The All-Star break isn’t just a few days to celebrate the sport by playing an exhibition game and having a home-run contest.
It’s also a few days in the middle of the season where we can look at the sport and reflect on where it’s been and where it might be going.
On quite a number of occasions in recent years, including this season, some fans have bemoaned the fact that starting pitchers don’t throw many complete games anymore. The Cubs had one last year (thrown by Marcus Stroman) and have one this year, a week or so ago by Justin Steele.