Now that's a joke. 

I have no issue with the Orioles changing their park to suit the way they want to build a team (I think we will see a lot of left-handed or switch hitters in the future), but i do think they went overboard with the distance, particularly to LC. 

I also hate the now giant wall as it takes away the intimacy with the fans. But yeah, the Yankees do come off as crybabies when they have a bandbox stadium.

To be clear, that's a parody/joke account. So, not a real quote from Mullins.

[Frobby]

53 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

I think you could argue for minimum ballpark dimensions to account for players being stronger today and to get rid of the obvious bandboxes. 

Each ballpark has it's own environmental factors that also impacts how far the ball travels when it's put in play. I say get rid of cheap home runs where possible, but let the individual ballparks retain their own unique character. 

 

They do have minimum dimensions, though some older stadiums were grandfathered.   Whether those minimums are sufficient is another question.  

“The rulebook states that parks constructed by professional teams after June 1, 1958, must have a minimum distance of 325 feet between home plate and the nearest fence, stand or other obstruction on the right- and left-field foul lines, and 400 feet between home plate and the nearest fence, stand or other obstruction in center field. However, some clubs have been permitted to construct parks after that date with dimensions shorter than those specified.”

https://www.mlb.com/glossary/rules/field-dimensions

 

[UMDTerrapins]

It's really no big deal.......Judge can whine about not getting homers because our stadium doesn’t cater to him anymore  

I also think he should really dig nice and deep into the batters box tonight. Get nice and comfy in there Aaron!

[Moose Milligan]

19 hours ago, Sydnor said:

 

I also wanted to say, this is pretty awesome.  I'm assuming that in the history of never, there's been a ball hit in OPACY that only OPACY would have held it.  

[OriolesMagic83]

36 minutes ago, UMDTerrapins said:

It's really no big deal.......Judge can whine about not getting homers because our stadium doesn’t cater to him anymore  

I also think he should really dig nice and deep into the batters box tonight. Get nice and comfy in there Aaron!

Now that the O's have pissed him off, he'll probably have 3 HR and a double with a huge assist from O's pitching.

[Sports Guy]

This big year by Judge is coming at a perfect time.  He has already turned down one really dumb contract and now the Yankees will likely be dumb enough to give him an even dumber contract.  Just in time for the upcoming inevitable decline of his career.

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, Moose Milligan said:

I also wanted to say, this is pretty awesome.  I'm assuming that in the history of never, there's been a ball hit in OPACY that only OPACY would have held it.  

I think that Mountcastle’s double a few weeks ago also was out in 29 of 30 ballparks.   Pretty sure someone posted a tweet from this same site to that effect.  

[NashLumber]

7 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

https://yanksgoyard.com/2022/05/18/yankees-aaron-judge-boone-bash-camden-yards/

Wow. I have no words other than, "wow, what a whiny article." 

[Sports Guy]

3 minutes ago, NashLumber said:

Wow. I have no words other than, "wow, what a whiny article." 

Yep.  

[Sanfran327]

Sorry if this was mentioned already, but didn't the O's already experiment with changing the dimensions of the park? They didn't change the fence line, but i thought they moved home plate back a bit, hated it, then moved it back to where it remains today.

Moving the wall and tearing out seats was far more aggressive than that, but it's not irreversible. If they don't like how far they moved the needle, they can refine it this offseason. Snip snap snip snap snip snap.