Interesting via the Brooklyn Eagle:
Of the 115 MLB players that participated in the event, 24 have spent time on the disabled list this year; more than twenty percent. There have been 7 more that have missed time to injury during the season but have not been disabled and still another 10 experiencing seasons that range from extremely sub-par to career-worst. That’s thirty five percent of those who played in the Classic having to deal with an unexpectedly disappointing season. Hope the payday was a good one, Bud.
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=8&id=28796
I’ll further observe that the Mets get ripped almost nightly for poor fundamentals (like baserunning). I bet Jerry didnt get to run the camp he wanted with 16 players away.