Adam Rubin of the NY Daily News reported in today's editions that the Mets will lower the CF wall at CitiField to eight feet, instead of the 16 foot height it was in the inaugural season of the ballpark.
The Mets need to work on the dimensions instead of just one wall.
Not many homeruns were taken away by the height of the CF wall but many were taken away by the large gaps that occupy the ballpark. This is where the Mets made their mistake.
Naturally, the structure of a baseball field dictates that centerfield should be the farthest from home plate.
You can hit homeruns at Citi down the lines, (that's why signing Jason Bay makes some sense) but the Mets need to shorten the gaps and not worry about their pitchers giving up more homeruns.
The Mets are not a team that's built on pitching and defense, at this point in time, far from it, but they need to help what they have on their roster.
It's too late at this point to make another change with the ballpark (any changes have to be okayed by MLB) but they should carefully monitor what goes on this season and adjust accordingly
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Payton's Brilliance Outshined Peyton's Brilliance
You heard all about it throughout SB week.
Peyton Manning is the smartest quarterback to ever play the position. Peyton is obsessive with breaking down film; Peyton calls his own plays at the line; Peyton does this and Peyton does that.
In a classroom entitled, "The NFL", Peyton Manning is not the only "A" student. Saints head coach Sean Payton and his players were pretty sharp.
The Saints Tracy Porter watched film and saw the Colts "route to disaster". Porter saw what Austin Collie did so he anticipated where Reggie Wayne was supposed to be and he, literally, beat him to the pass.
Peyton let it go and when the play was over, the Saints were minutes away from wiping away 42 previous years of frustration.
The pick-six merely was the icing on the cake. The game changed when the teams emerged from the long halftime period.
The Head Coach Payton watched film and saw the Colts receiving team on kickoffs would take a step back and then come forward so he gambled that a well placed on-side kick would have a chance at being successful. Give him an "A-plus" on that one because the gamble worked to perfection.
Payton had his kicker, Thomas Morstead drop a kick towards the sidelines, figuring that the Colts would have fewer players in position to try and secure the football while the element of surprise would enable the Saints to have more players in position.
The Saints recovered and changed the game.
Peyton Manning is the smartest quarterback to ever play the position. Peyton is obsessive with breaking down film; Peyton calls his own plays at the line; Peyton does this and Peyton does that.
In a classroom entitled, "The NFL", Peyton Manning is not the only "A" student. Saints head coach Sean Payton and his players were pretty sharp.
The Saints Tracy Porter watched film and saw the Colts "route to disaster". Porter saw what Austin Collie did so he anticipated where Reggie Wayne was supposed to be and he, literally, beat him to the pass.
Peyton let it go and when the play was over, the Saints were minutes away from wiping away 42 previous years of frustration.
The pick-six merely was the icing on the cake. The game changed when the teams emerged from the long halftime period.
The Head Coach Payton watched film and saw the Colts receiving team on kickoffs would take a step back and then come forward so he gambled that a well placed on-side kick would have a chance at being successful. Give him an "A-plus" on that one because the gamble worked to perfection.
Payton had his kicker, Thomas Morstead drop a kick towards the sidelines, figuring that the Colts would have fewer players in position to try and secure the football while the element of surprise would enable the Saints to have more players in position.
The Saints recovered and changed the game.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
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