Should the Mets move home plate up ten feet? - NBC Sports

Craig Calcaterra shoots down the ridiculous idea of moving home plate at Citi Field ten feet closer to the outfield wall:

The third and most important reason this is dumb is because there's absolutely no reason to believe that it's the park, as opposed to a lousy Mets team, that is the reason for the low number of homers. The Mets offense has hit 47 HR at home and 46 on the road (visitors have hit 81 HR in Citi Field and 77 off the Mets on the road).

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Dumb idea.

Easier to get players that hit the ball farther.

Holliday, Matt comes to mind.

by fxcarden on Oct 2, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

I still say

lower the wall. I don’t like high walls regardless.

by Mount17 on Oct 2, 2009 10:52 AM EDT reply actions

Just lower the left field wall.

It’s literally THAT easy.

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by squid92 on Oct 2, 2009 10:56 AM EDT reply actions

Whats next? Let Met hitters hit “Out of hand” as we used to call it?

Some called it “self-pitch”, we were cooler than them.

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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Oct 2, 2009 11:28 AM EDT reply actions

this is a ridiculous suggestion

we should move it at least 30 feet closer

by KeithsMoustache on Oct 2, 2009 2:10 PM EDT reply actions

How are we supposed to hit HR if the lineup keeps hitting weak groundballs to SS?

Also I don’t want to see City Field be like that ridiculous bandbox across town. Bunt-HR anyone?

by Michkin on Oct 2, 2009 2:46 PM EDT reply actions

We could move the plate up 100 feet

and it’ll still be more of a pitchers park when compared to Yankee Stadium and Citizens Bank Park

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by Evan_S on Oct 2, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions

just lower the wall as Squid said

I have no problem with the distance but the wall is ridiculous
otherwise sign a shit load of flyball pitchers to pitch at home

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by firejerrynow on Oct 2, 2009 3:54 PM EDT reply actions

They were outhomered 158-93?!?!?

I didn’t believe that, but it could be true. So far they’ve scored 655 and permitted 755.

ATL outscored the Mets 110-60.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/2009-standings.shtml
You can’t blame that on a fence.

If they give up 4 more homers, they’ll average 1 per game.

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by hotspur on Oct 2, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions

yeah, this is a terrible idea

how many cheap homers will Chase Utley hit if the dimensions are shorter? a ton, I bet.

plus the expensive seats will be further from the action, which isn’t what the team wants if they’re already anticipating having trouble selling tickets, I’d imagine.

by JoshNY on Oct 2, 2009 6:40 PM EDT reply actions

wouldn't there be a lot more fair territory too?

that would diminish a lot of the effect. basically what the article said: it was just one year and we hit almost an equal amount of home runs home as away. i wouldn’t mind lowering the fences, but i think it would be fine to wait a few more years.

by EtSuKe on Oct 2, 2009 7:11 PM EDT reply actions