I'm sure you all watched the MLB All-Star Game last night. Fans of Kansas City and Baltimore must be thrilled that whichever of those teams makes it to the World Series will have home field advantage.
Let's play a little game. Who are the teams with best records? AL: Detroit; NL: New York. Pretend they're in the World Series. How many from each were in the A-S game? Detroit: 2 (Rogers and Ordonez); New York: 3 (Beltran, Wright, Lo Duca). Maybe the Lions had a big impact? Well Rogers went 2 innings and gave up one run in a no-decision. Ordonez struck out PHing for Rogers. Wright had a HR (off Rogers) and Beltran was 2-4 with a run scored.
But if these teams meet up, Detroit will have the advantage. And it won't because they're a better team. It will be because their lousy All-Stars were picked up by other AL players while the Mets stars shone. Except Lo Duca, but seriously can you name another NL catcher?
Baseball royally screwed up 3 years ago when they decided the All-Star game should "mean something." No it shouldn't! It's an exhibition. Why is that so bad?
Even worse than imbuing meaning, they reminded everyone that previously World Series home field was determined by the even divisibility by 2 of the calendar year. What? You mean it wasn't the team with the better record? Like it is in the LDSs and LCSs? Like it is in every other series in every other Amercian sports league? Like it is in every NFL playoff game except the neutral-site Super Bowl?
OK. This is getting long, so I'm taking it to a second posting. See ya there!
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