Whatever happened to the good old days when the pitchers actually had some advantages? As the decades have passed, the mound has been lowered, fences have become shorter, and ERA's have hit the roof. New Yankee Stadium is no exception. In the first series at the stadium between the Yanks and Indians, a total of 20 HR's left the park in a 4 game span. Players are saying that balls get in the jetstream and just fly out. Balls that would be outs at any other ballpark are flying into the bleachers there.
Now, I'm not one to complain about too many homers being hit. I figure both teams are hitting in the same stadium under the same conditions, so you can't have too much of a beef right? But what about the skyrocketing ERA's? I feel for all the Yankee arms that are going to see their numbers inflate because of the way the ball flies out of that stadium. I enjoy seeing a pitcher dominate a game probably more than seeing 5 balls leave the park. There is just a different feeling you get when you see a guy go out there and dominate the other team on the mound, especially in this age, where pitchers usually go 6 innings before they hit the showers.
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