http://www.boston.com/sports/basebal...n_for_clement/
Terry Francona was crushed, Matt Clement was heartbroken, and even though the Red Sox have four players starting in this year's All-Star Game, the team was disappointed.
Clement won't be pitching in this year's Midsummer Classic in Detroit, and, ultimately, it was Francona's decision, in conjunction with Major League Baseball, that left him off the roster.
The Sox manager and this year's American League skipper took Anaheim's Bartolo Colon rather than Clement when rounding out the roster with his choices, which determined the last five players.
''The people didn't think I'm good enough to be there so I'm not going to be there," said Clement, whose 9-2 record and 3.82 ERA many thought would be enough not only for a spot but possibly a start.
''That's it. It's disappointing. You think you deserve to be there and you're not. You turn the page. The Lord has a plan for you. You just stay confident in that. Obviously, I'm not good enough to be there."
As a biased Sox fan, I really wish he would have made it. He had a tough game at Toronto which inflated his ERA and I know Colon was better, but Clement has been very good this year and been a main cog in the first place status of the team.
Also, I REALLY hope this doesn't hurt his confidence. He obviously thought he deserved it and if he loses his momentum or confidence because of this, it could be really bad.