eMailbag: Mets HR in Citi and on Road

by Matthew Cerrone on September 25th, 2009 at 12:02 pm

MetsBlog reader Ben Testa sent in an e-mail saying:

“Opposing teams at Citi have hit 81 home runs, which is tied with Washington for fifth-most in the NL.  In other words, Citi Field is not an insurmountable park for home runs.  People who are screaming for fences to be brought in or shortened really don’t have an argument. T he Mets just need to get a home run hitter and build a pitching staff that can play to the dimensions of the park… Mets pitchers have given up 71 home runs on the road.”

…exactly, ben… the Mets problem is not the ballpark, or at least it’s not all on the ballpark… by subtracting Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado, plus an enigmatic season from David Wright, the Mets were never going to hit a ton of home runs this season, regardless of wind patterns or wall heights…

…put it this way, the Phillies, who play in a hitter-friendly park, have 213 home runs this season, best in the National League… remove Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth and Chase Utley, and they sink to second-to-last in baseball…

…don’t over think it… hitters park, pitchers park, whatever… you need home-run hitters to hit home runs… it’s that’s simple…

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