Listen up, Greenberg, 'cause I'm only gonna say this once. (Part II)

OK. Maybe this counts as twice.

The problem in 2002 was that the managers forgot the rules of baseball. Guess what? There are extra innings in the event of a tie score after 9 innings! Who knew? You mean we shouldn't have used all 25 players through 9 innings of play?

Here's what MLB should do:

• For God's sake, base World Series advantage on regular season record
• Re-exhibitionize the All-Star game
  
• Instruct and remind All-Star managers that extra innings will be played
• Instruct the managers to select 3 "extra innings reserves"
• 2 pitchers, 1 other player
• EIRs in addition to regular roster
• Keep "Final Man" voting for fans
• "Final Man" is on regular roster
  
• EIRs have full All-Star status, with all rights and privileges
• EIRs become eligible to play following completion of the bottom of the 9th inning
• Limit the game to 15 innings

Change the number of EIRs or the number of extra innings, but this allows the managers to get all the guys in without too much worry about extra innings. Don't worry about the result. Worry about the health of the players, the happiness of the fans, and the integrity of the World Series.