It used to be (I know, things aren't what they used to be) that a player took it as a responsibility to play in the All-Star Game. You might have a few aches and pains but if you were picked to play, you willed yourself to do it. Now the players concoct excuses why they won't be attending, and subs have to be found to take their place. And that player is typically a marginal AS at best. So maybe the game has lost much of its luster.
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