MLB Needs To Fix The All-Star Game NOW!

SeanieTheMan · 07-12-2023, 05:58 PM

I am getting so sick and tired of every year the top All-Stars that people paid to see (and voted for!) suddenly come down with an "injury" and say they can't make it to the All-Star Game and some player that the majority of casual fans have no idea who they are then have to take their place on the roster. Take a look at yesterday's All-Star rosters. Numerous players that no one knows or cares about. Most of the stars and studs in MLB that people love to see did not play yesterday and sat at home instead. This is turning the best All-Star Game in sports into a joke.

What needs to be done by MLB? Starting next year immediately, the winner of the All-Star game gets home field advantage in the World Series. Make the game mean something again. Part of the problem is that the All-Star game is meaningless which encourages more players to sit out and stay at home. If the winner gets home field advantage, then more players will want to participate, especially if that player is playing for a team that is in a playoff run.

Punishment for players that sit out the All-Star game will be a fine and a short suspension... UNLESS they have a legitimate injury, and they physically can't play.

My fellow MLB players, you're getting paid millions of dollars to play a game of baseball. So, the least you can do is show up and help your league win the game.

Moneychrome20 · 07-12-2023, 05:59 PM

Don’t watch it then?? No skin off their back

Drew3000 · 07-12-2023, 06:04 PM

Better idea, just end the all-star game altogether. It’s not needed

asujbl · 07-12-2023, 06:04 PM

TLDR

It’s an AS game

no10pin · 07-12-2023, 06:19 PM

Seanie is back! I thought the 'Rona got you!

Jolten Joe · 07-12-2023, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Drew3000

Better idea, just end the all-star game altogether. It’s not needed

yep when they introduced inter league play the AS Game lost all meaning. Now it's just a glorified ego pump with no incentive.

Same thing that happened with the Pro Bowl in the NFL once the players started getting paid huge contracts and all of a sudden teams and the players to a certain extent didn't want to risk injury for a meaningless game.

NHRonin · 07-12-2023, 06:39 PM

The All Star game used to be a fun event to see players who would never meet during the regular season go head to head. Now it’s meaningless.

cspaced25 · 07-12-2023, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SeanieTheMan

My fellow MLB players, you're getting paid millions of dollars to play a game of baseball. So, the least you can do is show up and help your league win the game.

“Fellow” mlb players, who you play for?

They get played to help their team win the World Series, not win the AllStar game.

MiamiMarlinsFan · 07-12-2023, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by SeanieTheMan

I am getting so sick and tired of every year the top All-Stars that people paid to see (and voted for!) suddenly come down with an "injury" and say they can't make it to the All-Star Game and some player that the majority of casual fans have no idea who they are then have to take their place on the roster. Take a look at yesterday's All-Star rosters. Numerous players that no one knows or cares about. Most of the stars and studs in MLB that people love to see did not play yesterday and sat at home instead. This is turning the best All-Star Game in sports into a joke.

What needs to be done by MLB? Starting next year immediately, the winner of the All-Star game gets home field advantage in the World Series. Make the game mean something again. Part of the problem is that the All-Star game is meaningless which encourages more players to sit out and stay at home. If the winner gets home field advantage, then more players will want to participate, especially if that player is playing for a team that is in a playoff run.

Punishment for players that sit out the All-Star game will be a fine and a short suspension... UNLESS they have a legitimate injury, and they physically can't play.

My fellow MLB players, you're getting paid millions of dollars to play a game of baseball. So, the least you can do is show up and help your league win the game.

They tried that already. Didn’t work. It was a bad idea then, and it’s a bad idea now.

fulltritty · 07-12-2023, 06:50 PM

It just needs to go away. Let the players spend that time with their families and rest for the second half. With interlegue play. It's now meaningless.

itsbaytime · 07-12-2023, 06:52 PM

Veruca, is that you?

zworykin · 07-12-2023, 06:52 PM

Or... no.

mc1 · 07-12-2023, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jolten Joe

yep when they introduced inter league play the AS Game lost all meaning. Now it's just a glorified ego pump with no incentive.

Same thing that happened with the Pro Bowl in the NFL once the players started getting paid huge contracts and all of a sudden teams and the players to a certain extent didn't want to risk injury for a meaningless game.

Wrong. The Pro Bowl has always been a meaningless game. It used to be played after the Super Bowl! More players should have been opting out instead of going to Hawaii and playing Flag Football in the sand.

TBTC Baseball · 07-12-2023, 07:08 PM

1st and 2nd year player showcase - HR Derby and Game. Name the All-Stars for the leagues, but play the game with the youngsters.

awz50 · 07-12-2023, 07:22 PM

He is backkk!!!!!

whitmm · 07-12-2023, 07:51 PM

I'm trying to figure out which players faked injuries to get out of playing. And also, outside of a couple of substitute relievers, which replacements he didn't know.

oplum29 · 07-12-2023, 07:56 PM

i don't watch the all-star game, because it's boring.

and the HR derby too.

i think people will always remember the old HR Derby's when you got 10 outs, and could actually enjoy these mammoth bombs that were hit, but now, you rarely see the actual HR because they happen so fast.

that's why people will always remember Josh Hamilton's HR Derby in NY, or McGwire's in Boston, rather than anything won under this new format.

gresh87 · 07-12-2023, 08:15 PM

I didn’t realize there was this much disdain for the ASG. I love it, always have. It’s an exhibition featuring the best players in the world. Some dudes are hurt and can’t play. The end.

base set · 07-12-2023, 08:44 PM

I thought Yandy Diaz was a futbol player and “Doval” was PGA tour.

jplarson · 07-12-2023, 09:12 PM

I take it the playoffs got fixed then? Or is the ASG higher priority now?

jlzinck · 07-12-2023, 09:14 PM

Thanks Karen

sandyfrank · 07-12-2023, 09:44 PM

I miss when the players wore their actual team uniforms and caps. That was always so cool to see!

JWBlue · 07-13-2023, 12:14 AM

I always loved the ASG. It was better when it was actually a game and not an exhibition. In the past the players seemed to want to win and took it seriously. Now not so much.

One change I would make is remove any team association on the uniform. Only league identifiers on the uniform. That may create more meaning for the player when they are part of a different team now.

Cut the roster size down. This isn't Little League where everyone needs a participation trophy. Make it a serious honor again to be voted.

duwal · 07-13-2023, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by whitmm

I'm trying to figure out which players faked injuries to get out of playing. And also, outside of a couple of substitute relievers, which replacements he didn't know.

and how many of us are 'paying' to see the top stars in the game according to him??

BostonNut · 07-13-2023, 08:07 AM

Have you bagged Amy yet???

07-12-2023, 05:58 PM	#1
SeanieTheMan Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,191 al_bundy2	MLB Needs To Fix The All-Star Game NOW! I am getting so sick and tired of every year the top All-Stars that people paid to see (and voted for!) suddenly come down with an "injury" and say they can't make it to the All-Star Game and some player that the majority of casual fans have no idea who they are then have to take their place on the roster. Take a look at yesterday's All-Star rosters. Numerous players that no one knows or cares about. Most of the stars and studs in MLB that people love to see did not play yesterday and sat at home instead. This is turning the best All-Star Game in sports into a joke. What needs to be done by MLB? Starting next year immediately, the winner of the All-Star game gets home field advantage in the World Series. Make the game mean something again. Part of the problem is that the All-Star game is meaningless which encourages more players to sit out and stay at home. If the winner gets home field advantage, then more players will want to participate, especially if that player is playing for a team that is in a playoff run. Punishment for players that sit out the All-Star game will be a fine and a short suspension... UNLESS they have a legitimate injury, and they physically can't play. My fellow MLB players, you're getting paid millions of dollars to play a game of baseball. So, the least you can do is show up and help your league win the game. __________________ Blowout's biggest Cardinals, Penguins, Crimson Tide, Blue Devils, and Bryce Harper fan Just wishing any girl would message me back for once

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NHRonin Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Southern NH Posts: 1,245 roninent1 Roninent1	The All Star game used to be a fun event to see players who would never meet during the regular season go head to head. Now it’s meaningless.

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fulltritty Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: King George, VA Posts: 77,526	It just needs to go away. Let the players spend that time with their families and rest for the second half. With interlegue play. It's now meaningless.

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oplum29 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 10,405	i don't watch the all-star game, because it's boring. and the HR derby too. i think people will always remember the old HR Derby's when you got 10 outs, and could actually enjoy these mammoth bombs that were hit, but now, you rarely see the actual HR because they happen so fast. that's why people will always remember Josh Hamilton's HR Derby in NY, or McGwire's in Boston, rather than anything won under this new format. __________________ "got em, got em, need em, got em, got em, need em, got em" - Little Monsters

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gresh87 Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 981 greshcollects	I didn’t realize there was this much disdain for the ASG. I love it, always have. It’s an exhibition featuring the best players in the world. Some dudes are hurt and can’t play. The end. __________________ '20 Heritage /571 & /999 - 69% '16-Present Chrome Cardinals Purple/Pink/Refractor - 58.9%

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jplarson Banned Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 15,578	I take it the playoffs got fixed then? Or is the ASG higher priority now?

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JWBlue Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 9,517	I always loved the ASG. It was better when it was actually a game and not an exhibition. In the past the players seemed to want to win and took it seriously. Now not so much. One change I would make is remove any team association on the uniform. Only league identifiers on the uniform. That may create more meaning for the player when they are part of a different team now. Cut the roster size down. This isn't Little League where everyone needs a participation trophy. Make it a serious honor again to be voted. Last edited by JWBlue; 07-13-2023 at 12:16 AM.

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