Good article in USA Today about Citi Field being the anti-Yankee Stadium when it comes to home runs.
1.7 HRs a game at Citi as opposed to 2.2 at Shea.
Chipper Jones:
“I don’t think it is even close. It is by far the biggest I’ve played in,” he says. “You hit a line drive to the 408-foot sign on the top of the (center-field) wall, you think it would count (as a home run), but not in that ballpark.
“There will never be a cheap homer hit there. The size of the yard means the power numbers are going to take a hit. But in the long run, it might make those guys better hitters. They won’t be so focused on hitting a home run.”
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