i want someone to try and adjust the stats of the yankees greats as if they played in the primes of their careers in the new yankee stadium. i think mantle would've finished with 900 career HRs.
― 'entertainment purposes' ONLY! (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 23 May 2009 01:55 (sixteen years ago)
could ruth have hit 80 hrs in a season?
― 'entertainment purposes' ONLY! (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 23 May 2009 02:00 (sixteen years ago)
Yankee Stadium of the 20s had roughly the same LH HR factor (thanks to a short porch if you could pull the ball down the RF line) vs. the overall HR factor this year. You'd need full year numbers broken down L/R to get that basic calculation done comparing year to year. (Actually, Yankee Stadium was short down both lines until the 70s.)
And if you wanted to get very specific, you'd have to find out where Ruth was hitting balls (ie, would the overall shorter distances and wind favor him, or was he just pulling balls down the line anyway?).
Good luck. Might as well calculate Ruth's HR total vs. integrated pitching too.
― My vagina has a dress code. (milo z), Saturday, 23 May 2009 02:43 (sixteen years ago)
Might as well calculate Ruth's HR total vs. integrated pitching too.
this is a good stat nerd zing
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 23 May 2009 05:11 (sixteen years ago)
Hmmm ... I thought this thread would be about "BP Idol" ...
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 23 May 2009 11:43 (sixteen years ago)
yeah me too
― Bathtime at the Apollo (G00blar), Saturday, 23 May 2009 11:50 (sixteen years ago)
also, Ruth's 1920s body would have a hard time making a 2000s team
― Dr Morbius, Saturday, 23 May 2009 13:27 (sixteen years ago)