RIGHT into McCovey Cove

My vote goes to A-Rod, but that's mostly from seeing him all the time on YES. I know Pujols has great oppo-power & Guerrero will hit anything pitched within a five-mile radius, but I don't really have much memory of them.

 

A-Rod says he's not going to participate in the Derby.

 

Sammy Sosa still has really good opposite-field power, but in his steroid-ingested prime, he hit some LONG opposite-field shots.

 

According to the Baseball-Reference HR log:

Pujols, with 266 career HRs, has hit 32 to right and 13 to right-center.
Vlad, with 351 career HRs, has hit 41 to right and 24 to right-center.
Manny, with 481 career HRs, has hit 87 to right and 25 to right-center.
A-Rod, with 491 career HRs*, has hit 77 to right and 47 to right-center.
Sosa, with 601 career HRs, has hit 89 to right and 46 to right-center.

Percentage-wise, that would be:

Pujols - 16.9%
Vlad - 18.5%
Manny - 23.2%
A-Rod - 25.2%
Sosa - 22.5%

Thus, my vote goes to A-Rod.

* entering Saturday

 

FWIW:

Soriano, with 221 career HRs, has hit 25 to right and 8 to right-center. (14.9%)
Miggy, with 120 career HRs, has 14 to right and 3 to right-center. (14.2%)

 

I added those last two because I remember those two guys showing such ridiculous power in the late 90s. Some many times, I remember Piazza putting one halfway up the scoreboard in right-center @ Shea.

 

Just because this is fun to look up:

Piazza, with 420 career HRs, has 84 to right and 52 to right-center (32.4%!)
Frank Thomas, with 496 career HRs, has 25 to right and 29 to right-center (10.9%).
Andruw Jones, with 353 career HRs, has 25 to right and 15 to right-center (11.3%).

Jeff Bagwell, with 449 career HRs, had 59 to right and 32 to right-center (20.3%).
Mark McGwire, with 583 career HRs, had 31 to right and 35 to right-center (11.3%).

 

B-Dub, what would we do without you?

Anyway, I ask this to all of you: who among the guys listed that ARE in their primes, who would send a home run the furthest into the cove?

 

I wonder how many of Andruw's opp-field homers were accidents? I'm guessing most.

 

He's having enough trouble hitting weak grounders right now. .198 through tonight.

 

Did he get Jim Rice Disease?