tmatthews wrote:By not exploiting my home field advantage better, I may limit my ability to win 100 games.
I think tmatthews makes a good point. In ATG it is really important to make the most of home field advantage, which is possible to do because each park has known characteristics and each player also has known characteristics. Keying on those characteristics is a very good idea.
At the same time, I think it's important to be at least .500 on the road. If the goal is, say, 90 wins rather than 100, which is a good goal because it's realistic and will get you into the playoffs most of the time--whereas 100 wins is only going to happen when all the stars align--then winning say 41 games at home and 49 on the road will get you there. It's really HARD to win above 40 games on the road in ATG, because all of the teams are keying on their home field, so you need to get that 49 or 50 at home to get to 90.
But winning 41 on the road against teams that have the same salary cap as you and have keyed their players to their home park is also difficult indeed. This is where focusing on OBP can help, as tmatthews suggests. Walks count the same in both home and road parks, for instance. And good pitching is good pitching in any park.
Ultimately, it's conventional wisdom in MLB to try to win .500+ on the road and to try to win a lot at home and this also applies to ATG.