Something Needs to Change About the Midsummer Classic
Published by Mark Strotman on May 30, 2009
Article Source: Bleacher Report - MLB
With the first public announcement of the leaders in this year’s MLB All-Star Game voting, the usuals are out calling for the head of Bud Selig and whichever fans voted for J.J. Hardy over Hanley Ramirez.
Some of the results are mind-boggling, like Hardy over Ramirez, while others, like Pujols as the top vote-getter, were expected. My thought is that one of two things needs to be changed in order to make baseball’s All-Star Game better for the fans and baseball as a whole.
Do Not Make the Game Count For Anything
Starting in 2003, Bud Selig and the MLB announced that the pennant winner of the league that won the All-Star Game would receive Home Field Advantage in that years World Series.
OK, so wait...
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