All-Star game IGT

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Winnie the Pujols needs redemption here.

[Theoldmole]

]Fistful of Dollars in on the Western Channel

Rio Bravo on AMC. I'm DVRing. Wouldn't you think they'd be featuring chick movies?

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

I hate all the July trade speculation. Lots of chatter, and lots of times it's for nothing.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Much better inning for the kid.

[stevejrogers]

Frayed Knot wrote: They give these TV producers too many toys to play with. Those hand-held cameras were at a ridiculous (like knee-high) angle for the AL All-Stars which was great if the purpose was to see up their nostrils. And then we never really saw Obama's pitch because they insisted on shooting it with the hand-held from the 3rd base side of the mound. They got their close-up but lost the throw in the process. I think it reached Pujols but I'll have to take someone's word for it.

The conspiracy theorist in me wonders if FOX (yes I know) did that intentionally in order not to show the President botching the throw.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

"I don't hate the Cubs. I just don't root for them."

Another politician fibbing! If he's a Sox fan, he hates them.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Pujols saved him from bouncing it.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

D-Wright gets a broken-bat hit.

[Gwreck]

David with the first NL hit!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Sugar Pants sez: Sucks to your no hitter! Dick Torino cheats him over, and we've got a stew goin'.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

You crossed the fucking line, McCarver. Nobody disses Benny.

(I'm assuming he meant Hawaiian all-stars, which just makes him a boob incapable of forming complete thoughts verbally.)

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

And we're tied!!!!

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

OlerudOwned wrote: You crossed the fucking line, McCarver. Nobody disses Benny.

Holy shit, you're right! And freaking McCarver should know that, too!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

BAM! Prince lays into that fastball like it was made of seitan and kelp. 3-2, Real Baseball.

[Fman99]

Frayed Knot wrote: They give these TV producers too many toys to play with. Those hand-held cameras were at a ridiculous (like knee-high) angle for the AL All-Stars which was great if the purpose was to see up their nostrils. And then we never really saw Obama's pitch because they insisted on shooting it with the hand-held from the 3rd base side of the mound. They got their close-up but lost the throw in the process. I think it reached Pujols but I'll have to take someone's word for it.

We commented on this too. For all of the crystal clear quality of Fox sports in HD their production values suck like a John Waters movie.

[Fman99]

Ryan Franklin is the first pitcher to come on in relief? Come one. The guy's got Mark Fydrich's pubes on his face for Chrissakes.

[Gwreck]

We got the lead, so we're going to all-closers the rest of the way.

I think Francisco might need to pitch 2 innings.

[Gwreck]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Pujols saved him from bouncing it.

Yeah, but as was pointed out to me, he was wearing a bulletproof vest while throwing that pitch.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

="Fman99"]Ryan Franklin is the first pitcher to come on in relief? Come one. The guy's got Mark Fydrich's pubes on his face for Chrissakes.

Are you sure it's not...

[Piggiestomatoes]

Closer in the third inning. In a game like this, that works. Keep them down.

[Fman99]

="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr"] ="Fman99"]Ryan Franklin is the first pitcher to come on in relief? Come one. The guy's got Mark Fydrich's pubes on his face for Chrissakes. Are you sure it's not...

No, couldn't be. Merkin off tonight (snicker).

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I'd rather have Haren in there for a couple than, say, Cordero.

[bmfc1]

Dear David Wright,

Sometimes it's OK to turn down a commercial... especially if they have you saying "holla."

[Gwreck]

I'd use Billingsley, Johnson, Haren, Bell and Rodriguez for the rest of the game if it were up to me. Cordero I guess gets an inning if necessary.

Don't want Duke, Lilly, Hoffman, Marquis and definitely not Santana in there.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Think I read today that the Mets asked Manuel not to use Johan unless he really, really had to.

Must be afraid of the curse.

[Fman99]

Raul Ibanez, 37 and playing in his first ASG, pops his first pitch up. Good, stupid Phillie. Sit yer ass down.

[Gwreck]

David caught looking by Greinke.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

What's filthier than filthy? That's Greinke's offspeed stuff.

[Fman99]

DW out in favor of Zimmerman.

Next Mets appearance should be in the top of the 9th inning.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

I'd like Billingsly a lot more if he hit Jeter right here.