So best record is fair, now? The Celtics beat up on the weak Eastern Conference this year and got home court in the NBA finals. Same could happen every year in baseball. Why not use league vs. league interleague record? This way the stronger league gets HFA. The AL is clearly a better league this year and interleague proved it. Let them have HFA. would that be the same Boston Celtics team that went 25-5 against the West last year? yeah, don't let facts get in the way of your arguments I think the point is a valid one though. Imaginary good team X when put in the NL West could go 100-62 and get the best record. Imaginary good team X when put in the AL Esst could go 92-70 and get the 2nd or third best record. Same team, but the schedule surely plays a huge part. I assume your hypothetical here is that the NL West is weaker than the AL East. Okay, but what if the 100 win NL West team was just .500 against their own division but the 92 win AL East team dominated their division? This isn't so black and white as you're trying to make it that said, even using best record with unequal schedules is a more "fair" way of determining HFA than a frigging All Star Game