Can you tell us a bit about how you grew up?Īs a kid, I didn’t know what I wanted to do - I imagined I would end up working as a journalist. All we can do now, as Mariners fans, is make sure at each home game that France knows how thoroughly this city appreciates him - official All-Star selection or not.Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dig in, our readers would like to get to know you.
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The lack of France in this year’s All-Star game is foolish and frustrating, but unfortunately not entirely unexpected. This year, the best that can be said for France’s snub is that it has sparked national outrage. Which was true, certainly, but true and fair are not equals. Last year, the party line for Crawford’s snub was that there were simply too many other exceptional players at his position. Players in Seattle already tend to be overlooked given east coast bias and historic franchise futility, so the snubs of exceptionally deserving guys strikes a particular nerve.
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Riddled with more flaws than a Reliant Robin, All-Star Game selections are nonetheless meaningful to players and their legacies. Albert Pujols is the National League representative under this method of appointment, and I think that tells you everything you needed to know about it.
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Voting processes are nearly as fluid and inexplicable as the college bowl system, so for context and clarity the three methods through which a player can become an All-Star are laid out below. I really wanted to represent Seattle.Īll-Star honors are awarded for a number of different reasons, baseball skills being but a small point of favor. I thought I had a shot to definitely be there. There are a lot of really good players out there, and not to take anything away from any of them, but I definitely thought I played my way in.”Ĭrawford echoed a similar disappointment last season. “I don’t know,” France told MLB.com’s Daniel Kramer. Crawford should have been an All-Star in 2021. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way. And disgruntlement over the snubs of some does not in any way mitigate the sheer joy in the success of others. You’re on a Seattle Mariners blog, so it feels pretty obvious, but let me state for the record: This is, without apology, a Mariners-biased piece.