why do we suck?

[metsmarathon]

well, i'm not sure if these two stats have been mentioned as yet...

on the road, mets pitchers allow a 0.309 babip to the tune of a 0.733 OPS, while mets hitters have gotten a 0.309 babip to the tune of a 0.730 ops.

at home, mets pitchers allow a 0.284 babip to the tune of a 0.695 OPS, while mets hitters have gotten a 0.292 babip to the tune of a 0.674 OPS. relative to the road team, the mets do a better job of getting hits when they put the ball in play, they just don't put it in play for (much) power.

citi seems to increase strike out rate for batters, but the effect is more pronounced on their opponents than on the mets. so that's not it. yes, they take more walks, but how do they get more hits with what looks like worse contact?

is it that, at home, they swing easier, just content to serve the ball into the shallow outfield, whereas on the road they're more likely to swing for the fences? that's like the only thing htat makes sense. i don't see ld% or anything like that on bbref for home/road splits, so the answer may lie therein as well. its just really really odd.

[metsmarathon]

mets home LD% = 21.9%
mets road LD% = 22.7%

mets home HR/FB% = 9.5%
mets road HR/FB% = 10.5

oddly, for mets pitching, they give up a higher HR/FB% at home rather than away... 11% vs 9.8%
mets pitchers must pitch up in the zone more at home - they have a 1.07 GB/FB% at home vs a 1.26 GB/FB% on the road. the batters are more consistent 1.41 GB/FB% home vs. 1.43% GB/FB% road.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I was wondering if perhaps they sac bunted more at home than on the road (to play for a tie) but that doesn't seem to be the case. Here are the numbers (of successful sacrifice hits) from the last few years:

2006 A 69
2006 H 84
2007 A 75
2007 H 68
2008 A 71
2008 H 75
2009 A 86
2009 H 73
2010 A 77
2010 H 70
2011 A 75
2011 H 85
2012 A 55
2012 H 54

[ashie62]

Citifield was built on an Indian burial ground. Excorcism needed, or have Franco get a bunch of guys to rebuild Shea over the winter.