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i dont think fans should vote players in... i think the best players (numbers wise) should be allowed to play. how many times have we seen jeter, ripken, griffey, and other all stars make the All Star team only because of their name. Pujols should not make the team this year, but he will... this is coming from an Angels fan.

I respectfully, disagree - it's the All-STAR game, not the All-STAT game.

People going to the all star game aren't going to plop down a couple hundred bucks a ticket to see the Prados and CarGos of the world (no offense intended, of course) - they WANT to see the Jeters, Ripkens, Griffeys, etc.

The whole event is supposed to be nothing but a spectacle where the STARS get a chance to play together.

If I have any criticism it's that MLB made WS home field contingent on the winner of the event - which means that now there is some reason that you'd rather have an otherwise mediocre, no-name player having a hot season than say an aging Jeter on the team. That decision really is counter intuitive to the whole idea of an All-Star Game.