I love the baseball All-Star game, but I hate what implications it carries with it.
Major League baseball was wrong in its decision to have the league who is the winner of the All-Star game have home field advantage in the World Series.
Unfortunately, commissioner Bud Selig has no intentions on changing anything, citing the fact that the All-Star game is more competitive since the rule has been in place.
Of coarse I want the game to be competitive. But players already have the competitive juices flowing in their blood. They don't need extra meaning to care about a game. They hate to lose no matter what is on the line, even if it is just bragging rights.
The All-Star game in an exhibition. It's a popularity contest. Fans vote for the starters for crying out loud. And as long is it an exhibition, I have no problem with that.
Yes, it is better than when home field advantage rotated back and forth between leagues in the World Series. But what would not be better than that?
Baseball has this one wrong.
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