Did anybody on the Yankees take note of how the Red Sox "hitters" beat the Yankees last night? Lefties hitting to the opposite field?:
"What has given the Yankees such a home advantage for nine decades — the short right-field porch — is now a detriment.
In the age of ever-expanding shifts, the Yankees’ lack of offensive diversification has made them arguably the most easily defended team in the majors.
'It definitely hurts us,' general manager Brian Cashman admitted."
Ummm ... you sound stupid.
"Before the heavy shifting, the Yankees could fill their lineup with pull-oriented lefty hitters and gain the advantage in their home park of not only plenty of homers, but also when a ball was hit well, singles and doubles.
But put five defenders to the right of second base and try to find a hole, especially at Yankee Stadium. It is one thing to have three infielders and two outfielders shading that way in a roomy right side like at Kauffman Stadium or Turner Field. It still is effective, but not like at Yankee Stadium, which has the least square footage of any right-field area in the majors. Thus, opponents have more defenders arrayed in a small space and, well, good luck to a Yankees lefty pull batter getting a hit that does not land over the fence."
I can't think of a solution to this problem.
Can anybody think of a solution to this problem?
"But what already is entrenched could not be changed. Carlos Beltran, Chase Headley, Brian McCann and Mark Teixeira are among the 30 lefty hitters shifted against most often (all shift stats provided by Baseball Info Solutions)."
What is already entrenched could not be changed.
Or ... just throwing this out there ... cuckoo idea ... all those guys can occasionally hit the ball on the ground to the left side of the infield?
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