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Originally Posted by Johnny Slick
I think one can make the case that the first HR increase was caused by expansion, but you've got your time order way off on the second one. Since when are the effects of expansion going to kick in a year later? That simply does not make logical sense. And please do not attempt to apply your own after-the-fact reasonings..
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I never implied that the HR increase was caused by expansion. The only reason expansion would affect the league homerun rate is if the new parks favored homerun hitters, which obviously Colorado does to a historic level.
The effects of expansion are typically felt for about 3 years before peak individual values are back to normal. Again, since expansion affects pitching and hitting equally in terms of talent distribution, I'm not implying in any way shape or form that there was a homerun increase caused by the last expansion. 93, yes, because of Colorado. 98, no.