The MLB All-Star Game needs a makeover and the first change that needs to be made is the voting policy. Voting online up to five times a day every 24 hours is just dumb. Why would you want people to vote 100 times? Is MLB that desperate for clicks? How about this? Everybody gets tracked by IP address, and it’s one vote per address. That’s it. All you’re doing is asking for people to dilute the vote. I don’t like it. It needs to be changed.
Should These Players Be Available?
When you go online to vote for first base. You see Pete Alonso, Freddie Freeman, and Matt Olson. Maybe add one or two more. How in the world is Kody Clemens on there? He’s hitting .248 with four home runs. In the AL Jared Walsh is on the ballot. He’s hitting .125 with a homer and five RBI. Honestly, there should be an elimination process, and after a few weeks, players who don’t belong there drop off based on statistics, not votes.
MLB All-Star Game Is Still The Best But…
The game started to decline when Bud Selig made the bold, dumb decision to let the 2002 game ended in a tie. That quick decision was just hard to fathom. Why not let players back into the game? It’s not a game that counts? Crazy. But then weird rules started to be put in place.
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My Rule As Commissioner
Every contract signed means you have to play in the All-Star game if selected unless you have medical evidence that you can’t play. That’s it. Sorry MLBPA. I’d fight that because players should understand the importance of this game for kids to see some of their favorite players get on a bigger stage. Interleague killed some of the mystique, but your favorite player fielding alongside another great player, as an example, it’s fun to watch. It’s supposed to be the best of the best. Not who feels like playing.
Home Run Derby Can Be Better
Home Run Derby lasts too long, probably because television wants it to. Some players get burnt out in it, and fans should see them fresh. Just like they shortened the game, shorten the derby. I get that means you need another skill. If I had to choose one. How about the highest exit velocity? It’s something we’ve gotten used to, and a few pitchers could throw real pitches on their throwing day but in front of the All-Star crowd. I think fans would like it. But who knows? That’s my idea.