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Winter Meetings => 2017 Expansion Discussion => Topic started by: Troyaof on November 18, 2013, 04:16:00 pm

Title: Stadiums and Home Runs
Post by: Troyaof on November 18, 2013, 04:16:00 pm
Okay so since my team in ABQ is at 5700 feet I want to do something similiar to making it a launching pad like Coors was back in the day. Flagstaff  (7500 feet) should have been a huge launching pad but I didn't think to have Matt incorporate that. So should the homerun % be like 1.???
Does anyone like/hate this idea?
Title: Re: Stadiums and Home Runs
Post by: mikezone13 on November 18, 2013, 04:26:43 pm
I believe it's your stadium to do what you please with it (within boundaries)... just look at New York's stadium, only the most powerful guys can get close with HRs there.
Title: Re: Stadiums and Home Runs
Post by: mstreeter06 on November 18, 2013, 04:57:15 pm
Yeah pretty sure the only real deciding variable is the ballpark factors
Title: Re: Stadiums and Home Runs
Post by: NorseKaiser on November 18, 2013, 09:45:27 pm
I (obviously) like the nuances of having different parks. As a word of caution though- it is really hard to evaluate players in a strange ballpark, and I'm convinced that it takes a special combination of skills (that I haven't identified yet).

Title: Re: Stadiums and Home Runs
Post by: BaseballAddict32 on November 19, 2013, 08:34:08 am
it does come down to those factors. for instance if you have a large outfield with deep fences you could dial down the homeruns and up the triples. for what you're looking for you prob should set homerun overall, hr left and hr right well over 1.
Title: Re: Stadiums and Home Runs
Post by: 24Rocks on November 19, 2013, 11:31:24 am
from what i have found the game only some times preforms above the factors for a park and the pitchers that pitch in the park for HR if your settings for doubles is 1.623 tripplkes 1.119 and HR 1.208 or something along those lines you park will be hitters park for sure and your pitching will look bad which you will have to rember if trying to trade players.


Title: Re: Stadiums and Home Runs
Post by: fhomess on November 19, 2013, 03:54:31 pm
You have to remember that park factors are relative.  Even if your park increases the likelihood of home runs, if all the parks are like that, you may actually have a park that reduces home runs compared to other parks.
Title: Re: Stadiums and Home Runs
Post by: Troyaof on November 19, 2013, 04:06:19 pm
Based on Conversations here we will bump HRs up about 0.1-0.2 to around 1.2 so It will be more but not crazy