2008 All Star Game Open Thread
by Eric Simon on Jul 15, 2008 7:51 PM EDT
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PrintThis time it counts. Or something. Ben Sheets versus Cliff Lee in this crummy after dinner mint to last night's homerun derby main course. Anyone else rooting for a tie?
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If it's tied after all the pitchers are used...
They should go down to Madison Square Garden and have a shootout
dag
he was never svelte, but Tony Gwynn should really hit up a salad bar now and then.
One of the funny things about Tony Gwynn's post-retirement weight gain?
His little high-pitched voice sounds even sillier coming out of him now.
but he's such a gifted story-teller
we should all consider ourselves blessed that he’ll be calling every big game for the next 20 years.
Jeter is so, gasp!, UNclutch
Sorry for the schadenfreude, but I was thrilled to see Jeter hit into the 6-4-3 double play.
Tim Lincecum, out with flu-like symptoms
That’s the old baseball euphemism for “hangover.” Hahaha.
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
i love the fact that FLAPPINGUMS (papelbon)
just gave up a run to the NL. I love it! Boo the $hit out of him!
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:07 PM EDT reply actions
Ah Jesus, Billy.
You just needed one out.
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
McCarver misses the obvious, AGAIN.
Russell Martin comes out of his crouch during the stolen-base attempt, thereby blocking the ump’s call of what appeared to be strike three. (Jeez Louise, if you have no intention of throwing the ball, Ricky Martin, then stay where you are!) Catcher extraordinaire McCarver has no comment.
question
If the NL pushes a run across this inning, does Rodriguez get lifted for Rivera?
The Deadspin blogger...
pointed out before the AL tied the score that Billy had given up three runs in his last two ASG innings. Better make it four in two and a third.
Wow
Ryan Dempster strikes out the side. Here I am thinking, “So they’ve got the best closer in the history of the sport and we’ve got… Ryan Dempster?”
Hey, it counts!
So why was the AL out of position players in the eighth inning?
Bah
I was about to talk shit about Miguel Tejada and about how Jose Reyes should’ve been up. Guess I’ll just shut my piehole.
Just an editor's note here
Someone reading this after the fact might think we’re complaining about a single thing Uggla did. In fact, it was three terrible things.
I know, I know...
But tomorrow morning I will feel bad for him.
I feel bad for him, too
I also feel bad for whichever NL team has to go down 2-0 against the Red Sox at Fenway in the 2008 World Series.
Seriously, guys
This isn’t the Yankee Stadium Commemorative Game, it’s the All-Star Game. Stop talking about the fucking stadium.
Does the Mets ownership even care about the ASG?
I heard they didn’t try hard to get the game in the 90s.
Seriously, though...
If the run comes in here, please tell me that Sizemore or Drew gets MVP and NOT Rivera!!!
Guzman is playing 3rd and Wright is out of the game?
Is Hurdle actually trying to win? I’m not sure.
It's hard to believe...
that his bloated contract with the Nats is almost done. Four years and $15 million. Kasten is brilliant, but Bowden is an ass.
And Guzman couldn't even get a good jump on Rivera...
who wasn’t even paying attention to him.
According to these posts, Eric...
It’s always Beltran’s fault. You should know that.
hehehe
Did that shot of Selig remind you of Eli Wallach’s character (Altebello?) in GF3?
I've seen more than enough of Guzman...
both at RFK and now at Nats Park. Can someone please put him out to pasture?
please remind me...
Why was Corey Hart voted in by the fans?
OK, OK...
If we’re gonna have a Bobby Murcer tribute, how about chatting up Tony Snow and that heart doctor too…?
Yes, McCarver...
Cook and Martin have a sign indicating a pitch-out.
You forgot who was chugging around third...
Navarro looked like Rusty Staub on that play.
papelbon's wife threatened at parade
Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon blamed the New York media for creating a firestorm that resulted in his pregnant wife being threatened on Tuesday.
Papelbon
MLB.com reported that during a red carpet parade for the All-Star Game that went down Sixth Avenue in Manhattan, Papelbon and his wife Ashley were bombarded by insults from fans.
“I feel like I needed to be in a bullet-proof car,” Papelbon said, according to the Web site. “My wife is pregnant and she’s getting her life threatened. It’s stupid.”
Papelbon had said that he would welcome closing out the All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium even though its the home field of Mariano Rivera.
“I’ve said from the very beginning, since two days ago, and talked to Tito [Red Sox manager Terry Francona] about it, I said, ‘I want Mariano to close.’ I understand what it’s about to pay your dues in this game and what it’s about to put in your time,” Papelbon said, according to the Web site. “If you were to ask me, of course I wanted to close. That’s my competitive nature.”
Papelbon said he was shocked when he saw a New York Daily News headline that read “PAPELBUM! Red Sox reliever says he, not Mariano, should close tonight’s All-Star Game.”
“That was an easy headline for that [newspaper] to say, ‘Yeah, Papelbon said he wants to close.’ Yeah, of course I do,” Papelbon said, according to the site. “That’s my competitive nature. But I’m stepping away and saying I don’t need to close.”
Papelbon told MLB.com that he was so disturbed by the parade incident that he didn’t even care if he pitched on Tuesday.
“Your family gets involved like that and you’re trying to enjoy an experience with your family, and you have a wife who’s pregnant who doesn’t feel safe riding in a red-carpet event, you know what I mean? How would you feel?” Papelbon said, according to MLB.com.
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:23 AM EDT reply actions
why on earth is Aaron Cook still pitching?
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:24 AM EDT reply actions
oh brother, his defense worked, not him
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
tou che'
uggla was pretty “ugly”
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I am still amazed...
how we survived the bottom of the ninth.
i belive there was some pretty good hustle out there by the defense
but apples and oranges
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
aaron's arm ain't so impressive
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
i think it was a little bit of favoritism by ol Clint "The Curdle" Hurdle
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
He's a groundball machine
He’s not overpowering, but he doesn’t walk many, doesn’t allow many homeruns.
im still upset by wagner
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:28 AM EDT reply actions
yeah...i expected the worst
who am i kidding?
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
2nd and 3rd...
please don’t waste it!
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:31 AM EDT reply actions
Yeah, it's times like these...
that I wish I lived in Santa Monica.
One's gotta wonder...
if Francona has it in for Kazmir. He’s now the only player left standing. Joe Maddon can’t be smiling right now.
All we need now is a product endorsement
from Giuseppe Franco.
overall...
isn’t this fitting that the game is this dramatic in the last year of yankee stadium?
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:36 AM EDT reply actions
does anyone know the rule for a tie?
amount of innings?
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:37 AM EDT reply actions
so who gets home field advantage for the series then?
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST!
PULL COOK!
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:40 AM EDT reply actions
it's like watching HEILMAN
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:40 AM EDT reply actions
still don't have faith in him man
sorry
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
7th and 8th innings are just scary for METS fans
relief pithing is just shaky.
i can’t rely on a 9 game winning streak to impress me
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
here's a question?
Does the 2am American League curfew come into play here?
i could use a...
double half/calf, iced machiatto, slim, w/a lowfat, non trans fat rasberry scone.
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:48 AM EDT reply actions
please...
stop w/the maple bats
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:50 AM EDT reply actions
I know Guzman sucks eggs...
But why bunt. Let him hit right-handed.
can only listen...at work
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
but thanks for the sarcasm
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
that sucks
On the other hand, I am listening to McCarver so you may have the edge.
stick, bat, pole...
what’s the difference
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions
is yankee stadium still packed?
i can only listen.
DAMMIT GUZMAN!
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:52 AM EDT reply actions
3-0 and you watch it go by?
take a hack dude!
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 12:55 AM EDT reply actions
and another question...
Did anyone notice that the Bobby Murcer tribute took place in the 11th inning? (H/T Deadspin) What if the game hadn’t gone into extras? That’s kind of bizarre….
for god sakes!
uggla…shoot yourself!
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 1:01 AM EDT reply actions
no love from me man
HE’S AN ALL STAR!
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions
he's a major league player
they make those plays. it went right into his chest and he still bungled it. bleh.
i say...
if the game doesn’t end in the bottom of the 12th, the commisioner chooses a fan from the stands to pitch to the DH in a home run derby style shoot em out!
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 1:06 AM EDT reply actions
Dammit McLouth
You effing tease. I just want it to be over, dammit.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Jul 16, 2008 1:08 AM EDT reply actions
i bet...
joe buck has to keep nudging tim mccarver from going to sleep.
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 1:10 AM EDT reply actions
If I had to sit next to Joe Buck drone on for fourteen innings
in that horrible monotone voice of his I’d fall asleep, too.
george sherill is livin on the..
mutha f’n edge
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 1:10 AM EDT reply actions
Hey, do you think if he's feeling better...
Lincecum could come back to the Stadium and pitch to a few batters…? ;-)
yeah...
give him some robutussin and tell his ass to COWBOY UP!
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 1:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Can't Francona
re-insert pitchers who’ve thrown less than 3 innings? I remember they discussed this after the debacle in Milwaukee. God knows he can’t keep Kazmir in there very long. Did they ever make a rule for allowing for this?
by BobbyV_Incognito on Jul 16, 2008 1:15 AM EDT reply actions
i bet the teams owners would be livid for doing something like that
chance of messing up a pitchers arm maybe?
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Well,
Wagner would end this thing real quick. But not in a way that would please us.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Jul 16, 2008 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Also,
Volquez is the only NL starter who didn’t throw 2 innings. That’s what you get for choosing so many closers, Clint.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Jul 16, 2008 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I know!
The players association is doing this on purpose to get rid of the “it counts” bullshit! mmhmm…
ohhhhh!
conspiracy theory! i like it!
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Wouldn’t surprise me too much. It needs to go, anyway.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Jul 16, 2008 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions
oh man!
the rays blog would literally melt
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions
what's even worse
i just traded for him in my fantasy baseball league.
i guarantee he stinks it up for the rest of the year…great
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Aren't you glad
this game doesn’t really count? He’d kill your whole week.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Jul 16, 2008 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Uggla
Man, it is just not that dude’s night, is it?
by BobbyV_Incognito on Jul 16, 2008 1:22 AM EDT reply actions
Fuggla
He’s not going to show his face in New York ever again. How on Earth can you live this night down?
thank you...
i try very hard
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Inevitable.
Lazy, too. At least Victor Zambrano’s not in this, just to twist the knife a little deeper.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Jul 16, 2008 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions
hang in there man
haaaannnnngg innnnn theeeerre
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Again, my schadenfreude is kicking in...
I am thrilled that no Yankees remain in the game. Oh, wait, is that even a good thing?
by JE on Jul 16, 2008 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Almost at my limit, too.
I’ve been late enough the past couple weeks. And I can’t blame this one on the MTA
by BobbyV_Incognito on Jul 16, 2008 1:27 AM EDT reply actions
That would still sound better
than “Bud Selig is a moron, and Dan Uggla sucks balls”
by BobbyV_Incognito on Jul 16, 2008 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions
i bet his kid will tell him
damn dad, you really sucked tonight
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 1:31 AM EDT up reply actions
For the reference...
In 702.2 innings this season, Uggla has a grand total of 6 errors.
To go with his 3 errors today, he’s been 0-4 with 3 Ks, 6 men LOB. That’s awesome.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
your 2008 NL All-Star team!
by BobbyV_Incognito on Jul 16, 2008 1:29 AM EDT up reply actions
this game can't last longer than the 17th, right?
If Lidge is now in the game?
Pretty much.
Man, Bud’s got to be sweating bullets right now. The man cannot afford another tie.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Jul 16, 2008 1:30 AM EDT reply actions
OK, but does anyone know if there's a 2am curfew, as is the case in regular season games?
by JE on Jul 16, 2008 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t even know there was a 2am curfew. So they can’t start a new inning after that?
by BobbyV_Incognito on Jul 16, 2008 1:32 AM EDT up reply actions
In the good ol' days, back when there were league presidents...
I remember that the NL had no curfew, but the AL halted games at 2am.
by JE on Jul 16, 2008 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Here's the difference between the AL and NL:
NL Closers: Wilson, Wagner, Lidge,
AL Closers: Nathan, Papelbon, Rivera
Wow
I did not need to see that at 1:30 am. Now I’m glad I’m not going to be able to fall asleep. It’ll save me the nightmares,
by BobbyV_Incognito on Jul 16, 2008 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah, Lou, what are you doing with these photos? ;-)
by JE on Jul 16, 2008 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Houston fans must be lovin'...
that Wagner and Lidge are up to their old selves….
New rule-Jeter should be allowed to re-enter the games
Since he is the clutchiest clutcher in all of clutchball he should come in to end the game. His calm eyes and steely demeanor will end the game.
aren't we thrilled...
that Corey Hart got to play in this year’s game? what a tool…
Us.
For having watched the wretched excuse for an All-Star Game. All the way through
by BobbyV_Incognito on Jul 16, 2008 1:40 AM EDT up reply actions
best post of the night
dude
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks!
Now let’s stay tuned for our late local news….
by JE on Jul 16, 2008 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Screw that
I’m going to bed. Why did I stay up to watch this game, again?
by BobbyV_Incognito on Jul 16, 2008 1:43 AM EDT up reply actions
We needed a tie
Oh, and the last man voted in had himself a fine game as well, 0-3, 1 K and 3 LOB and a weak ass throw in the “clutch.”
The guy who finished second
Ended up on base twice at least.
"I got my pregnant wife (the Yankee fan) with me. Hoping my kid learns to kick her everytime the Mets score." -Schifftis-
good night and..
good luck
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by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jul 16, 2008 1:43 AM EDT reply actions
I'd just like to point out that
At the end of a game that “counts”, the NL lineup included: Christian Guzman, Nate McLouth, Ryan Ludwick, Cory Hart, and Brian McCann.
Maybe they should rename the the game the “All-currently playing the majors” game.
what's your problem with mccann?
he has a 149 OPS+...
Sorry
That wasn’t meant to disparage the players. It was an indictment of how players are used in a game that now matters for some teams. If MLB insists on keeping this stupid format then the directive to managers should be to manage to win and not just try to get everyone in the game.
Also
Of the players who were in at the end of the game 8 of the 10 AL players are on potential playoff teams. Only 5 of 10 NL players are on potential playoff teams. It’s ridiculous that the fate of home field in the World Series is being determined by players (and a manager) with nothing at stake.
But I’m probably preaching to the choir here.
I’m using over .500 or within 6 games of the division or wild card as a cutoff
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