While meeting reporters before Tuesday night's All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, commissioner Bud Selig pitched a proposal that is sure to stir up controversy. The commissioner proposed pitchers selected for the Midsummer Classic be banned from pitching on the Sunday before the All-Star break. That wouldn't have been a popular edict if Johan Santana would have been kept from making his Sunday start for the Minnesota Twins, who went 19-7 in June but need every win they can get to try to catch Detroit and Chicago in the American League Central race. What if this suggestion was in place and the Red Sox were unable to use closer Jonathon Papelbon for three innings in Sunday's 19-inning loss to the White Sox? Would White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen have chosen Jose Contreras for the AL team if he would have been forbidden to pitch on Sunday? The All-Star Game already determines home-field advantage in the World Series, but one could argue that this new proposal runs the risk of affecting the outcome of a tight pennant race. "There needs to be some excitement," said Selig in backing his proposal. This seems to be another overreaction to the 2002 tie game in Selig's home park. As long as the game is going to decide home-field advantage in the World Series, the commissioner should be considering whether the selection process is acceptable and leave the managing of rosters to big league managers.