Hockey and Baseball, Football to some extent, Fans help but their is no HFA. Both Sports you can take the Fans right out of a game. Now its about match-ups, and execution. And Managers decisions, are now more involved. Throughout game and Series. Your not playing KC, Orioles, or less quality Opponents. That's why Season Stats are meaningless now. Because they include Bad Opponents. It starts fresh. One play in a short series, can be a difference maker. That's where the Mental part of the game starts. It's every pitch time, it's a hard grind, on the mind.
"Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical" - Yogi Berra