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Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap
When is the game?
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This year's game featured the best players who weren't injured, weren't afraid of potentially getting injured, weren't too tired, were free the night of July 12, didn't pitch recently, weren't scheduled to pitch the next week, didn't mind making the trip to Arizona, and were actually willing to play a couple of innings of baseball.
I can't find the reference, but it was reported that about 23% of all the players who had enough at bats, or innings pitched, to qualify for various awards at mid season, were, at one time, or another, or in one way, or another, selected to play in this year's all star game. If they picked a few more, they would eventually have selected Lackey, from my Red Sox. What a travesty that would have been?
And the game counted for home field advantage. Selig should of had the home run derby count for home field advantage. What other sport has it's all star game count? Especially when all the best players aren't even there. Jeter was healthy enough to get five hits in a game, including his 3000th, a home run, but not healthy enough to play in the all star game? Or just show up to tip his cap to the fans?