Posted By:
Marc S.a few years ago. It simply isn't fun to watch anymore.
My comments:
1) All-star games from ten to twenty years ago never featured every player on the roster. It was a bad move by baseball, in general, to have everyone play in the game. It was not long ago that players were simply honored to be elected -- without having to play. Pitchers especially understood this.
2) Okay -- I don't disagree that there could be some sort of inning limit on the game. But if there is, there should be some process, however hokey, to decide the winner. Whether it be a home-run derby, a base-running competition, or something else, what could it hurt? Ties are for hockey -- and never belong in baseball.
3) Even if the game was a tie, there should have been an MVP. But for the tie, it seemed like it was an exciting game. Whether you give it to Bonds, Hunter, or someone, it is simply wrong to rename the award after Ted Williams and then not award it.
I'm just afraid that this is a harbinger of bad things to come in baseball over the next few months.