03-23-2010, 03:47 PM
<!--quoteo(post=84166:date=Mar 23 2010, 02:41 PM:name=Coach)-->QUOTE (Coach @ Mar 23 2010, 02:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->From an ESPN Fantasy Baseball article:
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->13. As R.J. Anderson pointed out in his excellent Insider piece, of the 72 home runs that Joe Mauer has hit in his big league career, 46 percent have been hit to left field, including 58 percent last year. Each of the "left-field home runs" went farther than 350 feet, according to HitTrackerOnline.com
14. In the Twins' new home stadium, the left-field wall is 328 feet, or 15 feet closer than it was at the Metrodome.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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That's great for their power hitters, of which they have a few, but I wonder how their pitching staff will adjust. Also, the cold Spring and Fall Minnesota weather is not conducive to great offensive production, but it remains to be seen. It will be a huge change for them regardless.
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->13. As R.J. Anderson pointed out in his excellent Insider piece, of the 72 home runs that Joe Mauer has hit in his big league career, 46 percent have been hit to left field, including 58 percent last year. Each of the "left-field home runs" went farther than 350 feet, according to HitTrackerOnline.com
14. In the Twins' new home stadium, the left-field wall is 328 feet, or 15 feet closer than it was at the Metrodome.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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That's great for their power hitters, of which they have a few, but I wonder how their pitching staff will adjust. Also, the cold Spring and Fall Minnesota weather is not conducive to great offensive production, but it remains to be seen. It will be a huge change for them regardless.