Hey, everybody! It’s hot outside and hot dogs are sizzling on barbecues all over the neighborhood. You know what that means (at least if you’re a baseball fan).
That’s right. It’s summer. Actually it’s almost the middle of July, just about time for the All-Star game. That’s the time of the year when I think it’s most exciting to be a fan. Watching games every day is great fun, but I love the suspense and wondering that goes into picking who the very best players—the All Stars—are on every baseball team, not even just my home team.
Some guys get it every year and you can almost call it straight from Opening Day. Other guys earn it, fighting to get a spot in the lineup, running hard every time and coming through big in the clutch. Those are my favorite guys. I think the All-Star game is a really special reward for all the hard work that goes into being a great player. Sometimes I think it’s the guys who work for it and earn the right to be in the game who play better and truly love the game more than the guys who know their automatically in for it.
So, how do the All-Star teams get more guys who want it and are out there working for it? With us, that’s how. That’s right, even though most of us will never be able to hit a 90 mph fast ball or steal on the league’s best catcher, we get to make the teams by voting for who gets on there. Last year, the MLB got 23 million votes from fans who love the game and this year they think it’s going to be way more. It’s these people who get to have a huge say in who’ll be making the biggest play in the game of baseball’s best. That’s the great part about voting for the teams, that you can make your voice be heard by the pros. If this sounds like something you want to do, ask your parents about visiting pro baseball’s website (http://www.mlb.com) and voting for your family’s favorite stars this summer.
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