Okay so these two things we know:

 

1.) The current Sox team(s) has a tendency to swing for the fences.

 

2.) The combonation of the Fences being moved in and the upper deck getting shortened have turned the Cell into a lauching pad, a Coors Field east.

 

But what I want to know is what is it more, guys stupidly swinging for the fences or the way the ballpark is now that is causing out 'O' to become a slugging machine?

 

What I also want to know is if the Sox assembled a team of guys that tend to only have HR numbers in the low teens or even single digits would they all of the sudden start hitting balls out of the yard once you realize their gap doubles are now going over the fence?

 

I know Ozzie wants some contact guys and play small ball and KW says he does too. But, what they need to get are contact hitters that know there place and won't get an inflated head.

 

Is the way the ballpark in constructed now going to always have a say in what happens to the White Sox until they leave US Cellular Field? Do they have no chioce anymore? Are the Sox going to become the Rockies in that they'll have a home run hitting offense but the pitching will get rocked?

 

I'd like to hear some other opinions on this matter...

From my understanding, the Sox are moving the fences back this off-season, right? That obviously will have an effect.

 

2nd, the team can be re-tooled.  I dont think the Sox are in that bad of a situation with the Cell where they would have to just become the Rockies because of its build. At least I dont see that. They just need to make a shift in the direction of the teams personnel.

 

 

BTW, I have to ask, how do they messure what is a HR hitting park??? Im almost positive its not just by if the team playing there hits alot of HR's, then it becomes a "BandBox" How do they know if its a hitters park, or thats just how the team is built?

the fence length and the oposing players.

From my understanding, the Sox are moving the fences back this off-season, right? That obviously will have an effect.

Everyone thinks that it would be an excellent idea if they moved the fences back but i have never heard of anything thta confirms they will. If you have and information please post it.

Everyone thinks that it would be an excellent idea if they moved the fences back but i have never heard of anything thta confirms they will. If you have and information please post it.

There's nowhere for the fences to go... The distance between the fence and the stands is a couple of feet... That's not a significant enough amount to warrant a change... The only area where it's possible to easily expand the park is in Center field and they aren't losing balls like crazy over the CF wall.

Anyone know what else they could do? To control the how the wind enters or something??

Really Big Fans on the billboards/light towers?

BTW, I have to ask, how do they messure what is a HR hitting park??? Im almost positive its not just by if the team playing there hits alot of HR's, then it becomes a "BandBox" How do they know if its a hitters park, or thats just how the team is built?

The amount of homers hit there on a yearly basis compared to other parks.

 

The Cell, IIRC, is averaging like around 1.85 or so homers per game, leading the league...and that's without Frank and Maggs in the lineup for most of the year.

 

Someone else may have more extended info on this...but I am pretty sure that what I just said is true.

Really Big Fans on the billboards/light towers?

And only turn them on when the road team is batting. We can use the cheating Twins' excuse of it being a "home field advantage."

 

As for removing seats to bush back the seats, what if they ARE changing the seats colors this offseason? They won't paint over the seats, they'll just install new ones. Wouldn't that be a good time to push the walls back in left field?

1 U.S. Cellular Field (White Sox) 1.396

2 Coors Field (Rockies) 1.264

3 Wrigley Field (Cubs) 1.231

4 SkyDome (Blue Jays) 1.221

5 Bank One Ballpark (Diamondbacks) 1.200

6 Turner Field (Braves) 1.197

7 Citizens Bank Park (Phillies) 1.188

8 Network Coliseum (Athletics) 1.114

9 Angel Stadium (Angels) 1.103

10 Minute Maid Park (Astros) 1.084

11 Arlington (Rangers) 1.076

12 Camden Yards (Orioles) 1.057

13 Dodger Stadium (Dodgers) 1.051

14 Great American (Reds) 1.018

15 Safeco (Mariners) 1.015

16 Fenway Park (Red Sox) 0.996

17 Yankee Stadium (Yankees) 0.984

18 Tropicana Field / Tokyo Dome* (Devil Rays) 0.976

19 Pro Player Stadium (Marlins) 0.965

20 Miller Park (Brewers) 0.946

21 Metrodome (Twins) 0.928

22 PNC Park (Pirates) 0.911

23 SBC Park (Giants) 0.891

24 Olympic Stadium / Bithorn* (Expos) 0.847

25 Comerica Park (Tigers) 0.837

26 Shea Stadium (Mets) 0.807

27 Busch Stadium (Cardinals) 0.795

28 Jacobs Field (Indians) 0.732

29 Kauffman Stadium (Royals) 0.721

30 PETCO Park (Padres) 0.706

Hmmm....almost seems like our swing for the fences approach combined with ridiculously low HR numbers at all other AL parks might just mean something.

 

Or maybe not, but interesting nonetheless.

I know Ozzie wants some contact guys and play small ball and KW says he does too. But, what they need to get are contact hitters that know there place and won't get an inflated head.

 

Guys like Rowand.

 

 

They could push home plate farther back, into what is now foul territory. Though I was thinking that we pulled the fences in a few years ago, so there should be some room to push them back. Maybe a combination of the two?