They need to shut down that softball stadium they play in. I’m sorry but that’s blasphemy to see a routine fly ball to left end up being a gland slam. What a farce. Say what you want about tradition, blah, blah, blah, that’s a sorry excuse for a baseball stadium.
This is a fact.
It's pretty hilarious to see a Rangers fan bitching about ballparks favoring hitters.
That being said, even I have to LOL @ this team. But there should also be a LOL @ Angels thread.
The rangers ballpark isn't quite as bad of a hitters park as Fenway. Pop ups don't turn into home runs, and you can't play wall ball with the left field wall on lazy fly balls.
Lol. Fenway suppresses home runs. It's been one of the worst parks for home run hitters since '04.
2004 MLB Park Factors - Runs - Major League Baseball - ESPN
2005 MLB Park Factors - Runs - Major League Baseball - ESPN
2006 MLB Park Factors - Runs - Major League Baseball - ESPN
2007 MLB Park Factors - Runs - Major League Baseball - ESPN
2008 MLB Park Factors - Runs - Major League Baseball - ESPN
2009 MLB Park Factors - Runs - Major League Baseball - ESPN
2010 MLB Park Factors - Runs - Major League Baseball - ESPN
2011 MLB Park Factors - Runs - Major League Baseball - ESPN
2012 MLB Park Factors - Runs - Major League Baseball - ESPN
Baseball-Reference's park factors:
Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors - Baseball-Reference.com
Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors - Baseball-Reference.com
(look at PPF, on the right side. 100 is neutral. > 100 favors hitters, < 100 favors pitchers).
I'm not talking about the right side. I'm talking about that ridiculous left field wall where pop flys turn into home runs and off the wall single. Pedroia and youkillis have made careers off of it.
It's pretty hilarious to see a Rangers fan bitching about ballparks favoring hitters.
That being said, even I have to LOL @ this team. But there should also be a LOL @ Angels thread.