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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
World Series and the All-Star Game
Bud Selig and Major League Baseball just can't get the game right. Back in 2002, Milwaukee hosted the All-Star Game at Miller Park. That game secured itself as the only tie-game in All-Star Game history. Both Bob Brenly and Joe Torre claimed to have depleted their bullpens by the 11th inning. The fans were enraged, and so was the media. I'm certain that was a ratings disaster.
How did Major League Baseball remedy that situation? They decided that the winner of the All-Star Game, National League or American League, won be given the home field advantage for the World Series. Yet, each team must be represented by at least one player. Theoretically, the World Series participant with the better final season record could lose home field advantage because an unrelated player drove in the winning run during the Mid-Season Classic.
Unfortunately, that decision never corrected the original problem. Prior to the "Now it Counts" All-Star Games, the team with the home field advantage for the World Series alternated between leagues each season.
If anyone in the Commissioner's office is listening, please fix this problem. Every other professional sport handles this properly.
World Series and the All-Star Game
Bud Selig and Major League Baseball just can't get the game right. Back in 2002, Milwaukee hosted the All-Star Game at Miller Park. That game secured itself as the only tie-game in All-Star Game history. Both Bob Brenly and Joe Torre claimed to have depleted their bullpens by the 11th inning. The fans were enraged, and so was the media. I'm certain that was a ratings disaster.
How did Major League Baseball remedy that situation? They decided that the winner of the All-Star Game, National League or American League, won be given the home field advantage for the World Series. Yet, each team must be represented by at least one player. Theoretically, the World Series participant with the better final season record could lose home field advantage because an unrelated player drove in the winning run during the Mid-Season Classic.
Unfortunately, that decision never corrected the original problem. Prior to the "Now it Counts" All-Star Games, the team with the home field advantage for the World Series alternated between leagues each season.
If anyone in the Commissioner's office is listening, please fix this problem. Every other professional sport handles this properly.
The real question is: Is this for real or is it just an exhibition. The managers still treat it as an exhibition.
Here is a trivia question for you: Who is the only All-star voted to play for one league and yet ended up playing for the other?