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THWG said:
Fantastic pitching today until the 9th, but we still found a way to close it out!! Last year that would have been a loss.
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No walks and 9K’s before the 9th. Even with the HP ump’s huge strike zone (which shrunk in top of the 9th), that’s impressive, especially after yesterday’s walk fest. McGuire really solid - maybe new clubhouse leader for staff ace?
 

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Couldn't watch the 9th after they loaded the bases with no one out. Had to go back and watch it on ESPN app after I read that we held on to win. Seems a different vibe ot this year's team. I think we would have lost that game last year.

But...one game does not a season define. We'll see. Glad we won. I thought honestly that Miami played a very good game today.
 
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We played in a real baseball game today. Not only did Miami make no errors, but they made at least three highlight reel type plays.

Our pitching was so much better. Overall 65% strikes and only 1 BB and 1 HBP all day. McGuire should be a weekend starter going forward, King and Hill and Mannelly good. Vaughan had some tough luck; it was smart to pull him right after Jadyn made the error which should have ended the game at 5-2.

Yes the D faltered at the end, but otherwise we were good and turned two DPs.

Ironically, the concern today was offense - .200 hitting and we only drew four BBs and one HBP. Only scoring in one inning (3rd for 5) is very atypical and somewhat due to their reliever Leach who was a very good transfer for them.

Again a real baseball game today. Yesterday, not so much for either team.

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Seeing our field called a launching pad it got me wondering what the dimensions of all of the parks are in the ACC for comparison. These dimensions all come from Wikipedia. Obviously the dimensions do not take into account wind currents at each location but, based on dimensions alone the Rusty C is far from the smallest. Not all of the listings included the power alleys. So looking at them the 400 foot CF dimension is almost universal. Pitt appears to be the smallest park by far followed by Wake Forest and NC State. While our LF wall is just a couple feet shorter than the median 300 feet we have the longest power alley in left center in the entire league. I guess my conclusion from the dimension comparison is we are far from being the smallest "launching pad" in our conference especially when you look at the LC power alley. Again I don't know how to factor in the wind in any of the parks but I would think with our LF line being blocked by the football facility and RF having the trees behind it, there would be other parks more affected by the wind.

GA Tech: LF 328 LC 391 CF 400 RC 353 RF 334
Miami: LF 330 LC 365 CF 400 RC 365 RF 330
Clemson: LF 320 LC 370 CF 400 RC 375 RF 330
BC: LF 330 CF 400 RF 320
Duke: LF 325 LC 370 CF 400 RC 375 RF 335
FSU: LF 340 CF 400 RC RF 320
Louisville: LF 330 LC 375 CF 402 RC 377 RF 330
NC ST: LF 320 CF 400 RF 330
ND: LF 330 LC 380 CF 400 RC 380 RF 330
WF: LF 325 CF 400 RF 325
UNC: LF 335 LC 375 CF 400 RC 355 RF 340
Pitt: LF 300 LC 375 CF 405 RC 375 RF 300
UVA: LF 332 LC 370 CF 404 RC 372 RF 332
VT: LF 330 CF 400 RF 330
 
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78pike said:
Seeing our field called a launching pad it got me wondering what the dimensions of all of the parks are in the ACC for comparison. These dimensions all come from Wikipedia. Obviously the dimensions do not take into account wind currents at each location but, based on dimensions alone the Rusty C is far from the smallest. Not all of the listings included the power alleys. So looking at them the 400 foot CF dimension is almost universal. Pitt appears to be the smallest park by far followed by Wake Forest and NC State. While our LF wall is just a couple feet shorter than the median 300 feet we have the longest power alley in left center in the entire league. I guess my conclusion from the dimension comparison is we are far from being the smallest "launching pad" in our conference especially when you look at the LC power alley. Again I don't know how to factor in the wind in any of the parks but I would think with our LF line being blocked by the football facility and RF having the trees behind it, there would be other parks more affected by the wind.

GA Tech: LF 328 LC 391 CF 400 RC 353 RF 334
Miami: LF 330 LC 365 CF 400 RC 365 RF 330
Clemson: LF 320 LC 370 CF 400 RC 375 RF 330
BC: LF 330 CF 400 RF 320
Duke: LF 325 LC 370 CF 400 RC 375 RF 335
FSU: LF 340 CF 400 RC RF 320
Louisville: LF 330 LC 375 CF 402 RC 377 RF 330
NC ST: LF 320 CF 400 RF 330
ND: LF 330 LC 380 CF 400 RC 380 RF 330
WF: LF 325 CF 400 RF 325
UNC: LF 335 LC 375 CF 400 RC 355 RF 340
Pitt: LF 300 LC 375 CF 405 RC 375 RF 300
UVA: LF 332 LC 370 CF 404 RC 372 RF 332
VT: LF 330 CF 400 RF 330
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Thank you for doing this. I've wondered about it in the past.

I don't think we have as much wind as an open area since the the hill to the west (Ford & Klaus buildings) should block wind. But then again you could also get a venturi effect ......... it would take a few beers and lots of observations to figure that one out.
 

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Way to go Jackets!!

Sounded a lot better.
78pike said:
Seeing our field called a launching pad it got me wondering what the dimensions of all of the parks are in the ACC for comparison. These dimensions all come from Wikipedia. Obviously the dimensions do not take into account wind currents at each location but, based on dimensions alone the Rusty C is far from the smallest. Not all of the listings included the power alleys. So looking at them the 400 foot CF dimension is almost universal. Pitt appears to be the smallest park by far followed by Wake Forest and NC State. While our LF wall is just a couple feet shorter than the median 300 feet we have the longest power alley in left center in the entire league. I guess my conclusion from the dimension comparison is we are far from being the smallest "launching pad" in our conference especially when you look at the LC power alley. Again I don't know how to factor in the wind in any of the parks but I would think with our LF line being blocked by the football facility and RF having the trees behind it, there would be other parks more affected by the wind.

GA Tech: LF 328 LC 391 CF 400 RC 353 RF 334
Miami: LF 330 LC 365 CF 400 RC 365 RF 330
Clemson: LF 320 LC 370 CF 400 RC 375 RF 330
BC: LF 330 CF 400 RF 320
Duke: LF 325 LC 370 CF 400 RC 375 RF 335
FSU: LF 340 CF 400 RC RF 320
Louisville: LF 330 LC 375 CF 402 RC 377 RF 330
NC ST: LF 320 CF 400 RF 330
ND: LF 330 LC 380 CF 400 RC 380 RF 330
WF: LF 325 CF 400 RF 325
UNC: LF 335 LC 375 CF 400 RC 355 RF 340
Pitt: LF 300 LC 375 CF 405 RC 375 RF 300
UVA: LF 332 LC 370 CF 404 RC 372 RF 332
VT: LF 330 CF 400 RF 330
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good info. Our RC dim is less than everyone else’s and it seems like a lot of the balls that leave the park are to right.
 

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The power alley is definitely towards RF. Now, if you have extra time on your hands, could you compute how many HR's are hit at each parK? Coors Field isn't the smallest park in MLB, but altitude plays a large part in its being such a hitters' park.
 
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78pike said:
Seeing our field called a launching pad it got me wondering what the dimensions of all of the parks are in the ACC for comparison. These dimensions all come from Wikipedia. Obviously the dimensions do not take into account wind currents at each location but, based on dimensions alone the Rusty C is far from the smallest. Not all of the listings included the power alleys. So looking at them the 400 foot CF dimension is almost universal. Pitt appears to be the smallest park by far followed by Wake Forest and NC State. While our LF wall is just a couple feet shorter than the median 300 feet we have the longest power alley in left center in the entire league. I guess my conclusion from the dimension comparison is we are far from being the smallest "launching pad" in our conference especially when you look at the LC power alley. Again I don't know how to factor in the wind in any of the parks but I would think with our LF line being blocked by the football facility and RF having the trees behind it, there would be other parks more affected by the wind.

GA Tech: LF 328 LC 391 CF 400 RC 353 RF 334
Miami: LF 330 LC 365 CF 400 RC 365 RF 330
Clemson: LF 320 LC 370 CF 400 RC 375 RF 330
BC: LF 330 CF 400 RF 320
Duke: LF 325 LC 370 CF 400 RC 375 RF 335
FSU: LF 340 CF 400 RC RF 320
Louisville: LF 330 LC 375 CF 402 RC 377 RF 330
NC ST: LF 320 CF 400 RF 330
ND: LF 330 LC 380 CF 400 RC 380 RF 330
WF: LF 325 CF 400 RF 325
UNC: LF 335 LC 375 CF 400 RC 355 RF 340
Pitt: LF 300 LC 375 CF 405 RC 375 RF 300
UVA: LF 332 LC 370 CF 404 RC 372 RF 332
VT: LF 330 CF 400 RF 330
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Higher elevation & higher humidity will increase "carry" as well. Ga Tech sits around 1000' above sea level... without looking, I'm guessing that's near top of ACC. And humidity? Well... we've been there, right?

 
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GTNavyNuke said:
Thank you for doing this. I've wondered about it in the past.

I don't think we have as much wind as an open area since the the hill to the west (Ford & Klaus buildings) should block wind. But then again you could also get a venturi effect ......... it would take a few beers and lots of observations to figure that one out.
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Don’t forget to factor in elevation. It’s not like we are Denver but I suspect we are higher than most east coast fields.

I haven’t checked any of this.
 

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Would like to see home run data for each ACC ballpark over the past 10 years. Total number of home runs hit at each park over that 10-year time span, for both home and visiting teams.
 

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78pike said:
Seeing our field called a launching pad it got me wondering what the dimensions of all of the parks are in the ACC for comparison. These dimensions all come from Wikipedia. Obviously the dimensions do not take into account wind currents at each location but, based on dimensions alone the Rusty C is far from the smallest. Not all of the listings included the power alleys. So looking at them the 400 foot CF dimension is almost universal. Pitt appears to be the smallest park by far followed by Wake Forest and NC State. While our LF wall is just a couple feet shorter than the median 300 feet we have the longest power alley in left center in the entire league. I guess my conclusion from the dimension comparison is we are far from being the smallest "launching pad" in our conference especially when you look at the LC power alley. Again I don't know how to factor in the wind in any of the parks but I would think with our LF line being blocked by the football facility and RF having the trees behind it, there would be other parks more affected by the wind.

GA Tech: LF 328 LC 391 CF 400 RC 353 RF 334
Miami: LF 330 LC 365 CF 400 RC 365 RF 330
Clemson: LF 320 LC 370 CF 400 RC 375 RF 330
BC: LF 330 CF 400 RF 320
Duke: LF 325 LC 370 CF 400 RC 375 RF 335
FSU: LF 340 CF 400 RC RF 320
Louisville: LF 330 LC 375 CF 402 RC 377 RF 330
NC ST: LF 320 CF 400 RF 330
ND: LF 330 LC 380 CF 400 RC 380 RF 330
WF: LF 325 CF 400 RF 325
UNC: LF 335 LC 375 CF 400 RC 355 RF 340
Pitt: LF 300 LC 375 CF 405 RC 375 RF 300
UVA: LF 332 LC 370 CF 404 RC 372 RF 332
VT: LF 330 CF 400 RF 330
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Right center is very short, the posted dimensions aren’t correct. The right field line is 325 and it doesn’t get any deeper than 340 until very close to center. Add in the fact that the wind is almost always blowing out towards right field and you end up with a launching pad. If you’ve ever watched games at GT compared to other places you would know that GT’s right field plays smaller than almost any P5 park in the country.

Anything hit out to left was deserved, but there’s plenty of balls that get out to right that have no business being home runs.
 
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Just for you old timers out there, remember when Atlanta Fulton County Stadium was referred to as “the launching pad?”

My memory (uh-oh) was that it was 402 to center field and 335 down the alleys. But is was those hot hazy nights in the summer at 1000 foot elevation that people always attributed it to. Of course the Braves back in the day specifically tried to sign heavy hitters to take advantage of the park.
 
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