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i truly believe that Arod will want to play somewhere where he can hit alot of homeruns, thus avoiding LA and SF...
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Dodger Stadium has usually been an above average home run park.
And he didn't mind playing in Yankee Stadium, which was hell on right handed home run hitters until ....
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Rodriguez established the franchise record for most home runs in a single season by a right-handed batter (broke Joe DiMaggio's mark of 46 in 1937). His 47 HR from the third base position are a single-season American League record. Alex hit 26 home runs at Yankee Stadium in 2005, establishing the single-season club record for right-handed batters.
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The previous club record was 19 and held by DiMaggio in 1937 and Gary Sheffield in 2004. A-Rod hit 17, 26, 20, and 26 Yankee stadium home runs in his four years as a Yankee, beating the old mark almost every single year.
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Comparing Yankee Stadium today to Yankee Stadium from the old days is a joke.
The fences have come in dramatically everywhere but down the lines. The left field power alley is more than 50 feet shorter than when DiMaggio played, 100 feet shorter than when Gehrig played.