2007-12-05 19:22:56 · 11 answers · asked by S A 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Visiting team bats first but the home teams bats last if they are losing or tied. So they have a chance of winning in the end.
2007-12-06 00:13:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dear S A,
Actually it may be an advantage to bat second, because you get a chance at the last at-bat so imagine it's tied going into the bottom of the 9th and you have the last at-bat with the home crowd behind you- that's actually quite an advantage. Kind of like in football when a team chooses to play defense first.
In terms of why this is- that's the way the game was designed and the visiting team has always batted first.
An example of this being an advantage was in the World Series when Josh Beckett struck out the side to start the game. Being at home- i think that gave the Red Sox a lot of momentum and they went on to score some runs in the first couple of innings and seal game 1.
Kindly,
Nickster
2007-12-05 19:28:35 · answer #2 · answered by Nickster 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
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2015-08-18 06:39:00 · answer #3 · answered by Jeannine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was eventually made an official rule based on courteousy, being a good host meant letting the visitor bat first. Of course it does appear more often than not that the home team gets the advantage of the last at bat.
2007-12-06 04:41:16 · answer #4 · answered by coopello 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It used to be up to the home team to pick what they wanted to do just like teams used to be allowed to pick their batting order while the game was playing (ie. the first time through the order, if I were a good hitter, I could bat myself second, third, fourth, whatever depending on what felt would be advantages the first time through). To allow for uniformity and since the home team eventually kept batting second, they made it an official rule.
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2016-05-16 20:27:41 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's just the rule.
The home team gets the advantage, not the visiting team, anyway.
The bottom of the ninth inning isn't played if the home team is ahead.
2007-12-05 19:30:10 · answer #7 · answered by Cena's hiptoss 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They bat first so that the home team may bat last. This leaves the home team with the chance to catch up if they are not winning...
2007-12-05 19:28:55 · answer #8 · answered by bambu1276 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's called The Hammer,which the Home Team has.You always want The Hammer in all endevors of Life.Baseball is LIFE.
2007-12-06 01:52:46 · answer #9 · answered by Ricky Lee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its an advantage for the home team...cause the home team bats last....they get the last chance to win the game....its better that way...cause the home team knows what they have to do to win...
2007-12-05 19:29:02 · answer #10 · answered by pcpirate30 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋