Other users felt that the game itself was a farce due to the selection process. It's too bad the 2000 all star game will have so much missing. The greatest outfield of all time was set to start, but Junior and Bonds miss out. The awesome display of power that was waiting in the wings, now minus Piazza, Junior, Bonds, McGwire. The game will still be unbelievable, the Home Run Derby will still be exciting.
Nothing can match what lies ahead.
Let the managers and coaches pick the team for the all-star game for midseason. Let the fans pick the all-popularity game for after the season. Calif. The All-Star game used to be the highlight of the summer. But these were players who seemed to put the game ahead of how much money they made - team players who were recognized as much as who they played for as who they were individually. They have removed the brilliance of what once was and have left us with a game that has lost its drawing power.