The All Star Break festivities thread

[vols kick balls]

Festivities begin today with the Futures game.

 

[emainvol]

Festivities begin today with the Futures game.

How many guys do we have in it?
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[vols kick balls]

How many guys do we have in it?
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I think every team gets 2 players. Alonso and Valliquete are representing the Reds.

 

[005]

Alonso is batting 3rd for the World team tonight.

U.S. team has Royals hitting 3rd and 5th.

 

[vols kick balls]

Game is coming on now on ESPN 2.

 

[tigervol9802]

I hope Holliday hits 10 line drives to left and center field and goes back to the dugout.

And I hope Carpenter doesn't see the field Tuesday.

And the looks to be the NL's best chance to win in several years.

 

[GAVol]

Here we go. And to pump up the crowd it's . . . Train singing Soul Sister. :huh:

Who thinks up something that stupid?

 

[GAVol]

They've got to find a way to either speed this HR Derby up or have the AL and NL faceoff against each other somehow.

 

[orangetanker11]

If you were a kid shagging balls in the outfield, would you rob a home run from one of the contestants if given the chance?
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[VOLNBAMA]

why not? As long as it isn't Big Papi and his special shoes.

 

[Heebs]

I don't know, they're having a hard enough time with the pop ups

 

[Freak]

This really is boring.
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[GAVol]

This really is boring.
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It's just amazing that MLB thinks anybody is going to watch 2 1/2 hrs of what amounts to batting practice.

 

[005]

I wish they would do some skills competition type deals. Things would be interesting. Speed around the bases, longest home run, fastest pitch (eh, lil risky. Joel Zumaya style), throwing from OF into a bucket at home

 

[JTrainDavis]

It's just amazing that MLB thinks anybody is going to watch 2 1/2 hrs of what amounts to batting practice.

It is pretty awful TV. They need to come up with a format that moves things along faster, perhaps add some more components to the setup to make it more palatable.
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[005]

Give targets for points in the OF

 

[Freak]

It's just amazing that MLB thinks anybody is going to watch 2 1/2 hrs of what amounts to batting practice.

On rare occasion, this event has been exciting. This just isn't one of those times.

 

[005]

Josh Hamilton's barrage of awesomeness was entertaining.

 

[VOLNBAMA]

celebrity game is more fun to watch. Skills competition would be pretty cool.

 

[005]

Jennie Finch is must see tv

 

[GAVol]

I wish they would do some skills competition type deals. Things would be interesting. Speed around the bases, longest home run, fastest pitch (eh, lil risky. Joel Zumaya style), throwing from OF into a bucket at home

They could do some of that stuff, but they're never going to do any of the extreme stuff due to injury.

 

[Freak]

Josh Hamilton's barrage of awesomeness was entertaining.

Agreed. And the the McGwire vs. Sosa event was memorable.

 

[GAVol]

Homerun MC Hammer!

That's something I never thought I'd post.

 

[005]

Hahaha. Don't worry, he'll only hit one. Ah ha ha ha... moving on.

I think Rickey Henderson thinks he could still play

 

[GAVol]

Homerun MC Hammer!

That's something I never thought I'd post.

. . . but it's not as strange as:
A.C. Slater hits into a Fielder's Choice.