Everyone says and I guess its true that this game is exhibition only. In Australia we have two states play eachother in representitive rugby called the State of Origin it is a showcase of the best players and provides a three game series which get the best games every year showcasing the best talent.
What would you do to make the ALL Star game count and be the best competitive game of the season.?
2007-06-29 12:40:58 · 9 answers · asked by muzz 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
The game DOES count...the winner gets their league's team a home field advantage in the World Series against the other league's team. This game, the teams, the players, etc. would all be nothing if it weren't for the fans. So anyone saying the fans shouldn't pick the players is crazy.
If you look at any of the other American pro sports' All Star games, MLB has the most competitive. NFL, NHL, NBA - those games a joke, they're all half-a$$ing it, due to fear of injury / risk of losing their big off-season contract.
2007-06-29 14:02:38 · answer #1 · answered by Brandon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as making it count there is not much more they can do. For the best competitive game of the season, offer money. It would have to be quite a bit to attract the players attention, so I'm not sure if that is a good idea. They should eliminate the fan balloting, it just stuffs the ballot boxes. Limit it to players and sportswriters. That would ensure the best players got in, not the ones from the bigger market teams. After the games they should allow the fans to vote on which players actually tried and which didn't. If the player got more than 50% negative votes, he would have to swim in a 40 degree pool brought out to the outfield.
2007-06-29 15:31:23 · answer #2 · answered by Tigers Fan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two separate questions.
I am not sure you can do more to make it count, other than ridiculous things like the loser of the game's representative in the World Series starts down 2 games to 0. (I am not advocating that by the way, just making a point)
You can make it more competitive by possibly eliminating interleague play, bring back league presidents, have managers not worry about playing everyone but insteand focus on the final outcome, etc.
But I still love the All-Star game, regardless of the criticism. It is my favorite sporting event of the year, bar none!
2007-06-29 14:04:47 · answer #3 · answered by Matt G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's pretty much nothing else they can do to make it competitive, other than give the league winner home-field advantage in the World Series. That's a huge difference, right there. Maybe if the All-Star game winner made some sort of difference on the MVP or Cy Young award, I don't know. The point of the All-Star game is to keep it exhibition, because nobody wants to hurt themself in a game meant to be enjoyed, whether you win or lose.
2007-06-29 12:45:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i admire the further gamers, and the means to swap any injured participant. i don't purely like the DH in step with annum, yet i will understand why they did it; I enjoyed the way it replaced into purely utilized in AL parks. the guideline approximately pitchers not being interior the All-famous individual game in the event that they pitched the Sunday earlier- will they nevertheless be 'formally' All-Stars? Or will they be 'kicked off the team'? i think of it rather is sparkling that they actually do not choose yet another tie- did not final years flow into greater suitable-innings? perchance they could desire to make a rule approximately what number innings the starter has to pitch? i don't think of it rather is honest that the All-famous individual game determines homestead field earnings interior the WS, yet I DO think of the All famous individual game could desire to count selection for 'some thing'. What could different suggestions be, nevertheless?
2016-09-28 14:51:37 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go back to the 1960s and see
the players selected the allstars. the fans ruined this game.
look at the competitive edges.
forget about the world series and home field
bud is a dope. he did that for one reason
let a game end in a tie.
2007-06-29 12:56:16 · answer #6 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Money talks....only pay the winners....money is a good incentive. The World Series home field advantage has really been a nice thang to help the competition.
2007-06-29 12:56:37 · answer #7 · answered by Blaze98 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It should not count for anything. Just exhibition and everyone have a good time with the fans votes of who they want to see play the game.
2007-06-29 13:01:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Make them play in downtown Detroit at midnight, and tell them if they don't win, they don't get paid for the season. That oughta get some addrenaline pumpin!
2007-06-29 13:26:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋