Hal01 said:
you are correct darryl ward only.... however, i guarantee there will be at least one in the river tonight, actually should be more than one... i have season tickets to pnc and have saw many bounce in that i didnt think was hit very far... i think its about 440 to make it on the fly... it will be done...
http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/pit/ballpark/index.jsp
"From home plate to the Allegheny River is 443 feet, 4 inches."
I'm pretty sure this measurement is directly down the right field line.
Check out the overhead shot of PNC Park to get a better idea. I think you'd have to hit one at least 470-480 feet, in the power alley, to have the ball land directly into the river. It would be pretty hard to pull a ball directly down the line and hit it 445 feet. It's more reasonable in right center but 475 feet is a real poke.
"From home plate to the Allegheny River is 443 feet, 4 inches."
I'm pretty sure this measurement is directly down the right field line.
Check out the overhead shot of PNC Park to get a better idea. I think you'd have to hit one at least 470-480 feet, in the power alley, to have the ball land directly into the river. It would be pretty hard to pull a ball directly down the line and hit it 445 feet. It's more reasonable in right center but 475 feet is a real poke.
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Hal01 said:
real simple, in a real game u dont have people knowingly grooving fastballs (if thats what u want to call them) right down main street... if they dont like the pitch, they dont have to swing... and i figured it was just those two because i find it hard to believe a right handeder would have a chance to do that... trust me hal, its easy money...
I just saw the replay of last years derby yesterday. Ortiz hit a few 470 ft blasts to right center in the event. Abreu hit a that far too to right or right center including one over 500ft. Howard is a lot stronger then abreu although howard wont hit as many. Shots that long happen every derby.
