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ROFL @ the goofs at Fox Sports Putting the wrong guy up when they were tryin to show John Mayberry SR..LOL
This is a new article on the Accuweather website about the stadium. Pretty much says conditions are ripe.
UPDATE: 7 HOME RUNS HIT DURING FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAME
PHILLIES/YANKEES GAMES THIS WEEKEND CRITICAL TO HOME RUN THEORY
AccuWeather.com has done extensive research into whether the weather is playing a role in the number of home runs at the new Yankee Stadium. We have determined that this weekend's games with the Phillies will help determine the outcome of this summer's home run derby at Yankee Stadium because the forecast is for warm and a little more humid weather, typical summer weather for New York city.
Our findings show that the weather conditions at Yankee Stadium oppose the number of home runs being hit at the stadium. Winds really have not been a factor, given that in most games, winds were not all that strong. In most games, winds were under 10 mph, and the direction of the wind was not consistent with the right field home run theory. UPDATE: Friday night's game featured 4 home runs by the Phillies and 3 for the Yankees.
In respect to the temperature and humidity, and the laws of baseball flight, the number of home runs should be down. The laws of baseball flight say that a baseball will fly a longer distance in air that is warm and humid. Air that is warm and humid is considerably less dense than air that is cool and dry. The resistance on a baseball is greater in dense air than less-dense air. For example, a typical warm and humid New York evening would generally mean a better chance for home runs than, say, the cool evenings of April.
Our findings have shown that the majority of games where home runs where hit, the temperatures were between 54 and 69 degrees. The few games where the temperatures were in the 70s, the air was dry in those games. In all games, the air overall was dense compared to the warm, humid air that is yet to come. UPDATE: Friday night's game featured temperatures in the low 80's falling to the upper 70's. Humidity levels were moderate.
We can only conclude from the weather data that the number of home runs should only go up this summer. AccuWeather.com is already predicting higher-than-normal humidity in the New York City area this summer, which means the home run derby should continue at Yankee Stadium.
The reason for the number of home runs at the new Yankee Stadium is still out for debate, but one thing is sure, the weather may not be the entire factor. Maybe it has to due to the dimensions of the field, the height of the fences in the outfield, the quality of hitters, or the quality of the pitching (or lack thereof).
lol,,, em
Phillies came to play some baseball for sure.
I can't agree more with that article. I think a team that is united is a better team than a team that has 25 individuals. Times change. Kay had mentioned that Paul O'Neil really didn't feel that the pies were the Yankee way. Paul O'Neil did great things for us and was very passionate about winning. But there wasn't a water cooler safe in the yankee club house if Paul O'Neil struck out in a key situation. Everyone playing together and wanting to not let their team down is not going to hurt.
rofl ...em
Yankees hold kangaroo court
Players, coaches playfully dole out own brand of justice
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
05/20/09 7:49 PM ET
NEW YORK -- For two months, Xavier Nady dutifully collected scraps of paper in a shoebox tucked near the back of his locker -- clubhouse infractions reported by his teammates, waiting for the day when the Yankees would call those offenses to trial.
Kangaroo court finally arrived in the Bronx for the Yankees on Wednesday, as the players, coaches and staff assembled in a back room of Yankee Stadium and doled out their own brand of justice for the silly events that have popped up over the first 39 games of the season.
"It's a lot of fun," Nady said. "Hopefully it gets better. It's just entertaining how people plead their cases. That's the best part."
Their timing was good, considering the Yankees' high spirits on a seven-game winning streak. With the Honorable Mariano Rivera presiding as judge, Nady took on the role of secretary and stenographer, and Derek Jeter, A.J. Burnett and Johnny Damon were selected as jury members.
Kangaroo courts are not a new concept in professional sports, but they are with the Yankees, who have not had one since at least 1995.
"I've never had it in the big leagues or the Minor Leagues," Jeter said. "I don't know the reason why. I don't think there's a particular reason. It's not like it's an anti-Yankee thing. It just hasn't happened."
The tone of the hour-plus session -- which also involved clubhouse workers, video coordinators and other support staff -- was light-hearted. For example, Phil Coke's wallet was $30 lighter as a result of the home run he served up to the Twins' Joe Mauer on Friday in New York.
Coke pointed to the drive off the bat, thinking it was a fly ball that could be easily tracked by center fielder Brett Gardner, but the ball carried out and hit the netting over Monument Park. Coke was pointing while running to back up third base and his actions were not overlooked.
"You can get fined for pretty much anything," Coke said.
There was one night in Detroit where Nick Swisher agreed to a postgame television interview without putting his shirt on first. Burnett noticed and promptly reported Swisher for a $20 fine.
Brian Bruney was forced to dig into his pocket to atone for his haircut -- not the fact that he is completely shaved, but rather the fact Bruney had his haircut during a game in Toronto while he was on the disabled list.
Third-base coach Rob Thomson had a clear-cut violation for the night he pushed Swisher back to third base, and Joba Chamberlain said he also couldn't escape being fined.
"It was fun, it was interesting," Chamberlain said. "You don't realize half of the stuff until it gets brought up. Then you're like, 'I really did that?' And then you feel like an idiot."
Damon was among the players fined $100 for showing up late to court, blaming New York City traffic.
"There's no excuse on traffic," Damon said. "But I'll keep it quiet. If I divulge information, I could get another fine."
But no penalty was crueler than Alex Rodriguez being hit for being late ... for the season, arriving on May 8 due to injury. Rivera banged his gavel and upheld the suspension to laughter.
"Mo was quite tough on some people," manager Joe Girardi said.
Who scored the biggest fine? The Yanks were tight-lipped, but Girardi dropped a hint, saying, "It was between two guys that throw left-handed, and I'll leave it at that."
Much has been made of a new atmosphere in the Yankees clubhouse, and that is true to a degree. Burnett was the ringleader who started the tradition of hitting players in the face with whipped cream pies last week on walk-off hits, though Jeter thought the change in attitude may be partially attributed to the new Yankee Stadium, which gives players room to hide from the eyes and ears of the media.
"Guys are having a good time, they're enjoying themselves," Jeter said. "You can joke with people without someone taking it the wrong way and putting it on the front page. It probably is a little more relaxed because there's a lot of room to move around. ... It's always a lot more fun when you win. You're not going to see pies in peoples' faces after a loss."
The tone changed this spring when Girardi called off practice to sneak his team away as a surprise, chartering buses to a Tampa, Fla., area billiards hall and holding a tournament that Rivera emerged victorious. The presence of newcomers like the exuberant Swisher and several young players has also helped.
"I really think everybody here is pulling in the same direction," Damon said. "It started last year going into the season this year with the day off this spring, getting the club together and becoming better friends -- not only on the field, but off. I think Girardi and the coaching staff have done a great job bringing people and families together."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Yea I noticed that to. Looks like for right now we have ourselves a baseball team. They are finally playing up to standards. I don't care if they use a plastic pro wrestling belt or throw whipped cream pies. They are playing` more like a team and not as individuals.If it helps, so be it.
Wow did we get lucky with this Cervelli kid huh. I liked how enthusiastic he was behind the plate. But I didn't expect much at the plate. When he came up he was batting .190 something in Double A. This kid playing this well and Posada comes back he will not get as much playing time and they can't DH Posada with Matsui being full time DH.The real problem will be when Molina comes back.If he keeps playing well how can you send him back down now?
Since A-Rod's return 9 games ago, Mark Teixeira has brought his batting average up 39 points. Now pitchers have to pitch to him. They can't pitch around him.
Mark Teixeira and also Joe Mauer both made excellent defensive plays yesterday and saved the game at that point for both their respective teams.
Well. it is different but I honestly think it will bring the team closer together. May sound silly but this has been one tense team.
Stats point to no tipping by A-Rod
Slugger performed worse during blowouts than close games
By Ed Eagle / MLB.com
05/17/09 10:49 AM ET
While Alex Rodriguez's admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his tenure with the Texas Rangers ignited a media firestorm, the allegations by author Selena Roberts in her recent book, "A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez," that the slugger was tipping pitches to middle infielders on opposing teams during blowouts were viewed by many as a greater blow to the integrity of the game.
According to a report in the New York Times, an analysis of Rodriguez's statistics from 2001-03, and those of opposing middle infielders during that period, seem to indicate that Rodriguez was not tipping pitches. Or, at the very least, that any pitch-tipping that was done was extremely ineffective and counterproductive.
Using a statistical device known as Leverage Index, which was developed by Tom Tango, the author of, "The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball," Sean Forman of baseball-reference.com compiled data which showed Rodriguez actually performed better during high-pressure situations than during the low-pressure situations associated with blowouts.
How does Leverage Index work? According to an example in The Times article, a hit to lead off the top of the first (an L.I. of 1) has one-third the significance of a hit with the bases loaded and none out in the top of the fifth with the home team leading by two (an L.I. of 3), and three times the impact of a hit with the bases empty and two outs in the bottom of the sixth with the visitors leading by four (an L.I. of 0.33).
Although the formula is not exactly as simple as determining a batting average, ERA or OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging), it nonetheless provides a basis for comparing Rodriguez's success rate in situations of varying pressures.
Forman's research showed that Rodriguez's OPS from 2001-03 was 1.076 in high-leverage situations, 1.017 in medium-leverage situations and .982 in low-leverage situations. The data was similar for opposing middle infielders: an .899 OPS in high-leverage situations, .825 in the middle-leverage situations and .817 in low-leverage situations.
Forman also found that Rodriguez's OPS dropped to .851 when he batted in games where the team's were separated by seven runs or more, as compared to a 1.021 OPS when the team's were within six runs of each other. Opposing second basemen and shortstops posted a .744 OPS in seven-runs-plus games, and an .840 OPS in all other situations.
Ed Eagle is a reporter and editor for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
They keep winning I will send them some pie's myself..lol It is nice to see them get a bit of a streak going.
Your absolutly right. He did kill someone. I bet he would take that back if he could. But you are correct.
LEYRITZ BOOZE TEST WRONG
The failed Breathalyzer test that allegedly drove former Yankee slugger Jim Leyritz to consider suicide this week was a false positive, authorities said yesterday.
Leyritz suffered a mental breakdown and was hospitalized Wednesday after he blew into a breath machine that is attached to his car under the terms of his bail in the 2007 booze-related vehicular-manslaughter case against him.
The machine showed he had alcohol in his system, which would have been a bail violation that might have sent him to jail.
But at a hearing yesterday, officials said that the machine gave a false reading and that Leyritz was not drunk.
The former Yankee wore his World Series ring to court and looked in good spirits as the Breathalyzer was discussed.
Leyritz, 45, said he thought it gave the reading because he'd had chicken wings and ice tea for lunch.
"I have a fear now every time I get in my car that I can set it off," he said.
"It's a little scary."
lol, Yea, that was some strick zone the ump had last night huh.
I have joked and said things about David Ortiz in the past but one thing I always did say is what a pro and classy guy I have felt he was. I would really like to believe he didn't use PED's in any way shape or form.I know it doesn't look good on his part how all of a sudden he could stay healthy when he just couldn't stay healthy before he got to the Red Sox.Out of all the players in MLB I would really like to believe David Ortiz did it the right way.
From what I have read he was either attempting suicide or going to attempt it.
wow, talk about what have you done for me lately..lol
Although Nady has not really played this year I would group him in as those types of players. Unfortunitly there is no room on the roster for him to play every day. Nick Swisher I have to say is a real pleasent surprise. I didn't realize the type of player we were getting when Yankees picked him up.But your right, when O'Neil retired and Tino was forced out it completly changed the team. Bernie was forced out because of Joe Torre over used him. Your 100% right that it was those types of players that made that team what it was despite George Steinbrenner.
We had a doctor around here years ago that was known as easy doctor dope. You could go to him and tell him anything and he would ask, what do you want me to perscribe for you and you could tell him. He would do it to. Oh, and of course he liked to get a little tip also. When he was finally busted it was estimated he gave out around 10,000 faulty perscriptions. That is even with the tough rules in the USA. Now, you get these docs from mexixo, the dominican, anywhere for that matter who don't make the kind of money I am sure some players or some sly agent could throw some extra bucks at these docs and they could get what they want.
It seems everything is bogus unless it goes by only your thinking. Now of course my post made no sense because it was right. So it definitly would make no sense to you.
No, thats not true. Lets see, a good example. Lets say I hire a putz. A putz thats past his prime. Now lets say I over pay that putz well more worth than he is worth. Does it mean he isn't a putz anymore because I over paid for him? Of course not. Iron Man Carl Pavano is a good example. Had he pitched to his ability for us he would have been worth the 39.50 million. Some players just are not cut out for New York. They can't handle the pressure. Not only that, even their minor league club, it took them 7 years to completly deplete that. They can't build it back up in 1 year. That will take time to rebuild to.
I would love to find out Boras is setting these players up with these kind of docs so he could make bigger money and get tossed from baseball. That would be a dream come true.
I don't believe that everyone on that list should be suspended. I do believe they should be exposed. Because of the rules at the time they shouldn't be suspended. I am sure some are not everyday players. I am sure some are retired. That wouldn't be fair to suspend some players while others get away free. All names should be exposed though.
I think it had to have been said by just about every member of this board. Maybe Joe is reading this board. Your right though, if they didn't want something like this to happen they should have destroyed the records. All the names should be released. Sad part is someday they will. But we all know how the owners embraced the fans filling the seats. They didn't care how many were on steroids. As long as the seats were filled is what was important.
Thats good that you will overlook those things because I didn't know you were the board monitor and we have to post to only please you. It doesn't matter how much money they spend. I could care less to be honest. They make mistakes just like every team does.. There is no such thing as a perfect team. You post so much about the yankees. People have asked you what team is your team and you never say. It is obvious the yankees have done much better than your team I am sure the Yankees have even done much better than your team. I will even give you the past 20 years and say the Yankees have done much better than your team..
One thing that Joe did say right during the game last night was he questioned the ethics of just naming A-Rod from the list and saying that person had a moral and ethical duty to release the other names on the list and you have to question why just A-Rod when there was 103 other names on there.. 99% of the time I don't agree with him. But on that one I did.
rofl. Yea, I think you hit that on the head..lol
Happy Mothers day to all the moms out there....
Thats by your estimates, but who says what you say is right. Should they be doing better? Yes they should, 80% of their games? Well, you must not know baseball to well. There have been some increadable teams through the history of the game that have not won 80% of their games. But, thats why we play the whole season. You seem to be a very unhappy person that just lets his life evolve around the yankees. Maybe you should take up a hobby or something. Build model cars, model airplans. Something that makes you feel good.
What happened, You get jilted somehow by a Yankee? Seem pretty obsessive about a team you don't like..lol
I dunno, I guess it is one of those things that it depends who you ask. Baltimore thought it was a beautiful thing. Kinda like one mans junk is anothers mans treasure..lol
wow, Good thing they caught it in time. I was wondering what has been going on with him and why we have not heard much on him this year.
Francisco Cervelli did good last night. I hope that continues and we are not hurt defensivly behind the plate. We are down a bat with Posada, 3/4's of a bat with Molina being out. I don't forsee this kid doing much with his bat but you never know. I can't wait to see how he does tonight.He sure didn't seem nervous.
I told you ever since Boston won the series in 2004 the world has not been right. Record number of hurricans 2005. Floods, tidal waves, Fires, lions and tigers and bears, oh my.. One natural disaster after another.
Dews reply to you is right. There is just so much the pee test can show. One thing that is going on is MLB Baseball Offices are pulling a Selena Roberts and using un-named sources and releasing very little info.They made their statement and they are not going to release anymore info. We will just have to rely on leaked info for the rest.They will say privacy laws and yada yada yada.They have their list on banned sustances and Manny getting suspended is Bud Seligs way of being able to stick out his chest and say he is proud of their testing program. In reality their testing program is weak.
Not that ESPN and Fox sports are ever 100% right. But thats pretty much what they both said yesterday. He was only caught because of testosterone level in his body and not because they found anything in the begining chemical wise.
It was his very high level of testosterone. Then they chased a paper trail. You don't have extremly high levels of testosterone unless there is a reason.
However, testing by Major League Baseball showed that Ramirez had testosterone in his body that was not natural and came from an artificial source, two people with knowledge of the case told ESPN's Mark Fainaru-Wada and T.J. Quinn. The sources said that in addition to the artificial testosterone, Ramirez was identified as using the female fertility drug human chorionic gonadotropin, or hCG.