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Article: Yankee Stadium homer-friendly?
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- April 21, 2009
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NEW YORK - Home runs are flying of the new Yankee Stadium at a
record pace for a new ballpark.
Twenty were hit in the first four games alone as New York and
Cleveland split the opening series that ended Sunday. That's easily
the high for the first four games at a major league park, according
to the Elias Sports Bureau, topping the 16 when Oakland started the
1996 season at Cashman Field in Las Vegas.
"There are a couple ballparks out there that the ball just
travels well. This might be one of them," said New York's Mark
Teixeira, who hit two of those home runs.
Fourteen of the home runs have been hit to right field, raising
concern that there might be a wind tunnel in the $1.5 billion ...