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Old 05-02-2002, 11:15 AM   #4
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by J P Falcon:
<strong>The only benefit of home field is, of course, having the last at bat. Otherwise, I don't believe there is any home field advantage and should never be incorporated in a game. There are too many examples of home teams losing important games.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Statistics show there is a slight (but not insignificant) advantage to playing at home, but to incorporate it into a numerical sim model would be nearly impossible.

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