Once again, the American League has claimed home field advantage in this year’s World Series based on the smallest of sample sizes. Rather than take the data accumulated during a 162 game season, baseball would rather take one meaningless game and try to draw some meaning out of it.

It was the most epic of overreactions to one game baseball has ever seen. Ever since that shameful tie in Milwaukee we have been subjected to this crap way of determining home field.

Fine, it’s never going to change, even if it is epically stupid, just like the WBC.

Things need to change with the exhibition formerly known as an exhibition. If this game is supposed to mean something, take it out of the hands of the fans. Fan voting got us Soriano in fourth place, one spot away from an outfield spot. Fans are stupid. Red Sox fans just vote for all the Red Sox, Cubs fans are drunken frat boys who if they are lucky enough to not piss all over the ballot, piss on it anyway with stupid write in votes like ANDRES BLANCO MAN! FTW!, and everyone else doesn’t know enough about baseball to vote for Shane Victorino over Alfonso Soriano.

You need to…shudder…hand the responsibilities to the BBWAA. I know they are righteous and holier than thou, but for the most part their hearts are in the right place. Secondly, cut the damn roster to 25, and get rid of that stupid “every team needs a rep” rule. That is by far the dumbest rule in American sports, I don’t know of another sports league that does it. Put the best players in and let them go at it.

Lastly, stop treating it like pageantry and treat it like an actual game. I know it’s a big deal, but honestly, that crap is distracting with the parade and the whole thing that goes on. Just let them play.

Of course, you can keep everything as is if you do the smart thing Selig and make it not matter. Treat it like it is an All Star game. No one will get mad at you if it doesn’t matter anymore, and for the most part, everyone remains happy.

We all know the best way to determine home field is by utilizing the data that you collected over 162 games rather than just one. It should belong to the best record, and that should really be that.