6E434E5F58495E1E1D2C0 wrote: I still like the All Star Game, but not like I used to when I was younger. And I still think it’s a good idea to include at least one player from each team. Seeing all of the teams’ uniforms on the same field is one of the coolest sights for me.
What I miss is how much the players from previous times wanted to beat the other league in the game. Yeah, they got a bigger game check, but I think they genuinely wanted to win for bragging rights. Before Interleague play, the two leagues were very different. It was rare when a player would be traded from a team in one league to a team in the other. The ASG was the only time during the season, except for the World Series, that the players could show each other how good they were.
The Game today is truly an exhibition. Guys seem to be interested in playing a few innings and then getting to the airport.
Forget it. As usual, MLB is taking the joy out of the game. Teams will no longer where their uniforms for the AS game. They will where a generic AS uniform and hat that includes the city's 1st 3 letters with team emblem overlayed on it.
craptastic All-Star uniforms
That’s disappointing to hear. I’m guessing the owners did this to make a buck. Wonder what took them so long? And by the way, those uniforms are really stupid looking. I hope MLB gets overwhelming criticism for them and hardly any are bought by fans.
207660747B61717A776052757F737B7E3C71120 wrote: I still like the All Star Game, but not like I used to when I was younger. And I still think it’s a good idea to include at least one player from each team. Seeing all of the teams’ uniforms on the same field is one of the coolest sights for me.
What I miss is how much the players from previous times wanted to beat the other league in the game. Yeah, they got a bigger game check, but I think they genuinely wanted to win for bragging rights. Before Interleague play, the two leagues were very different. It was rare when a player would be traded from a team in one league to a team in the other. The ASG was the only time during the season, except for the World Series, that the players could show each other how good they were.
The Game today is truly an exhibition. Guys seem to be interested in playing a few innings and then getting to the airport.
Forget it. As usual, MLB is taking the joy out of the game. Teams will no longer where their uniforms for the AS game. They will where a generic AS uniform and hat that includes the city's 1st 3 letters with team emblem overlayed on it.
craptastic All-Star uniforms
That’s disappointing to hear. I’m guessing the owners did this to make a buck. Wonder what took them so long? And by the way, those uniforms are really stupid looking. I hope MLB gets overwhelming criticism for them and hardly any are bought by fans.
You can blame Nike. They took over the MLB contract last year.
66414A69240 wrote: I still like the All Star Game, but not like I used to when I was younger. And I still think it’s a good idea to include at least one player from each team. Seeing all of the teams’ uniforms on the same field is one of the coolest sights for me.
What I miss is how much the players from previous times wanted to beat the other league in the game. Yeah, they got a bigger game check, but I think they genuinely wanted to win for bragging rights. Before Interleague play, the two leagues were very different. It was rare when a player would be traded from a team in one league to a team in the other. The ASG was the only time during the season, except for the World Series, that the players could show each other how good they were.
The Game today is truly an exhibition. Guys seem to be interested in playing a few innings and then getting to the airport.
Forget it. As usual, MLB is taking the joy out of the game. Teams will no longer where their uniforms for the AS game. They will where a generic AS uniform and hat that includes the city's 1st 3 letters with team emblem overlayed on it.
craptastic All-Star uniforms
That’s disappointing to hear. I’m guessing the owners did this to make a buck. Wonder what took them so long? And by the way, those uniforms are really stupid looking. I hope MLB gets overwhelming criticism for them and hardly any are bought by fans.
You can blame Nike. They took over the MLB contract last year.
I like the away blue jerseys. Home, not so much.
For me, even if the All Star uniforms were exceptional looking, I would still prefer the players wear their own uniforms during the game. The sight of various unis on the field at one time is just a really cool thing to see.
Bright side of the ASG for Pirate management is the money they save. I'm guessing a lot of players have an incentive clause in their contract if they make the ASG. Not something BUC management has to fear.
267066727D67777C7166547379757D783A77140 wrote: I still like the All Star Game, but not like I used to when I was younger. And I still think it’s a good idea to include at least one player from each team. Seeing all of the teams’ uniforms on the same field is one of the coolest sights for me.
What I miss is how much the players from previous times wanted to beat the other league in the game. Yeah, they got a bigger game check, but I think they genuinely wanted to win for bragging rights. Before Interleague play, the two leagues were very different. It was rare when a player would be traded from a team in one league to a team in the other. The ASG was the only time during the season, except for the World Series, that the players could show each other how good they were.
The Game today is truly an exhibition. Guys seem to be interested in playing a few innings and then getting to the airport.
Forget it. As usual, MLB is taking the joy out of the game. Teams will no longer where their uniforms for the AS game. They will where a generic AS uniform and hat that includes the city's 1st 3 letters with team emblem overlayed on it.
craptastic All-Star uniforms
That’s disappointing to hear. I’m guessing the owners did this to make a buck. Wonder what took them so long? And by the way, those uniforms are really stupid looking. I hope MLB gets overwhelming criticism for them and hardly any are bought by fans.
You can blame Nike. They took over the MLB contract last year.
I like the away blue jerseys. Home, not so much.
For me, even if the All Star uniforms were exceptional looking, I would still prefer the players wear their own uniforms during the game. The sight of various unis on the field at one time is just a really cool thing to see.
043A3F37243C3C371732253661530 wrote: I still like the All Star Game, but not like I used to when I was younger. And I still think it’s a good idea to include at least one player from each team. Seeing all of the teams’ uniforms on the same field is one of the coolest sights for me.
What I miss is how much the players from previous times wanted to beat the other league in the game. Yeah, they got a bigger game check, but I think they genuinely wanted to win for bragging rights. Before Interleague play, the two leagues were very different. It was rare when a player would be traded from a team in one league to a team in the other. The ASG was the only time during the season, except for the World Series, that the players could show each other how good they were.
The Game today is truly an exhibition. Guys seem to be interested in playing a few innings and then getting to the airport.
Forget it. As usual, MLB is taking the joy out of the game. Teams will no longer where their uniforms for the AS game. They will where a generic AS uniform and hat that includes the city's 1st 3 letters with team emblem overlayed on it.
craptastic All-Star uniforms
That’s disappointing to hear. I’m guessing the owners did this to make a buck. Wonder what took them so long? And by the way, those uniforms are really stupid looking. I hope MLB gets overwhelming criticism for them and hardly any are bought by fans.
You can blame Nike. They took over the MLB contract last year.
I like the away blue jerseys. Home, not so much.
For me, even if the All Star uniforms were exceptional looking, I would still prefer the players wear their own uniforms during the game. The sight of various unis on the field at one time is just a really cool thing to see.
I always liked that as well
I guess this is just another step in MLB's marketing of the game to emphasize individuals rather than teams. Free agency and the financial aspects of MLB result in star players changing teams often. I guess MLB is thinking fans now watch the game to see star players more so than representatives of their own teams. I've always liked the mandatory representation rule of at least 1 player from each team because I always wanted to see that Pirate uniform among the other all-stars. But with MLB removing that aspect of the game, I guess it no longer matters if every team is represented. So I would be fine with them no longer requiring a player from each team. I don't need to see a Pirate in his generic NL uniform.
4F626F7E79687F3F3C0D0 wrote: I still like the All Star Game, but not like I used to when I was younger. And I still think it’s a good idea to include at least one player from each team. Seeing all of the teams’ uniforms on the same field is one of the coolest sights for me.
What I miss is how much the players from previous times wanted to beat the other league in the game. Yeah, they got a bigger game check, but I think they genuinely wanted to win for bragging rights. Before Interleague play, the two leagues were very different. It was rare when a player would be traded from a team in one league to a team in the other. The ASG was the only time during the season, except for the World Series, that the players could show each other how good they were.
The Game today is truly an exhibition. Guys seem to be interested in playing a few innings and then getting to the airport.
Forget it. As usual, MLB is taking the joy out of the game. Teams will no longer where their uniforms for the AS game. They will where a generic AS uniform and hat that includes the city's 1st 3 letters with team emblem overlayed on it.
craptastic All-Star uniforms
That’s disappointing to hear. I’m guessing the owners did this to make a buck. Wonder what took them so long? And by the way, those uniforms are really stupid looking. I hope MLB gets overwhelming criticism for them and hardly any are bought by fans.
You can blame Nike. They took over the MLB contract last year.
I like the away blue jerseys. Home, not so much.
For me, even if the All Star uniforms were exceptional looking, I would still prefer the players wear their own uniforms during the game. The sight of various unis on the field at one time is just a really cool thing to see.
I always liked that as well
I guess this is just another step in MLB's marketing of the game to emphasize individuals rather than teams. Free agency and the financial aspects of MLB result in star players changing teams often. I guess MLB is thinking fans now watch the game to see star players more so than representatives of their own teams. I've always liked the mandatory representation rule of at least 1 player from each team because I always wanted to see that Pirate uniform among the other all-stars. [highlight]But with MLB removing that aspect of the game, I guess it no longer matters if every team is represented.[/highlight] So I would be fine with them no longer requiring a player from each team. I don't need to see a Pirate in his generic NL uniform.
Baseball's always been a very parochial game. Home town teams have always been a source of pride throughout its history. For me, and I'm sure for many others, if the Pirates aren't represented in the All Star Game, I doubt I'd watch any part of it. In addition, a decision to not include at least one player from every team would especially affect the small market teams because fewer stars play in those cities. It would just mean a further separation from the haves and the have nots.
