MLB All-Star Game Hits New Low

Aaron Judge (left) has 35 home runs at the All-Star break, but was not part of the All-Star Game's "swing off." | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

1. Here’s what I wrote in Monday’s Traina Thoughts:

“The MLB All-Star Game is an exhibition. It counts for absolutely nothing. It’s not competitive. The best players play for about two innings, and then they’re on their way home. It’s not a real game. There is nothing on the line.”