First base is a power position.á First basemen such as, Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard, Adrian Gonzalez, Mark Teixeira, and many more are among the top home run hitters in the league.
The Mets did not have much power last year.á Albert Pujols singlehandily had more home runs than the whole Mets' team.á
The Mets' new stadium, Citi Field was brought up by many as the reason why the Mets suffered this huge power outage in the 2009 season.á I don't believe it is, because the Mets had one more home run at home then away this season.
It might've been because the Mets' biggest home run hitter, Carlos Delgado missed a huge chunk of the season.á The Mets also suffered many lengthy injuries and some players just did not produce in the home run column.
Some people ...
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