Wednesday, July 11, 2007

All-Star games are stupid

It's true. They are. Especially MLB's (Pro Bowl not withstanding) because of that stupid stipulation where the winner of an exhibition game featured a slew of players whose teams have a very remote chance of reaching the World Series (read: players with nothing at stake) gets homefield advantage in the WS for their league. Imagine the gratitude that'll be expressed to Tony LaRussa by the eventual National League champion. I mean, why else would you leave Albert Pujols on the bench in favor of Aaron freaking Rowand with the bases loaded, down to your last out, unless you were convinced that the game meant absolutely nothing? You're dumb, MLB, and Tony La Russa just reiterated that fact last night by leaving one of the game's best hitters on the pine because he simply doesn't care who gets homefield advantage in the WS. It won't be the Cardinals, so who cares?! Although, I suppose it doesn't make much difference, this season, since any one of four teams in the American League will have the best record in baseball by season's end (you know, the standard indicator for homefield advantage).

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