Out of most sports, it should matter the least... but certain teams and players have proven to play better at home simply due to comfort measures, as well as the makeup of the team.
It sounds like you've already made up your mind so why are you asking? The answer is that home field is clearly an advantage and he gave you a very simple statistic that supports that fact. If you're talking about compared to other sports, I'd say it's slightly less significant but still significant enough to make this situation suck.
This is complete and total bs. Selig should be ashamed, especially at a time like this. Terrible decision, plain and simple. Every Astros fan should write letters and protest. There are many other possible venues that wouldn't give the Cubs AND Brewers a very unfair advantage. Sucks big time. I am pissed. You're making the guys travel to Milwaukee...NOW !!!
According to Alyson Footer: "Ultimately, Commissioner Bud Selig picked Miller Park to play the entire series." http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/...t_id=3470739&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou
There's not a team in baseball with a better road record than home record. With the Astros and Cubs in particular... The Astros are currently 43-29 at home, which would project to a 97 win team (.597 WP%). Contrast that with a 37-38 road record, or an 80 win team (.493). The Cubs are 51-24 at home, which project to a 110 win team (.680). Contrast that with a 37-34 road record, or an 84 win team (.521). With a distinct possibility of 1-2 games deciding this season, I would say giving the team a 10-25% worse chance of winning a pair of games is pretty significant.
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I hadn't read any other posts in this thread. Just read the news and came here to post about this garbage. I could go on and on about how ridiculous this is. Selig is a chump. As a lifelong baseball fan...blah, blah, blah, Selig can kiss my ***. The Astros players should just flat out refuse to make the trip. Their families and the city of Houston are more important than conforming to Bud Selig's idiotic decision. IDIOTIC!!! This is bleeping pennant race and the 'Stros are in the middle of a miracle run. Crap. Total crap.
I gotta agree with that. It would make it so much sweeter to kick their ass up north. Hopefully we can get it done.
Don't know if it's a horrible decision (probably weren't a lot of alternative options for MLB), but it definitely is horrible luck for the Astros! Going from having a home series to effectively a road series against one of the best teams in baseball is a total joke. The difference between winning and losing just one game down the stretch is super critical.
hopefully this should give the guys more motivation to continue the miracle streak and wipe out the disrespectful cubs. btw hope the brewers and phils split tomorrow
While yall are filling the suggestion box, please make sure they will allow Miller Park's roof to be closed during the World Series.
Please reread my original post. I was just pontificating that home field advantage isn't as important as football or basketball. I know the stats and not saying home field isn't important at all to baseball, but I'm thinking to myself does a batter get bothered that the crowd gets louder when he steps up to bat? Or does the crowd yell in unison when a fielder tries to catch a flyball to distract him? I'm just jogging through my mind in what situations in baseball would a player's concentration be bothered by the fans.
AT this point I understand the neutral site scenario,but what I don't understand is out of all the places this could have been done they picked Milwaukee? Is there not another place this could have been done? Why not Dell Diamond in Round Rock. Austin did not get a drop of rain so they should have been fine playing there. Its just MLB wants to give every advantage it can to the Cubs. Man CUCK THE FUBS!!! and I hope they lose in the first round or better even choke and miss the Playoffs. This is total BS
too much complaining.. it sucks, but whatever. It's a decision. It's not like it was made b/c they hate us or want us to lose or something
