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Originally Posted by Snapolit1
Giving people “honorary” spots only going to lead to problems. Claims of favoritism, favoring big market teams, etc. Not a good idea at all. Nothing against Kershaw who has always seemed to be a very good guy.
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Oh c'mon, it's an all-star game, an exhibition! No one cares if Clayton Kershaw gets invited. And there's a very long history of inviting "super veterans" if you will: Willie Mays, Johnny Bench, Mickey Mantle, Al Kaline, Yaz, Cal Ripken - the list is practically endless - were all named in their last year of playing just as a token of appreciation. This is nothing new.
The all-star game is not what it was, mainly because of inter-league play. There's no mystique anymore about which league is better and how they match up. I think it'd be fun to somehow have divisional all-star teams and match them up. I think the AL central guys would love to whip the AL East guys more than they care about beating the National League.