Happy All-Star break to each of you. Know that this is officially the slowest week in sports. Let’s see if we can’t jumpstart it some.
From the “7-Up Stinks Studios,” here we go…
American League’s Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees celebrates after winning the MLB Home Run Derby Monday, July 11, 2011, in Phoenix. His mother Claribel Mercedes is in the background. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)All-star breaking
The MLB all-star break used to be a big deal. Before interleague play, the all-star game was the one time to see the AL star sluggers vs. the NL ace pitchers and vice versa. It was cool, and it meant something.
Now, with interleague play allowing AL and NL teams to face off regularly and the foolish rule change that the winning league gets home-field advantage in the World Series means the game has become mundane and means too much. Are there ways to fix it? Sure, but they make too much sense and would never be agreed upon.