February 13, 2012
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    By Pete Catapano

    Shorter walls to blame for Yankee Stadium home run derby: Report

    Photo credit: Game Face

    Johnny Damon homers Monday against Tampa Bay (Getty)

    By Pete Catapano

    Blame the home run derby at the new Yankee Stadium on the walls not the wind, a report released yesterday by Accuweather.com says.

    Open now for two months, the Bombers’ new home in the Bronx is poised to set a record for long balls with already 105 hit this season, puzzling fans and experts alike.

    While some of speculated wind patterns are to blame, the report says it’s the height of the outfield walls that’s a leading cause.

    “Not only is the famed short porch even shorter in the new stadium, but the walls themselves are not as tall,” the report says.It notes that while the dimensions of the stadiums are identical, the new park is lacking the wall curvature of the old one, resulting in a “right field that is shorter by 4-5 feet on average, but to 9 feet in spots.”

    Taking into account the dimensions of the field and wall height, AccuWeather.com has calculated that 19 percent (20 out of 105) home runs would not have flown out of the old stadium.

    Furthermore, the report says that there’s been no change in the wind speed that has caused the homer onslaught.

    The Yankees were unavailable to comment on the report by press time.

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