Should home field advantage really be determined by the All-Star Game?
491943
No, it just takes away the advantage of being the better team through out the season.  Its stupid.
179067
Good idea! And i have something to add there:\n\nWhat about giving 3 points for an away victory, but just 2 points to a home victory?\n\nTogether with your rule, this would be a break-trough in soccer...\n\nCheers
534153
no, the reason why they created the interleague game was to establish the cross town rivalries, not just in the paper, but to be played together for the fans to be apart.  \nSome examples\n\nNY - Mets vs Yankees\nCA - Angels vs Dodgers\n     San Fran vs Oakland\nTX - Astros vs Rangers\nMD - Orioles vs Nationals\nMO - St Louis vs Kansas City\nIL - Whitesox vs Cubs\n\njust a few.
990692
Germany, home ground advantage counts...
1067603
Imagine what the managers think about that, now that the All-Star Game actually means home-field advantage in the World Series! THAT'S the ridiculous part, in my opinion. Having to play those "former greats" rather than the more talented but not-as-popular players that didn't make the fans' cut . . . that's gotta be frustrating when the game is on the line. I just hope that we don't start seeing any sacrifice bunts in the All-Star game, just so one team can win. The All-Star game should be a fun game.\n\nThen again . . . seeing Barry Bonds bunt would be fun.
1185976
It should be a good test for both teams. The National League has been rather weak this year, with the Mets being the standout team. St. Louis being a close runner-up. The American League boasts about 6 good teams, including the battle for the AL East between Boston and the Yankees. This could be a statement series.
255374
The field goal has to be the last points scored by the winning team.  And it also has to win the game by three points or fewer.  Thats it, simple and direct.
1110775
So, you know him on a first name basis? Then you know one of the game's best fielders and hitters. Definitely he should be in right field for the all star game.\n\nI hope you agree.
54533
It alternates from year to year. AFC in even-numbered years (like 2006) and NFC in odd-numbered (Philly last year). The home team doesn't HAVE TO wear their "home jersey", they just get first choice.
474288
A team can theoretically "lose" home court advantage by losing a home game in the series.\n\nLet's say for example, the Clips have home court advantage against the Nuggets during a seven game series. Hypothetically speaking, the home team should win each game. The Clippers have 4 games at home, while the Nuggets have 3 games at home. If the Nuggets get a win on the Clippers home floor, they steal away home court advantage. The Clippers would have 3 more games at home, while the Nuggets have 3 more games at home with a win under their belts, therefore "stealing" home court advantage. Hopefully you understood that.\n\nAnd yes, you can jump when shooting a free throw as long as you don't pass the free throw line.
463926
The NBA has it so that you can still be higher seed, but not have homecourt advantage. The team with the better record will get homecourt advantage, even if the other team has a higher ranking.
554868
I want to be a homer and say PNC Park in Pittsburgh.  It is quite a small, beautiful ballpark.  Bud Selig seemed to admire it enough to bring the All Star Game back here just 12 years since we hosted it last.  And while PNC doesn't hold the same historical significance as Fenway, Wrigley, or Yankee Stadium, the tickets are dirt cheap.  I have had 9 dollar seats, 26 dollar seats, and 250 dollar seats, and the view from all of them are breathtaking.  Maybe not one of the best of all time, but the best of the new ballparks.
1058769
Most NL clubs have the home dugouts on the 3rd base side, in the AL, first base side., which works out well in the All-Star game. There are no hard and fast rules.
691756
Better Overall Record does not matter (unfortunately), it depends on SEEDING, which also depends on DIVISIONS and CONFERENCES.\n\nTherefore, most of the games will be played in Phoenix though Dallas will have some.\n\nIt doesn't matter because the Dallas Mavericks are not going to advance to the Western Conference Finals, the San Antonio Spurs are and they will secure home-court-advantage.
1145064
Yes I think it could be and should be enlarged. You could add one more wild-card team to each league. This would ensure that the top seed of the league was the only team that received a bye week. This would also allow for each division winner to play against a wild-card team as opposed to two wild-card teams playing. Plus it might be the only chance the Cowboys have of getting into the playoffs. Hail to the Redskins.
1030715
This has been proposed many times before, always by people who would like to see more goals scored. \n\nIt's a phallacy -- one of the great beauties of real football is that it is a LOW scoring game, which makes it unpredictable because a goal really counts, it's of capital importance -- whereas in high-scoring games a point or two are usually irrelevant.\n\nChanging or eliminating the offside rule would bring the sport closer to those stupefyingly predictable games so loved in the U.S. Thank you, but no, thanks.
681653
forget the machine. there should be laser sensors, overhead cameras, side cameras all at home plate, sensors to detect fair or foul, special high speed cameras on questionable plays, maybe even some form of instant replay.  use the technology that's out there, and take away the potential for human error and bias.