Comments on: Ever wonder how the Yankees would fare if they called Citi Field home?

By: kiwicricket

kiwicricket — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:48:12 +0000

Thanks for that valuable and interesting insight Harry

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 17:18:10 +0000

Just as much as their stadium helps their hitters, it provides extra challenges to their pitchers….too bad they didn’t bother to see how much the park has “hurt” their pitching….every team would be wise to cater their roster to their park…for the Yankees, that may mean heavier investment in pitching (as was smartly done by the Phillies in their homer-friendly park) and for the Mets that will mean heavier investment in offense (as mediocre pitchers can be successful in their home park, similar to the situation in San Diego.)

By: jimbo1949

jimbo1949 — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 16:59:47 +0000

Smart baseball executives would realize they need more speedy, line drive hitters to take advantage of Citi. Of course we’re talking about the mutts management, which is exactly why they’re going to let Reyes go and keep Wright.

By: gammagammahey

gammagammahey — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 16:13:26 +0000

Really, the Mets just need to do a better job moving forward of fielding a team that takes advantage of their ballpark like the Yankees have done. Signing Bay was a doubly horrible move for that reason. A strong left-handed power hitter would also allow them to take advantage of the right-field porch. Ike Davis looked like he could be that guy this year before he went down.

By: dirtyharry1971

dirtyharry1971 — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:56:12 +0000

thank god they dont play in citi DUMP, i dont even want to think about it

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:54:02 +0000

Indeed, ARod was robbed in the ninth last night. It’s not really an issue for the Yankees at three times a year but at this point it is very problematical for the Metropolitans.
Part of the fun and challenge in baseball is the various park configurations. I think, a few years ago during the planning of Citifield the Wilpons were more interested in the Ebbet’s Field thing than the baseball playablility thing.