This year's All-Star Game in Saint Louis is getting bigger, not smaller and I cannot stand it one bit. Leagues--National and American--are given 33 players, opposed to the 32 in season 2008 @ the old Yankee Stadium. My proposal would be to strictly limit to the current 25-player roster (AL has 14 clubs, NY Yankees included and NL has 16 with the NY Mets included). Let there be just ONE representative per team, leaving 11 AL and 09 NL players to be filled out. Since eight teams have made the postseason to the division series in season 2008, that's four per league, an extra player is given, leaving 07 AL'ers and 05 NL'ers to be filled out. In the same postseason four teams who would advance onward to the league's finale will get an extra vote, leaving the AL with 05 and 03 with the NL. Finally, the World Series finale will give both teams one more vote. The final tally: the AL with 21, and the NL with 23. A two player disadvantage for the AL and four fewer slots to fill. As for the NL, all they need is to fill two more slots to complete.

Therefore the following should take place:

Philadelphia and Tampa Bay will recieve four slots each

LA Dodgers and Boston will recieve three slots each

Four teams--both Chicago teams--Cubs and White Sox, Milwaukee, and the LA Angels of Anaheim--will all recieve two slots

Everyone else will recieve one slot, including both NY-based teams

Wildcard slots will be detrmined as follows:
American League: 04 slots
National League: 02 slots

When talking about the number of slots, I, TLE, mean is the for the player representing that team in question regardless of league or position

The limit on the number position players (NL rules require the pitcher to bat)

Pitchers (NL ballparks only):
one starting, five middle relievers, and one closer

Pitchers (AL ballparks only):
one starting, three middle relievers and one closer

Two per each position
Catcher
1. Baseman
2. Baseman
3. Baseman
Shortstop
Leftfielder
Centerfielder
Rightfielder
Designated Hitter (AL ballparks only)