Chili Davis has seen this movie before. A home stadium that inhibits offense. Freakish wind patterns that knock down well-struck fly balls. An environment that can crawl inside the head of even the best hitters.
As a young player with the Giants, Davis made no secret of his disdain for frigid, blustery Candlestick Park. Now in his first season as the New York Mets hitting coach, he’s up against Citi Field.
Or as a recent Wall Street Journal story described the 11-year-old, $610 million stadium:
“An almost unfathomable nightmare for anybody unfortunate enough to step into the batter’s box.