Sabermetric Research wrote a blog post yesterday that examines the effects of homefield advantage. They use a formula that was used to measure the same thing with the NBA, and conclude that homefield advantage is generally overblown. The biggest thing that matters is the skill of the team in how good they are. Which makes sense, but the thing that they don't address, however, is the fact that certain teams are built for their home ballparks (the White Sox, Rays and Twins being the best examples). This is a big reason, in my opinion, why so few teams have played well on the road this year.

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