A question on A-Rod

You have no reason to be concerned about A-rod. I saw him hit some
monstrous blasts all over the park last year. Unless he has a serios
injury, he will be worthy of the AL MVP for YEARS to come.

CB

"Danny D" <TheHangDog.DeleteThis@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> Arod is actually quite adapt at taking it to right. He took advantage of
> the Ballpark's jet stream out to right-center field.
> And Fenway isn't the hitters haven that its dimensions would have you
> believe. They aren't very favorable at all, and in fact it's less
> homer-friendly than Yankee Stadium.
> Also, as an opposing player, Arod will get the face Rangers
> pitching.... so that should more than make up for his change from a
> tremendously homer-friendly ballpark to a slightly above average one.
>
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He really can hit it all over the park. He's going to have a MONSTER year
with all of that protection in the yankee line up. Its the new murderer's
row, compliments of the biggest and most consistent jackasses in all of
perfessional sports - Tom Hicks and John Hart.


"Craig Birch" <craigbirch RemoveThis @sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> You have no reason to be concerned about A-rod. I saw him hit some
> monstrous blasts all over the park last year. Unless he has a serios
> injury, he will be worthy of the AL MVP for YEARS to come.
>
> CB
>
> "Danny D" <TheHangDog RemoveThis @webtv.net> wrote in message
> news:20685-40302C15-250@storefull-3174.bay.webtv.net...
> > Arod is actually quite adapt at taking it to right. He took advantage of
> > the Ballpark's jet stream out to right-center field.
> > And Fenway isn't the hitters haven that its dimensions would have you
> > believe. They aren't very favorable at all, and in fact it's less
> > homer-friendly than Yankee Stadium.
> > Also, as an opposing player, Arod will get the face Rangers
> > pitching.... so that should more than make up for his change from a
> > tremendously homer-friendly ballpark to a slightly above average one.
> >
>
>
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"Rocky" <rocky*spambad*@august.net> wrote in message
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> He really can hit it all over the park. He's going to have a MONSTER year
> with all of that protection in the yankee line up. Its the new murderer's
> row, compliments of the biggest and most consistent jackasses in all of
> perfessional sports - Tom Hicks and John Hart.
>
>
> "Craig Birch" <craigbirch RemoveThis @sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:MJXXb.1071$wu6.592656508@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
> > You have no reason to be concerned about A-rod. I saw him hit some
> > monstrous blasts all over the park last year. Unless he has a serios
> > injury, he will be worthy of the AL MVP for YEARS to come.
> >
> > CB
> >
> > "Danny D" <TheHangDog RemoveThis @webtv.net> wrote in message
> > news:20685-40302C15-250@storefull-3174.bay.webtv.net...
> > > Arod is actually quite adapt at taking it to right. He took advantage
of
> > > the Ballpark's jet stream out to right-center field.
> > > And Fenway isn't the hitters haven that its dimensions would have
you
> > > believe. They aren't very favorable at all, and in fact it's less
> > > homer-friendly than Yankee Stadium.
> > > Also, as an opposing player, Arod will get the face Rangers
> > > pitching.... so that should more than make up for his change from a
> > > tremendously homer-friendly ballpark to a slightly above average one.
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

I would respectfully disagree about protection in the Yankee line-up.

Derek Jeter is not the terror that many would think. If he played anywhere
but in New York he wouldn't be thought of as a great player.

As for Giambi, let's wait until we see the post enhancement Jason before we
make any decisions. Without the "juice", Jason Giambi is not the home run
threat he was before.

Bernie Williams is getting older.

So, I think the opposing pitcher can be careful with A-Rod and pitch to
either Jeter or Giambi.
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While the majority of his home runs do go to left, he hits his fair share to
center and a few to right and right center. The left center cave in Yankee
Stadium is pretty deep when compared to most stadiums, but the Ballpark's
isn't a walk in the park (no pun intended) either, especially with the
swirling winds. There have been more than a few homers that would have left
most parks be nothing more than a flyout to the track in the Ballpark. Ask
Jose Canseco, he ripped some that were destined for Arkansas, only to have
the wind kill them and they end up off of the wall or in someone's glove.
Having said that, Mike Piazza in batting practice back in 1995 when the
All-Star game was here, he hit one to the 3rd story of office buildings in
center field. The longest homer in regulation is Canseco's 480ft (to left
center), at least as of a couple of years ago, don't think anyone has broken
it though.


"B.B. from N.B." <bburacze RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I admit that I have not watched a lot of Texas Rangers baseball but in the
> highlights of A-Rod home runs I have seen most seem to go to left field.
>
> Am I correct in assuming that A-Rod is pretty much a dead pull hitter?
>
> Won't playing in a stadium with the most cavernous left field in the
majors
> be detrimental to him?
>
> In Fenway he would have hit 60 homers a year. In Yankee stadium, he better
> learn to go the other way.
>
> I would appreciate any feedback the fans in Texas could provide.
>
>
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>The longest homer in regulation is Canseco's 480ft (to left
>center), at least as of a couple of years ago, don't think anyone has broken
>it though.

I seem to remember that Paul Sorrento hit one out to straight center that beat
the Canseco HR. This happened 2 or 3 years ago when he was playing for Tampa
Bay.
I was there the night Canseco hit the back wall of the vistor's bullpen. He hit
two others that night.
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