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I guess I get tired of the media telling us who the stars are and not letting the play and the character of the athletes determine it.

I agree with that too - if you want to get into a discussion of what makes a "star" a "star" - that's an entirely different argument!

But that being said, my only point is that it is those "stars" (however they gain that title) that people are going to want to plop down the money for an all star ticket to see. And that's why (in my opinion) the fan vote should be the single biggest factor in picking the team(s). If you give the fans who they want to see, they'll buy the tickets.

It's also why I disagree with the whole 'every team has to have one representative' rule...again, I think people would much rather see a broken down A-Rod or Jeter than some middle reliever from the Padres.