For most teams, 81 down & 81 to go.....

[Neilage]

We're halfway home!

[Hammer]

GAHHHHH I got work to do.

[Lucky]

Holy smokes! That got here fast.

Time for some tough decisions.

[madducks]

Everyone who thought the Pirates would be two games over .500 and still in contention for the NL Central at mid-season raise their hand. (madducks tries to raise hand but puts it back down and shakes his head)

[ManCalledFoot]

Huh, that means Brett Wallace went an entire half a season without driving in 2 runs in a game.

As an everyday first baseman hitting #6 in a hitter's park. Gotta be some kind of record.

/Wallace owner

[chancellor]

Huh, that means Brett Wallace went an entire half a season without driving in 2 runs in a game.

As an everyday first baseman hitting #6 in a hitter's park. Gotta be some kind of record.

Funny you bring that up. Someone was talking last night that the Juice Box's numbers don't support that it's a hitters park. I haven't looked of late, but for the stats experts in here, is that really true?

[OaklandA's]

Funny you bring that up. Someone was talking last night that the Juice Box's numbers don't support that it's a hitters park. I haven't looked of late, but for the stats experts in here, is that really true?

Baseball Reference has the Park factor below 100 for the last four years, which means it slightly favors pitchers. But who cares about facts and data these days?

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/attend.shtml

[Cobain's Ghost]

Baseball Reference has the Park factor below 100 for the last four years, which means it slightly favors pitchers. But who cares about facts and data these days?

http://www.baseball-reference.com/te...U/attend.shtml

maybe that has something to do with the lineups that houston has been running out there for the last fours years? brad ausmus alone could cause a park factor to go negative.

[OaklandA's]

maybe that has something to do with the lineups that houston has been running out there for the last fours years? brad ausmas alone could cause a park factor to go negative.

Probably not, because park factors are based on the runs scored and allowed at home, compared to runs scored and allowed on the road. And it uses the scoring of both the home and visiting teams, not just the Astros.

[Don Quixote]

I think of that park as neutral. Sure, the LF area is ridiculously short, but look at all that real estate from LC to RC.