IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN

This will be our yearly rant:

***THE ALL-STAR (?) GAME***
The game was originally intended to showcase the best talents in the game. That meant the best pitchers and the best position players, with maybe a little help in the later innings. Pitchers were only allowed to go three innings max.
Now, the roster has expanded to 30+ players and EVERYBODY plays. Even my old friend, Bob Matthews got this one right. He quoted manager Joe Girardi, who said, "I'll do my best to get everyone into the game." Matthews countered with, "He'd should have said, 'I'll do my best to win the game.'" And he's right. Especially since now that the game has such a tremendous impact on the World Series. Hopefully, Joe, this will become your bed to lie in.

***ARE THE METS AT IT AGAIN?***
The New York Mets, who already have a reputation for improper, if not ludicrous, handling of player injuries, appear to be on the same path once again. Third baseman David Wright stopped a game in the middle of an inning and called the training staff onto the field to attend to shortstop Jose Reyes. He said he saw him wince on a throw to first. Why does Wright have to make that call? What happened to the manager and the Met's trainer? If Wright could tell there was something wrong, why couldn't the Mets? Wright also couldn't understand why they allowed Reyes to bat left-handed the next day when his oblique muscle hurts the most when hitting that way. The Yankees, on the other hand, have been known to sit players because of a hangnail. In my opinion, the Met's owners have put some careless individuals in charge of these million-dollar players.

We'll be hearing Vod's opinion on all this in person at lunch today.

CP-