Comments on: Quick Thoughts on the All-Star Game

By: Friday Linkage - 07/18/08 | Sox Addict - There's no 12-step program for this..

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:06:03 +0000

[...] Crashburn Alley: I’ll agree that there are definitely a bunch of problems with the way the All-Star Game is currently handled. I’m not sure these are the BEST solutions but they’re definitely a great start. [...]

By: SoxAddict

SoxAddict — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:54:28 +0000

Maybe it’d be worth having it before ST. I’m not a huge football fan so I may be way off on this but I would think that it takes more for a baseball player to get into playing shape without hurting themselves than it would for a football player. 3 weeks of playoffs might be enough time to get a baseball player out of their rhythm whereas a football player might be fine with 5 weeks of not playing.

One thing IS for sure though, the All-Star game is broken and needs to be fixed. I just don’t know how it should be done.

By: ShooterB

ShooterB — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:56:57 +0000

I didn’t watch the game more than a couple of minutes. Even if they have changed the rules to make it have meaning, it’s still an exhibition to me. An unnecessary one.

I like the way the NFL handles the Pro Bowl. It’s relaxed, and not really meant to be a cash cow. It’s designed more for the players than the fans.

I’m with SoxAddict, the baseball season is long enough as is. Actually, way too long for my taste. I think the time frame should remain the same, with one of the following 2 options:

1) Let the All-Stars play a softball game, just like the old-timers and celebs.
2) Embrace technology (unlike the rest of society), and play a virtual All-Star game on a video game simulator.

Or they could just say screw it all, and give the players 3 days of much-needed rest.

By: Bill Baer

Bill Baer — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:18:23 +0000

Good point. It doesn’t even have to be November, it can be anytime between the end of the World Series and the start of the next regular season. In fact, it might be better to have it closer to the next season so that any player who should have been in the All-Star Game but was injured has enough time to recuperate and take his spot.

By: SoxAddict

SoxAddict — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:13:26 +0000

Major League Baseball already has the shortest offseason of all the sports. I’m not sure how many All-Stars you could talk into showing up in the middle of November. You can’t really compare it to the Pro Bowl in any shape or form.