Breakin’ for All-Stars
Monday, July 14, 2008by Geoff Young
Regular readers know that I don't do the All-Star Game. Adrian Gonzalez pretty well sums up why:
All it is is a reminder of the market we're in. When it comes to voting for the All-Star Game, it's all about publicity, all about what market you play for. It's how ESPN puts you out there. They're a big reason for who gets publicity and who doesn't.
As I've said before, San Diego is not ESPN's target audience -- and for good reason. New York, Boston, and a few other markets pay the bills, so it only makes sense that players from teams representing those cities should dominate the rosters. I don't have a real problem with that, ...
