The Diamondbacks' Aerial Assault

by James Kannengieser on Aug 4, 2009 12:30 PM EDT on Amazin' Avenue

If the Mets are to lose, I'd prefer it be in the fashion of this weekend's series against the Diamondbacks - death by tape measure home run. The D-Backs mashed 7 home runs and 6 of them traveled 400+ feet. Mark Reynolds accounted for most of the damage, hitting 4 all by himself including the new...

Citi Field vs Yankee Stadium III

by Eric Simon on Jun 28, 2009 2:00 PM EDT on Amazin' Avenue

Some swanky new overlays courtesy of Greg Rybarczyk at HitTracker. Yankee Stadium III is larger than Citi Field in just one small area of left-center; otherwise, Citi Field is bigger all-around, and dramatically so in rightfield and right-center.

Nifty Websites that make Baseball Nitpicking Fun

by Andrew Martin on May 6, 2009 1:00 PM EDT on Purple Row

Hey gang, got some bad news for you all. I'm taking finals right now, and also working on a project that's due tomorrow, along with studying for the test that takes place in the same class at the same time as the due date of the project. Basically, I'm copping out and not writing an article this...

Interesting Pitches to Take Deep

by Harry Pavlidis on Apr 16, 2009 7:19 PM EDT

PITCHf/x doesn't have every pitch thrown, it does include 280 home runs from the 2009 regular season (through April 15). Here are some notable pitches that were returned rather abruptly. Fastest PitchTravis Hafner off Brandon League (4/12 CLE)97.1 MPH Fastball Slowest PitchTravis Snider off...

2009 Player Preview: Carlos Delgado

by Sam Page on Apr 3, 2009 8:00 AM EDT on Amazin' Avenue

With all the recent fascination on who is the "real Ryan Church," the Mets real Jekyll-and-Hyde character from last year has gone seemingly overlooked. On June 25th, 75 games into the season, Carlos Delgado was hitting .229/.306/.396. Suddenly, for many Mets fans, Mike Carp passed him on the depth...

The Starters And Citi Field

by Sam Page on Mar 5, 2009 2:52 PM EST on Amazin' Avenue

Jose Reyes, Slugger

by Sam Page on Mar 2, 2009 8:00 AM EST on Amazin' Avenue

Forgive me if you've heard this one before. Beltran said Reyes will "easily" become a 30-homer threat within the next year or two, which, if true, would make him the 49th player in history to join the 30-30 club. --ESPN, 2007 But general manager Omar Minaya said Reyes' physique and overall game...