The All-Star Game

The MLB All-Star festivities (schedule here) are really interesting and it's unfortunate that I will not be able to attend any of them. There's the Fan Fest beginning on Friday at 9:00am. My ticket entrance time is (was since I can't make it now) Monday at 11:00am. I could have stayed there all day doing neat things. On Sunday it's All-Star Sunday, with the Futures Game at 4:00 and the All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game at 7:00. That would have been so cool. On Monday it's the Gatorade All-Star Workout Day; gates open at 5:00 and the Century 21 Home Run Derby begins at 8:00. And then, of course, is the All-Star Game on Tuesday. My ticket packages (2) included all of these events, all in Section 321, Row 4. Here's the view I would have had to all of the events.

Comments

[Dave]

I wonder if anyone has done an analysis on how highly correlated All-star selection is with Hall of Fame membership.

My guess is that on the basis of one season, it's not that highly correlated. Over a person's career, however, I would aver that the number of All-Star games played in is a fairly accurate proxy for Hall of Fame membership. (I.e., if you've been sent to the All-Star games a number of times, the chances of you getting into the Hall of Fame are greater than one who has only been to the game once, or never.)

Obviously this only works for players who have played since the All-Star game started...