It`s hard to tell who enjoys the All-Star break more, those that play in the game or those that don`t.
For most players, the All-Star break is a much-anticipated time to rest, relax and recuperate. Three full days to spend with family and friends is more than they`ll get all summer.
Tim Raines and Mike Schmidt, each perennial All-Stars, have been slowed by recent injuries and are not playing this year. That`s fine by them.
”I`ll get to go home to Florida during the season for the first time ever in my career,” Raines said. ”I`m looking forward to it. It will also give my three extra days to get ready.”
”I like playing in All-Star Games and I was picked for 11 of them,”
Schmidt said. ”But as you get older, you reach a point where you also look forward to having the days off.”
