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SI:AM | More Microphones on Players, Please

Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. There’s no question what my favorite part of the MLB All-Star Game is.

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This is the best part of the All-Star Game

The concept of the all-star game has lost much of its luster since its invention in 1933. At a time when the only way to see a sport’s best players was to wait for them to come to town, the all-star game gave fans a chance to see all the guys worth seeing all at once.