We got an all-time All-Star first, plus the NFL's brewing labor fight

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Hit three homers today. We entered this week with all-star game stock, across the board, at an all-time low. The NBA All-Star Game is a glorified layup line, the NFL Pro Bowl is a meaningless mess and the NHL All-Star Game didn't exist this year. MLB was met with skepticism as the All-Star break began this week.  Instead, MLB enters the second half on a high no one saw coming. The Home Run Derby was great. The All-Star Game? Even...