The New York
Yankees will be well represented at this year’s All-Star game, even without
Rafael Soriano.
Yankees
Captain and shortstop Derek Jeter, second baseman Robinson Cano and
centerfielder Curtis Granderson will all make the trek to Kansas City to
participate in the Midsummer’s Classic. It’s a well deserved honor by all three, even
though Granderson is the only one who’s been consistent throughout the year, with
Jeter slumping badly over the last month and Cano having trouble driving runners in
from scoring position before his recent hot stretch.
In previous
years, the American League All-Star game was always top heavy with Yankee and
Boston Red Sox players. But CC Sabathia was the only other Yankee to make the
team and he will sit the game out due to his injury. It’s truly shocking how
hard the Saux have fallen, with only David Ortiz slated to represent Boston in
the game.
Befitting their
status as the dominant team in the American League in recent years, Texas will
have seven players on the All-Star roster, led by Josh Hamilton, who shattered
the voting record with more than 11 million votes in support of his candidacy. Barack
Obama and Mitt Romney can only wish they can match that type of enthusiastic
support in November.
There will
be no repeat of the controversy over Jeter skipping the All-Star game as the
Yankee shortstop has promised to appear this year. Jeter may rather have the
time off, but he no longer has a choice in the matter due to the Derek Jeter
rule that all players voted to the team
must show up to play, barring some time of emergency or injury. And as
image-conscious as Jeter is, he must realize that skipping the All-Star game
again would cause major damage to his reputation.
Still, it is nice to be recognized, something I’m sure all the Yankee players enjoy,
especially Cano, the reigning Home Run Derby champ who will captain this year’s
AL team. I don’t really care much about the derby, but will tune in to support
my Yankees.
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