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MikeWaters · 01-17-2007, 01:32 PM

different sports?

It seems that it is least important in pro baseball (I don't know about college).

Why?

It seems that a precision sport like baseball would make home field very important (landmarks in field of vision when batting, comfort on the mound, familiarity with the ballpark for outfielders, etc).

Would an argument be, the more emotion-dependent a sport is, the more important home field advantage is? and because baseball doesn't rely so much on emotion, it is less important?

Or maybe basketball players are particularly mentally weak. Why should BYU be undefeated at home, yet terrible on the road? Doesn't make sense to me.

01-17-2007, 01:32 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	why is home field advantage different for different sports? It seems that it is least important in pro baseball (I don't know about college). Why? It seems that a precision sport like baseball would make home field very important (landmarks in field of vision when batting, comfort on the mound, familiarity with the ballpark for outfielders, etc). Would an argument be, the more emotion-dependent a sport is, the more important home field advantage is? and because baseball doesn't rely so much on emotion, it is less important? Or maybe basketball players are particularly mentally weak. Why should BYU be undefeated at home, yet terrible on the road? Doesn't make sense to me.