I'm not real fond of the current idea of the winning AllStar league becoming the home team of the World Series. The game is an exhibition and think of a couple of the ramifications. Let's look at the following possibility:

Randy Johnson makes the team (naturally), but he's thrown a lot of innings the first half and is fighting a little "dead arm." The Diamondbacks look to be the team to beat in the NL and lead their division by ten games at the break and have the best record in baseball. Johnson really feels that he should take the three days and rest up his arm and in his best judgement, that's what he should do. But he is pressured by his manager, owner or fellow players to pitch at least one inning so that the Diamondbacks have a better shot at home field at the World Series. A stretch? Maybe.

I remember poor Fosse never being the same after getting crunched at home. I remember Harmon Killerbrew stretching and losing most of the second half of the season. It's an exhibition folks, and no team should risk their best players for an exhibition. That's why I agreed with the decision to end the game in a tie this past season. It was the right call.

Here is what I would do to "fix" the AllStar game:

First, limit all pitchers to no more than three outs. Expand the roster to make that happen. Every year there is an uproar over pitchers left off the roster anyway so here is the perfect solution.

Never let a pitcher bat. Ever.

Limit all position players to three innings maximum.

Only follow the rule that a player must be chosen from each team to IF a player is in the top 15 in ERA, Saves, Wins, RBI, HR, Batting Average, OBA or other major statistic. If there isn't a player in that boat, sink the boat.

Limit how many players the manager can pick from his own team. If the fans don't vote them in, then only let the manager pick three or four...tops.

Instruct your base coaches not to push the runners for the extra base. Who needs a torn hammy for an extra exhibition base?

Competition is great, but the fun of the game itself is to see the games greatest stars all together having fun.