PHILADELPHIA — The All-Star Game is to pitching what the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is to technology. It is an exhibition of what is state of the art and what is next. Instead of booth after booth exhibiting cutting edge products, last night in the 96th edition it was 20 pitchers marching to the mound to show their wares. The operative word was electric.
“Every All-Star Game is like that,” said 21-year veteran Justin Verlander. “Except it gets nastier and nastier.”
