Which major team sport would be most changed by doubling the size of the playing surface?

Football... Baseball would just lose all the hulk guys that cant field

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Need some clarification, are we just doubling all dimensions of the field, or doubling the square footage of the field?

the German inquisition wrote:

Need some clarification, are we just doubling all dimensions of the field, or doubling the square footage of the field?

Oh I see. Base paths and mound to plate still the same, 10 foot basket with the lane the same size but wider court, 200 yard fb field but still 10 yds for a first down, rink size just doubled.

My write-in candidate is table-tennis. It is comical at the Olympic level.

Then I would say basketball or hockey. The open floor/ice would make faster players a huge weapon. Football I think has enough space already it would just make longer drives

Baseball. Double the size of the playing field while limiting the defense to nine players would be the biggest advantage for an offensive team in any of the four major professional sports.

All of the other sports have man coverage, baseball doesn't and because of this difference baseball wins this thread..

Marco brolo wrote:

Then I would say basketball or hockey. The open floor/ice would make faster players a huge weapon. Football I think has enough space already it would just make longer drives

Wouldn't it make drives shorter/quicker. The field being so much bigger would be much easier to break away for a TD. Usually any type of long play results in the sideline used to assist the tackle.

Depends on if it doubles the width. He said 200 yards. So idk

Baseball Y'al wrote:

Baseball. Double the size of the playing field while limiting the defense to nine players would be the biggest advantage for an offensive team in any of the four major professional sports.

All of the other sports have man coverage, baseball doesn't and because of this difference baseball wins this thread..

You are wrong. Doubling the playing field in baseball would do nothing under the OPs constraints. The foul lines would still be the same angle. The infield would be the same size. The only thing it does is get rid of home runs.

Basketball and hockey stay largely the same. Except scoring goes down in basketball and possibly up in hockey. Maybe basketball loses fat centers who can't get down the floor.

Football becomes a completely different sport with twice the width. Sidelines are no longer meaningful. Big play receivers become infinitely more valuable. If you can run, you would end the game in one drive.

Baseball Y'al wrote:

Baseball. Double the size of the playing field while limiting the defense to nine players would be the biggest advantage for an offensive team in any of the four major professional sports.

All of the other sports have man coverage, baseball doesn't and because of this difference baseball wins this thread..

Baseball wouldn't change whatsoever. If you still have foul/fair lines, the only area that could be 'doubled' would be the LENGTH of the outfield. Which would likely cause scores to drop a bit, but nothing else.

The hockey rink doesn't double in size, but it significantly increases from NHL hockey to international play. This doesn't change the game that much.

Id go with NFL. Much more running around.

thought about it some more, here are the changes I can think of in each sport. They pretty much all make being fast more important than being big.

Baseball - power hitters become worthless if those guys can't run. Being able to make it from first to second on a deep sacrifice fly becomes imperative. Outfielders will need to be super fast guys with ridiculous arms. Guys like David Ortiz are no longer in the game.

Basketball - Soccer-like sprinters become the most important players in the game. with all of the width accelerating to top speed happens on every play. People who can bullet accurate passes like lebron become the best players. Guys like shaq are no longer in the game because they can't make it up and down the court.

Hockey - I've never played so don't know as much. But my guess is that faster skaters with less skill become more valuable. The enforcers become less valuable

Football - becomes a completely different game. without sidelines, being able to make the corner becomes much easier. End-arounds and bubble screens and other plays that just get the ball out on the edge to a fast guy become the most run plays. Lineman probably go back to the size of the guys from the 50s as staying in the pocket doesn't make sense anymore. Neither does running up the middle.

Marathon. #threadover

I was under the impression that the entire playing surface doubled in size, not just the outfield. Like 121' from the pitchers mound to home and 180' between bases, ect.

The answer is obviously baseball. Power hitters would be completely neutralized.

1) Football-- completely opens up the game and makes defense practically impossible.

2) Basketball-- hard to imagine, if there is still a 24 second clock. A huge number of players couldn't handle the amount of running involved, it would make a drastic difference. Fitness and skill would trump size and skill.

3) Hockey-- doesn't seem like it would change a lot as they substitute on the fly.

4) Baseball-- negligible change.

have fun wrote:...Basketball - Soccer-like sprinters become the most important players in the game. with all of the width accelerating to top speed happens on every play. People who can bullet accurate passes like lebron become the best players. Guys like shaq are no longer in the game because they can't make it up and down the court...

Basketball, depth of your bench also becomes a major factors. The amount of fast running involved, a team would need to substitute much more frequently and give guys longer bench time. You might even see teams have dedicated offense and defense players, long outlet passes.

A 100' wide by 188' long court, hmmm... 60+ yards of length, wow that seems like a lot. The width I don't think would make that much of a difference, it's all about the length. getting the ball over half court in 10 seconds could be a challenge. Makes it much more a passing game than a dribble game.

So freaking obvious wrote:

Marathon. #threadover

team sport ya dingus

Women's Beach Volleyball.