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Open Thread: 2008 All-Star Game, Tuesday 7/15, 7 pm CDT

Enough hype. Well, maybe not. I'm posting this more than two hours before game time, so I'm sure all of you can get into some more arguments about the game, the players, the announcers, the city it's being played in... just about anything, really.

Given the fact that you were all so chatty last night, I'll have an overflow thread posted at 9:00 pm CDT.

Today's Starting Pitchers
Ben Sheets
B. Sheets
NL
vs. Cliff Lee
C. Lee
AL
10-3 W-L 12-2
2.85 ERA 2.31
108 SO 106
28 BB 20
13 HR 5

All-Star Starting Lineups
 NL  AL
Ramirez, Fla, SS Suzuki, Sea, RF
Utley, Phi, 2B Jeter, NY, SS
Berkman, Hou, 1B Hamilton, Tex, CF
Pujols, StL, DH Rodriguez, NY, 3B
Jones, Atl, 3B Ramirez, Bos, LF
Holliday, Col, RF Bradley, Tex, DH
Braun, Mil, LF Youkilis, Bos, 1B
Fukudome, CUBS, CF Mauer, Min, C
Soto, CUBS, C Pedroia, Bos, 2B

Two Cubs are starting the ASG for the first time since 1991 (Andre Dawson and Ryne Sandberg). Ben Sheets is the first Brewer to ever be a starting All-Star pitcher. And Cliff Lee is the first Cleveland Indian to be the starting pitcher since 1996 (Charles Nagy). Which also happens to be the last time the NL won the game. Way past time to change that.

The game's on Fox. Thus, if you want to avoid Joe Buck & Tim McCarver & the 1,157 dugout reporters, you can turn the sound off, or "check local listings" for a radio affiliate. Here's the Mediacenter link for those of you with MLB.TV or MLB Audio.

MLB.com Gameday (2007 version)

MLB.com Gameday (2008 version)

Discuss amongst yourselves.

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Comments

Frist!

Hello!

and welcome to last week!

it was an homage to you SWL
OK...but don't do that...

the only person you should pay homage to is much more deserving than I will ever be.

Tough...meets classy...
I won't

I thought the Frist thing was a good spin on the First thing, which I find kind of annoying, just posting, “First”

He's No Longer 1 of My Senators
Didn't

Ramirez and Lee start in ‘05??

I checked...

yes, Ramirez and Lee started for the 2005 NL team. Maybe there was an injury and one was not going to originally start…

Missed that one.

That’s the only one SINCE 1991.

Ramirez started in 2005

because Scott Rolen was hurt.

I'm

holding out as much hope as I can that the world series has 4 games at Wrigley Field and a NL victory will make it so. We all agree that the time has come, we’re way overdue.

that is why this game matters.

However, I believe home field should go to the team with the best record. i don’t believe that the All Star Game should count.

Kind of interesting

Bud Selig was on Mike and Mike and he said the reason that the best record doesn’t get it, is because it would be too hard to get hotels and such with such a short notice. Therefore, it gives them some sort of breathing room when they know if it will be an AL or NL team.

I still don't get that.

They do it for the NLCS and ALCS when they don’t know who the teams are. Why is the WS different?

Not only that.. they don't know who the city will be until a few days to a week

before the series. Unless they have some NBA stuff going on if you know what I mean. And we are talking about one game. So there will be 4 games in that city instead of 3. Does that make a difference?

+1

I said this before I saw your comment.

Cop. Out.
not to defend selig

but October is high tourism/convention season, so there is more than a grain of truth to his assertion. Hotels at that time are notoriously difficult to book in sufficient room blocks to accommodate a major sporting event.

OMG! Teams might have to stay in a 3 star hotel? OH NOEZ!

This is bull-shit man. Bud the used car-salesman knows what the hell he is doing. This is a smoke-screen to cover his inept ass and the ridiculous decision he made.

How have these poor little baseball teams been able to make it work out EVERY OTHER FARKING YEAR?

In October

very often every hotel in the city, including craptastic ones are completely sold out. It happens often in Chicago and it happened to me more than once in DC… had to book a Holiday Inn in some far beyond nowhere suburb an hour outside of the city. Trust me - yeah I know ;}—it t happens. I’m reporting from professional and personal experience.

I still want to know...

how have teams have been able to accommodate themselves in all the years past?

That I don't know

if it’s one team, it’s a deal with Hyatt or whoever. If it’s bringing the world to the city for a series that’s a different story.

My point is just that...teams have been able to get rooms...

it’s not MLB’s obligation to make sure the world has easy, immediate access to a hotel room. You want to go to the WS? Buy a ticket and find a way to get there.

a little simplistic

but I’ll let you go …

Simplistic? Are we arguing the same thing?

I understand Selig’s rational to be “we can’t give the team with the best record home-field for the WS because it won’t give the teams enough time to find/book hotel rooms for their organization.”

You?

Well sort of.

I’m arguing can’t book rooms for a World Series. Sounds like he’s arguing can’t book rooms for their organization. Unless I know the numbers I can’t say whether or not the organizational argument in valid or not. I do know that the World Series rooms for everybody, including press, organization, etc. is.

My point is....

using that rational as the basis for keeping the current AS Game Winner getting WS HF Advantage Rule is ridonkulous.

Just like Bud Selig.

Worst argument ever.

Seriously. Because they don’t even know who the TEAMS are until a week before.

Then What You Do

is set up a lucrative co-branding deal with Hyatt, Hilton, or bloody Motel 6 if need be, whereby you have those chains reserve rooms in the big league cities likely to be postseason game hosts. Hell, have MLB kick in the extra cash it would take to add on to the existing banks of rooms!

Bud the Pud is just making excuses, trying to justify a piss-poor decision he made.

Um you do NOT want 4 games

I don’t need the tension of 7 games. A sweep with the first two at Wrigley is fine with me.

actually

in that case, you don’t want home field advantage, because that way you sweep in four and win the second two at home.

Just let the NL win this one.
Who exactly are you pleading with? The AL? God?
yeah, i wouldn't even try with god

because it seems hamilton has him on his side…

You don't have to put "The" before my name.

;)

Well played my good man....
But there's no "the" in front of "God", Al ;-)

All hail Al, the “god” of BCB!

but there is before "fool"

as in The fool on the hill.

::grin::

It was just

a statement. Sheesh

Not cool

The stangecargo.com t-shirt ads on this page have been replaced by Billy Ray Cyrus ringtones and laser hair removal machines.

Odd.

I don’t see those. I see a Wii ad.

On top I see..

Ads for Baseball Prospectus books, and on the right I see ads for Baseball’s Famous Moments.

I don't see any ads here....ever.

ADBlock Plus for Firefox

Here's what yer missing

He is my version...check out the "majesty"

Looks blank to me.
Yes...it sure does.
Yep.

Firefox with Adblock and Noscript rocks.

I just want the t-shirt models back

(and no, Al, I wasn’t the one that posted a goofy fanpost ode to the blonde one at 4 in the morning. I only posted a comment on it prior to you deleting it because it was so silly.)

And not this doof

I'd rather have Miley Cyrus ringtones.
Wait! I disabled AdBlock and this popped up! He's EVERYWHERE!

lol

I wonder if this guy reads BCB?

I thought that guy

Was Al….. who knew.

LOL

Our man is everywhere!

that was definitely

a homina homina post

this definitelly doesn't belong here

as Emily Litella said: never mind

very cool

just installed it… thanks!

You installed the laser hair removal machine?

Oh, wait. I think this isn’t threading properly.

I could use one of those too...

or not

Pictures...or it didn't happen.
you want a picture of my hairy leg?
I have never wanted anything more in my entire life.
ROFL!!

and…. ewww

If you have a fast enough internet connection and processor....

you don’t notice any loading time at all. Plus, some ads I don’t mind seeing.

Tim Lincecum taken to hospital complaining of flu-like symptoms, may not appear in game.

Jon Heyman | SI

He doesn't have the flu....

Steinbrenner won’t even let him in Yankee Stadium with that hair…..

Heh. I don't know about your screenname, but that was pretty clever.
Too serious??
You're OK with it...

unless he gets hurt. Then you’re gonna take some shots.

+1

Just tryin to have a little fun….

are you going to get up a party with...

oh nevermind….

Lee

LIGHT EM UP

+, like, a hundred
Is anyone else tired of all the media coverage of Hamilton

I’m glad he got himself straight but this is getting ridiculous. I guess it’s another ESPN over kill….

Agree that it is getting a bit over the top...

...but I guess people like and need stories these days about triumph in the face of adversity (even if it’s self-inflicted adversity).

It is a bit unbelievable that he took three years off, played some A-ball, and a year later he’s got 95 big league RBI’s at the ASB.

You know....

Watching this “parade” makes me pray even harder the Cubs can win it all this year.

Im so tired of New York

There's a parade?

An even better reason to not turn the TV on till 7:00.

Might want to

make sure you even have a signal. Comcast in my area is having “problems”

I guess you'd call it a parade

Too bad theres nothing on TV between 6pm and 7pm heh I usually watch Fox

espn = favre central

breathless. it’s breathless, I tell you!

NPB All Star Game(s)

Good morning from Okinawa. Today’s game will be televised live on NHK HD – I will watch on 1080i HD…. it will be fun.

In Japan, we have 2 All Star Games by NPB in 2 different ballparks every year – Game 1 in Osaka and Game 2 in Yokohama this year. We had 3-game series previously, so it was longer break for players who don’t participate it…

A three game all-star break?!

Wow, how do they players react to that?

Dan

Well, it was normal thing...

As we had 3 different pairs of starting pitchers, managers will use players from the area closer to host city… players had fun I believe, both selected and non-selected….

Can someone explain to me...

...how this parade is going on, and the game starts in an hour?? Shouldn’t the guys be dressed, ready for the damn game?!

Dan

Taped Earlier this afternoon

Perhaps?

parade?

I’ve got Gehrig’s bat as a weather vane

FIRST!

Damn, missed again.

Anyways go Cubs side.

You're the first to say "First"
I think Mark Grace just butchered Dome's first name...
It's Grace.

He gets a pass.

He's been drinking probably
YAY!

Gracie interviewing Banks and Fukudome!!! :D

and of course

Grace makes a fool of himself.

Kouske’s probably thinking to himself, whats wrong with this dope?

yay!

Spike Lee!!

wooooo :(

first pitch is when?

after all the fox blather led by Queen Jeanne, and then the introductions and the sponsor this and sponsor that and don’t forget all the promos for fox’s new shows…

any idea when the actual first pitch will be? 7:30ish?

7:30ish

Tomorrow at this rate

lol.

Seriously, LET’S PLAY SOME BALL!!!!

Hello, Laura Okmin!
WHERE'S ERIN ANDREWS
Over on ESPN

probably getting ready to talk to Favre or Josh Hamiton

ESPN Stands For

Erin’s So Perfectly Nubile

+1

Check out my tribute to Erin. Not a single comment yet…geez!

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2008/7/15/572080/erin-andrews

At ESPN Zone?

Anyway…

Bonds to become a Yankee?

God NO!

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8347236/Matsui-rehab-hits-snag;-Yanks-may-look-at-Bonds

OMG

ESPN won’t be able to handle all the coverage!!! They’ll need to make a brand new network!

ESPN-BY

Hopefully they will pick up Sexson instead
I can't think of a better fit....

I’d LOVE to see the clubhouse meltdown on that team with Bonds.

"May" is the operative word

but if they move on it… characteristic.

I'm a fool for Derek Jeter

there. I’ve said it.

In that case...

I take back my comment about wanting a picture of your hairy legs. You’re dead to me.

I Liked The Older Yankees

such as Gehrig, Stengel, Murcer, Munson, Randolph, and of course our Lou.

the Yankees

of my childhood. Bucky Dent, where art thou?

don't forget Joe Pepitone
dang

and I was just about to concede your Selig point!

Whats worse?

The fact that this game is on Fox or the fact this game is in Yankee Stadium?

The fact that the winner of the game gets an extra WS game.
Fox.

Although the WORST is what SWL said below. Unless we like actually, you know, win.

Well, I'm drinking tonight

so at least I know I’ll have fun. Let’s get rowdy tonight here.

Dan

wheee!

Me too! :D

Just cracked open a Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout.....

....HIGHLY RECOMMMENDED

Have to try that one...

Just opened a Leinie Red here..

MMMM...Leinenkugel...

I miss that here in FLA…

Can't get it there?

That sucks…

Hey

If your team is good enough to make it to the World Series, it should be good enough to win the title anywhere.

Whether it be Home or Away.

SENIOR CIRCUIT = BETTER CIRCUIT
Live coverage started on NHK

Players are lining up…. booing or louing for Lou?

Louing for Lou
gods

I remember that. :)

SORIANO!!!!!!!!

RAMIREZ! WOOD!! BIG Z!!!1 DEMPSTER!!!!!!! MARMOL!!

I've missed SORI!!!!!!

And dude. The cheer he got from the Yanks was classy. :D

THAT'S EIGHT CUBS, FOLKS!!! WOOOOOO
Actually,

That was 6. 2 are starting. ;)

Seriously.

The number of allstars we have is sick. That was awesome.

Where's

Aramis? did I miss him?

He was there.
Thanks George

Who cares !!!

Did anyone tell the AL?

This is the year streaks die.

GO NL!!!!!!!!

Wasn't it Joe Buck that say he doesn't even like baseball a few weeks ago?
yup, says American Idol is better

or some crap like that

Good. Exactly who I want announcing my favorite sport.
WHAT!!

Murton didnt make the ASG for the A’S?!?

What a travesty

Congratulations to

Ryan and Johnnah Theriot on the birth today of a daughter.

AWWWW!!!

Awesome! :D CONGRATS!!!!

Theriot's had a kid today?!

Congrats to him and his family

Yep,

they now have one boy and two girls.

wow, I had no idea

perhaps it’s because he looks like he’s 12-years-old?

good timing
New Liitle RIOT in da House
Selig's "State of MLB Address"...read this ridiculousness:

MLB commissioner Bud Selig gave a state of the game address on Tuesday. Among his key points:

• Instant replay could be in place for this season’s postseason.

• Baseball is looking into the threat of maple bats shattering and injuring players.

• The winning league in the All-Star Game getting home-field advantage in the World Series is a success.

• Certain teams need new ballparks to remain viable.

• Despite economic struggles in the country, baseball is doing well.

well

I would like them to look into the bats thing.

I despise the state of Georgia
Goose Gossage!

the MUSTACHE! Yes…

Everybody get old....

Gossage didn’t have to play in Japan for his late years….

I have a feeling

Sheets is going to get rocked

Should we hope for an injury, or agin it?
classless to hope for an injury
I was being somewhat light-hearted, but you are right

Apologies

no problem

you weren’t exactly hoping for it

I think the NL lineup is much better than the AL's this year...

...Pedoria or Utley? Jeter or Hanley? Youk or Lance? Bradley or Pujols?

I agree

I think the NL lineup is much superior to the AL’s this year

So cool.

I love the HOFers. :D Can’t wait to see Ryno, Ernie and Billy.

Theres that classy Yankees fans

We hear so much about

Booing Yuk….Its the friggon all star game, give it a break

Yeah.

It’s also dumb. They sort of need him to win…

Where is Morgan??
Conspicuously absent.
Being fired hopefully
Funny

Last year at this time, the Yankee fans where booing A-Rod like crazy…

Hmmm

sure would have been nice

for Santo to have been out there.

Yes it would

hopefully it will happen sooner rather than later

Agreed.

He deserves it so much.

Veterans Committee = Panel of Babboons, behaving badly
I wan to kiss Ernie
I love that dude.

Our Cubs All-Stars rock.

I don't think the first pitch

is gonna be till 8.

this one will start: 9:37:03 March 5th, 2020
the background music is over the top
Booing Manny

Yea or Nay?

In New York?

Yea

FUKUDOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DOMEEEEEEEEEE
cheering Dome
YAY DOME!!!!!!!!!!
Wow I miss Tony Gywnn
i wonder

what kind of conversation can come from Dome, Mays, and Hamilton

A whole lotta nothing, that's what
captured best by

Don Delillo

still, nobody loves reggie

like reggie!

Is anyone else worried

That the fate of home field in the WS belongs to a manager who can’t get there?

Interesting note...

at least to me. All 3 Hall of Fame Left Fielders, Lou Brock, Billy Williams and Ralph Kiner are former Cubs. Brock at the beginning of his career, Billy for most of his career and Kiner at the end of his career.

Kasey

GEO IS A STUD!!!!
Lord, you're gonna be like this for however long he's in there, aren't you ;)
Yes. Yes I am!!!!
Yankee Fans dont knoe Soto ???
He should be Soto of their knowledge....
I meant...

“soto” means “outside” in Japanese….

hehehe, nice one df :)
They will soon enough.

Mark my words.

AMEN to THAT !!!
I love Yogi Berra.

That’s a great fan reaction to him.

Im only going to say this because I got reemed the one and only time I did it

NO PICTURES IN THE GAME THREAD!!!

Um...no?
Thread Police in da house
That's probably a good idea.

The game hasn’t started, and we’re 1:30 from the overflow. Yikes!

Is there going

to be an overflow tonight?

I think Al said it would go up at 9 CT
I see it now.

Would help if I read all of his post.

Just one at 9 pm...

...but I don’t know if that will be enough. We can post one later if it’s not.

Dan

Are we going to be at first pitch by 9 ... I'm at work, hence hating the state o fGa.
Potentially no.
This is what Kerry thinks of the no-pictures rule

Kerry

Are you sure about that ???

It's...a....joke
HAHA

I love kerry

I think Al's ok with it

they just can’t be too big or too numerous

Like I said I only said it

Since I got reemed the one time i posted one.

Ya...

...posting pictures in game threads is usually fine as long as they:

-Aren’t too big
-Aren’t too numerous

And considering we only have 220 comments right now, I think we will be safe.

Dan

YOGI! YOGI! YOGI!

I want my Scooter back.

Lance Armstrong!!!
Is he a big star in Taiwan?
I am not sure about in Taiwan

But sure he is in Japan, absolutely.

One Island off?
At least

6-7 islands off – with people are living in

Sorry bout that Dragonsfanatic

Okinawa, my bad, no offense I hope : )

Sheryl Crow is doing a nice job here.

I’ve always liked her music. :)

she have a new album out soon ???

usually a tie in

I hope so!

It’s been a while, probably because she was fighting cancer.

She just put one out, all about her cancer
Oh!!!

I’ll have to find it!

Thanks. :)

I like her too.
I met her once as I sat in front of her on a flight.

she was very sweet. we have a friend in common so it made it easy to talk to her. She was flying a puppy home that day and she had it under her seat. made for a nice day. Very down to earth woman.

That's cool.
I don't mind saying......

...I’m 50 years old, but I got all blubbery and teary eyed watching those introductions. That was my childhood, my life right there. What a great game.

Too bad Koufax wasn’t there. And next time they do this, Santo.

+1

Santo WILL BE THERE NEXT YEAR

Interesting

The National Anthem presented by an American company that makes the majority of its product in Canada and Mexico.

Go figure.

what's the point

of having a Stealth fighter buzz the stadium? I mean, you can’t SEE it… it’s STEALTH.

+1

I thought the same thing. Dude.

No one cares about you, George. Go away.
Awwww man.

They said the Boss, and I thought Bruce…not this yutz. sigh

WOW!

Talk about the plastic on that former womaniod thing sitting next to him

SWL-man Steinbrenner
wow

they just parade him around the stadium. i hate new york

So...

Is there going to, you know, be a game tonight?

GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE!!!
what

you think the All Star Game is about BASEBALL?

But this time, IT COUNTS!!!!!
I used to think it was about show

Then Selig changed the rules. :( Now the pomp just makes me nervous.

BIG WOW

Living here in CT, No wonder George has not been in the paper lately

Whaddaya bet......

..... he passes away not too long from now. It would make perfect sense.

man, Im already tired of Joe Buck
+1

He is so full of himself

I kinda miss the boss

or maybe I am remembering his character on Seinfeld…

You know what I just realized?

This year will all be about the “last season” of Yankee Stadium. BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE! Next year we get to show off the “first season” at Yankee Stadium!! I can’t wait!!

7:35pm

The game hasn’t started yet.

Apparently next year the official sponsor will be AM/PM

AM = The start of the Pre-Game show
PM= The start of the game

Well.

..... Steinbrenner has been everythng bad people can conjure up, but it was still touching to see Berra and the others give him a kiss. Karma, though, is a bitch, even for George.

That's because Yogi rocks.

Nothing to do with Steinbrenner.

Well, to each their own
Then the first home run

First bawk
First peanut vendor
first fart
first urinal cake
first fan that runs out on the field

First pop star visit to her "friend" ARod
first bawk?

That damned bird isn’t going to be there, is it?

Balk. :D

first spelling correction
Gaaahh Joe Buck

I thought you didn’t like baseball because it took too long!

Help us all out—move it along!

analysis

over the PA situation? WTF?

Rivera can't get the save if the NL is winning, assholes
They keep promising baseball

I keep being disappointed.

the hell

more commercials. Are they going to run them between batters too?

McCarver looks like

the warden from Shawshank Redemption

Sheryl Crow info

thread is moving so fast, I’ll just put it here

http://www.sherylcrow.com/discography/

Apparently

Sheryl Crow sung the national anthem

last week sometime

Come on NL!

Light up Cliff Lee!

OMG

That was an ad between lineups.

It makes me want to not drink the Bud Light Lime I just got out, out of protest.

Budweiser: The Great American Lager

Ironic

My company...

has had 4 loge box seats near home at Yankee Stadium for years. I found out last week that when the invoice came for ASG tickets they declined them because they weren’t sure who would use them or what they’d do with them.

I was speechless.

Then again, the Home Run Derby tickets were $600 each—and you had to buy all 3 days worth. Almost six grand total.

Who long do you think Dome will be in the game?
Not long, sadly.

But I hope he gets a chance to make a play/bat.

they will go around once in the order at least
jeeeeeeeeeeeBUS!!!!

here we go – lee is about to throw a pitch!

Umps

How do they decide who gets umpire duties for the ASG?

they draw straws
Dude, Lee is totally on.

Sheets better be ready to throw.

Damn, that

didn’t take long.

well, you know

Lee is a good pitcher, because he doesn’t have to bat.

Careful...

Let sleeping Bards lie…

So who's got THE DARK KNIGHT opening night tickets? I'll be there at 1201 am sharp!!
When does the X-Files movie open?

I’m there for that…

Same here

Midnight showing

wow

cubs getting good time in the commercials

I'm pretty sure

they’re regional. IE, in NY, they didn’t see that commercial.

I saw it here in Kansas...
I saw it in Utah

And for the record, when it’s Yanks or Cubs on Fox, we see the Yanks.

i saw it in BOSTON
saw it here in North Carolina
No commercials at all on NHK....

...as it’s public station….

The Lou Commercial?

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I still remember

Ichiro’s first infield hit off Randy Johnson in his first ASG….

Come on Benny!
Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez?
What the...

Utley. Dude.

Josh Hamilton REALLY scares me!
Hamilton's swing is now the best in baseball...I think Griffey has officially been demoted to #2 for the first time in 15 years
Thank God he struck out there.
Soto looking good!
I'd plunk ARod, just for wearing those shoes...
YAY!!!! GEO!!!!
whoa!

dont get hurt soto!

how come madonna didn't sing the national anthem?
A-Rod wouldn't be able to stand up for it
she had a Kabbalah meeting
AHHHH!!!

Hope Geo’s okay!

I hope Soto didn't turn his ankle

on Manny’s bat!!

Dude,

I will freak out if Geo got hurt by freaking Manny at the ASG. :(

Me too
+1

I would pull an Elvis and shoot my tv…

I'm really sick of these pseudo-real commercials...

...LeBron’s “jump shot”, this fake ball girl climbing a wall 11 feet, and the like…

what!!

are you kidding me. that coimmercial with the ball girl is amazing.

I really liked it too.
I posted a link to that Gatorate footage on BCB two weeks ago.

the ad firm got fired by Gatorade and the ad was dropped, but the film footage got so many hits on Youtube that Gatorade came back and picked it up again.

yes i saw it a youtube a few weeks ago

and i thought it was hilarious

IT'S NOT REAL!!
I think it is real
It's not real.

Just well done mock footage. Google it, and you’ll find news articles on it.

What? Injury? Plz no
Geez...get the damn bat out of the f'ng way!
over/under: number of boner pill/prostate drug commercials

20

That just made my blood pressure

Raise a little bit.

I'm sorry in advance to everyone

But WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT BAT DOING THERE? My GOD.

it -was-

the on-deck circle. Where is that bat supposed to be?

I know - but you must still understand my instant insanity - if only brief...
right.

I’m DVRing Reaper, and now I’m gonna play a little CoH. Go National League!

Let's get some runs!!!
meh I can't stand Ken Rosenthal

he wants to look like the pretty boy

Good job, Chipper!
Please no Bob Davidson for future ASG....
Shiggy Hasegawa on NHK commentary said...

Let’s vote for umps for ASG as well, by players!

That's actually a great idea
I love that idea.
But I know ump union will be all against for it ;-<
This game will be faster than the opening line up & HOF'ers
20 pitches through 2 innings

I thought these guys were All-Stars for cryin out loud

ALERT!!!

The pitchers are All-Stars too!!!

I know

but take a pitch or something

Let's go NL!!!

Come on Sheets, hold ‘em.

Well, I can see Budweiser hasn't updated their commercials yet...

Budweiser – the great Belgian Lager…

I dont look for them to come right out and say that too loud lol
LOL
it is all over the news
I know its all over the news.

But I dont see them in a commercial saying “Budweiser, we sold out to InBev (not a american company). Now come get some!” Somehow, I doubt the Clydsdales are going to say that in a commercial anytime soon. That was my point.

that beer is not different just the name on a piece of paper
Who makes Hoegaarden?

Is that an InBev beer?

Yes

I believe that it is

One of my favorite beers.
Gives Belgian beer a bad name
Z is warming up!
Z's warming up.
Big Z

GEtting ready

z getting ready
Z getting loose
come on Sheets!

wow….i’m surprised I say this..

Sit down, Manny!

Nice job, Ben.

I was just

going to say that.

Great minds. ;)
I think so. :-D
Wow. An actual apology from Joe Buck.
regarding?
mispronouncing Duchshrer
funny...

cuz joe buck is a DOUCHE!

Nice uncle Charley
So is Geo...

Getting a good scouting report for the team by catching Sheets tonight?

I hope that's the case. Any edge helps!
Sheets just gave the lip readers a thrill.
F-bombs anyone?
The Red Sox these days are thugs.
That throw was great

What is up with Utley today?! Dude.

Geo has to learn to step into the batter

On some of the steal attempts

OMG

The corporate sponsorship of EVERYTHING drives me mad.

no different than tv shows in the old days
True.

It just annoys me in baseball a lot. I can’t explain it.

This frustration brought to you by Square D
GOOD JOB STIFFLER!


His cousin, Andy Sheets

played in Japan for 5-6 years…

STIFFLER HAS A COUSIN?!
no but he has a MILF
If you think this is bad

Check out a European pro hockey uniform

DOME!!!

Cubs, getting it done.

Seriously now let's get some runs!!!
Yep.

Cubbies need to start this rally!

Soto's Throwing Tonight

Kind of reminds me of Rex Grossman

he's not throwing at the other team!
Well. Technically. Utley is on another team.
Come on Dome!
Holy Crap!

A news teaser for FOX 6 in Milwaukee and Favre wasn’t the top story. I haven’t even had a full beer yet and I’m drunk?!?

Uh oh. Yogi's in the booth.

They’re going to talk over the Cubs ABs!

no problem

if it’s a hit, they’ll note it. if it’s an out, less will notice . . . .

At least they showed all of the pitches.
Left hander...
Did they get the Japanes spelling correct?
Is Yogi forming sentences?
Sorta.

But he did call Joe Buck “Jack”, if I heard right.

Yogi

Muscles is the Farns no Mo

dome

still needs some time off

you can't be serious.

you’re going to say that after one at bat in an exhibition game vs. a pitcher he’s never seen?

They seriously DID NOT EVEN SHOW GEO'S AT BAT

GRRRRRRRR

wasn't much to see
It's still dumb.

Why can’t they show the game and not a bunch of dudes talking. :(

Well, because despite what Bud would have you think

It’s an exhibition game.

That determines homefield in the WS

Which seems important to me this year.

I’m just annoyed at Fox.

I am, too

They have something to do w/home field being decided here.

Where were you when I had my fanpost suggesting we vote for the worst A.L. players to rig the game and mock the system?

Because then they would have to talk about someone other than the Yankees

And this is THE MASSIVELY HISOTRIC YANKEE STADIUM, MORE HISTORIC THAN ANY OTHER ON THE CONTINENT.

So that just wouldn’t be right.

Besides, you just want to look at Geo.

Damn straight I want to look at Geo.
What's wrong with

wanting to look at Geo?

Not saying anything wrong with it

Just saying

Oh no!

I'd love to play for the Carp

Great team name

Carp has great team loaster

Looks at this

Alex Ochoa! I remember him.
Alex

He was a Dragon, now he is a Carp…

I wonder if he's related to Ohman
Or Yoko...
good point

That one’s more obvious, isn’t it? Must be the beer.

Your Paulaner probably has more alcohol in it...

than my Leinie…:)

Thanks for the support!
Patience, Geo, patience
Did they even mention there's a NEW pitcher?
This is a horrible interview, I'm sorry.
Joe Buck and Tim McCarver could make a crossfire interview between Jesus and the devil boring.
+1

God these dudes suck.

Where's Joe Morgan when you need him?
Having never needed him, I have no answer.
Don't be sorry.

It’s true.

And since when do you need to SHOW THE INTERVIEW! Can’t they show the game and we can listen to the interview? Dude.

yes, that would make sense
"sense"

is a concept that obviously escapes them.

and most of MLB management, unfortunately
Seriously.

Dude. Who are these fools. :(

slcathena for Commissioner!
Enough of Yogi

Time for Z to dominate.

Dempster

Did they announce or show Dempster in the line up???

Z in Grey ??? He wants the Blues
Ichiro had a basehit

Dome need one next at bat, maybe last one…

DP!!!!

Nice job!! :D

I love how Jeter "hit a single" in the first...

...as if Chase Utley didn’t giftwrap it for him.

Z vs. Hamilton

This’ll be good….

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
trying to refresh your posts?
Nice 7 pitch inning for Z
Past Ichiro, Jeter, and Hamilton.

Not too shabby

Nice work Z.
Z made short work of the AL

That was sweet. :D

Now have him find some nice, safe bench somewhere.
Well, you know

He won’t have that dangerous job of hitting and running, so he should be fine.

Z is a killer!

I love me some Carlos!

Who was talking about the X Files Movie?

I can’t wait until that comes out!

+1

I’ll be in line for it!

Me too!

I was in line for the first one, years ago. :D

Same here...

And I’ve seen every episode at least twice…

Z should be DH'ing

not that sack who wears number 5

Stay classy!
i'm ron burgunDY?
Oh please

I hate the Cards as much as the next person, but Pujols is money. I’m glad the best hitter in baseball is on our side tonight.

I was joking

can’t I just make a stab at our rivals??

Is Dempster there?
no, can I take a message?
he's at the ASG...
I dont think I saw him during the announcements
just being silly

yes, he’s there

I know.....lol
Z

Could get the W if NL can take the lead and hold it.

if halladay were on the yankees or red sox

he would be talked about every night as the best pitcher in the game..

Dumbass Pujols
Ichiro did it

Dome need one

pujols!!!!......

.....almost with a double..

Son of a ....

That throw was money.

looks safe maybe....
OOh. Could Cap'n Jetes have missed the tag?
Albert got greedy!
Off the wall like that is a double

with anyone else out there. That was just a great play in right.

Pujols ran on Ichiro?
Yeah, not recommended.
Plays in front of him, does he not know who Ichiro is?

I hope someone tries that on Dome!

Bad Call...

he was safe

Ichiro's got quite a hose
wait for it . . .
that's what

is true

Z vs. A-Rod
Z won!
Will Madonna Go Out With Him Now?
I hope not.

No desire to see her at Cubs games.

The Commercials

are longer than the innings.

tied for the best record?

joe, we have the best record by two games..

nope. tied with LAA
Pujols needs to lay off the cheesecake

He should have been safe by a mile.

And those Beyonce water commercials make life worth living.

Ephous pitch
aww man how was that NOT A STRIKE!
how can they lay off pitches that close?
ha ha ha ha ha

+1

Z with the eephus pitch
Let's go Z

Sit Manny Down!!!

Not gonna be so funny if Manny goes yard...
He doesn't know where he's gonna go . . .

Mr. Ultey!

Anyone? Anyone?

:(

“Volcano”
Jimmy Buffett

Where I go I hope there's.....

RUM!

DA-DA-DA-DUH-DA-DA….DA!

finally!
Sorry, my man....took a while to get through the thread...

Saw the Man at Wrigley in 2005….doesn’t get much better….

Cool!

Seeing him on Saturday at Alpine Valley

He became a Cubs fan because of his old friend

Steve Goodman

Nice work by Utley
when do the reserves come in?

shouldn’t be that long..

Figures...

A stinking Marlin keeps our guy out there longer

Z not getting help.

Don’t like him here against Youk. Let’s hope he can get out of it…

Theriot!

You shouldn’t be at the all star game, go home with your wife and new daughter!

Bad defense by the NL so far
so far, this NL infield has nothing on our crew :-(
Shawon would've poured it in there
Picked off!
Z with a pickoff!
z took care of it himself

nice

Z rocks it.

That’s how it’s done, boys. :D

Z just effing picked someone off in an ASG...
He's awesome.
Carlos is my hero!

I love everything he does!

thats awesome!!!
Z shows why no one steals on him

...not in his house!

I think I am correct, but the last time that happened during an Allstar game

was in 05…and who was the 1b then? Lee!

Hmmmmm.....

Do 8 Cub All-Stars make a gaggle?

Let's plate one for Z!
Ahem

The Angels are TIED for the best record in baseball, Fox.

You think McCarver's a fox?
Boo!!!

I walked in as they were saying and and wasn’t sure if it was Tim or Buck. So I didn’t specify.

NL isn't a major league, remember?
Not bad....guess our ace can handle AL pitchers...z
Meant hitters...stupid computer...
Woo hoo. Matt Holliday!

1-0 NL!

YAY!!!!

HOLLIDAY!!!!!!!

Too bad that wasn't off of Roy Halladay
bring on the rain and Z is your winner...
not official game yet
right, but soon. just saying, there's more runs to be scored the longer the game goes on.
Who says Matt Holliday can't hit home runs outside of Coors Field?
Ervin Santana can't pitch on the road.

Something had to give!

Z in line for the W now
That would be so sweet

Was I being biased or did he look better than Ben tonight? Because he looked better to me.

He looked much better than Sheets
Did he look better than Geo

to you?

After that 3 pitch K?

Yes, but it’s temporary. :P

Z subscribed to the "Bull Durham" theory...

“Strikeouts are fascist….throw some ground balls, more democratic…”

Flag

Would that authorize flying the flag?

Man

There are a lot of Cubs in that dugout. I love it.

Since Holliday started in place of Soriano,

we can credit that run to a Cub, right?

Come on Dome!

Hit it here!

Dome...

Not looking good.

Blah.

He did not look good on that pitch. :(

Oh no...

That was nasty breaking ball…

Yep.

Sorry Dragon. :( He’s been good in the field though, so that’s something. :)

man our guys looked bad there
Yeah.

That wasn’t great.

Together

They lowered the temperature at Yankee Stadium by 10 degrees.

Kosuke

an all too familiar sight lately.

They need to go to a straight platoon after the break.

um no?
+1

Dude. He’ll snap out of it.

He's exhausted.

If he’s going to be worth anything in October, he needs to be rested more in the second half.

terrible idea.

platoon with who???

New outfield for the NL this inning?
Is it Nate "The Great" time?
If the NL had scored earlier

and the lead held up, would they give the W to Sheets? Normally a starter has to go 5 innings for a Win, but I wonder if that’s waived for the All-Star Game.

yes, Sheet could have gotten it in that situation
Number of innings for a starter doesn't matter in AS game
Awww. :( Bye Dome and Geo!

:(

Aram better come in here at some point!

What the?

You keep Braun and Holliday’s D out there and pull Dome? What is this anti Cub bias?

Yep. That's it.

Hurdle doesn’t care if they win, he just wants to stick it to the Cubs. The rest of the NL won’t mind.

I find it weirder to pull Soto.

Is Martin really better than Soto?

Got to let the others play, too
you guys need to take it easy
your sig is scary
Overflow is up....see you there...
Ugh...MORE bad defense from the NL!

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