NL misery continues

[Gander]

Disagree about how one game, an exhibition game, should decide the home field advantage in the World Series. I think its a no brainer and the team with the better overall regular season record should have home field advantage. Or the team with a better interleague record should have it. These guys play way too many regular season games for something like the home field advantage to come down to 1 exhibition game where only a fraction of players play.

On the flip side, lately home field advantage in the world series hasnt meant a damn thing. So it hasnt really mattered too much. The last time I think they even played a game 7 was in 2002 when the Angels beat the Giants.
Best team usually wins the World Series, esepcially over the last 10 years. Only year I can say that I think the better team lost was when Florida beat the Yankees in 2003.

Originally Posted by Gander

Disagree about how one game, an exhibition game, should decide the home field advantage in the World Series. I think its a no brainer and the team with the better overall regular season record should have home field advantage. Or the team with a better interleague record should have it. These guys play way too many regular season games for something like the home field advantage to come down to 1 exhibition game where only a fraction of players play.

On the flip side, lately home field advantage in the world series hasnt meant a damn thing. So it hasnt really mattered too much. The last time I think they even played a game 7 was in 2002 when the Angels beat the Giants.
Best team usually wins the World Series, esepcially over the last 10 years. Only year I can say that I think the better team lost was when Florida beat the Yankees in 2003.

Tim you can't do interleague because its not fair, each division only plays one other division, its not a fair sample. The regular season record doesnt cur it for me either. Leagues can be of completely different strength. The only fair way would be to alternate it. But your stats are way off on home team winning the WS.

[Gander]

How are "my stats" way off Mike? All I said was home field really hasnt mattered. The best team has won. The White Sox and the Red Sox won their world series in sweeps, how did home field advantage help them? Please explain?

The year before that the Marlins won 3 games at Yankee stadium, including the deciding one. The Yankees won 2 in Florida.

In 2001 & 2002 the series came down to a game 7, with the home team winning both. But the 3 priior years, Yankees dominated 3 very weak NL teams in the World Series. They had a winning record away in those World Series, in fact they only dropped 1 game on the road in 5 attempts.

[Gander]

So you are saying Interleague is not fair because of the potential of one very strong division getting to prey on on very weak division like this year with the AL East crushing the NL East? Yes, I get your point but its still more fair to let 20 games decide home field over 1 exhibition game where about 2-3% of the total players are represented.

Say the Red Sox make it back to the World Series this year and have home field advantage.

Your telling me that the fact that the AL won the all star game because of a total breakdown of one pitcher (with 2 outs) is a better reason for them to have home field than the fact that they went 16-2 against NL teams?

Huh?

[stevepopyak]

Points are certainly valid, but I still like the idea of giving these guys a little more incentive to win the game. Normally, I would watch the first few innings with the starters in and then turn it off, now I at least check back in to see who is winning or who has won.

That being said, I am a Pirate fan and home field advantage in a World Series is basically a non-issue and won't be anytime in the near future. Maybe I would change my opinion if my team was ever affected by it.

[Buffymommy]

I feel bad for Trevor Hoffman. Ya know he must feel like crap after losing that one.

Originally Posted by Gander

How are "my stats" way off Mike? All I said was home field really hasnt mattered. The best team has won. The White Sox and the Red Sox won their world series in sweeps, how did home field advantage help them? Please explain?

The year before that the Marlins won 3 games at Yankee stadium, including the deciding one. The Yankees won 2 in Florida.

In 2001 & 2002 the series came down to a game 7, with the home team winning both. But the 3 priior years, Yankees dominated 3 very weak NL teams in the World Series. They had a winning record away in those World Series, in fact they only dropped 1 game on the road in 5 attempts.

Tim you don't think starting at home helps?

[Gander]

Yes maybe a bit mentally, but again I dont think it decides the winner. I think in baseball, the best team wins.

[dr. fager]

Originally Posted by Gander

Yes maybe a bit mentally, but again I dont think it decides the winner. I think in baseball, the best team wins.

Yeah except when fans screw teams.....ala Cubs and O's

Funny thing there is one instance of home fans hurting/one of them helping...lol

[SCUDSBROTHER]

I think they need to have a 3 day break for the All Star Break.Then play the last 3 to 7 games of the 1st half of the season.Then have a week off,and start the 2nd half of the season after that.This way,3 days is not really enough time to go on vacation,and the week off (one week after this) would be the better time to be with the family etc. Keep the home field advantage going to the league that wins the All Star Game(not because it's fair at all,but because Human Nature demands incentive.)