fangraphs.com - 7/1/2009
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A lot has been made of the large number of HRs at the new Yankee Stadium so far this year. AccuWeather speculated that the way wind traveled travelled through the new Stadium was responsible for the additional HRs. Greg Rybarczyk determined that the dimensions of the park are not, in fact, ...
nydailynews.com - 7/4/2009
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nydailynews.com —
Hanks Gola DAILY NEWS SPORTSDS WRITER Friday, July
3rd 2009, 7:35 PM BETHESDA , Md. - Tiger...
Woods is working on his stinger shot off the course as well. He went deep on the Yankees Friday with a swipe at what the "Evil Empire" is charging for ...
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Tiger Woods calls foul on Yankees for cost of seats at ...
yankees.lhblogs.com - 6/27/2009
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yankees.lhblogs.com —
This is interesting. Hal Steinbrenner has sent out
an e-mail to selected season-ticket holders inviting them to...
critique the new Stadium and their experience to team officials in person. They want the feedback so much that they’re willing to ...
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Yankees seeking input from fans
sportscracklepop.com - 6/27/2009
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sportscracklepop.com —
The baseball press has been all atwitter this
season trying to figure out why so many homeruns...
are being hit at the new Yankee Stadium. Is it the wind? Is it the wall? Is it the steroids? Is it making a mockery of the game? Meantime, across town, another new ballpark is changing the way the ...
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Other Side Of The City; Other Side of The Spectrum
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River Avenue Blues —
... Dave Allen of FanGraphs looks at the home rums in the new Yankee Stadium by analyzing home runs per ball in air rate by angle. In terms of home run rates he finds no difference in left field, and only a slight increase in right — for right-handed batters. For lefties there’s a significant statistical difference. He concludes: “So it could be that there have just been more power lefties hitting at Yankee Stadium this year compared to 2005-2008. But since the largest increase in HR rate is in the same area of largest outfield fence change I think it is that fence ...
Are the New York Yankees trying to hit more fly balls?
The Hardball Times —
... have to be that the Yankees have a conscious effort to try and hit more fly balls in hopes of getting more homers. While these players definitely stood out, Alex Rodriguez, Robinson Cano, and Melky Cabrera have all seen drops in their FB% from last season. However, it is hard to ignore the numbers, especially when the jumps from last season for guys like Damon, Matsui, and Teixeira are so big. It could be that the lefties are trying to get as many big swings as possible thanks to the hitter-friendly dimensions, and to be honest, it seems to be working. ...
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DH SUITS MATSUI JUST FINE —
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> Rarely has The Bronx looked more appealing to Hideki Matsui than it did last night. Everything about the place was downright gorgeous. A 58-minute rain delay? Bah, good for the grass and other growing things. Yankee Stadium is home. And ...
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