September 26, 200421 yr we do have more big bobers than most teams, witch is a good thing but when you turn other teams warning track power into homeruns it kills are pitchers.
September 26, 200421 yr I wish we would not continually get beat by teams that send pitchers out there with ridiculous era's.
September 26, 200421 yr We do have more big boppers than most teams, which is a good thing, but when you turn other team's warning track power into homeruns, it kills our pitchers. That was a pretty weak homer from Joe Randa, but if you pushed the fences back 50 feet, he'd still be able to find a way to hit it over. He is a Sox KILLA!! BTW, Borchard f***ing sucks. :headshake
September 26, 200421 yr BTW, Borchard f***ing sucks. :headshake Come on what is not to like about his .165 average? :puke
September 26, 200421 yr where's the upside to this guy? bad fielder, bad baserunner, bad contact hitter, home run every once in a blue moon. he's like jose valentin but worse
September 26, 200421 yr where's the upside to this guy? bad fielder, bad baserunner, bad contact hitter, home run every once in a blue moon. he's like jose valentin but worse He's actually a decent fielder from what I can tell, he is a little faster than most big guys, has a ton of pop in his bat. Also...he has the ability to hit 500 foot homers. If he ever shortens his swing up, he could end up being a 30-40 homer guy some day. Pretty big if, I know.
September 26, 200421 yr He's actually a decent fielder from what I can tell, he is a little faster than most big guys, has a ton of pop in his bat. Also...he has the ability to hit 500 foot homers. If he ever shortens his swing up, he could end up being a 30-40 homer guy some day. Pretty big if, I know. He will never amount to anything in a white sox uniform i feel outside of a .300 obp if he ever gets lucky.
September 26, 200421 yr he's a lot like sammy sosa....small range so a lot of routine balls turn into highlights
September 26, 200421 yr he's a lot like sammy sosa....small range so a lot of routine balls turn into highlights Good comparison, they both have very very similar range factor and y similar zone ratings.
September 26, 200421 yr Heres what I want to know. How much are the homers due to the fences being in and how much are the homers due to the fact that the Sox have some heavy hitters and have pitchers prone to giving up the long ball. I mean its not like the fences are way more shallow then most parks or at least it doesn't seem like it. Hell dead center the ball really dies at the Cell, imo. But when a righty pulls it or a lefty pulls it, the porch is definately shorter.
September 26, 200421 yr Heres what I want to know. How much are the homers due to the fences being in and how much are the homers due to the fact that the Sox have some heavy hitters and have pitchers prone to giving up the long ball. I mean its not like the fences are way more shallow then most parks or at least it doesn't seem like it. Hell dead center the ball really dies at the Cell, imo. But when a righty pulls it or a lefty pulls it, the porch is definately shorter. We do have pitchers that give up alot of homeruns but the sox have just hit a s*** load of their homeruns at home this year.
September 26, 200421 yr We do have pitchers that give up alot of homeruns but the sox have just hit a s*** load of their homeruns at home this year. True, but I think if you look at the stats in general most teams hit far more homers at home. Their are the rare exceptions in the true true pitchers parks, but otherwise teams typically take advantage of the home quarters. Anyone happen to know where I could look up that info cause if so, I'll check it out for all of the major league teams to back my theory on that. I think more of it deals with the changes they made to the upper deck, but then again, it could just be a one year thing that the wind happened to help the ball go out more this year.
September 26, 200421 yr White Sox HRs at home: 139 (Konerko leads the majors with 29 at his home park) White Sox HRs on the road: 83 Opponents HRs at Comiskey: 125 Opponents HRs at home: 90 Hmm, only a slight difference.
September 26, 200421 yr White Sox HRs at home: 139 (Konerko leads the majors with 29 at his home park) White Sox HRs on the road: 83 Opponents HRs at Comiskey: 125 Opponents HRs at home: 90 Hmm, only a slight difference. Ya, I'm sure part of it is stadium induced but I also think the high numbers are at least semi reflective of our crappy pitching and power hitting.
September 26, 200421 yr Ya, I'm sure part of it is stadium induced but I also think the high numbers are at least semi reflective of our crappy pitching and power hitting. Jason, look at the numbers. The numbers may be high regardless, but they are much higher at Comiskey. It's obvious that Comiskey has something to do with it. Ever think that our power hitters and crappy pitching could be because of Comiskey inflating the stats? Edited September 26, 200421 yr by danman31
September 26, 200421 yr Ya, I'm sure part of it is stadium induced but I also think the high numbers are at least semi reflective of our crappy pitching and power hitting. Our pitching is absolutelysicking now we are 26th in the league with an era of 5.00 :headshake :puke
September 26, 200421 yr True, but I think if you look at the stats in general most teams hit far more homers at home. Their are the rare exceptions in the true true pitchers parks, but otherwise teams typically take advantage of the home quarters. Anyone happen to know where I could look up that info cause if so, I'll check it out for all of the major league teams to back my theory on that. I think more of it deals with the changes they made to the upper deck, but then again, it could just be a one year thing that the wind happened to help the ball go out more this year. HOME HITTING AWAY HITTING HOME PITCHING AWAY PITCHING Sox are #1 in the MLB in allowing HR at home but 11th overall in HR allowed on the road.
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