Published 11/4/2009
by Andy Bensch
at Bleacher Report - MLB
Word around the streets of MLB is that free-agent hitter's don't put the San Francisco Giants anywhere near the top of their list because AT&T Park isn't a "hitters" park.
Well, if it isn't a "hitters" park, then how come Pablo "Kung Fu Panda" Sandoval hit a blistering .361 at AT&T, and just .301 on the road?
How come the entire Giants offense fared much better at home then on the road this past season?
AT&T Park is a great place to hit, just not for home-runs. However, the aforementioned Sandoval did hit 13 of his 25 home-runs in San Francisco, one more than he hit on the road.
Therefore, AT&T park as nothing but a mere "pitcher's park" is far from the truth. In all honesty, if you've attended more than a handful of games at the most gorgeous stadium in baseball, you would know that AT&T park is a pretty fair yard.
The only spot in which a true home-runs don't go out of the park is right-center field. From center field to the left field foul pole, the outfield wall at ...
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