Mike Scioscia is in line with Bruce Bochy and Jonathan Papelbon and all of the other old schoolers who think that there is some tenure requirement for the All-Star team. Here he is talking to the L.A. Times:
Scioscia went on to note that, yes, Puig is going to get a good hard look because "[t]here’s a pull to bring the best players to the game, because of the bearing it has on home-field advantage in the World Series.” Which is an odd way to put it. World Series implications or not, what kind of All-Star Game do we have some consideration other than “bringing the best players to the game” takes precedence?
My thinking on this has changed over the years. But where I am now is that -- unless Major League Baseball wants to get serious and make the All-Star Game an actual Game -- it should have players who are fun to watch. That’s it. They all have to be good players, but if push comes to shove, give me a guy who’s either exciting or is having some sort of crazy historic run or a neat rookie season or something. Make it friggin’ interesting. Puig is interesting. He should go.
