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More Yankees NewsYankees LinksA report indicates that the size of the new Yankee Stadium, and not the weather or wind, is the reason for all the home runs at the ballpark. The new ballpark is supposed to be the same size of the old one, but AccuWeather.com reported on Monday that slight differences are responsible for the glut of homers. "Taking into account the dimensions of the field and wall height, AccuWeather.com has calculated that 19 percent (20 out of 105) home runs would not have flown out of the old stadium," the site says. Meteorologist Tim Buckley says losing a "gentle curve" in the fence from right field to center field has the ballpark playing up to 9 feet shorter in certain places. The walls are also two feet shorter in spots. AccuWeather says, "no consistent pattern [has been] observed in the wind speed and direction that would lead to an increase in home runs so far this year." |
