Uh, WTF? Really, fans?

[kenny1234]

By the way, home-ice advantage in hockey goes to the team with the better record.

[OregonDuck1989]

By the way, home-ice advantage in hockey goes to the team with the better record.

In the Stanley Cup finals?

EDIT: Looked it up, yes it is, the rules were changed after the 04-05 lockout and it is determined by points.

Hockey's point system is a better way to determine better record as there are fewer ties, however.

Basketball rotates. Football is neutral. Baseball is the only one to determine HFA off something lame like the ASG.

I am in the Interleague record camp.

[Arctic Blast]

I'm totally in favor of it being determined by either the teams' record OR the teams' interleague record...anything but the ridiculous situation we're presented with now.

[HoustonGM]

I'm totally in favor of it being determined by either the teams' record OR the teams' interleague record...anything but the ridiculous situation we're presented with now.

Yep, that's how I feel. I don't really care how it's done as long as it's reasonable. and not decided by an exhibition game.

[Red Sox Fan 734]

Wow that's retarded, I could see Youkilis deserving this award but no way Aramis Ramirez should get it. I can think of at least 5-10 guys who are more deserving than Ramirez.

[etothep]

Basketball rotates. Football is neutral. Baseball is the only one to determine HFA off something lame like the ASG

Home court advantage in the NBA Finals goes to the team with the better regular season record.

[OregonDuck1989]

Home court advantage in the NBA Finals goes to the team with the better regular season record.

Touche. The page I looked at when I looked it up was apparently outdated.

[Fish Troll]

I don't understand the concept behind giving the fans the vote for an award that's supposed to be given to the best offensive player. It should be quite obvious that that would leave it up to which team's fans vote more, rather than actually awarding it to the best offensive player. I'd take the numb-skulled BBWAA over a fan vote.

We have one of those already, call the MVP.

[HoustonGM]

We have one of those already, call the MVP.

That's different from the "Best Offensive Player."



At any rate, Craig Calcaterra, author of the Shysterball blog, has an interesting take on the MLB providing it's own awards, separate from the BBWAA. It's an interesting idea, at the very least.