Why the MLB All Star Game is Still a Problem

In 2002, fans attended an exciting MLB All Star game where the National League and American League battled to a stale mate after 11 innings. Commish Bud Selig ruled it a tie after each team had exhausted their rosters. Fans were outraged. Bud Selig appeared to solve the situation a year later by making the All Star game count. The team from the winning league would get home field advantage in the World Series. Fans cheered Bud for the change. It made the All Star game seem more exciting to most people.

Not me though. Do you know why? Well, the managers have not changed the way they manage their All Star players. You still have only 1 or 2 players left that haven’t played by the 9th inning. Usually 1 pitcher is left as a reserve. I am waiting for the day when there is another tie and one or both of the teams has 1 pitcher left to use. The game will end up going into the 15th inning and the pitches on the pitchers arm is just racking up. What will happen then? Will Bud let the last pitcher on the roster throw his arm out? Will a tie be declared? Will one of the teams throw the game? Either way it’s the perfect recipe for another All Star disaster for Major League Baseball.