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Posted on 6/12/23 at 8:13 am to Tigertown in ATL
Which teams left are not as HR dependent?
This post was edited on 6/12/23 at 9:07 am
Posted on 6/12/23 at 8:15 am to tgerb8
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is baseball the only sport with a non standard/universal sized playing surface?
No
Posted on 6/12/23 at 8:23 am to rt3
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LF foul line: 310' LF power alley: 370' CF: 400' RF power alley: 367' RF foul line: 300'
So what you are saying is that most of those 9 HRs Wake hit against Bama that barely cleared the hedges around the fence will just be loud outs in Omaha?
Posted on 6/12/23 at 8:29 am to SWLA92
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The problem with the park isn’t the dimensions it’s the direction the park faces usually wind blowing in
This.
They should honestly figure out a way to change the direction of the field. It sucks. Omaha is so much more fun with a few dingers. The HR rate falls off a cliff for most teams when they go there and it's not due to field dimensions. Part is due to better pitching, the teams that make it are usually dealing, but mostly the direction of the park. Normal homeruns stall in the air and are grabbed at the track.
This post was edited on 6/12/23 at 8:31 am
Posted on 6/12/23 at 8:29 am to NorCali
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So what you are saying is that most of those 9 HRs Wake hit against Bama that barely cleared the hedges around the fence will just be loud outs in Omaha?
They wouldn't even be loud. Not even the warning track.
If they truly were just barely going over the wall, I didn't pay attention to that game.
Posted on 6/12/23 at 8:32 am to CatfishJohn
It "plays" bigger than the Box!
Posted on 6/12/23 at 8:35 am to LuckySo-n-So
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“Small ball” was definitely king. I think it has loosened up some. Here’s hoping for some good wide open play.
Wondering if WF has ability to play small ball? Seems that we don't but should if one wants to win the Big Prize. I don't know the game and athletic dynamics well, but it would seem that bunting a ball as opposed to a full-on swing would be a lot more likely to make contact? No?
Posted on 6/12/23 at 8:39 am to FutureMikeVIII
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Humidity feels “heavier” but it would actually help in this situation, since more humid air is less dense. The wind is obviously a big factor though.
It seems like the wind blows straight down in the outfield.
Posted on 6/12/23 at 9:17 am to LuckySo-n-So
quote:Yep. That was when UCLA won it all with like a .230 team BA and great pitching.
I remember when they first switched to the new park and then changed the bats and probably the balls too. There was one year when there were maybe or 1 or 2 home runs the whole tournament. “Small ball” was definitely king. I think it has loosened up some. Here’s hoping for some good wide open play.
Posted on 6/12/23 at 9:28 am to SWLA92
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proximity to the Missouri River it keeps the air heavy which causes less carry on the ball
Is it closer than the Mississippi is to Alex Box? Does the Missouri River do something different to the air than the Mississippi? Serious question because I have no idea the difference
Posted on 6/12/23 at 9:31 am to bhtigerfan
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a .230 team BA and great pitching.
Posted on 6/12/23 at 9:56 am to LuckySo-n-So
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I think it has loosened up some. Here’s hoping for some good wide open play.
They must be using different balls this year. I doubt the bats have changed, but that's the only way to really explain the massive jump in power numbers and scoring this year. I don't think the MLB shortening the draft to 20 rounds can account to the more that 50% bump in HRs compared to 2021.
Hopefully the juiced balls help make the park feel smaller.
This post was edited on 6/12/23 at 9:57 am
Posted on 6/12/23 at 9:58 am to JonTheTigerFan
The Box is about twice as far from the river as Schwab is from the Missouri. I don't know exactly, but it's probably less than three football fields away.
Posted on 6/12/23 at 9:58 am to Zachary
Imagine being this lazy. Probably took more effort to post this than to just Google it yourself
Posted on 6/12/23 at 10:08 am to Zachary
Charles Schwab Park is built for small ball.
That’s why we haven’t won one over there but won six at Rosenblatt.
That’s why we haven’t won one over there but won six at Rosenblatt.
Posted on 6/12/23 at 10:59 am to St Jean The Baptiste
A north breeze completely stymies the long ball.
Pray for warm weather. The warmer it is, the less likely we'll have a north breeze blowing in.
Pray for warm weather. The warmer it is, the less likely we'll have a north breeze blowing in.
Posted on 6/12/23 at 11:31 am to St Jean The Baptiste
An interesting motivator all these year would've been to build New Alex Box dimensions the same as Rosenblatt.
Prepare year round for that ball park bt setting that tone from the jump.
Prepare year round for that ball park bt setting that tone from the jump.
Posted on 6/12/23 at 11:32 am to Zachary
quote:Google it
Thanks.
Posted on 6/12/23 at 11:38 am to bhtigerfan
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Yep. That was when UCLA won it all with like a .230 team BA and great pitching.
Stevenson hit 2 balls so freaking hard that game. I remember their pitchers were throwing batting practice pitches hoping our guys would try to hit hr’s.
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