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25-700: Hosting home games at Bain Field , the Phenoms were immediately preceded by the 1898 Norfolk Jewels of the Atlantic League . Baseball Hall of Fame member Christy Mathewson played for the Norfolk Phenoms, leading the league in wins and strikeouts. Mathewson made his major league debut in 1900, shortly after the Virginia League had folded. In their final season of Atlantic League play,

50-893: A ban on travellers arriving from the UK, so Atlético Madrid were forced to use Arena Nationala in Bucharest , Romania, to host English team Chelsea . In 2010 the Canadian baseball team Toronto Blue Jays played a home series with the Philadelphia Phillies in the Phillies' Citizens Bank Park while the G-20 Summit was being held near the Rogers Centre in Toronto. In baseball, sometimes, when teams are playing

75-474: A different location in Norfolk. Player-manager Phenomenal Smith of the newly formed Norfolk Mary Janes along with Norfolk businessman E. H. Cunningham, owner of the team, visited League Park before the 1900 season, and discovered much of the wooden slats of the outfield walls were taken for use as firewood. The park was partially destroyed by a fire on August 8, 1930. It became Bain Field in 1931 after it

100-672: A makeup game from an earlier game postponed by rain, the game may have to be made up in the other team's stadium. An example of this occurred on September 26, 2007, with a game between the Cleveland Indians , who were the "home" team, but the game was played vs. the Seattle Mariners in Safeco Field , in Seattle. Rules and conventions often apply to the choice of home and away colors . In Australian football ,

125-461: Is designated as the "home team". The event is described as a "home game" for that team and the venue that the game is being played is described as the "home field." In most sports, there is a home field advantage whereby the home team wins more frequently because it has a greater familiarity with the nuances of the venue and because it has more fans cheering for it, which supposedly gives the players adrenaline and an advantage. The opposing team

150-583: Is said to be the visiting team, the away team, or the road team . In North American sports, a spectator can often tell which team is home by looking at the field of play. Often a home team logo , insignia or name is in the middle of the field, at center ice, midfield, or center court. Also, the logo, insignia or name may be found atop a dugout in baseball or in the end zone in American football . On television station scoreboards in North America,

175-525: The Virginia–North Carolina League . The 1900 Norfolk Phenoms hosted home game at Bain Field , then known as "League Park." Just before the 1900 season, manager Phenomenal Smith, along with Norfolk businessman E. H. Cunningham, owner of the team, visited League Park and discovered much of the wooden slats of the outfield walls were taken for use as firewood. The ballpark was originally called "League Park " and newspaper coverage for baseball at

200-399: The "home team"; when the team plays elsewhere, they are the away , visiting , or road team. Home teams wear home colors. Each team has a location where it practices during the season and where it hosts games. This is referred to as the home court , home field , home stadium , home ballpark , home arena , home ground , or home ice . When a team is serving as host of a contest, it

225-551: The 1898 Norfolk Jewels finished in last place and did not return to play in 1899. The 1900 Norfolk Phenoms began play as members of the six–team, Class D level Virginia League . Norfolk joined the Hampton Crabs , Newport News Shipbuilders , Petersburg Farmers , Portsmouth Boers and Richmond Bluebirds teams in beginning league play on April 30, 1900. The "Phenoms" nickname corresponded to Norfolk player/manager Phenomenal Smith . The previous season, Smith had managed

250-526: The 1899 Portland Phenoms , also using the Smith nickname for the team. On July 11, 1900, the Virginia League folded. The Norfolk Phenoms won the Atlantic League championship in the shortened season. When the league folded, the Phenoms ended the season with a record of 43–14, playing the season under player/manager Phenomenal Smith. Norfolk finished 14.0 games ahead of the second place Hampton Crabs in

275-522: The 1899 season, while Matthewson was still a student at Bucknell and pitching for the Taunton Herrings against Smith's Portland Phenoms team. Smith saw potential and signed Matthewson to a contract in 1900 to play for Norfolk for $ 90.00 per month. Under Smith's tutelage, Mathewson was a greatly improved pitcher in 1900. On May 1, 1900, after walking the first three batters and giving up five 1st inning runs in his first start for Norfolk, Mathewson

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300-537: The ballpark started as early as 1894. Bain Field Bain Field or Norfolk Baseball Park is a former baseball ground located at 400 East 20th Street near Church Street in Norfolk, Virginia . It had about 8,000 seats. Bain Field was originally League Park . The date League Park was formed is unknown, but newspaper coverage for baseball games there started as early as 1894, although possibly at

325-414: The cost of covering actual play on the field. When this line is crossed, crews are accused of being "homers" or of displaying "homerism". In online fan forums, "homers" are participants for whom the home team can do no wrong, and the away team can do no right. This is cognate with extremist forms of partisan politics . In any context where a game score or the pair of teams meeting in a game are mentioned,

350-410: The early days of Major League Baseball . Typically the visiting team had no access to laundry facilities and thus the players were unable to clean their uniforms on the road. By wearing grey or another dark color the visiting team was better able to conceal the dirt and grass stains that had accumulated on their uniforms over the course of the series. The home team, having access to laundry facilities,

375-674: The final standings. Baseball Hall of Fame member Christy Mathewson played for the Phenoms in his second season of professional play, at age 19. Mathewson led the league with 18 wins and 121 strikeouts. Mathewson was called up to the major leagues by the New York Giants after the Phenoms folded. Phenomenal Smith recruited Mathewson despite his 2–13 season for the Taunton Herrings of the 1899 New England League , after Mathewson finished playing football at Bucknell University . Smith first met and played against Matthewson in

400-448: The home team and its score are usually displayed to the right of or below the road team's score, with the reverse being true for association football displays. There are many examples of sports teams being forced to play their home games away from their usual home venue for a variety of reasons. Damage to a venue can be a major reason. In World War II , English association football club Manchester United 's home ground, Old Trafford ,

425-427: The home team traditionally wears their regular jumper and black (or colored) shorts, while the away team wears a lighter coloured variant of their jumper and/or white shorts. In American football and ice hockey , most home teams often wear uniforms that feature their official team colors, whereas the visiting team wears white or colors opposite of the home team's choice. On the other hand, in baseball and basketball,

450-415: The home team will typically choose to wear the lighter colored version of its uniform . Many teams have a home uniform which is mostly white and referred to as the "home whites". The road team will generally wear a version of its uniform with one of the darker of its official colors as the main color, or in baseball with a grey main color referred to as the "road greys". The term "home whites" originated in

475-484: The pancontinental UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League association football tournaments. Varying travel bans and quarantining rules between different countries across Europe meant that many teams were forced to host their home games in a different country as their opponents would not be able to enter jurisdiction where the game was due to take place. For example, in March 2021 the government of Spain had imposed

500-495: The team mentioned first (left or top) is the home team, except in the United States, Canada, and Japan, where home teams are mentioned second. The North American and Japanese practice of listing the home team second likely derives from baseball , in which the home team bats after the visiting team in each inning . Exceptions are found in most North American soccer competitions, where the international standard of listing

525-510: Was a minor league baseball team in the second Virginia League in 1900 and in the third Virginia League from 1919 to 1920. Their home field was League Park. Home (sports) In sports, home is the place and venue identified with a team sport . Most professional teams are named for, and marketed to, particular metropolitan areas; amateur teams may be drawn from a particular region, or from institutions such as schools or universities. When they play in that venue, they are said to be

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550-438: Was able to wear clean white uniforms each day, hence the term "home whites". Especially in team sports, but also in international sports (home represented by the home country), a "home" crew is assigned to cover all the home games, and sometimes the "home" crew travels on the road to cover away games as well. It's understood that a home broadcasting crew will talk more about the familiar home players, but this should not come at

575-519: Was encouraged and supported by Smith, who gave up no more runs in a Norfolk 7–5 victory. Mathewson went on to have an 18–2 season in his time with the Phenoms. Mathewson made his New York Giants debut on July 18, 1900, going on to win 373 games for the Giants. The Giants signed Mathewson to a major league contract with a salary of $ 150.00 per month. The Phenoms were succeeded in Norfolk by the 1901 Norfolk Skippers, who resumed minor league play as members of

600-707: Was rebuilt post fire. It was demolished in 1940 after becoming in disrepair. R. F. Bain controlled the park. It was the home field of the Norfolk Mary Janes and the Norfolk Tars . The Norfolk Tars changed to Myers Field in 1940. The park was also used for college football games. The Norfolk Division of College of William & Mary , now Old Dominion University , played its home games at Bain Field until they constructed their own field in 1931. The United States Navy used it for football games against other military services. The Norfolk Mary Janes

625-528: Was so badly damaged by bombing that for eight years all their home games were played at Maine Road , the home of rivals Manchester City . Damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 forced American football team New Orleans Saints to play all of their games in the 2005 season away from their home stadium, the Louisiana Superdome . Teams may be forced from their home stadiums for logistical and legal reasons. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted

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