NL misery continues

[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.)

[Gander]

Cool, I respect your guy's opinions and again, I am not a believer that too many teams win the World Series because they had home field advantage. More than any other professional sport, I think the team that wins the world series is usually the best team.

While it may be nice to start the Series at home and I wont be complaining come October if game's 1 & 2 of the World Series is in Fenway, I think its of little significance to the eventual winner or loser.

Originally Posted by Gander

Cool, I respect your guy's opinions and again, I am not a believer that too many teams win the World Series because they had home field advantage. More than any other professional sport, I think the team that wins the world series is usually the best team.

While it may be nice to start the Series at home and I wont be complaining come October if game's 1 & 2 of the World Series is in Fenway, I think its of little significance to the eventual winner or loser.

Tim I wouldn't count to highly on Fenway.
Yankees get back: Cano within two weeks, Matsui August 1st, Sheffield September 1st according to the latest reports. Add that to 23 2nd half of the season games against Baltimore and Tampa and that 3 game lead the Red Sos have sure doesnt look all that safe to me. I wasn't feeling too confident a month ago. BUt with the those guys coming back and the schedule coming up I smell a hard time for the Sox. They really already played their best baseball in that streak and have had the Yankees without 3 key starters. They really should have a much larger lead than 3 games. I think if you asked The Yankees a month ago if they would be happy to only be three down at the all star break they would have told you that they would jump for joy. I know I am.