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Originally, the All Star Game used to mean something. When players started the game, they finished it. Nowadays, it is a glorified exhibition game where just about every player plays. I understand why the change happened. Teams do not see the risk of injury as being worth it. Perhaps it would be best if it was scrapped. I do not see that happening. Too much money.
As for what can be done, here are three things:
1. Get rid of the World Series homefield advantage
2. Start the game earlier
3. Do not have it where every team must be represented.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on June 5, 2014 at 9:14 AM
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Probably not much. However, I do wish they would remove that silly and unnecessary ruling that the winner determines the home-field advantage for the World Series. It's totally unfair that, if the American League champions ended the regular season with the better record, but the National League won the All-Star game three months earlier, they get home-field! That needs to be changed . . . 
posted by
JimmyA
on June 5, 2014 at 7:00 AM
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