Each League Division Series is through two games. The New York Yankees lead the Minnesota Twins, two games to none. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim lead the Boston Rat Sox, two games to none. The Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles lead the St Louis Cardinals, two games to none. The Colorado Rockies are tied with the defending World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies, one game apiece. So far, the home team has won seven of eight games. But not all of that can be attributed to home-field advantage, since the team with the best record gets to start out at home. The better teams, and not necessarily the home teams, are winning.
By the way, today's game in Denver has been postponed already. Playing baseball in Denver in October (much less November) is crazy. The baseball season should be shortened to 154 games, as it used to be. Either that or the season should start earlier. You might say that it's just as cold in Denver in mid-March as it is in mid-October. True, but at least the cold games would be regular-season games rather than postseason games. The most important games should be played in decent weather. Also, if early games are postponed, they can be made up later in the season, when the weather is better. When postseason games are postponed, it messes up scheduling. How many of you would be in favor of a neutral site for the World Series?
Addendum: Another way to solve the problem of inclement postseason weather is to schedule more doubleheaders during the warm-weather months. When I was a kid, teams routinely played doubleheaders. Why did this change? Okay, I'm being naive. It has to do with money. Also, many players (and their union) would object to playing doubleheaders. Ernie Banks ("Let's play two!") was a rare bird.
Addendum 2: It's 25º Fahrenheit in Denver, with a wind-chill factor of 19º. You may be able to play football in that weather, but you can't play baseball.
Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D. 