[OC] Every High School Baseball Field Used in the State of West VirginiaSubmitted by dvd5671 t3_zvtef4 in dataisbeautiful
onowahoo t1_j1ryqo4 wrote
Reply to comment by kliuch in [OC] Every High School Baseball Field Used in the State of West Virginia by dvd5671
It also helps with home field advantage. If you have beasts behind the plate you can keep a wider outfield. If you have a slow defensive team you can let the grass grow longer.
Different parks have different personalities, Yankee stadium used to have statues in the outfield until they moved the walls in... And then built a new stadium.
Frammingatthejimjam t1_j1t071x wrote
In the NHL they can control the speed of the game by the temperature of the ice. Fast team coming to town, slow the whole game down so that your leadfoots can keep up a little better.
Quirky_Ad_8732 t1_j1tid10 wrote
It’s possible, but can you provide any evidence of this theory? I’ve been watching nhl for 30 years, and yes some rinks have shitty ice and some rinks are known for having good ice. I can’t imagine they do it on purpose to slow down another team, when every team in the league has fast players.
tlryan92 t1_j1uvc4m wrote
It's negated when I enter the rink, since I'm cool enough to harden the ice.
bostonhockey_80 t1_j1v1b1z wrote
I think is a big factor there. I've also never heard of a team manipulating ice temp for an advantage.
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