2007 All-Star Game Thread

[letsgojunior]

I. Suzuki cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D. Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D. Ortiz 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
V. Guerrero rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Ordonez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
I. Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P. Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D. Haren p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
National
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Today Avg
J. Reyes ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B. Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K. Griffey Jr. rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D. Wright 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P. Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Utley 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
American
IP H R ER BB K HR Today ERA
D. Haren 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA
National
IP H R ER BB K HR Today ERA
J. Peavy 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA

[Ltlabner]

Chat is open for those interested, by the way.

[letsgojunior]

Interview with Junior, Jeter, and Mays = made of awesome

[Reds Fanatic]

Great moment in the pregame with Willie Mays with Junior and Jeter.

[Gainesville Red]

Wow, the taco bell t-ball guy is pretty terrible.

[Gainesville Red]

In all fairness, I'd probably be nervous enough that I couldn't feel my arms. So I might not be much better.

[MrCinatit]

The Mays interview was a lot of fun - especially when he basically said Junior is one of the closest things to himself on the playing field right now.

[Tom Servo]

Manny yelled "reserve!" after each Red Sox' player was announced. :laugh:

[letsgojunior]

The Mays interview was a lot of fun - especially when he basically said Junior is one of the closest things to himself on the playing field right now.

I know, I really liked when he said that. Based on what I've seen from video, I always thought they were pretty similar. And I think it's cool symmetry that Willie Mays was my dad's favorite player, and Junior is mine.

[vaticanplum]

Does Ichiro Suzuki's uniform actually say ICHIRO on the back?

[vaticanplum]

Jose Reyes is just one of the greatest things about baseball right now as far as I'm concerned.

[MrCinatit]

Does Ichiro Suzuki's uniform actually say ICHIRO on the back?

I did not see, but most likely, it does. I believe he is more known now as Ichiro than he is Ichiro Suzuki - at least in the states.
There are many places where I no longer see his last name at all.

[Joseph]

Does Ichiro Suzuki's uniform actually say ICHIRO on the back?

Has he EVER had Suzuki on the back?

[Joseph]

People can dog baseball all they want, say that the NFL or Nascar or whatever has passed them by, but NO SPORT honors its legends better than baseball.

[MrCinatit]

People can dog baseball all they want, say that the NFL or Nascar or whatever has passed them by, but NO SPORT honors its legends better than baseball.

This is true.
In my opinion, no other sports fan appreciates its past and the players who helped make the game what it has become more than baseball.

[NJReds]

Nice job Jr...!

[Reds Fanatic]

Junior singles in a run. 1-0 NL.

[Tom Servo]

Clutch RBI by Junior.

[jesusfan]

Representing!

[Mario-Rijo]

Jr. w/ a RBI! :beerme:

Represent Jr. :thumbup:

[TeamBoone]

Did they say Griffey broke his arm playing with his kids during the offseason?

[Reds Fanatic]

Junior strikes out in his 2nd AB. 1-0 NL after 3.

[Reds Fanatic]

Junior throws Rodriguez out at home!

[TeamBoone]

Great throw to home by Griffey!

[Reds Fanatic]

RBI single and a great throw home. Junior is the early favorite for MVP tonight.

[IslandRed]

Good thing this is an exhibition. Some Yankee coach would get himself fired for sending A-Rod and getting him thrown out by 30 feet.

[wally post]

I'm burning a bit from the bonds interview; "We ballplayers need to stay together" and "it used to be a boys club, and I think we need to get back to that". I think I've got the quotes right..
In other words... don't tell.

on the plus side, Griffey is headded toward MVP!

[Ltlabner]

I'm burning a bit from the bonds interview; "We ballplayers need to stay together" and "it used to be a boys club, and I think we need to get back to that". I think I've got the quotes right..
In other words... don't tell.

on the plus side, Griffey is headded toward MVP!

He also made the comment..."it's about us"...and then quickly threw in..."...and the fans".

[TeamBoone]

I've been in and out of the room but have heard no kudos regarding Griffey's throw, only what a great put-out by Martin!

Please tell me I'm wrong and some recognition of Griffey's throw was also mentioned...

[Reds Fanatic]

I've been in and out of the room but have heard no kudos regarding Griffey's throw, only what a great put-out by Martin!

Please tell me I'm wrong and some recognition of Griffey's throw was also mentioned...
No they pretty much just mentioned Martin.

[MWM]

Ken Rosenthal is a moron!

[Reds Fanatic]

Ichiro with an inside the park HR. 2-1 AL. His 3rd hit of the game.

First inside the park HR in All Star history.

[Patrick Bateman]

That took a really bad hop off the wall. Griffey actually played it correctly, but it still bounced too far away.

[TeamBoone]

Hmmm, even the GAB has WiFi, yet they sounded like SF was the only one to have it.

[Reds Fanatic]

Crawford homers. 3-1 AL.

[Reds Fanatic]

Another ball takes a funny bounce off that wall in right. Beltran gets a triple on this one.

[Reds Fanatic]

Junior with his 2nd RBI tonight on a sac fly to right. 3-2 AL.

[Joseph]

Hope the NL pulls out a win here, I really do. Nice to see Junior excel on the big stage.

[Hoosier Red]

I've been in and out of the room but have heard no kudos regarding Griffey's throw, only what a great put-out by Martin!

Please tell me I'm wrong and some recognition of Griffey's throw was also mentioned...

To be fair, it wasn't really a great throw, it just looked better because whoever was coaching 3rd base just replaced Ron Oester as worst third base coach ever.

[dougdirt]

This is awesome that the keyboard is not working.

[jojo]

There is a reason that Dunn wants to be Ichiro.....

BTW, Paula Cole kinda butchered GBA....

[wally post]

Paula Cole = sadly behaving like a typical singer. It ISN'T ABOUT YOU!

[Reds Fanatic]

Looks like the NL is about to lose again. Martinez homers. 5-2 AL.

[mbgrayson]

I have to keep muting the TV when McCarver talks. I just cannot stand to listen to him....

[paintmered]

I have to keep muting the TV when McCarver talks. I just cannot stand to listen to him....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euERw9D5qm8

[guttle11]

Soriano just killed the NL's rally with a 2 run homer. 5-4.

[Reds Fanatic]

Soriano homers with 2 outs in the 9th to make it 5-4 AL.

[Gainesville Red]

Good game. Fun to watch.

[mbgrayson]

Or these two links:
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/firemccarver (http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/firemccarver)

http://bobfinnan.com/TimMcCarver/

[OldRightHander]

How about a gap shot to win this thing? 96 was a long time ago.

[smith288]

Why not Pujols here?

[Reds Fanatic]

Bases have now been walked loaded with 2 outs in the 9th.

[smith288]

Im baffled by the nonuse of Pujols.

[Reds Fanatic]

Rowand flies out to end it. 5-4 AL. 10 straight wins for the AL not counting that one tie.

[WVRedsFan]

Im baffled by the nonuse of Pujols.

The "genius" strikes again.

Very Danny Gravesque save, no?

[Red in Chicago]

Im baffled by the nonuse of Pujols.

I didn't understand this either. Pujols versus Hudson or Rowan? Seems like a no brainer to me. Who really cares though. Homefield won't mean anything to us Reds' fans;)

[mbgrayson]

Did anyone else think that missed grounder to Roberts in the 9th should have been scored an error?

[smith288]

Did anyone else think that missed grounder to Roberts in the 9th should have been scored an error?
Was a hard play, could go either way. I thought the Lee check swing was a strike.

[mbgrayson]

Was a hard play, could go either way. I thought the Lee check swing was a strike.

Me too on that...

[mbgrayson]

I beleive that was the 1st game this year JJ Putz has been taken out for another pitcher...

[KronoRed]

LaRussa pulled a Narron

[cumberlandreds]

Im baffled by the nonuse of Pujols.

Pujols was too. :)

[smith288]

Can we fire LaRussa from the All Star team?

[dabvu2498]

Does Ichiro Suzuki's uniform actually say ICHIRO on the back?


All Japanese people have one surname and one given name with no middle name, except for the Japanese imperial family, whose members bear no surname. The given name in Japanese is called the "name" (名前 namae) or "lower name" (下の名前 ****a no namae). The surname is called myōji (苗字 or 名字), uji (氏) or sei (姓). In Japanese, the family name precedes the given name.

Gotta love wiki.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_name

[KronoRed]

Can we fire LaRussa from the All Star team?

I say they get retired managers to do it :D

[vaticanplum]

Gotta love wiki.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_name

But the rest of the Japanese players don't do that. Their surname (family name) is on their jerseys, American-style.

I think it's specific to him. My Seattlite friend has confirmed that his uniform does always say Ichiro and always has.

[TeamBoone]

My Seattlite friend has confirmed that his uniform does always say Ichiro and always has.

Yes, it does (and has). I remember reading an article about it 3 or 4 years ago. Sorry, but I have no idea what the periodical was. If I remember correctly, it's simply that that's the way he wanted it.

[Matt700wlw]

Maybe LaRussa shouldn't manage the Reds next season after the Rowand over Pujols move.

Castro wasn't available, I guess...


:)