Robinson Cano in HR derby

CHOPTALK · Jul 11, 2011

Not betting on it, but this is my opinion on the subject.

I think I picked Bobby Abreu in 06 or so for 12 or 15 to 1 on this forum.

Good luck with your selections.

Mlink · Jul 11, 2011

i agree, his swings are made for the HR derby, i go to 70 yankees games a year and watch batting practice everyday and him and kevin long have hr derby drills during BP...literally he launches balls out in batting practice at will

WaKe21334 · Jul 11, 2011

Glad I read this, I was about to take Rickie Weeks at + money vs him in the derby.

bumpy · Jul 11, 2011

He better have HR Derby drills in practice b/c the new Yankee stadium is a joke.

Mlink · Jul 11, 2011

bumpy said:
He better have HR Derby drills in practice b/c the new Yankee stadium is a joke.

its a joke? really...and red sox having a wall that is 220 ft into the outfield is legit right? every stadium is built different, yankees stadium is not a joke...go check the numbers on yankees HR total home and away, it is about EVEN....go check the HR totals for opposing teams that play in yankees stadium and at their own home ball park...it isnt that much of an advantage opposing teams do not have many HR in yankees stadium

Donkwin47 · Jul 11, 2011

He's not a big guy, he could burn out.. Usually better to go with the stocky players.

bumpy · Jul 11, 2011

50% of the HRs hit by the Yankees in the new Yankee stadium would not have been HRs in Citi Field. That's from ESPN coverage of the Subway series.

Mlink · Jul 11, 2011

bumpy said:
50% of the HRs hit by the Yankees in the new Yankee stadium would not have been HRs in Citi Field. That's from ESPN coverage of the Subway series.

45% actually and citi field has one of the biggest right fields in baseball and the porch to hit the homerun is about 25 feet......that is why, do not compare stadiums

Mlink · Jul 11, 2011

Donkwin47 said:
He's not a big guy, he could burn out.. Usually better to go with the stocky players.

and abreu and josh hamilton are big guys? you talking about weight or height? cano is just as big or may be bigger than both of them....

CHOPTALK · Jul 11, 2011

Mlink said:
i agree, his swings are made for the HR derby, i go to 70 yankees games a year and watch batting practice everyday and him and kevin long have hr derby drills during BP...literally he launches balls out in batting practice at will

Wow, great info.
This is the same reason I took Abreu in 06. I remember seeing Abreu just send everything over the wall pitch after pitch in BP.
A BP swing is different from a game swing.
I hear Ichiro could win the HR derby if he ever entered one.

MrRodgers12 · Jul 11, 2011

I agree with bumpy, Yankees really are the joke...they build a stadium thats smaller than high school feilds, they put in seats that you cant see the whole feild, you have to take out a second mortage to go to a Yankee game, and to me why would you like a team that buys championships like the yankees, i mean what pride is that when your payroll is 3-4 times as much as half the teams....Yankees would be the Oakland Raiders/Washington Redskins of the NFL...sorry I am not a yankee hater by any means either, just a little rediculous how they operate.

MrRodgers12 · Jul 11, 2011

its pretty sad when a team can pay 1 player 30 mil, when another teams ENTIRE payroll is 35 mil.

barnzy32 · Jul 11, 2011

I agree. the yankees will one day ruin the game of baseball.

MrRodgers12 · Jul 11, 2011

they should atleast have a salary cap, then we'd really get to see how bad that management is.

Maris9 · Jul 11, 2011

bumpy said:
50% of the HRs hit by the Yankees in the new Yankee stadium would not have been HRs in Citi Field. That's from ESPN coverage of the Subway series.

A completely cherry picked statement, and really more of a reflection on Citi field than Yankee Stadium.

barnzy32 · Jul 11, 2011

A salary cap sure would solve a lot of free agent problems insted of all the stars waiting to see what the yankees will offer them.

bumpy · Jul 11, 2011

Maris9 said:
A completely cherry picked statement, and really more of a reflection on Citi field than Yankee Stadium.

Of course it's cherry picked, but true nonetheless. However it's an equal reflection on Citi Field and the new Yankee Stadium

Maris9 · Jul 11, 2011

bumpy said:
Of course it's cherry picked, but true nonetheless. However it's an equal reflection on Citi Field and the new Yankee Stadium

A cherry picked statement provides very little usefulness in an evaluation, if any.

It provides nothing to the breakdown of the derby.

bumpy · Jul 11, 2011

When you make an point for an argument, you don't use statements that conflict your thesis. It is my opinion that Cano benefits from playing a small ball park.

Maris9 · Jul 11, 2011

bumpy said:
When you make an point for an argument, you don't use statements that conflict your thesis. It is my opinion that Cano benefits from playing a small ball park.

Kind of a common sense statement though. What does that have to do with taking batting practice (HR derby) in another live yard (Arizona)?
Nothin.

Also comparing ANY park's right field to Citi Field will give you the results of.....Citi Field is bigger.
Just sayin, it provides very little other than Yankee hate, which is fine I guess. Good times.

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