On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 6:44 PM, KingDuct<kingduct@...> wrote:
> 1) What is safety advance? I have never opted to do it, but I see that it
> comes up sometimes. When is it declared? How does it benefit the team on
> offense?

Safety advance is designed so that if you declare it for your runners,
they cannot get caught in a rundown if the defense chooses to cut the
throw. It's declared by the offense BEFORE any rolls are made on the
Coach's Choice chart.

> 2) I can't find any information about the actual effect a dome has on hot
> weather. For instance, Chase Field closes the roof on hot days. Does that
> mean it is not hot inside Chase? Does that mean that the day is treated as
> warm (such that pitcher fatigue isn't reduced)? Or does it have no practical
> effect on the game?

When any stadium with a retractable roof closes the roof, it is
considered Cool inside that park.

Hope that helps.

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