So, the All-Star Game ended in a tie last night. Makes sense to me, if you're going to try to get every player into the game in 9 innings, then you're going to run out of pitchers at some point. It seems like they should've expected it.
Now, it's the All-Star game, so it doesn't really matter, but nonetheless, this sort of thing shouldn't ever happen again. It's been suggested that perhaps they solve any future ties with a Home Run Derby playoff, the baseball equivalent of that thing they do at the end of hockey games. They could just maintain a reserve of pitchers, and tell players that they might not actually get into the game unless the game goes into extra innings. All well and good.
Spodaddy, though, last night, had the best idea - have the winning side of the All Star Game get home advantage for their league in the World Series. It'd be awesome, the game would mean something, most players would still have a personal stake in the game, stuff like that. It'd keep the Baseball All-Star game the only major one worth considering, and it might inspire other sports to institute rules that made their All-Star Games important too.
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