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Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry
The ASG rosters are so ridiculously large that it makes the whole thing kind of a joke anyway IMO.
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The rosters are 32 per league which is 6 more than a team normally has. Since pitchers generally pitch 1 inning in the All Star Game (maybe 2 for the starters) these days and the elected starting position players only play about half the game, it seems like the extra players are needed.
While the All Star Game is not taken as seriously by the players as it was 40+ years ago, it's still the best All Star Game of the major sports. The NFL basically got rid of their game, the NBA game is a defense-free joke and the NHL switched to a 3 on 3 tournament format to renew interest.