Tuesday, July 16th the MLB will host the 2024 All Star game
at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Rumor has it everything’s bigger in
that state. You know what the Pittsburgh Pirates have that’s big? I mean really
big and it’s not the line for pierogis behind left field. They have a 6’6” 235
pound horse who is 5-0 on the year with 78 strikeouts and looks like a 10 year
vet. There is absolutely no reason the MLB shouldn’t have Paul Skenes starting
on national television for the world to see on July 16th.
I’m not sure who is capable of making this decision, but
you’re going to have your largest audience tune in for the first 1-2 innings of
the game. If Skenes starts this game you’ll have every social media platform going
nuts about this guy. From Instagram and X all the way to Myspace and Club
Penguin it’s all people will be talking about.
To add to the argument, Skenes is set to make his next start
on Thursday, July 11th against the Brewers. It is a perfect 5 days away from
the All Star game on the 16th. The MLB needs to understand how this is going to
affect baseball if he gets to start next Tuesday night. All the sticky IPad
kids who control the algorithms on the internet will be posting about it.
Before you know it, Jennifer Coolidge (“you make me want to eat a hot dog real
bad”) and Caitlin Clark (girl friend of former Iowa hooper Connor McCaffery)
will be tuned in to the television screen with their jaws dropped over how hard
this guy throws a baseball.
There’s a chance the Pirates make a run at a wildcard spot
in the second half of the season. Starting Skenes is going to get a lot of
baseball fans interested in every start he has for the rest of the year. The
MLB has a chance to do something great and get a lot of people rallied behind
this former number 1 overall pick.