IGT: AL @ NL, 07/12/11

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National League:
1. Rickie Weeks, Brewers 2B
2. Carlos Beltran, Mets DH
3. Matt Kemp, Dodgers CF
4. Prince Fielder, Brewers 1B
5. Brian McCann, Braves C
6. Lance Berkman, Cardinals RF
7. Matt Holliday, Cardinals, LF
8. Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies SS
9. Scott Rolen, Reds 3B
SP Roy Halladay, Phillies

American League:
1. Curtis Granderson, Yankees CF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera, Indians SS
3. Adrain Gonzalez, Red Sox 1B
4. Jose Bautista, Blue Jays RF
5. Josh Hamilton, Rangers LF
6. Adrian Beltre, Rangers 3B
7. David Ortiz, Red Sox DH
8. Robinson Cano, Yankees 2B
9. Alex Avila, Tigers C
SP Jered Weaver, Angels

[metirish]

Come on the NL......doesn't exactly roll of the tongue but there you go.

tonight, tomorrow night?

[TransMonk]

That NL lineup would look a lot better if it had a leadoff hitter.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

It has a leadoff guy. He's just resting right now.

[metirish]

Berkman is the right fielder?, hold on , Berkman is having an All-Star year?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, and, um, Smott Smolen? He's smill out there?

[ashie62]

It's not an all star game without Jeter.

[Gwreck]

We haven't played the Cardinals yet this year so I can see how this would go overlooked. Berkman: 24 HR, 63 RBI, .290/.404/.602

[metirish]

Gwreck wrote: We haven't played the Cardinals yet this year so I can see how this would go overlooked. Berkman: 24 HR, 63 RBI, .290/.404/.602

haven't played the Cardinals?, wow....Berkman looked shot with the MFY's last season.....that line is incredible , definite All-Star.

[TransMonk]

Gwreck wrote: We haven't played the Cardinals yet this year so I can see how this would go overlooked. Berkman: 24 HR, 63 RBI, .290/.404/.602

But does he have bacne?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Smolen, on the other hand --- .241 / .276 / .398 // .675 --- not so much at all.

[HahnSolo]

Ashie62 wrote: It's not an all star game without Jeter.

I picked a good weekend to skip town, obviously. But I missed this. Why is Captain 3000 not playing?

[Guest attgig]

Edgy DC wrote: Smolen, on the other hand --- .241 / .276 / .398 // .675 --- not so much at all.

yeah, cuz aramis didn't want to play, and wanted to have some fam time in the DR.
http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=6756841

[bmfc1]

HahnSolo wrote: Ashie62 wrote: It's not an all star game without Jeter. I picked a good weekend to skip town, obviously. But I missed this. Why is Captain 3000 not playing?

Because he's recovering from the calf injury that bothered him so much that he's played almost every inning since coming off the DL including Saturday when he went 5 for 5.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Listen, if you're not on the DL, you report for duty and you like it. Shmee.

[Fman99]

Beltran in the two hole, one of my favorite holes.

[ashie62]

Badass...

[Benjamin Grimm]

They use the DH in NL parks?

[TransMonk]

It's all DH all the time in the AS Game, but I think this is the first year we've seen it in an NL park.

[metirish]

Here's a good thing

[Guest Edgy DC]

Graciousness.

[metirish]

WHY IS INJURED REYES SHOWING UP TO ALL-STAR GAME?

In a totally selfish move the clearly injured Reyes is here in AZ, what are his motives? , what I'm trying to say is that Jeter would never have pulled such a move..........

[seawolf17]

metirish wrote: WHY IS INJURED REYES SHOWING UP TO ALL-STAR GAME? In a totally selfish move the clearly injured Reyes is here in AZ, what are his motives? , what I'm trying to say is that Jeter would never have pulled such a move..........

Close -- Wally.

SELFISH REYES HAS ONE FOOT OUT THE DOOR Phoenix (AP) -- It's like they don't get it, these Mets. Jose Reyes, on the disabled list yet again with an injured hamstring, is spending his All-Star break here in Arizona, gobbling up ground balls and whacking batting-practice line drives all over Chase Field. "We'd certainly like Jose to take some time off and recover," general manager Sandy Alderson said. "But this is a special honor for him and for our organization, so we're not going to begrudge him the opportunity to get out there and be a part of history." Reyes, of course, carried the Mets in the first half -- offensively, defensively, spiritually -- and if they intend to mount any sort of misguided run at the class of the National League, then they're going to need him back at the top of the lineup, doing what he does best. But rather than resting the hammy, he's running with abandon around Chase Field, laughing and joking and making friends. Seven of the Mets' first ten games after the break are against division foes, the Phillies and Marlins, and the three in the middle are against the Cardinals, who are leading the NL Central. If he's as healthy as he appears to be, then wouldn't you think that the most important thing would be to have him ready to go for those games? But the Mets, rather than asking Jose to stay home, will let him have all the time he needs. "He should be back in time for the Cincinnati-Washington trip," Alderson added. "We don't want to put any undue pressure on him." You'd never catch his crosstown counterpart, Derek Jeter, pulling that move; Jeter, in fact, is spending the break relaxing at home, continuing to recover from his recent DL stint and basking in the heavenly glow that he earned with his 3000th hit on Saturday. He knows that being there for his team for the pennant race, grounding out weakly to second base in big spots four times a night, is the most important thing. That's why he's got five World Series rings. And that's what Jose wants too. "I know there's a possibility I might not be in New York much longer," Reyes said during yesterday's All-Star Media Day. "I want to be able to show myself off to any potential future teammates, show them that I can still hit and run, that the hamstring isn't an issue."

[Chad ochoseis]

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[Guest Edgy DC]

seawolf17 wrote: metirish wrote: WHY IS INJURED REYES SHOWING UP TO ALL-STAR GAME? In a totally selfish move the clearly injured Reyes is here in AZ, what are his motives? , what I'm trying to say is that Jeter would never have pulled such a move.......... Close -- Wally. SELFISH REYES HAS ONE FOOT OUT THE DOOR Phoenix (AP) -- It's like they don't get it, these Mets. Jose Reyes, on the disabled list yet again with an injured hamstring, is spending his All-Star break here in Arizona, gobbling up ground balls and whacking batting-practice line drives all over Chase Field. "We'd certainly like Jose to take some time off and recover," general manager Sandy Alderson said. "But this is a special honor for him and for our organization, so we're not going to begrudge him the opportunity to get out there and be a part of history." Reyes, of course, carried the Mets in the first half -- offensively, defensively, spiritually -- and if they intend to mount any sort of misguided run at the class of the National League, then they're going to need him back at the top of the lineup, doing what he does best. But rather than resting the hammy, he's running with abandon around Chase Field, laughing and joking and making friends. Seven of the Mets' first ten games after the break are against division foes, the Phillies and Marlins, and the three in the middle are against the Cardinals, who are leading the NL Central. If he's as healthy as he appears to be, then wouldn't you think that the most important thing would be to have him ready to go for those games? But the Mets, rather than asking Jose to stay home, will let him have all the time he needs. "He should be back in time for the Cincinnati-Washington trip," Alderson added. "We don't want to put any undue pressure on him." You'd never catch his crosstown counterpart, Derek Jeter, pulling that move; Jeter, in fact, is spending the break relaxing at home, continuing to recover from his recent DL stint and basking in the heavenly glow that he earned with his 3000th hit on Saturday. He knows that being there for his team for the pennant race, grounding out weakly to second base in big spots four times a night, is the most important thing. That's why he's got five World Series rings. And that's what Jose wants too. "I know there's a possibility I might not be in New York much longer," Reyes said during yesterday's All-Star Media Day. "I want to be able to show myself off to any potential future teammates, show them that I can still hit and run, that the hamstring isn't an issue."

Pretty impressive, folks.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

You had me until the last quote. Bastard.

[seawolf17]

If I can trick a reporter, than my bachelor's degree in journalism has done its job.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That and your fine, fine craftsmanship.

[Ceetar]

Whatcha drinking while you watch the game? Green Shocktop?

[Chad ochoseis]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: You had me until the last quote. Bastard.

My deleted post was a comment on how the real articles are starting to sound even more outrageous than the CPF parodies. Then I took a breath, googled, found nothing, and figured that seawolf's post probably was a CPF parody. And a brilliant one, at that.