Why the 2020 MLB all-star game could be greatest ever
Why not move the 2020 All-Star Game from midseason to the preseason?
First off, I think we can all agree that the All-Star Break will not be happening this season. The season will be starting, at the earliest, just two weeks before the MLB All-Stars were expected to descend upon Chavez Ravine for the 2020 MLB All-Star Game.
So why not have the 2020 MLB All-Star game start the season instead? What better way to put a bow on Spring Training II, of restarting professional sports in America, than seeing baseball’s brightest stars battling it out?
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If played before the season started, the 2020 MLB All-Star Game would be the first major sporting event since March. Every baseball fan with a pulse would be watching for sure. Whereas in a conventional season, many fans actually take the All-Star Break off from baseball to do the little things like watching a movie or acknowledge the family.
But make it the first sporting event in months, and it’s not just 100% of baseball nation that is tuning in. Tons of fans who wouldn’t normally even watch the World Series are going to be watching. Baseball has always had July to itself, but always after the NBA and NHL Finals have just concluded. Most sports fans are satiated, not starved like they are now.
In 2020, the event would be centerstage like never before.
Why stop at just stealing the spotlight though? Here are a few thoughts to really make it must-see tv for fans.