WFAN's Rich Coutinho gives yet another explanation as to why it makes sense to move in the fences at Citi Field:
"Players talk to other players. I firmly believe most major leaguers knew the Mets were spooked by this park. If for no other reason than they were spooked by it as well. I remember Alex Rodriguez looking out at a screaming line drive he hit to left-center and appearing shocked when it did not leave the yard. And so the baseball world knew what a player would be up against offensively if he came to call Citi Field home."
I remember watching that game this season and as much as I enjoyed the look on A-Rod's face when he went into his home run trot only to watch the ball hit high off the wall and force him to hustle it to second base. However, the Yankees were only there for a three-game series and once the weekend was over A-Rod was going back to his little league ballpark in the Bronx to hit 40+ homers on a bunch of half swings again.
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