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This is great! Fielder doesn't go to the Nationals, AND he is out of the National league altogether.
With Pujols and Fielder both moving to the AL that alone gives my aging Philly team longevity!Originally posted by Edmund BurkeComment
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"It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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....Sarcasm...JayElectronicaBluElzhi2PacTheNotoriousB.I.G.ReksSc arfaceFashawnJeruThaDamajaComment
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Yeah, I'm just messing with you.
I do agree, though. Prince Fielder is obviously a powerful player and you bring up an excellent point about the other smaller AL Parks.
Without looking it up, I feel like the NL has more of the larger parks that fly balls go to die."It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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I saw the news of the Fielder signing before I went to bed last night....WOW! It'll be interesting to see how his numbers look in Comerica. I bet if they dip substantially that they'll move the fences in substantially. Either way this is a big signing for the Tigers.
In other news, nice potential signing by the Jays with the acquisition of Francisco Cordero pending a physical. The Jays now have a much more well defined bullpen though a much older one too. I have a feeling that all these old bullpen arms being added this year is just a stopgap for '13 when they'll pick up younger bulpen guys/call up their own pitchers for next year. At the very least the Jays have guys with well defined roles and Cordero will be a good setup man or closer if Santos somehow bombs.
Also they signed Brandon Morrow to a 3 year 20 Mil deal which is economically sound while keeping him in Toronto's control for a while.Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club
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They won't move the fences in. Comerica ranks in the top 10 in park factors, better than Miller Park and Citizens Bank Park. It's not that bad of a place to hit. I don't get why people think his numbers will fall off severely. Good hitters will hit regardless. Plus, a 3 game series in New York once a year is great for HR numbers too. Every time Detroit goes to New York, it seems like Cabrera hits 3 or 4. Makes up for any power you lose in Comerica. It all balances out after 162 games.
I think it's funny how the ESPN ticker keeps showing "No LHH has ever hit more than 14 homeruns in Comerica Park" like it's hell for left handers. Nobody has ever hit more than 14 because the Tigers have never had a good left handed hitter. Lol. Other than Granderson, who I bet did hit 14 which is on pace with his power, notable LH's the Tigers have had were a 56 year old Sean Casey, Bobby Higginson, and Carlos Pena before he was any good. Not the best hitters. Tiger fans have been wanting a left handed power bat for more than a decade, they been right handed heavy forever.JayElectronicaBluElzhi2PacTheNotoriousB.I.G.ReksSc arfaceFashawnJeruThaDamajaComment
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"It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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Let the fun begin.
The left field wall was 390 or something to left center. That picture is with it moved in.Last edited by Chaos81; 01-25-2012, 04:36 PM.Comment
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We'll see, i'm not really heartbroken if he doesn't come to Miami.
$$ changes everything tho lol plus a solid lineupSaints, LSU, Seminoles, Pelicans, Marlins, LightningComment
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Actually after looking some more, the picture is the old configuration but with the current distances.Let the fun begin.
The left field wall was 390 or something to left center. That picture is with it moved in.
Still though, should the ball fly fairly similar to how it does at Miller, it looks like he'd have around 12 fewer homeruns.Comment
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There were like 7 to the centerfield region at miller park that were HR's that weren't even to the warning track at Comerica.Comment
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