As the Sox (Red & White) have proven over the last two years, completely dominating a team in the World Series earns you a big fat celebration in some random stadium nowhere near your hometown. 
Boston celebrated in the bowels of the lowly Busch Stadium, and last night, the White Sox got their party on underneath Minute Maid Park.
Not only is that not fun for the players, but there’s no excited home crowd to win in front of, their families are not with them, and even the street riots are bland and uninspired.
What’s my solution?
Play a 2-3-1-1 format, and give the team with home-field advantage the middle three games and Game 7.
1) They’d get the opportunity to clinch at home 3 of 4 possible times (Games 4, 5, and 7)
2) They could “steal” a game on the road in Games 1 or 2, much like the underdogs do now, giving them a massive advantage coming back home. The team with home-field deserves this, not the other way around.
3) Travel/scheduling isn’t really affected.
I just think the 2-3-2 and 2-2-1-1-1 systems don’t allow for as much excitement, strategy, and advantage as they should. More champions should get to win at home. Invoke the 2-3-1-1 system now, pro sports! Slovakia, stand up!
Related: History of the best-of-seven
Finally, the Second City, or Second-To-Last City as I call it, has a reason to celebrate other than Michael Jordan. #23 will probably steal the show at the victory parade anyway. Anyway, congrats, they kicked major arse and earned every ridiculous karat in their rings.
