The MLB All Star Game LD Has Already Given Derek Jeter the MVP Award on 7/13

[Megatron]

Damn. None of these hitters are hitting worth shit. Pujols, Jeter, Ichiro. I know Pujols had a good hit caught in his first AB, but still.

 

[klunderbunker]

Three and a half innings in what, 40 minutes?

 

[The Holy One]

What would you call them putting it in Cowboys Stadium?

still just an exhibition game that the players barely put effort into. I mean people actually look forward to the Dunk Contest than the actual game

 

[Stormtrooper]

I like how baseball gives relevance to their All-Star game. The NBA should look into to this

because it is logical for the All-Star game (forever an exhibition) to decide what team has home-field advantage in the World Series... Yeah, that's a good idea.

 

[Megatron]

What would you call them putting it in Cowboys Stadium?

People still won't care b/c it'll be nothing but a dunk-fest w/o defense until like the last two minutes. The MLB ASG is the only one where players don't change the way they play. The NBA players don't take it seriously, so why should we?

 

[Stormtrooper]

Damn. None of these hitters are hitting worth shit. Pujols, Jeter, Ichiro. I know Pujols had a good hit caught in his first AB, but still.

1. Jeet got a hit in the 1st, so I don't know why he was included. And some guy for the AL got a double (I forgett who).
2. The pitching has been phenomenal.

 

[klunderbunker]

Because it's not supposed to be taken seriously. It's a fun game that's not meant to be anything but fun. MLB tries to make this mean something while still making it about the fans which can't work.

 

[The People's Peep]

Sounds like a thread idea...

 

[Stormtrooper]

People still won't care b/c it'll be nothing but a dunk-fest w/o defense until like the last two minutes. The MLB ASG is the only one where players don't change the way they play. The NBA players don't take it seriously, so why should we?

we shouldn't take All Star Games seriously. It's an ALL STAR GAME, it isn't meant to be taken seriously.

 

[Joe's Gonna Kill You]

NICE CATCH

 

[The People's Peep]

WHAT A CATCH!!!

 

[klunderbunker]

Damn.

 

[The Holy One]

because it is logical for the All-Star game (forever an exhibition) to decide what team has home-field advantage in the World Series... Yeah, that's a good idea.

It has the best from each League in a dream match-up playing for something way more important than just bragging rights other wise you just have the circuses that the NBA and NFL put out on a yearly basis.

EDIT: Amazing ass catch by Braun, if only we could get some play like this on our bats

 

[Stormtrooper]

Braun with one hell of a good play.

 

[Stormtrooper]

It has the best from each League in a dream match-up

yes, that alone should make you want to watch it.

playing for something way more important than just bragging rights

Which is stupid beyond belief.

other wise you just have the circuses that the NBA and NFL put out on a yearly basis.

The Pro Bowl has it right. The game is for FUN, not to be taken seriously.

 

[Megatron]

1. Jeet got a hit in the 1st, so I don't know why he was included. And some guy for the AL got a double (I forgett who).
2. The pitching has been phenomenal.

Jeter actually walked. And he was included b/c he's one of the best contact hitters in the game and K'd.

I'll agree the pitching has been amazing. I guess it is the year of the pitcher, so it fits.

we shouldn't take All Star Games seriously. It's an ALL STAR GAME, it isn't meant to be taken seriously.

Then why even bother having the game? Just announce the all stars and move on? Either give it some importance or don't have one at all.

And, before this rule was in place, it wasn't like the last rule was any better. Alternating each year? Please. At least now the game means something, which I like.

 

[klunderbunker]

Just alternate year by year for home field in the Series. "That's not fair!" But it's fair to have Pirates and Royals deciding who gets it? Just have something like AL gets it in even years and NL in odd years. Or have it go by best record and if it's a tie, flip a coin. Just don't put it on the All Star game which is supposed to be fun.

 

[Joe's Gonna Kill You]

It has the best from each League in a dream match-up playing for something way more important than just bragging rights other wise you just have the circuses that the NBA and NFL put out on a yearly basis.

EDIT: Amazing ass catch by Braun, if only we could get some play like this on our bats

Yea its not a circus anymore because of the debacle that happened in 2002 All Star Games should be about the fans and if it should really count and be taking serious the fans shouldn't vote

Wright 2-2 Yes!!!

 

[klunderbunker]

Jeter actually walked. And he was included b/c he's one of the best contact hitters in the game and K'd.

I'll agree the pitching has been amazing. I guess it is the year of the pitcher, so it fits.



Then why even bother having the game? Just announce the all stars and move on? Either give it some importance or don't have one at all.

And, before this rule was in place, it wasn't like the last rule was any better. Alternating each year? Please. At least now the game means something, which I like.

Yeah I know. I mean it's not like we can just do it to have fun. That didn't work for the first like 70 years or anything right?

 

[klunderbunker]

What the hell was that?

 

[Stormtrooper]

Jeter actually walked. And he was included b/c he's one of the best contact hitters in the game and K'd.

I'll agree the pitching has been amazing. I guess it is the year of the pitcher, so it fits.

My bad, I just remember he was on first.

Then why even bother having the game? Just announce the all stars and move on? Either give it some importance or don't have one at all.

The game never (in the 80 some-odd years of the All Star game) meant anything, and nobody needed it to mean anything

And, before this rule was in place, it wasn't like the last rule was any better. Alternating each year? Please. At least now the game means something, which I like.

I never said it was better. It was fairer, but not better. The best way to do it is just give the better record home field, making the regular season mean something.

Ana Mauer made a shit throw there.

 

[The Holy One]

The Pro Bowl has it right. The game is for FUN, not to be taken seriously.

Which is why the MLB All-Star game is better than the Pro Browl in terms of ratings and level of play.

 

[klunderbunker]

Well that and after the Super Bowl no one cares.

 

[Megatron]

C'mon Verlander get outta this jam.

 

[Stormtrooper]

I'm calling it right now. If the AL wins, Nick Swisher will be MVP.