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Reyes with a leadoff single. AND HE STEALS 2nd! ....Im so proud.

Davey with the leather

There were 2 way back in the Babes day too. I think Edgy has a point--one week w/o real baseball during the summer would feel like a whole winter, and it would rejuice fan interest. I know I would be jonesin and couldnt wait for baseball to resume. Its a looooong season. It needs a shot in the ass, pardon the analogy. I too would always favor a 162 game season, but its a summer (warm climate) type of game and time is a bitch.

Edgy DC wrote: But, as a showcase, doesn't it fail in it's purpose by not representing a baseball game at all? My position gets little support, so I'll throw it out there again. Give the players a full fucking week off. We'll get our vactions in without worrying about missing ball. We'll long for baseball to the point where there'll almost be a second opening-day atomosphere when the season re-starts. Wounded folks will heal.In return for selected players not getting the week off, put their families up in Grade-A accomdations. Treat 'em like gold.Play three All-Star games, with the tie-breaker on a weekend. Set them in them three nearby cities on alternating days --- i.e. Tuesday at Miller Field, Thursday at Wrigley, Saturday at Comerica. --- that way children don't grow old waiting for their team to host an All-Star game. Like I did.Play competitively, by leaving the starting pitchers in for five, and the starting players in for the full game unless stragegy demands otherwise. Three pitchers in each league usually deserve the start anyhow. Reserves get their chance to shine by getting starts thrown to them in Games Two and Three, not by endless and unscoreable substitutions that, rather than give everybody a chance to shine, more typically gives nobody a chance to shine --- and ruins the game to boot.Have the players play for a big pot o' money --- 75% to the winners, 25% to the losers. Have an equal pot go to the charitable institution choice of the players. I like all those suggestions. The tie breaker scenario is kool, but would only apply in years when the 1st two games are split. If they did ever go to three games, they'd never allow it to be a best of three, for fear of losing gate on that 3rd game. And I know you didnt pose it as a best of three series. Im just saying. I like the idea cuz for me the more baseball, the merrier I am. The week off also brings into discussion the possibliity of going back to a 154 game season. But Id much rather baseball went back to double headers--the kind where you got two games for the price of one. Some aspects of what has been done to the game today, like split double headers, really makes me puke. Like they dont make enough $$ already. (its not the fans fault they pay players so much money. Yet, they pay for it) And if I remember right, real double headers used to do just fine attendance wise, because everyone loves a deal like that. Especially families and kids. ( I remember walking from Lefrak City, thru Flushing Meadows, with my friends to Shea for double headers. We all had our gloves and would play catch as we went ) Maybe they feel people today dont have the attention span (they might even think this in terms of a single baseball game these days) to sit through two entire games. I think MLBs wrong in that regard, though Im a diehard baseball fan,...old schoolstyle. Maybe Im wrong.

You guys have done a fantistico job!

I voted 1st pitch to last out, tho I dont care about the futures game. But the AllStar game is more than just tradition to me. Its like a rock concert that has 25 awsum bands! To me, its like Christmas in July, and I find it kind of ironic that the game has somewhat gone the way of Christmas as far as overdone commercialism. In the case of the game though - it really is a showcase for baseball. And it really should be overdone.

I found this to be very odd. Must be more going on here than we know.

Hey-Im very happy with the series. Took 3 of 4, a really nice offensive surge. Atlanta is currently losing to Fla., 4-1 one in the 7th. The Sosa injury is distressing, but these things happen. (I never knew how often until I started playing Fantasy Baseball). No matter how u slice it up I think we need another starting arm in any case, for down the stretch. And if Pedro comes back and is effective... we... could... go.. all.. the.. way!

The old man grounds out and ........

Edgy DC wrote: In another era, Zagurski would be nicknamed "Babe." How bout just "fatso" ? He Ks Valintine. Phils announcers are right. Val has a much sweeter swing fro the other side. Green grounds out. Delgado on 2nd. Alfonseca in to close it for the Phils.

9th Delgado draws a walk to open the inning.

="Edgy DC"]Not your day, Aaron. No its not.Have you ever had this little thing in your ear that........

Ugh--Heilman allows a homer to Victorino. Ugh.

Real nice 6th by Mota. I like

Yea..he would chew on it between pitches. If he has fears of comebackers I guess that a good thing. Mota takes the mound in the 6th with the Mets down 3-2.

Edgy DC wrote: Pelfrey's got a wad in his mouth and it's making me sick. ...isnt that a mouth piece he's got in there? I was lookin close early on and thought, how odd, a mouth piece.

If you dont give it a try, you dont make the catch. I like that he did. Ill never fault a guy for going for it. Sure, if it gets by him Victorino scores, but it didnt get by him. DatsAbaseball

Awww COMEON! Reyes hits into a DP. (only the 3rd time he has done that this season : / )

These Philly announcers love Reyes and his ability and make no bones about it. And yea, that play in the hole and laser thow to second...wow. If all I have as a Met fan over the next 5 years is watching him play, that would be enough. 3-1 Phils after 3. and------ wooohooo

2 base error by Wright on a grounder by Kendrick>< And Rollins goes yard. Errors kill man, errors kill.

Gah--they double up Reyes.

Burrell walks. A 2 out walk-gah. Scores on the Dobbs double. Walks kill man, walks kill.