Agree 100 % Reason ? A big part of the home court advantage is not only the crowds but also the way the Refs are influenced by the crowds. Baseball calls are so cut and dry for the most part that the Refs really don't influence the game all that much. If a guy hits the ball over the fence.... It's a home run ... the only real advantage maybe is balls and strikes and they are graded on that.mike0187 said:
Let's cut through the crap - last out in baseball clearly means something.
Last season for MLB only 6 teams has losing records at home - Bal 40-41, KC 34-47, Tex 39-42, Atl 40-41, Cubs 46-45 and Arz 39-42.
Home teams won 200+ more games than they lost.
Last season for MLB only 6 teams has losing records at home - Bal 40-41, KC 34-47, Tex 39-42, Atl 40-41, Cubs 46-45 and Arz 39-42.
Home teams won 200+ more games than they lost.
Very compelling argument ! However there is some consideration to the fact that baseball has reached more parity and there aren,t as many worthless teams as there used to be. Also you are taking last years stats in which no team in either leaugue won fewer than 61 games showing more parity. Let's go back a few years when baseball wasn't so even and you will get much different stats. In 2004 there were 12 teams with losing records at home in mlb !X-Files said:
Just goes to prove once again that you can make stats prove whatever point you decide to prove IMHO
ppeter said:
But the NBA is a game of runs more than any other sport. That's why the Suns can go up 20 and then a couple minutes later be down.
Being at home it is easier to get a run going. The crowd gets into it and you can see the players start to hype up too.
I also think NBA refs lean more towards the home teams too.
Baseball matters because...
When you have last at bat it changes a lot of things. The manager can manage differently.
You forget that unlike football, basketball, soccer, hockey, etc. where the field or court is exactly the same, all baseball stadiums are different. The home players better know the outfield, foul territory, etc.
The home team gets to direct the grounds crew. Different pitchers like their mounds done different ways, infielders like their clay different ways.
Unlike any of the other main sports, the umpires are involved on every single play no matter what. So if you believe in the calls for the home team at all, baseball has the highest volumes of calls by far. So in turn, the team getting the calls would have the biggest advantage in baseball.
When you have last at bat it changes a lot of things. The manager can manage differently.
You forget that unlike football, basketball, soccer, hockey, etc. where the field or court is exactly the same, all baseball stadiums are different. The home players better know the outfield, foul territory, etc.
The home team gets to direct the grounds crew. Different pitchers like their mounds done different ways, infielders like their clay different ways.
Unlike any of the other main sports, the umpires are involved on every single play no matter what. So if you believe in the calls for the home team at all, baseball has the highest volumes of calls by far. So in turn, the team getting the calls would have the biggest advantage in baseball.
