{"id":292502,"date":"2021-07-07T03:22:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T00:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/its-ok-for-mets-jacob-degrom-to-skip-mlb-all-star-game\/"},"modified":"2021-07-07T03:22:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T00:22:36","slug":"its-ok-for-mets-jacob-degrom-to-skip-mlb-all-star-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-ok-for-mets-jacob-degrom-to-skip-mlb-all-star-game\/","title":{"rendered":"#It&#8217;s OK for Mets&#8217; Jacob deGrom to skip MLB All-Star Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be386c2661\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be386c2661\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-ok-for-mets-jacob-degrom-to-skip-mlb-all-star-game\/#1_Its_OK_for_deGrom_to_skip_the_All-Star_Game\" >1. It\u2019s OK for deGrom to skip the All-Star Game.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-ok-for-mets-jacob-degrom-to-skip-mlb-all-star-game\/#2_Major_League_Baseball_should_move_the_All-Star_Game_to_Wednesday_three_days_after_the_final_game_of_the_%E2%80%9Cfirst_half%E2%80%9D\" >2. Major League Baseball should move the All-Star Game to Wednesday, three days after the final game of the \u201cfirst half.\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-ok-for-mets-jacob-degrom-to-skip-mlb-all-star-game\/#3_A_Met_should_take_deGroms_spot_on_the_NL_roster\" >3. A Met should take deGrom\u2019s spot on the NL roster.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#It&#8217;s OK for Mets&#8217; Jacob deGrom to skip MLB All-Star <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a><\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The sport of baseball features some fundamentals that don\u2019t exactly adapt well to modern marketing needs:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It is played virtually every day.<\/li>\n<li>It is played outside, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly.<\/li>\n<li>Its most valued contributors are extremely susceptible to significant injury because of the strain their primary responsibility puts on the body.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Which brings us to Jacob deGrom and next week\u2019s All-Star Game, the industry\u2019s celebration of all that is good that deGrom, the world\u2019s best pitcher, planned to skip by virtue of his starting pitching assignment for the Mets two days prior and, as the ace told The Post\u2019s Mike Puma, the locale of Coors Field in Denver, easily the most grueling site for pitchers thanks to the high altitude.<\/p>\n<p>You couldn\u2019t imagine LeBron James skipping the NBA\u2019s All-Star Game, or Pat Mahomes blowing off the Pro Bowl (just kidding, everyone knows the NFL canceled the Pro Bowl 20 years ago). Yet deGrom not participating in the Midsummer Classic \u2014 or perhaps not going to Denver to join the National League roster during pregame introductions \u2014 wouldn\u2019t rank as particularly aberrational. It\u2019s how things go in baseball.<\/p>\n<p>Should they work that way? Let\u2019s tackle the issues at hand here.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Its_OK_for_deGrom_to_skip_the_All-Star_Game\"><\/span>1. It\u2019s OK for deGrom to skip the All-Star Game.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Look, if the right-hander was wired differently, then he\u2019d probably want to go to Denver, be it for the player-party scene or to meet with sponsors and boost his brand or just to revel in the festivities of the Home Run Derby and the game itself. However, you know darn well that\u2019s not how deGrom rolls, and you can easily draw a line from his low-key <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach to his sky-high success, which helps the sport far more than his blowing off the Denver <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> hurts it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Mets Jacob deGrom MLB All-Star Game\" class=\"wp-image-18739484 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Mets-Jacob-deGrom-All-Star-Game.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Mets-Jacob-deGrom-All-Star-Game.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Mets-Jacob-deGrom-All-Star-Game.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Mets-Jacob-deGrom-All-Star-Game.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Mets-Jacob-deGrom-All-Star-Game.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jacob deGrom is planning to skip the MLB All-Star Game.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Major_League_Baseball_should_move_the_All-Star_Game_to_Wednesday_three_days_after_the_final_game_of_the_%E2%80%9Cfirst_half%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>2. Major League Baseball should move the All-Star Game to Wednesday, three days after the final game of the \u201cfirst half.\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cFirst half\u201d in quotation marks because it\u2019s more spiritual than technical; the Mets became the last team to reach the actual halfway mark on Monday night. Anyway, as tight as baseball\u2019s calendar runs in order to play 162 regular-season games plus the postseason without weather nightmares on either end, it remains silly that the calendar simply disqualifies all Sunday pitchers from such a valued appearance. More importantly, it\u2019s avoidable.<\/p>\n<p>        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/amazin-but-true\/metsmakestatementinbronxfeat.justinwalters?accentColor=2a2a2a&amp;bgColor=f6f6f6&amp;font-family=proxima%20nova&amp;logo=false&amp;secondaryColor=cc3333\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n        <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how you do it:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Sunday:<\/strong> Wrap up the first half.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Monday:<\/strong> Futures Game<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Tuesday: <\/strong>Home Run Derby<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Wednesday:<\/strong> All-Star Game<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Thursday and Friday: <\/strong>Amateur draft, as nearly all the major league players rest. Schedule one game for national broadcast on Friday night<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Saturday: <\/strong>Full schedule resumes<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Sunday: <\/strong>Single-admission doubleheader (with seven-inning games, naturally) for every <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> besides the one that started on Friday night. Emulate the Mets and hold Banner Day everywhere between contests.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re welcome, MLB.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_A_Met_should_take_deGroms_spot_on_the_NL_roster\"><\/span>3. A Met should take deGrom\u2019s spot on the NL roster.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pretty remarkable that only deGrom made the cut from a division leader, even the worst division\u2019s leader. MLB can do as it wishes in choosing the 33-year-old\u2019s replacement, and you have to think the league will make sure that the Mets get some bona fide representation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne hundred percent, I would like to see Taijuan [Walker] in there and maybe Edwin [Diaz],\u201d Luis Rojas said Tuesday afternoon at Citi Field, before deGrom and the Mets were scheduled to take on the Brewers. \u201cI would love the guys to have the chance to participate in that event because those guys earned it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For sure. Walker, one of the best free-agent signings of last winter, ranked eighth in the NL with a 2.44 ERA through Monday\u2019s action. Diaz, who has shined with the return of crowds after seeming to struggle with that component back in 2019, placed seventh in the NL with 18 saves. Either would serve as a fine substitute for deGrom and would give Mets fans a reason to watch.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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