Bud Selig has done a few good things for baseball, but he has done some strange things also. Among those strange things (as most baseball enthusiasts would agree) is deciding that the winner of All-Star game will determine what league has home field advantage. Of course, the AL loves this because they are winning all the All-Star games. But the way the game is currently setup does not provide a real game situation. If the game truly meant something then starting pitchers should go 6 or 7 innings, and position players should play most of the game (except for A-Rod, he can sit after the first inning because he won’t do anything anyway). Players should be substituted in a manner reflecting a real game. But the All-Star game is not a real game -- it is an exhibition that allows fans to see some of baseballs greatest players. I do sympathize with Bud in the fact that many players see it as a time to rest mid-season and get ready for the second-half, so if the game didn’t mean anything then more and more players would decline. If players truly loved the fans and the game, then they would show up to the game no matter what. And what is wrong with the team having the best record in the Majors have home field advantage? Is that because the NBA does it and Bud doesn’t want to be like the NBA. I am getting way off track here, but the main point is that Bud needs to end the All-Star game ‘meaning something.’ Let the players and the fans have fun and enjoy the game or make the managers manage the game in a ‘real’ fashion. That would be a classic Bud decision - - perhaps next year he will institute the rule that the NL gets a two run lead so they have a chance to win the All-Star game.
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