Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Was that the most interesting or the most boring All Star Game ever?

My vote goes for boring.

Of the 15 innings of tedious baseball played last night, and into this morning, maybe two or three actually caught my attention. From the tenth inning on, every time the National League failed to plate a run, I was practically begging the AL to score so this thing would be over. I would only beg if I was awake though, as this game failed to hold my attention more than a fluffy couch and blanket could.

Here's what I got as my mom flipped back and forth between the All Star Game and "House Hunters" on HGTV, in no particular order:
  • Dan Uggla makes uggly errors. (Amazing find by Dan Lamothe over at Red Sox Monster.)
  • Billy Wagner should never pitch in All Star Games ever again.
  • Clint Hurdle and Terry Francona are luuuuuuuuuucky!
  • I think my dad was more excited for the stealth plane fly over than the game. Rightly so.
  • Russel Martin is a beast at blocking the plate.
  • Yogi Berra is still awesome.
  • George Sherrill's hat is flatter than Joba Chamberlain's.
  • Sox fans are so happy the MVP was J.D. Drew.
And that was your game in a nutshell.

I must say, the best part of the entire All Star Game, from red carpet events to derbies, is the pre-game festivities. I absolutely love seeing all the great players take the field and bask in cheers from fans that probably weren't alive when they played. It's great to see their accomplisments in baseball recognized.

3 comments:

  1. David Wright was ready to pitch if needed. It woulda been quite a game if he did!

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  2. I tried to stay awake. I saw the AL tie it up in the 8th, then faded away as they entered extra innings. I woke up to see them award JD Drew with the MVP award, so I knew the AL had won it again. Yawn. I'm ready for the real deal to start up again tomorrow.

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  3. cant wait to get back to mets-themed destruction (just a reverse euphemism for winning). yogi berra is an old man... that was such an awkward interchange, but i hate joe buck so it was fun. he called joe buck jack buck... kinda shows what era hes living in. that being said,
    jack buck >> joe buck.

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