Choosing All Stars

It should be a balance of current performance and past performance. If you're having a weak first half but were great last year, you should go. Jason Varitek, for example. If it's your fifth year and you've had a flukey first half, you should stay home. Joe Crede, under no circumstances, should go.

But I can't say I've given this a lot of thought.

But the managers shouldn't be allowed to choose the rest of the rosters. Too many White Sox. Really, there are too many Red Sox (well, the wrong ones, anyway) and Yankees, but that's the fans' fault. The fans of other teams, that is.