A Lot of Hot Air Behind Balls Flying Out of Yankee Stadium

Four games into the Yankees' tenure at their new ballpark and already we're trying to crack the code of why there have been so many home runs. The 20 home runs in the Cleveland series this weekend were the highest number hit out of the first four games in any new ballpark. AccuWeather wonders if the different shape of the new stadium's shell could be generating a wind tunnel, specifically towards right field, where 14 of the 20 homers landed. While the dimensions of both parks are the same, the new stadium's tiers are less stacked, leading to the possibility of more circulation on a windy day. AccuWeather says, "This shape could enable winds to blow across the field with less restriction. In addition, the slope of the seating would also lead to a 'downslope' effect in the field which, depending on wind direction, would tend to cause air to lift up in the right field." Of course, before you run out and offer Grady Sizemore and Roy Holladay in a fantasy trade for Mark Teixeira, it could just be a fluke due to a limited sample size. But who would call into sports radio stations over that?

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By Billy Parker in News on April 20, 2009 6:40 PM

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Squard

It's not wind. It's God helping out his favorite team

cwd22

The Indians?

Dirk

Yes... lots of hot air at Yankee Stadium....

ides_of_march

The hot winds are actually blowing in from the direction of the Chile con Carne stand.

Ronald

Hi,

This is a wonderful opinion. The things mentioned are unanimous and needs to be appreciated by everyone

Miller

foreclosures

Ronald

Hi,

A very smart and diplomatic answer. It’s really appreciable and generous.

Miller

foreclosures

matty

I want them to quote a scientist as saying "the other possibility is that the Yankees fucking suck"

Brainwash

So... the Yankees built a home run machine...

Snoopy

Yankee scouting staff, make note to self, "more left hand batters."

Manitoba

This is what applied mathematics was invented for; unfortunately, "science" was outlawed for the past 8 years.

jchez

Bush controlled what architects and engineers a privately owned sports team hired? Get a grip.

That was the stupidest political comment where it doesn't belong, perhaps ever.

Manitoba

Seriously dude - get a grip. It's called sarcasm; next time I'll try heaping it on even more so complete morons like yourself can detect it.