http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/685 This and that about baseball stats. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:24:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/685/comment-page-1#comment-4763 BunnyWrangler Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:42:08 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=685#comment-4763 I'd read that sun field explanation, too, but it confused me; was the sun field really in left in Yankee Stadium but in right in every other park? I'd read that sun field explanation, too, but it confused me; was the sun field really in left in Yankee Stadium but in right in every other park?

]]> http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/685/comment-page-1#comment-4760 Johnny Twisto Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:43:29 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=685#comment-4760 Meusel did have a great arm, but Ruth could throw too, of course. I think they were generally switched around so Ruth could avoid the "sun field," and later in his career as he put on weight, Ruth played the smaller field. Meusel did have a great arm, but Ruth could throw too, of course. I think they were generally switched around so Ruth could avoid the "sun field," and later in his career as he put on weight, Ruth played the smaller field.

]]> http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/685/comment-page-1#comment-4758 BunnyWrangler Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:01:09 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=685#comment-4758 Meusel had the best outfield arm in his day. Generally, the strongest outfield arm goes in right, but Yankee Stadium's cavernous left field required the strongest arm to play there, so Huggins may have alternated them to ensure that Meusel always played where his throwing strength was most needed. Meusel had the best outfield arm in his day. Generally, the strongest outfield arm goes in right, but Yankee Stadium's cavernous left field required the strongest arm to play there, so Huggins may have alternated them to ensure that Meusel always played where his throwing strength was most needed.

]]> http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/685/comment-page-1#comment-4756 Jgeller Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:55:48 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=685#comment-4756 On Meusel and Ruth, both of them were near 50-50 splits on LF and RF, and they basically shared the two positions throughout their careers together. It's almost as if manager Miller Huggins did some kind of platoon where the two alternated LF and RF based on who the better fielder was and who was pitching (but who knows really, just a random guess). If you look at the breakdowns for the number of hitters to do this for the Yankees since 1920 by outfield position, the ranking is: CF (19), RF (14), LF (5). So the talent for the Yanks really have been in CF and RF. On Meusel and Ruth, both of them were near 50-50 splits on LF and RF, and they basically shared the two positions throughout their careers together. It's almost as if manager Miller Huggins did some kind of platoon where the two alternated LF and RF based on who the better fielder was and who was pitching (but who knows really, just a random guess).
If you look at the breakdowns for the number of hitters to do this for the Yankees since 1920 by outfield position, the ranking is: CF (19), RF (14), LF (5). So the talent for the Yanks really have been in CF and RF.

]]> http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/685/comment-page-1#comment-4749 Johnny Twisto Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:09:52 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=685#comment-4749 Prior to Hideki Matsui, the Yankees had a 15-year stretch during which no one opened the season in LF two seasons in a row. Prior to Hideki Matsui, the Yankees had a 15-year stretch during which no one opened the season in LF two seasons in a row.

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