“It seems to be playing somewhat short.”
That’s what Yankees manager Joe Girardi said the other day when asked by a reporter about the new Yankee Stadium.
I think you’re on to something, Inspector Girardi. Aided by a friendly wind from the West, home runs are flying out of the House That Ruthless Ticket-Pricing Built at a record pace.
Twenty-six home runs were hit in the first six games. The Indians scored 14 runs in one inning. It’s gotten so crazy that they’re calling the place Coors Field East.
Excuse me? Even in its slow-pitch softball days, Coors Field never accounted for more than 303 home runs in a season. Yankee Stadium is on pace for 351. That’s about double the 174 homers that the Ballpark Formerly Known as the LoDo Launching Pad served up last season.
