![]() Now on to my dislikes, Andres Galarraga hit this Home Run as a member of the Colorado Rockies, during the following off-season he went to Atlanta via free agency. UD went with the 529 foot calculation provided by the Marlins and we can see the gauge dropped at the proper point. I like the Tape Measure graphic at the bottom of the screen. ![]() Upper Deck went with a retro feel for this subset. The first time was in the 30 card 1998 Upper Deck Tape Measure Titans insert set which included sluggers McGwire, Bonds, Bagwell, Frank Thomas, Sosa, Junior, Manny, Thome, Piazza, A-Rod, Chipper and others. The length of the blast makes the Home Run one of the longest in MLB history and I have found the event was captured on cardboard at least twice. The article is a SIGNIFICANTLY more involved – Go Read It!! The Lopez Lopez Raven Lopez team concluded Galarraga’s Home Run travelled approximately 524 feet. They put together a thorough analysis which of course included significant math and physics, and less expectedly factors such as weather, wind and humidity. In the BRJ article a panel of authors (Jose L Lopez PhD, Oscar A Lopez PhD, Elizabeth Raven, and Adrian Lopez) set out to determine which of these estimates was correct. However, later Greg Rybarczyk of ESPN’s Home Run Tracker posted an updated estimated distance of “ only” 468 feet. The Home Run was initially estimated to be 529 feet by the Florida Marlins. Right: 2015 Topps Update Tape Measure Blasts #TMB2 Andres Galarraga Left: 1998 UD Tape Measure Titans #2 Andres Galarraga The latest issue of the Baseball Research Journal has an interesting (and….complex) article concerning on a Grand Slam hit by Andres Galarraga during an 8-4 Rockies victory over the Florida Marlins.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |