whitesoxfan101 Posted March 1, 2006 Author Share Posted March 1, 2006 QUOTE(FoxySoxGirl @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 08:06 PM) Please just say this was at least done at work where you got paid to be this bored, or maybe if you're in school still a lab session that was equally as boring?? Haha, I'm in school and some girl was b****ing to me on IM at the time I did this (which was after I got home on a Saturday night). Only took about 20 minutes, it actually took me almost as long to do the first post of this thread as it did to do the measurements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Human Borch Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 08:16 PM) Ok so I was bored the other day, and figured out something pretty cool on Google Earth. Obviously, you can zoom in on anywhere using it (including The Cell) but what I figured out is that you can do direct line measurements in feet. So I tried this out, doing it twice to assure accuracy (yeah I was really bored lol). I did my own measurements of the outfield dimensions at the stadium using google earth, with a line starting right at home plate and going out to the walls. I can say that using zoom capabilities, angles, and getting the same numbers doing this twice, these measurements are about 99.9 percent accurate. Here is what I came up with (all numbers are rounded within half a foot, ex 325.71 feet=326 feet or 395.17 feet=395 feet.) Left Field Pole=326 feet (marked as 330 feet on official website) Left Center Field Gap=369 feet (marked as 377 feet on official website) Straight Away Center=395 feet (marked as 400 feet on official website) Right Center Field Gap=373 feet (marked as 372 feet on official website) Right Field Pole=330 feet (marked as 330 feet on official website) Also of note, the deepest part of the yard are the 2 crevices (for lack of a better term) that are just to the left and right of straight away center, marking between 396.1 feet (left side) and 396.3 feet (right side). The area from the right field foul pole to where the bullpen bar/patio turns to bullpen is all between 330 and 345 feet (very favorable) but once the bullpen starts, the wall jettisons out pretty quickly to the 373 feet at the RC marking just past where the bullpen ends, and then again at a more modest rate to the 396 at the right side crevice. The area from the left field foul pole to the Comcast sign is between 326 feet and 348 feet, before jettisoning out pretty quickly to 369 at the LC marking in the midst of the retired players, and then again at a more modest rate to the 396 mark at the left side crevice. So what does this all mean besides I have too much free time (although I only needed about 15 or 20 mins to do this)? Not a lot, as the measurements I came up with are pretty close to what are marked. But it shows the markings are deceiving, as other than certain parts of the wall which quickly jettison so that the markings are accurate, the park has VERY VERY favorable home run distances. Also, IMO left field is a bit more favorable for home runs as it has slightly more favorable dimensions overall, and also IMO the fundementals deck blocks some swirling winds, allowing a more true flight of the ball to the favorable dimensions. Ok I'm done now, feel free to call me a nerd and such but I thought this was pretty fun. Thats pretty interesting research, but wow. You sure do have a lot of time on your hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxrock200 Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Lazy measurements Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandy125 Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 07:49 PM) Hey! Same to you! (we need some sort of high five emotion on here for moments like this). I think the more appropriate one would be the nerd high five where you both go for it and end up hitting wrists, look at each other awkwardly, try again (with a little less exuberance) and nail it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayitaintso Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 (edited) You must have had an ENORMUS amount of free time. But interesting. Edited March 1, 2006 by sayitaintso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 I suspect the people who are awed by the time it took to do this have never used Google Earth... I would estimate that it took about as long to type it up as it did to record the data. In any event, thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeynach Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 11:42 PM) I suspect the people who are awed by the time it took to do this have never used Google Earth... I would estimate that it took about as long to type it up as it did to record the data. In any event, thanks for the info. Too bad the image is like from 2002 or something. It would be nice to see an aerial like that with the new and rennovated US Cellular Field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 I remember reading a while back the Sox pitchers didn't believe the dimensions at Camden so they measured to the LF wall by hand and came up with something like 296 feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted March 1, 2006 Author Share Posted March 1, 2006 (edited) QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Feb 28, 2006 -> 10:42 PM) I suspect the people who are awed by the time it took to do this have never used Google Earth... I would estimate that it took about as long to type it up as it did to record the data. In any event, thanks for the info. That would be correct. It took me longer to type up the report that started this thread than it did to do the experiment on Google Earth. However, I still have way too much free time. Comes with the territory when your just a spoiled full time college student. Too bad the image is like from 2002 or something. It would be nice to see an aerial like that with the new and rennovated US Cellular Field. The image isn't up to the second, however the dimensions in it are updated with the renovations, so the numbers are accurate. Edited March 1, 2006 by whitesoxfan101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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