All-Star Game IGT

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I love the introductions -- but it was better when the players wore their regular uniforms!



That said, the National League's uniforms look better than the American League versions.

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The thing with the kids and cowboy hats is a little goofy. The rope trick guys, too.

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Cody Johnson seems sober. That's an improvement over last night.

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Nice! Nolan Ryan, Fergie Jenkins, Pudge Rogriguez, and Adrian Beltre with the first pitch.

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And the NL squanders its first scoring opportunity. Nice double by Harper -- surprisingly appearing in his first All-Star Game as a Phillie.

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Cool stat: Paul Skenes is the youngest pitcher to start since ... Doc Gooden.



And Skenes allows a walk and then gets Judge to hit into a force out!

[TheNextMetsManager]

when's Nimmo bat?

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Tarik Skubal gets a one-two-three inning. Kind of cool that the home plate umpire is wearing the mic.

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=TheNextMetsManager post_id=162771 time=1721177071 user_id=193]
when's Nimmo bat?

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Profar ripped that one - and it bounces right to Soto to hold him to a single.

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Ohtani hits a BOMB to give the NL a three-run lead! For once I'm glad he's in the NL.

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And Logan Webb gives it right back.

[Edgy MD]

Hard to watch Teoscar Hernandez strike out with a runner on, and not want to retroactively throw some Nimmo in there.

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Imanaga's cap is odd. Seems like the other team has the regular team cap logo, but Imanaga's has the Cubs jersey logo instead of the C cap logo.

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Mason Miller from Oakland, I don't know any of his pitches were below 100 mph!

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Tommy Greene of the Reds is not fooling anyone. After two near misses, he gives up a two-run bomb and the AL takes a 5-3 lead.

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Freddie Freaking Freeman in the game at first. I think if Pete gets in, it's going to be as a pinch-hitter.

[Edgy MD]

HOLY CRAP!! IT'S SETH LUGO!!!

[Edgy MD]

Alonso is your firstbaseman.

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Edgy MD wrote: Alonso is your firstbaseman.

And makes a play for the third out! Nice!

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Pete gets an at-bat!



And he strikes out. But it was good to see him get in there.

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American League wins 5-3. Boo. All the NL scoring on one swing.



I love the All-Star Game. This was a decent one despite the score.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I haven't watched an All-Star Game since, I think, 1992. But I saw some photos from the game and those uniforms are ridiculous. I can't imagine that enough people buy them to make it worth killing the tradition of players wearing their own uniforms.

[Fman99]

And now we play the waiting game. I miss the days when the 2nd half resumed on the Thursday after the game, at least for some of the teams.

[MFS62]

And there are no minor league games above Dominican Summer League and Florida Complex League scheduled for today, either.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE – JULY 19-21

Triple-A Syracuse: vs. Rochester

Double-A Binghamton: vs. Erie

High-A Brooklyn: vs. Jersey Shore

Low-A St. Lucie: @ Jupiter

Later

[Lefty Specialist]

Those uniforms were something I can never unsee. Just atrocious. My company softball team has better uniforms.

[kcmets]

I watched for ten minutes around nine. It's kinda funny how little it's

all become to me because when I was a kid the all-star game was like

seeing the who, zep and stones on the same night.



Those unis were really bad, and the caps out-did the fugliness...

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yeah, when I was a kid the All-Star game was a big deal. The stars seemed bigger then. It was fun to be able to root for, rather than against, guys like Stargell and Bench and McCovey. I know there are many good players today, but I'm much less familiar with them.

[Bob Alpacadaca]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Yeah, when I was a kid the All-Star game was a big deal. The stars seemed bigger then. It was fun to be able to root for, rather than against, guys like Stargell and Bench and McCovey. I know there are many good players today, but I'm much less familiar with them.

Second year in a row where I had never heard of the player who went on to be the MVP.

[metirish]

Gone are the days when a Mike Piazza and Johnny Damon were on the field air drumming to a rock band ( I forget who) Damon may even have sang with the band , anyway the cringe factor was high