[Victor]

your information is of great assistance.... thanks

[Slanina]

[lego21]

if you go to MLB.com and use the "gameday" view, it will show you the layout of the field as well as the weather vane (vain?) in the bottom left corner.

[suicidekings]

Adding on to the wind analysis, here are the 2008 ESPN Ballpark Rankings showing how the parks stack up against each other. The numbers were derived by comparing run production at home vs away.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/...or&season=2008

[RonPaul2008]

good info

thanks

[d2bets]

good info

thanks

Yes it is!

[billyloco]

You must have a great boss to let you use the computer when you must have filing to do. Just an observation. Plus you seem to know more than the average file clerk in my company. hmmm...we had a Silverback gorilla here in Atlanta at the Atlanta Zoo who just up and died.....supposedly....hmmm i wonder???

ps...his name...Willie B

[Willie Bee]

Willie B the gorilla has been dead for quite a while now, Crazy Billy. Had a lot of people keep me informed on his life through the years, always noting the striking resemblance the two of us shared though personally I think the ape was a little more handsome than me.

Poor guy, as if being condemned to spend his life enclosed in a frickin' zoo wasn't enough, they named him after some scum, low-life Atlanta politician on top of that.

[billyloco]

Hey Willie Bee, i meant he died suddenly. Yes the Atlanta zoo sucked until about 10 years or so ago, i believe his name to be Terry Maples took over the reins and the zoo (according to my adult daughters who visit occassionally) is mucho improved.

Great site by the way sir!

[MadRussian]

Do umpires have an affect on over/under...and where do i get a list of today's umpires behind the plate? And how do I add an avatar next to my name?

[hothandsmgee]

Thanks for the information man.

[Willie Bee]

You're welcome, hothands. Good luck in the poker tourney.

[Steve0432]

Is that knowledge straight of the dome or were you spending time with it?

[Willie Bee]

Is that knowledge straight of the dome or were you spending time with it?

Not sure what you mean Steve?

[Madukwe]

that is an awesome chart, where did you get it?

[arwar]

cool stuff

[MainEventOrBust]

Pico, it's just a tool for determining how wind might affect a particular ballgame.

Doesn't wind just swirl in most parks? Can't imagine how the wind 4 stories up would affect play in Yankee Stadium for instance.

[Beastxxx]

Adding on to the wind analysis, here are the 2008 ESPN Ballpark Rankings showing how the parks stack up against each other. The numbers were derived by comparing run production at home vs away.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/...or&season=2008

Thanks

[Beastxxx]

Do umpires have an affect on over/under...and where do i get a list of today's umpires behind the plate?

http://www.cleanuphitter.com/baseball/game_schedule.php

They usually add the umps later I think.
One of the other guys probably can help.
I know somebody posted a link before showing who is umping each game but I dont remember maybe they will read this post and repost it for you GL

[Numenor80]

NICE INFO. Thanks!

[scruffy mojo]

thanks good info, could come in handy in certain instances. another thing to look at pitcher vs lineup righty vs lefty.

[F0UR_U_@NV]

great info if u ask me most dont think about thing like this........thank you

[odusmykal]

Most don't think like this, but Willie Bee isn't like most.. The guy has more info than Encyclopedia Brittanica.. Good job WB..

[mgmark]

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/

[Willie Bee]

Most don't think like this, but Willie Bee isn't like most.

A very diplomatic way of saying I have a strange mind

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/

Good site as well. I've seen people look at me funny when I go to a park with a compass and stand behind home plate getting a read on the layout. Didn't have to do that years ago when ALL parks followed the same general rules of having the line from 1B to 3B basically run South to North or the line from Home Plate down LF line run from West to East.

[SportsBetGuys]

I like Wrigley

[ChewcoCFO]

lol, so the position of the feild effects your bets? lol, wow nice strategy!

[Tsiggy Fresh]

Thank u

[BigdaddyQH]

Wrigley is the wildest. If the wind is blowing out, a pop-up can end up in the bleachers. If the wind is blowing in, you can hit a ball that is destined for Lake Michigan, and have it end up being caught by the Shortstop.

[Bsters]

Petco Park and Citi Field are definetly pitchers parks, while Citizens Bank and Coors are hitters parks. Wrigley Field can be either: generally the wind blows out during day games, which they have a lot of there, and the wind generally blows in at night.

[Bsters]

Doesn't wind just swirl in most parks? Can't imagine how the wind 4 stories up would affect play in Yankee Stadium for instance.

A home run ball is hit at least forty feet up in the air.

[bozeman]

Awesome info, those of you who doubt, don't. Who of you had a bet against Temple after they won the first half 21-7 in College Bowls? There was a terrifying wind that day. I didn't know the direction though, but after the dog(Temple ) had won in the first, it was obvious they would face the wind in the second half. 21-0 or 23-0 they lost the second half. Wonderful play and the first weather GOY for me

[nbt3428]

Wow great info in this thread, glad I found it before the season starts. Thanks!

[CLG]

Needs some baseball fans

[stealthyburrito]

alot of this info is useless and/or irrelevant. A lot of these #s still apply but its affect on plays at best for most plays (except places like the new NYY stadium) is very minimal