Mike Garcia 4R

I think that the home field advantage is created by either adding 1 to the park factors when the home team is at bat or subtracting 1 for the visitors. I think that the current practice of limiting park factors to 1-19 instead of 0-20 is a result of that decision.

I think that the home field advantage is created by either adding 1 to the park factors when the home team is at bat or subtracting 1 for the visitors. I think that the current practice of limiting park factors to 1-19 instead of 0-20 is a result of that decision.

Dont think so- I will try and make this short and then show you the evidence from the wiki page.
Inside the computer everything is based on percentages dice are just for show- read the last part specifcally- .010% on the batting average not suggesting this part is the big deal, its the whole thing- and I left some out.

My only question involves the words 'relatively few instances'.

So, just how is the game engine altered? Well, this depends upon the mix of Maximum Rules that are in play, but the game engine changes fall into one or more of the following categories:

DICE ADJUSTMENTS - Random numbers are used with a series of complex calculations to determine whether or not to override certain play results. If this determination is made another dice roll is made internally and the final play result is displayed on the screen. The on screen dice do not animate until the final play result has been determined.


CARD ADJUSTMENTS - Certain portions of card results are overriden. For example, say you turn on the "More baserunning decisions" Maximum Rule. If you get a Single* result the "*" (which means that all baserunners advance just one base) is ignored and a more complex and realistic baserunning system is used.


SOME EXAMPLES - While it is not possible to describe all adjustments in detail we will provide a couple of simple examples so that you may understand more clearly.

Say that the "Home field advantage" Maximum Rule is turned on. This rule, in general, creates a statistical advantage of approximately 10 points (.010) on the batting average for the home team. This is the traditional major league difference between batting averages at home and on the road. In this case certain play results that would have been outs turn into hits and vice-a-versa. These changes occur "behind the scenes" as random numbers are rolled and compared to statistical probabilities, only "kicking in" in a relatively few instances.