We are, frankly, ASTOUNDED that Yasiel Puig didn't win the fan vote to be chosen as the final NL All-Star, being knocked out by Freddie Freeman of the Braves. It's hard to fathom Freeman being more popular than a guy who has taken MLB by storm in the past six weeks. Conspiracy theorists are already wondering if MLB rigged the vote in order to keep a youngster out, though that makes absolutely no sense if you are trying to sell a product. He is one of the five most exciting players in all of baseball, period. However, there is this: Maybe a few days off from Puig is a good thing. Maybe having a million baseball writers picking apart his every move in New York during the All-Star festivities wouldn't have been ideal for the young guy.
Because we've already gone from simply being able to enjoy his talent to questioning everything about him in a stunning amount of time, haven't we?
Some players don't like the way he plays? Boo hoo.
Let's at least try to make it to 2014 before completely spoiling the legend with our preconceived notions of how a young ballplayer should act.
