If you want to watch bad baseball with overpaid players showboating their way through the game, tonight is the night. The MLB all-star game is being played in Pittsburgh tonight, and the Pirates faithful will see what it’s like to see a bunch of underachievers on both teams instead of just their own. Some of the best players in the league will go out and flouner around for an inning or two until they are replaced.
So why is baseball with such talented players so undesirable to watch? Because they treat the game like its a battle between two little league teams. Everyone gets a chance to play and winning’s not what’s important. Since deciding that hte game should count for something, this has been thrust to the forefront. Why should it count, the players want to know. I’ll tell you why it should count. Because the fans voted you in to the game so we could watch great baseball, not a long weekend with rich people.
Ever since the 70s, it seems, since team loyalty deteriorated into an east coast money grab, the All-Star game has turned into a glorified softball game, and the Home Run derby is nearly soulless. The managers don’t seem to pick guys that will help them win, but rather guys they want to hang out with, it seems. Take Ozzie Guillen’s preponderance with White Sox players this year. He likes his players, which is fine, and he wants to hang out with the guys, which is fine. Unless you want to see some players from teams other than Boston, New York or Chicago trying their hardest in this game.
The best, easiest fix for this is the team and league loyalty. A salary cap, catered specifically for baseball, would be the best for the league, and for this game specifically. And now, you have another post to look forward to in the future. Not tonight though, since I have to watch some TV. Last Comic Standing is on. – Ryan
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