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**Jesus Shuttlesworth** · 07-10-2006, 03:43 PM

MLB needs to make up its mind and admit that the All Star game doesn't matter. I think they overreacted when the game ended in a tie a few years ago. "This one counts!" Shut the fuck up, no it doesnt. You let fans vote for the starters, most fans are going to vote for their favorite players, not some player they've probably heard little about playing thousands miles away even if that player is better. I think the entire roster should be selected by allowing every major league player to vote, I feel that'd be pretty fair and I cannot see players voting for dudes from their own team since I doubt most players are really that "tight" anyways (due to the constant roster turnover) And even if guys where voting with a biased view, I think they'd be in the minority so the right guy would still make it the majority of the time.

Listening to nationl radio, and they where dogging on Manny Ramirez. Understandable from the stand point that he was the top vote getter and should play, seeing how they don't feel he is really injuried (Neither do I) but then they were stressing the point about how he needs to be there to help his team win because the "this game counts." If this game counts then why is Ivan Rodriquez the starting catcher for the American League? Why isn't Liriano on the pitching staff? MLB needs to drop this "This Game Counts!!!" bullshit and just let it be known to pitchers that just because you made the team doesn't automatically mean you'll get a chance to pitch, or maybe carry an extra pitcher or something to avoid what happened a few years ago. The "This game counts" thing isn't even a fix to the problem from before, they could still very easily run out of pitchers if the game is tied so it is completely useless.

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07-10-2006, 03:43 PM	#11
Jesus Shuttlesworth Posts: 42,765	MLB needs to make up its mind and admit that the All Star game doesn't matter. I think they overreacted when the game ended in a tie a few years ago. "This one counts!" Shut the fuck up, no it doesnt. You let fans vote for the starters, most fans are going to vote for their favorite players, not some player they've probably heard little about playing thousands miles away even if that player is better. I think the entire roster should be selected by allowing every major league player to vote, I feel that'd be pretty fair and I cannot see players voting for dudes from their own team since I doubt most players are really that "tight" anyways (due to the constant roster turnover) And even if guys where voting with a biased view, I think they'd be in the minority so the right guy would still make it the majority of the time. Listening to nationl radio, and they where dogging on Manny Ramirez. Understandable from the stand point that he was the top vote getter and should play, seeing how they don't feel he is really injuried (Neither do I) but then they were stressing the point about how he needs to be there to help his team win because the "this game counts." If this game counts then why is Ivan Rodriquez the starting catcher for the American League? Why isn't Liriano on the pitching staff? MLB needs to drop this "This Game Counts!!!" bullshit and just let it be known to pitchers that just because you made the team doesn't automatically mean you'll get a chance to pitch, or maybe carry an extra pitcher or something to avoid what happened a few years ago. The "This game counts" thing isn't even a fix to the problem from before, they could still very easily run out of pitchers if the game is tied so it is completely useless.