Why don't all-star teams work?

We are just over 1/4 of the way into the baseball season and today I plan to address the following question: Why don't all-star teams work?

We have seen this over and over again in sports - the 06' Yankees of "Murderer's Row and Cano'" (seriously - the dude his .342 with 78 RBIs and had to be the little cute tag line on the 06' Yanks). The lineup resembled those we see in the mid-summer classic - and yet they were undone by the young and hungry Tigers (in the greatest baseball series I have ever seen).

This phenomenon is not baseball specific. See the 03'-04' Lakers, and I am still not a believer in the 07'- 08' Celtics (seriously - only one win for the Hawks in Boston......anyways).

So there I was in the off-season watching the Tigers slowly replace their gritty, young players with veterans with all-star credentials.

In were
Jaque Jones
Edgar Renteria
Miguel Cabrera
Dontrelle Willis

Out or to the bench were
Jair Jurrgens
Brandon Inge
Andrew Miller
Cameron Maybin
Mike Rabelo

The difference between what came in and what went out - in - had all the credentials, and out had all the potential.

Now I am not advocating for a lineup off all young hungry guys - this usually doesn't work either (every now and then you get the 07' Rockies, but usually its more like the 07' Brewers).

To my point: I think the Tigers are doing so poorly this year because - they have too many well established stars. Stay with me now...this should eventually make sense. The staff - veterans. The lineup - veterans. So while the entire team is made up of proven major league talent - I don't think any of them live and die with wins and losses anymore. I am sure Mags and Guillen can eat just fine after 5 losses in row (as they should - they have been around forever and realize this is a 162 game season). However, too many guys with that attitude is how an all star team is suddenly 10 games under .500. Its weird to think, but I believe if the Tigers season is going to be turned around it will be due to Matt Joyce and Armando Gallaraga. These are the two rookies who are filling in for D-Train and JJ. These are the guys who can't sleep after a loss, who take every big at bat during the regular season as due or die. I love these guys. They are hungry, they are young, and they might just jump start the Tigers to making some noise this season.

So for whatever team you root for. Cheer for your all-stars, your first ballot HOFers, and your journeymen. However, make sure you cheer for the 23 year old rookie who is wide eyed and just young and ignorant enough to jump start a team back to .500. Anyways - these young guys have given me hope (and I would have thought that would have been Miguel Cabrera)..