The Three Major Leaguers Who Didn't Make the All-Star Team Speak Out
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by user Andersed
I found the time in my busy day to speak, via cell phone, with the three major leaguers who didn't make the All-Star team. Remarkably, all play for the Kansas City Royals. They wished to remain anonymous, which won't be a problem because fans can't remember each one of the 756 guys named in some form to the All-Star team.
They were all found fishing or spending time with their families. None planned to watch the All-Star Game, saying they needed a break from baseball. Doesn't everyone in Kansas City?
Asked for comment on teammate Mark Redman's selection, they all gushed at the most obvious result: for the rest of his life, Redman will be known as "All-Star pitcher Mark Redman." That will really come in handy in five years when he's selling used cars in Fresno. He'll live on in baseball lore with greats like Travis Harper and Ken Harvey.
One player, an outfielder, said that he even voted for the "Final Man" on mlb.com. He proudly announced that he voted for A.J. Pierzynski, because he saw him make a really good play one time and recognized his name. Oh yeah, and he won a World Series title last year. Though it was pointed out that another AL Central player, Francisco Liriano, didn't originally make the team (though it was INEVITABLE that he'd make it thanks to an injury or some other route), the outfielder claimed that he'd never heard of Liriano or his 10-1 record and sub-2.00 ERA. I'm sure Liriano's never heard of this guy either.
All in all, it appears that these three players are unperturbed by their exclusion from MLB's usual festivities, which features players from every team and usually ends with a victor! If the National League wins, you can bet they'll be a huge celebration on the infield because that means the NL World Series representative gets to play their two home games BEFORE they're about to get swept!
Though the players don't care, I'm really looking forward to a public appearance by Bud Selig. Maybe he'll even give an awkward speech or tribute to somebody...like Barry Bonds. He did pass Babe Ruth, you know. Or maybe it'll be a tribute to Mark Redman, the World Series, and the products of all of his great rules. Or maybe he'll cede the podium to Ozzie Guillen and just let him talk for an hour or so.
Originally on http://sportsctc.blogspot.com
Date
Mon 07/10/06, 8:02 pm EST
