No-hitters with no crowd

No-hitters with no crowd Sept 14, 2020 13:30:44 GMT via mobile

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Post by sdm3 on Sept 14, 2020 13:30:44 GMT

Sept 14, 2020 13:20:35 GMT Rey Kahuka said:

Sept 14, 2020 13:02:48 GMT sdm3 said:

I’m not saying that pressure isn’t real. What I’m saying is that I don’t buy the idea that a pitcher throwing a no-hitter is somehow linked to the idea that it was in an empty stadium. We’re talking about regular season baseball, it’s not like the stakes are astronomical either way.

You talk about Peyton thriving in standard conditions. What, like ‘quieter’ conditions? The playoffs are the playoffs whether fans are making a lot of noise or not. The stakes are higher because it’s the playoffs and championships are on the line, not because fans are slightly louder. Let’s argue that Peyton wilted under pressure. That pressure would be there regardless of whether fans are present, because it’s still the playoffs and all eyes are on them, and players who are susceptible to “choking” know this.

The Bruins lost because they were at home? If they were on the road or in an empty stadium they’d forget that they were playing in a Stanley Cup Final game 7? Nope, I just don’t buy it. If they were tight it’s because of the occasion.

The Bruins didn't lose because they were at home, they lost due to how they reacted to being at home. They let the pressure get to them. Obviously it doesn't always play out that way-- you play for home ice/field/court to have the advantage in those games. But you could see it as you watched that game, the pressure got to them. The same core players won the cup on the road (also a game 7) in 2011, I don't think it was the occasion that was too big for them.

Yet that same core, as you describe them, won every game at home in that 2011 Final by a combined score of 17-3. Why is it that they were arbitrarily spooked by playing a Stanley Cup Final game at home this time?