Fleas Uses Right Field?
I had to keep from crashing my import SUV into the side rail, but I believe I heard Kuiper say yesterday the Fleas bombed one over the right field wall. Could this be true? And Kruk was saying that this is a new swing he has been working on over the winter and Kruk thinks Fleas will have a great year. First, let's not get carried away. Second, I sure what happened after Fleas hit the ball, and this was not broadcasted over the radio, was after Fleas made contact with the ball and took his one or two steps out of the box, after he saw it was going to right field, he stopped himself, slammed his hands on his thighs and started to walk back to the box to pick up his bat and get ready for the next pitch. At which point, the umpire asked him "what are you doing" and Fleas responded "I had to foul off that nasty pitch". Bochy then had to come out of the dugout and explain to Fleas that the outfield is made up into three parts, left field (which Fleas is very knowledgable) center field (which Fleas has traveled to, but it is like going to an exotic place for a vacation, every once in a while) and right field (which Fleas thought was like Big Foot and the Loch Ness Monster, legends and fairy tales). After Fleas stood there for a few moments, pondering what was just said, he dropped his bat and started to run to first base laughing and repeating to himself under his breath "right field, who would have know there is actually a right field".
I guess Kruk and Kuip were just trying to be polite and not broadcast the entire homerun scenario. And know after thinking about it, I thought it was kind of weird they went to commercial right after he hit the homerun and the Royals not making a pitching change or anything.
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Re: Fleas Uses Right Field?
by victor frankenstein on Mar 19, 2007 6:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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this town thinks you're a Matos
by EliminateMe on Mar 19, 2007 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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Piedra is a righty and is not. At least not that time.
But hey , two runs is two runs. Get 'em any way you can.
by victor frankenstein on Mar 19, 2007 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would be a change..
2004

2005

2006

To me, it seems that he has decreased his ability to hit to the opposite side. I'd be surprised if he could return to his 2004 form of "spraying hits across the field." (At least comparitavely I guess.)
Of note there is an opposite field home run by Pedro Feliz. When? 2003.
by WalrusMan on Mar 19, 2007 8:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by zenbitz on Mar 19, 2007 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by PacBellBoozer on Mar 19, 2007 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow...
this town thinks you're a Matos
by EliminateMe on Mar 19, 2007 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Re: Wow...
by E Ticket on Mar 19, 2007 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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There are black magics at work, for sure.
by howtheyscored on Mar 19, 2007 9:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by someguynamedg on Mar 19, 2007 11:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by allfrank on Mar 19, 2007 1:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by PacBellBoozer on Mar 19, 2007 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by allfrank on Mar 19, 2007 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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this town thinks you're a Matos
by EliminateMe on Mar 19, 2007 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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I was merely trying to state that history has shown us his dead pull tendency. If I was to predict that Omar would have an error on every ball hit to him, and Barry wouldn't be able to hit the ball out of the infield all season long, you'd call me an idiot would you not?
God forbid we look at Omar's mantle crammed full of gold gloves or Barry's 12 Silver Sluggers (holy crap that's alot) to make an educated guess as to what they're capable of this year.
by PacBellBoozer on Mar 20, 2007 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by nostocksjustbonds on Mar 19, 2007 1:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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this town thinks you're a Matos
by EliminateMe on Mar 19, 2007 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Cynema the Band on Mar 19, 2007 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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I'm sadly disappointed
by PacBellBoozer on Mar 20, 2007 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Cynema the Band on Mar 20, 2007 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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Hi Steph !
by PacBellBoozer on Mar 21, 2007 1:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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I suppose that if Feliz made more of an effort to hit the outside pitch to right instead of pull it, a lot of his double-play balls to short would end up being lazy flies to right, which is at least a small improvement. But he'd be a much better hitter if he just laid off that pitch altogether, and waited for a mistake that he could drive over the left field wall.
by Pants Man on Mar 19, 2007 3:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by Cynema the Band on Mar 19, 2007 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Pants Man on Mar 19, 2007 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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It's a very interesting thought, though.
by howtheyscored on Mar 19, 2007 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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Very few Giants righties have hit opposite field home runs at AT&T in the park's history. I remember a few from Feliz (one of Gagne, I think), and a real cheapie from Santiago. Jeff Kent only hit one during three seasons at the park. Aurilia never hit one during four seasons at the park. Some visiting mashers like Sosa and Piazza have hit the ball out that way.
When I first walked into the park in 2000, I had visions of numerous opposite field pop-ups (like the one Santiago hit) floating over that short porch in right, but it almost never happens.
The ball travels well to right field in Arizona and Colorado, though. Aurilia never homered to right at home as a Giant, but he had five opposite field home runs in Arizona during those years.
by Pants Man on Mar 19, 2007 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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What I'm more interested in has a little less to do with power, though. Just based on hits vs. outs do righties tend to struggle going the opposite way the way that Feliz so clearly does from his chart, or am I actually 100% accurate in believing that Feliz's problems going that way have almost nothing to do with the park itself.
by howtheyscored on Mar 19, 2007 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Pants Man on Mar 19, 2007 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Cynema the Band on Mar 20, 2007 6:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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Thank you , Richie! Good times!
by victor frankenstein on Mar 19, 2007 5:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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