[oldalum]

It seems to me the ideal for a national playoff to determine the best team in the nation is to play on a neutral field (like they do at the CWS). I don't see why host teams should be given any extra unnecessary advantages; if they are and play better than their visiting opponents they should and will win, and if they don't play better they should lose. Playing at home, on your home field, in front of your home fans, is an advantage that can't be countered for the games before the CWS. As I recall the home team designation is done so as to even out the number of times each team gets to be the home team, which seems reasonable to me.

[oldalum]

It seems to me the ideal for a national playoff to determine the best team in the nation is to play on a neutral field (like they do at the CWS). I don't see why host teams should be given any extra unnecessary advantages; if they are and play better than their visiting opponents they should and will win, and if they don't play better they should lose. Playing at home, on your home field, in front of your home fans, is an advantage that can't be countered for the games before the CWS. As I recall the home team designation is done so as to even out the number of times each team gets to be the home team, which seems reasonable to me.