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Originally Posted by Chiefshrink
Just the opposite and why I have always said, the Rockies lose a little bit of home field advantage to the high dry altitude because visiting teams love to "pad their stats" out here because the ball carries and FA pitchers know this and why they have a hard time acquiring stud FA pitchers.  |
Nope. The air is lighter in Denver because of the altitude. At equal altitudes humid air is lighter than dry air. Humid air *feels* heavy to us because it reduces evaporative cooling which builds up sweat.
After all, hydrogen is the lightest gas, and water vapor is ...H20.