Dustin Pedroia is.
Pedroia voiced the MLB party line about the importance of the All-Star Game on Monday, noting that the winning league gets home field advantage in the World Series. But this time, the oft-used argument rings pretty true, because — as Pedroia pointed out — home field advantage has serious implications for the Red Sox, who could actually be World Series-bound just one season after tasting rock bottom.
“Just look at our team,” Pedroia said, according to ESPN. “If we’re in the World Series [and the American League loses Tuesday], we play another game in the National League park. We lose our best hitter. We lose David Ortiz for that day — or he has to play first base, which he hasn’t done all year. The game means a lot.”
The Red Sox are just 11 games away from tying the amount of wins they totaled last year, when they went 69-93. Next stop: World Series?