Tagged With "ASG"

Ok, I know this is not that important, but I actually turned the ASG off in the 7th inning the other night. Man, it was a snooze-fest. One of the other reasons I turned it off is that it just seemed to be one player after another acting the fool and all recording everything on their phones, etc. I get it, it's an event these guys get to let their hair down and have fun at, but I have to say the behavior of many of these guys just turned me off and came across as immature and arrogant. I'm...

How do you really feel?

Give it a rest... If you find 10 bombs in a game off of guys throwing 97+ boring, nobody can help you... Harper was fan-voted in (deservedly so, IMHO), just like all of the other starters... His BA is low, but he's 23 bombs and 54 RBIs... Also leads the the league with 78 walks... Major production. MLB is trying to appeal to a younger audience, which I applaud... Still a great show for us old-farts too!

Not this old fart...found it pretty boring, I'm not a huge fan of the long ball because it takes all the strategy out of the game. Guess 97+ MPH doesn't mean jack if everyone is putting it the bleachers, eh? I found the ASG more interesting to watch when there was something on the line, like home field advantage in the WS. Then there was something to play for. And I don't have to give it a rest...

No need to give it a rest. There is a legit discussion to be had about the long term health of the game and how it's going to be played going forward to ensure its survival. There's a lot to be chewed over in a lot of places, and a lot of valid viewpoints, IMO. For example, this old fart far prefers NL rules; others make a good case for the DH. The folks who run baseball are currently debating it. Just for another example, I was chatting with a friend about the 1971 Orioles, with their four...

Disagree on this. That was soooooo bogus. Just completely random. I'm very glad to see both it and the guy who thought it up gone.

Was never a fan of him either, JCG, but the concept compelled me to watch the game, because suddenly it mattered. That guy also added the extra wildcard team/game into the playoff picture too, which adds a lot of excitement and intrigue at the end of the season IMO.

If you are not into a sport, you may watch the finals, championship, majors, big rivalry or highlights but you are probably not going to watch an all-star game. But if you are into the sport, you will have some level of intrigue in seeing a gathering of the very best players in that sport, playing against each other. All-Star games have limitations but they have intrigue as well. I chuckle at all the attempts to make it something more. I guess some of those attempts have worked out, i.e. the...

I totally enjoyed the game this year. It's nice to see players be able to have fun and enjoy the moment. The MLB All Star Game is still a competitive event unlike the NBA, NHL or NFL. Pitchers can't just come out and go through the motions and the hitters have to be focused.

You chuckle? That's so cute

Re: MLB All Star Game Antics

No one can really slam the Mets for taking Tebow to boost ticket and merchandise sales when teams pay guys to strike out and hit a few homeruns in order to boost tickets and merchandise sales. It’s show biz now.