***** OFFICIAL MLB ALL-STAR GAME THREAD *****

[Hawkeye-X]

Someone has to do it!

NL is winning 1-0 thanks to Junior bringing Reyes home.

[bigwillq]

1. GO AL!

:bounce:

[Hawkeye-X]

2. Gore?

:yoiks:

Try the steak tonight...

[bigwillq]

3. Well him too!

But I mean, American League! GO AL! :)

[Reverend_Smitty]

4. Go Junior!!!

he's making a good case for MVP, the only RBI and an outfield assist against A-Rod

[burythehatchet]

8. Jose can you see

I'm so proud of Jose

[Reverend_Smitty]

10. me too...

he's just so much fun to watch play

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. Who the FUCK is coaching third for the Mer'kins??

That was emBARRassing! :rofl:

[Hawkeye-X]

6. A cracksmoker instead of a real coach

Heh. I guess AL misunderestimated Junior's arm strength.

[Oeditpus Rex]

7. Probably, since AL offensive strategy consists of

"Hit home runs."

[burythehatchet]

9. ouch

[SeattleGirl]

11. All right, Ichiro!!!!! Inside the park home run!!!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Oeditpus Rex]

12. Fuckin' shit-for-brains Faux announcers

"The ball takes a weird carom!"

That's Triples Alley, Fauxassface. It's designed for weird caroms. :eyes:

[SeattleGirl]

14. I'm surprised they said anything that for one second didn't involve

Bonds. Of course, right after Ichiro crossed home plate, they went right back to it.

[Drum]

15. Wowwww!

Announcers just said that was the first in-the-park HR ever in an All Star Game. It WAS a very odd bounce that took the ball away from Junior...but there's no denyin' that Ichiro is an amaaazing player.

[SeattleGirl]

16. Yes, he is. They don't call him The Wizard for nothing.

:hi:

[Drum]

21. I'm a NYer,

and do enjoy Yankee games more frequently than others', but dammmm...I do so cheer for him every single time I see him involved in a play, offense or defense. Such a light touch, such talent and instincts!

:hi:

[bluestateguy]

13. I don't recognize any of these players

Where's Dale Murphy and Mike Schmidt?

Where's Lou Whitaker and George Brett?

Where's Cal Ripken and Eddie Murray?

What about Gary Carter and Pedro Guerrero?

Where's Dwight Gooden and Daryll Strawberry?

Where's Rickey Henderson and Dave Winfield?

[Hawkeye-X]

17. Ripken introduced the AL lineup tonight.

He still looks pretty damn good. So did Ozzie Smith (the other dude that did the NL intro)

[SeattleGirl]

18. Hmmm, how long has it been since you've watched a baseball game?

:P :hi:

[bluestateguy]

20. Is Dan Quisenbury going to come in in the 9th?

Or Bruce Sutter, if the NL wins?

[Oeditpus Rex]

24. Or Phil Regan?

Or Ron Perranoski?

Or Masanori Murakami?

[Oeditpus Rex]

19. We saw Willie

But where's Mickey and the Duke?

:cry:

[wildhorses]

22. inside the park homerun

:applause:

[CatholicEdHead]

23. AL all the way!

It was good to see Morneau bat already :D .

Now if we can get different announcers. I can't stand Joe Buck broadcasts.

/back to Circle Me Bert Thursday. :D

[bluestateguy]

25. Is Commissioner Uberroth attending?

And how come there are no players from the Montreal Expos playing?

[SeattleGirl]

27. Expos are so bad this year that they didn't even get an honorary pick.

:P

[Reverend_Smitty]

29. They're so unforgettable this year...it's like they don't even exist

:)

[Reverend_Smitty]

26. Dammit NL!!

why can't they string more than 2 hits together tonight...and I'm blaming the "sub-par" pitching on the exclusion of John Maine from the NL squad :P

[bluestateguy]

30. The NL should have brought in Orel Hershiser

nt

[Reverend_Smitty]

28. Woo hoo...lead off triple for Carlos Beltran!!!

:woohoo:

[Oeditpus Rex]

32. You catch McWhorever on that?

"Guerrero gets to it quickly..."

If he gets to it quickly, shit-for-brains, it's a double. This is AT&T Park, not those cookie cutters you played in. :eyes:

[Reverend_Smitty]

33. I've learned to just tune him out...

if you listen too closely you might begin to bleed from the ears

[Oeditpus Rex]

36. You gotta teach me how to do that

He calls a game like he took about 900 too many foul tips to the head.

Buck is boring. McWhorever just needs to STFU forever.

And Faux needs to think of more places to put cameras. I think the CupCam might be next.

[SeattleGirl]

38. ROFL! The CupCam????

:rofl:

[Reverend_Smitty]

39. It's a zenlike thing

y'know "wax on wax off, grasshopper"...that kind of stuff :)

CupCam might give us an interesting perspective...not on the game mind you but it would be interesting...

[burythehatchet]

31. Can SOME NL team help the Mets out!!

[bluestateguy]

34. The Cardinals can.

They've got Ozzie Smith, and Vince Coleman and Terry Pendleton.

[Oeditpus Rex]

35. No Stan Musial?

:shrug:

[Reverend_Smitty]

37. I hear that Will Clark kid is a real up and comer

I'm surprised he didn't get the start considering they are playing in SF :shrug:

[Drum]

40. Ohhh, awful tech-planning for God Bless America!

So stupid they scheduled so tightly and didn't pre-plug that keyboard...they announce Paula Cole, and everyone in TVland endures that excruciating 2 minutes along with the pianist. True crickets. Tsk tsk, manager & producer!
:eyes:

Well sung...and then Joe Buck chimes in and his first words are "Worth the wait..." :eyes: