There is a debate raging right now in Major League Baseball over whether rookie sensation Stephen Strasburg should be in this year's All-Star Game. Personally, I'm not in favor of it.
Strasburg has been great since his debut with Washington several weeks ago. There's no arguing that. However, his six starts are just a sample from which to draw from - hardly the 17-18 starts most pitchers get by this time in the season. We don't know how Strasburg will be the rest of the way. We don't know if these six starts are merely an aberration. However unlikely that might be, we just don't know. You can't call a guy an All-Star just because he's flashy and strikes out a lot of hitters. Strasburg doesn't belong there yet. If he really is as good as he's been and as good as advertised, he'll be in plenty of All-Star games to come. For now, the pitchers who were chosen deserve to be there. Strasburg, as good as he's been, doesn't.
There were some question marks in my mind among the All-Star selections this year, but when you have fans voting for the players, that's always going to happen. People tend to vote for names, not accomplishments. Nevertheless, this year's game should be entertaining and eventful when the teams take the field next Tuesday.
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