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Quick Thought About the Winds on Jupiter...

We all know the story by now:  The Cards' are struggling with the bats but the pitchers look great.  

Could it be that the wind in Jupiter is just as responsible for the Pitchers' low ERA as it is for the Hitters' low AVG & SLG?

Just a thought.  But it seems to have some credibility.  I guess one way to tell would be to look at our starting pitchers' GB/FB ratio but I'm not sure where to find that information for Spring Training.  The assumption here is that flyballs would have more likelihood to travel further for extra base hits (more doubles, homeruns, etc.) while ground balls would be largely unaffected by the winds.

Had the Cards' pitchers been pitching in Arizona (or St. Louis), would we all be as content with their numbers?

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I've thought of this also
but, they do have the best spring ERA by almost a run. This is against other teams who are facing the same winds.  No one is expecting them to keep a 2.36 ERA during the season.  I'm still worried about the offense, wind or not.

by Stanfan6 on Mar 28, 2007 11:08 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You can find
the GO/FO info on all of the MLB.com box scores actually.

Derrick Goold talked about this on his blog last night, and there is definitely some effect. However, they are leading the Grapefruit League in ERA, so that's something. It's not like any of these numbers really matter anyway, but it's nice to see that Wells and Looper are doing fine so far.

by plh903 on Mar 28, 2007 12:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanks...
I must have overlooked his discussion about this.  I read his blog daily so thanks.

And thanks for letting me know where to find that info.  I didn't think of the obvious apparently.

by AndyB83 on Mar 28, 2007 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Another thing to look at
The Marlins share the same stadium, yet their team ERA is 4.33 - not sure if that means anything, but it could.
Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.

by Solanus on Mar 28, 2007 3:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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