Comments on: The Argument Against “This One Counts” http://www.hotfootblog.com/2008/07/13/the-argument-against-this-one-counts/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:09:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: soapbox » Blog Archive » The first of several overdue/late posts http://www.hotfootblog.com/2008/07/13/the-argument-against-this-one-counts/#comment-1723 soapbox » Blog Archive » The first of several overdue/late posts Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:06:40 +0000 http://www.hotfootblog.com/?p=6811#comment-1723 [...] the Major League Baseball All-Star Game was last week, and if you hadn’t heard, this one counts! (That’s right, instead of using some logical parameter on which to base home field advantage [...] [...] the Major League Baseball All-Star Game was last week, and if you hadn’t heard, this one counts! (That’s right, instead of using some logical parameter on which to base home field advantage [...]

]]> By: Rob Harding http://www.hotfootblog.com/2008/07/13/the-argument-against-this-one-counts/#comment-1687 Rob Harding Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:26:47 +0000 http://www.hotfootblog.com/?p=6811#comment-1687 dans right. with the way the fans vote (sorry, Kosuke Fukeudome starting over a ton of better OFs, and Dustin Pedroia starting over Ian Kinsler, Jeter over Mike Young etc.). you either have it this way: fans vote, just for fun This way:managers chooses teams: for Homefield. dans right. with the way the fans vote (sorry, Kosuke Fukeudome starting over a ton of better OFs, and Dustin Pedroia starting over Ian Kinsler, Jeter over Mike Young etc.).

you either have it

this way: fans vote, just for fun
This way:managers chooses teams: for Homefield.

]]> By: Dan Lerner http://www.hotfootblog.com/2008/07/13/the-argument-against-this-one-counts/#comment-1686 Dan Lerner Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:17:35 +0000 http://www.hotfootblog.com/?p=6811#comment-1686 I think they need to go back to the old way and just rotate each year home field advantage for the WS. Its hard to justify the ASG counting to begin with, but as long as the fans decide the participants instead of going with the actual best players in each position, it just seems silly to pretend it counts. That method of selection would at the very least make the game more competitive, though one could argue the current method at least puts a bit of a disadvantage on the AL, since its team will often be bloated with overrated Yankees. I think they need to go back to the old way and just rotate each year home field advantage for the WS. Its hard to justify the ASG counting to begin with, but as long as the fans decide the participants instead of going with the actual best players in each position, it just seems silly to pretend it counts. That method of selection would at the very least make the game more competitive, though one could argue the current method at least puts a bit of a disadvantage on the AL, since its team will often be bloated with overrated Yankees.

]]> By: Jeanette Scott http://www.hotfootblog.com/2008/07/13/the-argument-against-this-one-counts/#comment-1685 Jeanette Scott Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:42:52 +0000 http://www.hotfootblog.com/?p=6811#comment-1685 I agree with you to a point. The idea that the World Series hasn't gone more than 6 games since 03 is kinda of irrelevent here. The point Selig tries to make is that if it DID go to the 7th game, how would the ballpark be chosen. Now, I do not know how they did it before so this is where I agree with you in general. I think the All Star Game should be fun. Like the homerun derby and all the other fun stuff in the All Star Break. I agree with you to a point. The idea that the World Series hasn’t gone more than 6 games since 03 is kinda of irrelevent here. The point Selig tries to make is that if it DID go to the 7th game, how would the ballpark be chosen. Now, I do not know how they did it before so this is where I agree with you in general.

I think the All Star Game should be fun. Like the homerun derby and all the other fun stuff in the All Star Break.

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