There's an All-Star brouhaha article at stltoday.com that details the Johnny Cueto/Tony La Russa flap, and it's filled with interesting quotes and tidbits. But apropos of nothing, this one's my favorite:
MLB: Leave Tony Alone!
“I know the rule,” said La Russa, tersely.I don’t care what the context is! If that quote is in the article, it’s an interesting article. If you must know, though, the quote is regarding a new provision of the collective-bargaining agreement that specifically deals with pitchers who make a start the Sunday before the All-Star Game. La Russa said that Cueto’s schedule was a factor, even though technically it shouldn’t be.
MLB responded:
(MLB senior V.P. Katy) Feeney said that pitching on Sunday “maybe was the final consideration,” for a pitcher not to be included on the club. “That’s just one of the reasons,” Feeney said.
“We had to get people from all the teams represented and at a certain point you just run out of room. Every team has somebody left off, no matter how you do it,” Feeney said.Also included in the article: nasty quotes from Cueto’s agent. I don’t have a horse in this race, and I sympathize with just about everyone involved. But I hope you don’t mind if I get some popcorn and watch this all unfold with rapt fascination. Fight! Fight! Fight!
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