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02-06-2013, 08:56 PM | #1 |
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Wrigley Field
Apparently the program isn't taking the wall height into effect when computing ground rule doubles. There is no way a ball can bounce over the fence at Wrigley, the wall is about 20 feet tall with a basket on top of that. That got me wondering, are there park effects built in, is it easier to hit homers in small parks, easier to get ground balls through on turf, easier to hit foul outs in parks with large foul grounds?
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02-06-2013, 09:38 PM | #2 |
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Yeah, actually the full game doesn't take that into account either. You'll have to bend reality a bit to account for that. Pretend it got caught in the ivy instead (a legitmate play at Wrigley).
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02-06-2013, 09:59 PM | #3 | |
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The park factors are a part of the game. Average for lefties & righties, 2B, 3B, homeruns for Righties and lefties. The rest doesn't matter. It would be nice to incorporate foul ground into the parks like Wrigley where you will not catch a ball in the OF corners in foul ground unless you are sitting in row 1 or in McAfee where you have 10+ feet of foul ground in the OF. If you use the park factors of say LA Coliseum where righties hit 1.301 HR you could set the wall distance and height at 1 million feet and people will still hit 60+ HR a year in that park. Wind does play a factor in Wrigley since I use that park for my Chicago Fire. Foul ground does not play a factor at all. |
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02-07-2013, 05:32 AM | #4 |
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Thanks for the info. I personally can't remember ever seeing a ball bounce into the stands at Wrigley and I've been watching games there for 50 years. Of course I don't watch EVERY game, so maybe it does happen, but I've seen it several times now while playing the games. Foul ground can have a big impact on batting average and Era, maybe newer versions of the game will include it.
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02-14-2013, 02:09 PM | #5 |
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I remember Jeff Baker hit one a few years ago. That's the only one I can think of off the top of my head.
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