Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
August 08, 2007
Games of the Day

There's only one afternoon game this Wednesday, but it's a good one as Colorado hosts Milwaukee. Rookie Yovani Gallardo faces Colorado veteran Jeff Francis. In a good example of how the problem at Coors isn't always home runs, Francis allowed eight long balls both home and away, but many more hits (especially doubles) at home. Gallardo continues to impress with superb walk, home run and strikeout numbers.

Felix Hernandez tries to even the score with Jeremy Guthrie tonight in Baltimore. Guthrie best Hernandez as both pitched six innings in an 8-3 Orioles win. The game was close until Hernandez left, but he allowed three runs, enough to pin him with the loss.

The Yankees have taken six of their last seven meeting with Toronto after losing the first three. Chien-Ming Wang faces Roy Halladay. The two pitchers rank one and nine in fewest home runs allowed per nine innings since the start of 2005, with Wang leading the majors.

Atlanta tries to pick up another game on the Mets as veterans John Smoltz and Orlando Hernandez battle. Smoltz is 2-0 in three starts against the Mets this season, although his stats are not outstanding against New York. Hernandez posts an excellent ERA at Shea, where he does a good job of keeping the ball in the park.

Enjoy!


Posted by David Pinto at 01:20 PM | Matchups | TrackBack (0)
Comments

Coor is one place where it seems that the home run actually hurts you less than a double or triple. When it was built, it had the largest playing surface in the majors, presumable to compensate for the altitude. Problem is, when you move the fences back it has the effect of making the power alleys monstrous. You almost need four outfielders to effectively defense the place.

About 3-4 years ago there was actually some talk in Denver of moving the fences in. Nothing ever came of it, but they might have had the right idea.

I worked there for five years and I truly believe that, given all the crazy things I've seen in that ballpark, moving the fences in might have been a better idea than the humidor.

The vendors at Coors once had a memorable discussion on how to make the ballpark more playable. One cynic suggested taking out the centerfield fence to put the fountain in play, while another suggested windmills in right field and sand traps in left!

Posted by: glenntwo at August 8, 2007 03:08 PM

11-0 Rox, top 4...Still lotsa time for ol Bernie to make a game of it...

Posted by: glenntwo at August 8, 2007 04:31 PM
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