The 2021 World Series: Braves vs. Astros
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Question: I learned that MLB can order the roof open for certain games. As the Sox don't have a dome I wonder can they do that in the regular season? Is it for blimp, helicopter access? Does anyone have information on this?
I think it's harder to rack up a huge number if you don't hit it to center field or close to it. That's why you never see a 500-foot blast down the line.
I didn’t know this, but read an article from 2005 when the league forced the Astros to open it and people in the organization were complaining saying it was just about blimps. But I have no idea
I always thought it was the opposite and that they were always pulled. This means the battery is ahead of the ball and thus his swing has been going longer enabling more time to accelerate the bat speed.
Ted's Home Run, Mantle's shot, Manny's Coke bottle or SkyDome shots were all pulled.
Announcers saying the Braves saw soler as a bench bat when they acquired him. Were they not aware that he led the league with 48 homers in 2019?
Correct. This is teetering on ‘miraculous comeback needed’ territory, but, alas, there is no clock to protect a lead.
Nah no team could ever choke away that kind of a lead, it’s just not possible. They’d have to choke worse than any choker that ever choked a choke.
Thanks, it was Richard Justice who said this on the Tony Kornheiser show. He also didn't elaborate.
Wait - you're right. I think what I had in my head was that most no-doubters in the power alleys tend to get disappointing distance because the power alleys are so short that a home run 80 feet past the fence is still only 440-460 feet. But yes - you are correct.
I so wished foThr no home wins for these two fanbases. This could be close enough.