Every time that I think about the changes that I would make to the All-Star Game, I come up with more changes than I think I will. So here's the first post of the list of things I would change about the All-Star Game:
1. The All-Star Game should be returned to the status of an exhibition game that it was, is, and was meant to be. Throughout the history of the All-Star Game, there have been streaks by both leagues. The recent streak of 13 games without a defeat by the American League would have meant that the American League Champion would have been the home team in the World Series for 13 straight years. That is ludicrous. Why should a league champion be penalized by the defeat of its league's All-Star team? Imagine the uproar if the outcome of the game, and therefore the homefield advantage in the World Series, were decided by a blown call by an umpire. The World Series needs to be alternated between leagues the way it always was.
Future posts:
Voting
Tie games
The Designated Hitter
Emergency Pitchers
Limited "Free Substitution"
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