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Hey, why not: Put A-Rod on All-Star team!

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  • David Schoenfield, SweetSpot blogger Close
    • Senior writer of SweetSpot baseball blog
    • Former deputy editor of Page 2
    • Been with ESPN.com since 1995

I'm old enough to remember when the All-Star Game was about stars. Oh, the fans still voted in the starters, but because you had to work at it back then -- go to a game, punch out a ballot, turn the ballot in after the game instead of leaving it under your seat -- they almost always did a fine job.