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Originally Posted by tigey75
I would imagine there's at least a small home field advantage IRL, just based on OF's familiarity with the wall bounces i.e. Fenway.
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Remember the saying that the groundskeeper is the team's tenth man.
If the visitors rely on the stolen base, and the home team doesn't steal much, water around the bases.
If the home team bunts a lot, angle the dirt along the infield foul lines to keep the ball in play.
If the home team doesn't like to bunt, angle the dirt to encourage foul balls.
If the home team has a lot of groundball pitchers, leave the infield grass longer to give the infielders more time to get to the ball.
Mostly flyball pitchers? Mow it short so your grounders scoot through for hits.