My idea of baseball's All-Star Game is that the best players in the world would gather for an exhibition game for one night.
So much for that.
One by one Sunday, the list of players to miss the game grew.
I think the total is up to 16 players who will miss the game -- as of this writing. Some, like Alex Rodriguez, who will miss four to six weeks, it's understandable.
Others, like Derek Jeter, should play.
Some of the best pitchers in the game won't be there Tuesday. Justin Verlander, C.C. Sabathia, Felix Hernandez and Cole Hamels pitched Sunday and are ineligible (another bad idea by baseball -- they should at least be allowed to participate in the festivities).
Instead, players like David Robertson, Kevin Correia and Michael Pineda will be in Phoenix.
The biggest story in the first half of the season was Jeter's 3,000th hit. He won't be there, either. Instead of being celebrated, he'll be watching on TV. Apparently, he's too exhausted from the pursuit of his milestone and needs the rest.
Jeter was lauded for playing the game the right way, but this decision isn't the right one. He was selected by the fans to be in the game. Unless a player is hurt, like A-Rod, he should go.
Baseball needs to address this before next year's game or we'll see more and more of the top stars by-passing the game for a little R&R.
So much for that.
One by one Sunday, the list of players to miss the game grew.
I think the total is up to 16 players who will miss the game -- as of this writing. Some, like Alex Rodriguez, who will miss four to six weeks, it's understandable.
Others, like Derek Jeter, should play.
Some of the best pitchers in the game won't be there Tuesday. Justin Verlander, C.C. Sabathia, Felix Hernandez and Cole Hamels pitched Sunday and are ineligible (another bad idea by baseball -- they should at least be allowed to participate in the festivities).
Instead, players like David Robertson, Kevin Correia and Michael Pineda will be in Phoenix.
The biggest story in the first half of the season was Jeter's 3,000th hit. He won't be there, either. Instead of being celebrated, he'll be watching on TV. Apparently, he's too exhausted from the pursuit of his milestone and needs the rest.
Jeter was lauded for playing the game the right way, but this decision isn't the right one. He was selected by the fans to be in the game. Unless a player is hurt, like A-Rod, he should go.
Baseball needs to address this before next year's game or we'll see more and more of the top stars by-passing the game for a little R&R.
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