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  1. notin
    I think it lost appeal due to more entertainment options and a foolish experiment to attach postseason significance. But, bragging rights or not, it’s always been a meaningless exhibition. And the very history of the All Star game tells you that…
  2. notin
    ??? Going out of context on me?
  3. notin
    What year was that? I’m guessing in the 1960s, when the American League faced a massive talent gap and most (all?) of the games big stars were in the National League. Don’t you think his goal was to prove the teams in his league were worth watching and going to see? The AL back then was the “watered down” league we keep hearing about, and this talent gap lead to one of the worst rule changes in sports history - the creation of the DH in the AL only…
  4. notin
    I have no idea how much it mattered to the players then nor do I know now. I’m also not sure how you know. What are you basing how much it matters to the players on now? I’ve never once heard a player get upset about going, but I’ve heard many express their excitement. This perception change in the game is probably more on developments in society. I think a big part of the reason it mattered to fans in the 70s and 80s was that it occurred on a very special 3 day stretch when there are no other professional sports of any kind. And back before cable television, you either watched the All Star game or watched some s***** network show like “The Love Boat,” the very existence of which proves how low our entertainment threshold was back then. Now, people have numerous other entertainment options and only the diehards and a few others watch the All Star game. I’m a fan, and I view the game the same way as I did when I was a kid. Was I included in your poll about our attitude on viewership?
  5. notin
    Didn’t the NL winning streak occur long after free agency? And didn’t interleague trades start long before the All Star game?
  6. notin
    It was still a meaningless exhibition. What meaning did it have? Really all you are doing is attaching significance to a league president’s concerns that viewership (re: revenue) might fall if the best players were not available…
  7. notin
    Just called for Chapman to aid the weak infield defense. Devers and Casas were the worst pair of corner infielders in MLB.
  8. notin
    Not looking like his best move, is it?
  9. notin
    Of course it made the game matter more. Heck it affected voting. Fans would vote for the best players in their league then for mediocre talent in the other. That they wanted to win the All Star game was always silly. It was always a meaningless exhibition. If the game gets too competitive, teams start holding out on bigger (re: more expensive) star players because, why risk injury? Just because some players didn’t have an Off Switch didn’t make the game better. I enjoyed the fun. I enjoyed moments like Barry Bonds charging out to centerfield to carry off Torii Hunter after the latter robbed him of a home run. I enjoyed watching players clamor up the dugout steps to watch Aroldis Chapman throw 102 MPH or better on every pitch, and pitying the teammate at the plate.. I enjoyed watching ARod cede the shortstop position to Cal Ripken one last time. And Chan Ho Park straight up grooving Cal a fastball down the middle just because, well, respect. Watching Rose slam Ray Fosse out of the league was a lowlight, not a highlight…
  10. notin
    Well, except that some of us called for that months ago
  11. notin
    Disagree. Making it matter (WS home field) made it stupid. It mattered for what it was - the game’s biggest names all in one place. Not because of the outcome. Look at the one play you highlight from those days. Tell me who won that game. What year was it? What was the score? No one remembers, because no one cared…
  12. notin
    It was moments like that in which many confuse reckless stupidity with competitiveness…
  13. notin
    You run one crowded solar shuttle…
  14. notin
    The All Star game was created to finance a pension fund for retired players. Sure it’s a meaningless exhibition, and may it stay that way forever. Worst idea ever was to link it to WS home field. Now it’s just pro players having fun. I’m fine watching that. And outside of the stupid WS home field idea, it was dumb for players to ever take this one game seriously, because want to win or not, it was still a meaningless exhibition back then…
  15. notin
    TJ Friedl!
  16. notin
    First, it was a dumb idea to put the DH in one league only. What other sports have that king of major rule changes between leagues and conferences? Can you imagine if the NFC dropped punting and you could only punt in AFC stadiums? Or if the Western Conference in the NBA allowed 6 players on the court? It’s one sport! But more important, pitchers stopped taking hitting seriously a long time ago. And if they got on base, they put on a jacket! Basically saying “yeah I’m on base. Not sure how, but know this - I’m not going to even try out here.” And then they f***ing jogged!! Universal DH all the way. And with it, I am much more accepting of inter league play…
  17. notin
    Inter league play was annoying when the leagues played under different rules, which itself was a stupid situation. It’s more acceptable now…
  18. notin
    Ortiz did lefties a little better than Devers, but also - 45 PA. If Devers did hit a home run last night instead of striking out, his OPS would have gone up to about .820…
  19. notin
    And if we win tonight, we need to buy it all back, right? SAVE THISE RECEIPTS!!
  20. notin
    Ditch inter league play and play the rest of your league 11 times each for a return to a more traditional 154 games…
  21. notin
    Or maybe that the one at bat people are over-examining from yesterday came against a LHP (Aaron Bummer) who has held lefties to a .543 OPS over his career. All of those home runs against Washington came against RHP…
  22. notin
    How many of those have come against LHP? He’s always fared worse against them and with 2 outs it’s very easy for an opposing manager to bring one in with no concerns…
  23. notin
    Really? These guys so far have only struck out 20% of the time. Dalbec has been striking out over 50% of the time for two years running…
  24. notin
    They did what they could, but with 3 wild cards, the likelihood of sending the top 6 teams goes up significantly. Whereas before teams got an unfair advantage solely based on geography…
  25. notin
    All for it. Although it doesn’t work out so simply with 162 games…
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