[quote]And what is the reasoning for the pitcher being worse on the road then they are at home? Is the pitcher not the same individual? So why should he pitch worse on the road? Think of the skewed results you'll get from pitchers who have the misfortune of starting frequently on the road.
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Crowd supoprt? Stadium familiarity? More sex? I dunno, Scott. That's the way it is. And pro football and basketball are even more extreme in this regard. Not factoring in HF advantage in these two sports would be hallucinatory. Why do you think bookies give away points when teams are away? In football, HFA is worth a field goal plus a fraction.
And the results won't get skewed because, over time, pitchers will split their home and away innings evenly. Don't worry.
Basically we're all here because we like sports and we like numbers. It's just a question of getting the nembers right. I just think it's remarkable that a young German guy could come up with such a convincing replication of our national game.