Petriello doesn't really get into the "marine layer" much, but it does have an effect both on hitting and pitching. Basically, the moisture content of the air is higher than in most of the country, especially in the wet spring and fall months. More moisture means "heavier" air, so a batted ball won't travel as far, but also pitchers are able to get more "bite" from their breaking pitches. A curveball will curve more in Seattle in April than it will in Peoria in March, a slider will drop more, etc.
Both teams in any given game play in the same park. This issue affects the stats of Mariners players over the course of half the games of the season. We have to also consider that our pitchers benefit from half the games during the season as well. The problem gets to be position players that are the most desirable don't want to come here and have their stats hurt, then over the long haul, as has happened, offensive numbers suffer.
I remember the rumors Griffey wanted no part of safeco. I think the mental side is probably real bad for hitters. You crush one that dies at the warning track and strikeout 3 times trying to see the ball when the pitcher is the sun do that every night you can see why guys like garver and polanco look lost or Julio hits an extended slump.
Nothing worth doing is ever "easy". They could solve the ballpark problem by enclosing the stadium. That's not easy, but if they know all these things are problems caused by their outdoor stadium, then making it indoor is the way to fix it. Maybe some so-called beer garden fans will complain, but I'd much rather them have a more "neutral" park they could build a balanced and competitive team to play in, instead of one where no free agent hitter worth his salt will ever want to play. It seems like some Griffey feller warned them about this before the park even got built.
Petriello doesn't really get into the "marine layer" much, but it does have an effect both on hitting and pitching. Basically, the moisture content of the air is higher than in most of the country, especially in the wet spring and fall months. More moisture means "heavier" air, so a batted ball won't travel as far, but also pitchers are able to get more "bite" from their breaking pitches. A curveball will curve more in Seattle in April than it will in Peoria in March, a slider will drop more, etc.
Make the juiced balls the standard ball at t-mo
Both teams in any given game play in the same park. This issue affects the stats of Mariners players over the course of half the games of the season. We have to also consider that our pitchers benefit from half the games during the season as well. The problem gets to be position players that are the most desirable don't want to come here and have their stats hurt, then over the long haul, as has happened, offensive numbers suffer.
I remember the rumors Griffey wanted no part of safeco.
I think the mental side is probably real bad for hitters. You crush one that dies at the warning track and strikeout 3 times trying to see the ball when the pitcher is the sun do that every night you can see why guys like garver and polanco look lost or Julio hits an extended slump.
65% Dimensions(Deep power alleys)
30% cold weather.
5% batters eye.
Baseball is a mental game... Even the assumption/perception of a “batters eye” issue is enough to create a problem.
Nothing worth doing is ever "easy".
They could solve the ballpark problem by enclosing the stadium.
That's not easy, but if they know all these things are problems caused by their outdoor stadium, then making it indoor is the way to fix it.
Maybe some so-called beer garden fans will complain, but I'd much rather them have a more "neutral" park they could build a balanced and competitive team to play in, instead of one where no free agent hitter worth his salt will ever want to play. It seems like some Griffey feller warned them about this before the park even got built.