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Is there an explanation for the right field fence?

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by Sky Kalkman on Jan 7, 2009 3:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I assume they want it to look interesting, idiosyncratic and as little as the cookie-cutter Shea as possible

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by NYRoyal on Jan 7, 2009 3:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

it looks pretty strange, huh? i see a lot of awkwardly played triples coming off it.

by APV on Jan 7, 2009 3:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t think this went into their design process, but I like that as a nice home field advantage move. The guys that play there regularly are going to know how to play the wall. Visiting OFers will be at a decided disadvantage.

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by NYRoyal on Jan 7, 2009 5:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not certain, but I do know that the right field upper deck extend over right field about 10' like the old Tiger Stadium. I wonder how much it would effect homeruns

by walkoffwalk on Jan 8, 2009 3:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Shea was pretty unfriendly to hitters

Looks like Citi will be even moreso. Although we don’t know about the wind factors of the new stadium. But if I were Minaya, I’d start looking into more line drive hitters and fewer big fly power hitters.

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by NYRoyal on Jan 7, 2009 3:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Projecting Shea ..

… I have been hoping to publish this at Beyond the Box Score, but tables make it too big … working on getting it smaller. Here is a link to it on my blog.

I have a writeup on Citi towards the end of the article. Summary: Using regression, I was able to get a formula predicting park factors and it looks like Citi, do to its dimensions and foul territory, score ~10 runs less during a season.

I assumed same elevation (haven’t been able to find it for Citi and temperature (no games played).

by Jeff Zimmerman (TucsonRoyal) on Jan 7, 2009 3:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

As it is in the parking lot right beside Shea, it must have the same elevation and temperature. Of course you never know what a new park’s architecture will do to the wind effects.

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by NYRoyal on Jan 7, 2009 3:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

How many fewer runs does Shea cause over a season than the average park?

Both predicted by your model and actually, I suppose…

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by Sky Kalkman on Jan 7, 2009 3:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

the elevation throughout queens

is pretty low. i would think you could find this on GoogleEarth pretty easily.

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by jessef on Jan 7, 2009 7:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That's crazy that you can predict that kinda stuff before a single game has been played there.

Freaking amazing. Good work.

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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jan 7, 2009 8:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs