Major League Baseball's All-Star game is one of the biggest moments of the sport's regular season and is still the crown jewel of All-Star games.
And yet, MLB still can't quite get the Midsummer Classic right, angering many fans.
Whether it is how the game is played or how the teams are constructed, fans either love the game or they hate it and often they do both.
On the next few pages we will take a look at why MLB's showcase of its best players is still the best, and the worst, All-Star game.
BEST: Resembles an actual game
In the NFL, nobody wants to get hurt. In the NHL and NBA, nobody wants to play defense. However, outside of the occasional Larry Walker batting right-handed because he was afraid to face Randy Johnson or both teams running out of pitchers, the action is often very typical of a regular baseball game with players giving near-maximum effort on both offense and on defense.
WORST: Game decides homefield advantage in World Series
Bud Selig wanted to add interest to the All-Star game so homefield advantage in the World Series now goes to the league that wins the All-Star game. As far as the World Series goes, this is no better or worse than the old method of just alternating leagues. But now the managers of the All-Star game are more concerned about winning and that means some deserving players get left out because another player might be more important to the manager's strategy.
BEST: Players wear their own uniforms
Fans want to see their favorite players in the All-Star game and they want to see their favorite team's uniforms. And as we have seen in the other sports (as well as MLB's home run derby), they don't hire All-Star designers for the special uniforms.
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