Re: Damn that All Star Game.

On 13 Sep 2006 03:35:13 -0700, "Luther Root" <Luther.Root@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


Topo Gigio wrote:
The Minnesota Twins have a .685 home record. They are under .500 on the
road. How many games are in the AL park?

The most idiotic rule in baseball. The Mets have a good chance of
finishing with the best record in the MLB and get no reward for it.

~LR

I like the idea that the League with the best inter league record gets
the extra game; that would make the inter league games more meaningful
(not that it would have helped this year; the NL got stomped on by the
AL...)
.

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