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Each of these dimensions will impact the game. Some examples:
- The larger the stadium (wall distance and height), the fewer the home runs.
- The larger the foul territory, the greater likelihood of foul ball outs.
- Artificial playing surfaces (i.e. turf) don't slow down ground balls as much as natural surfaces (grass), allowing more ground balls to sneak past infielders.
- Larger stadiums will yield more triples, and smaller stadiums less triples. Further, turf fields will slightly increase the rate of triples.
Grass or Turf? Grass with a team of slow, lumbering sluggers who can't field and turf with a group of speedsters who have good range.
QUESTION : If a specific portion of fence is shorter, does that effect the respective fielder? For example, would a short right-field fence mean that the right fielder has less ground to cover? And thus, a fielder with a small range is likely able to cover the same ground as a player with high range (with some of his range being wasted)?
ANSWER: A short fence increases the chance for home runs at the expense of doubles and triples. Combine that with the fact that a fielder's range could decrease (or increase, if he's bad) the chance of doubles and triples, and increase (or decrease) the number of putouts. They are indirectly related because they influence the same possible outcomes. There is no direct relation -- so a tiny RF doesn't necessarily mean you can do better with a lead-footed right fielder -- though he'll be less of a viability because there will be less balls dropping in RF (due to more HRs) and less 2B/3B (which a fast fielder could otherwise cut off).
QUESTION : Does CSFBL recognize pull hitters?
ANSWER: "Pull" hitters are taken into account, so a high power (pull) right-handed batter will get more benefit from a low wall/close distance left field.
QUESTION: Is CSFBL setup for a team to have "Home Field Advantage"
ANSWER : There is no home-field advantage. There's lots of readings about alleged home field advantage, and alleged "clutch factors" - and frankly you can argue for or against it. Neither is in the game. Your 'home field advantage' however is this: You can design your team around your home stadium. You play 80 games at home. This is an advantage other teams don't have when playing you
QUESTION: Does turf make for less range bc balls go faster but take less crazy hops.?
ANSWER: Pretty much. Turf is 'faster' than grass. A little better SB chance, a little better chance for balls to go through the infield.
