Just a couple weeks ago Major League Baseball had it's All-Star game. Just a couple years ago MLB decided that the All-Star game needed more interest and that it needed to count towards something. They decided that the winner of the All-Star game would decide which league had home field advantage in the World Series that year. The All-Star game for baseball puts the American league stars vs. the National league stars. MLB made this switch in 2003 at the All-Star game in Chicago. Previous to this home field advantage just switched between leagues each year. Now, with the NBA and NHL letting the team with the best record have home field advantage is it fair in MLB if a team has a better record than the opposing one that it not have home field advantage because the other teams league won an All-Star game? Should home field advantage go to the best record or revert back to its previous form of switching leagues each season?Arguments why the All-Star game should decide home field advantage.
-It adds excitement to the All-Star game, makes more common fans watch.
-It provides a reason for players to want to play in the game because of what is on the line.
Arguments against having the game count.
-It is not fair to a team that did the hard work of achieving the best record during the season to let its leagues All-Star team lose the game and not allow them home field advantage.
-Some players that play on bad teams that have no shot at the world series that play in the All-Star game wont care about the end result because it does not affect their team.
What are your opinions?
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