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Open Game Thread: All Star Game 2008

The National League takes on the American League in Yankee Stadium. 

Ben Sheets starts for the NL and Cliff Lee starts for the AL.  I'm actually kind of hoping that Duke doesn't make an appearance.  I'd rather he be 100 percent healthy headed into the remainder of the 2008 season.

The NL lineup looks like this:

H Ramirez
Utley
Berkman
Pujols
C Jones
Holliday
Braun
Fukudome
Soto

The AL looks like this:

Suzuki
Jeter
Hamilton
Rodriguez
Ramirez
Bradley
Youkilis
Mauer
Pedroia

Um yeah, is it bad that I don't really like the AL team because it's mostly Yankee and Red Sox players?

The AL has won 11 games in a row.  I don't really see that changing, but who knows?

Also, did Joe Buck just call Duke, "Justin Ducksher?"  You've got to be kidding me.

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Go Duck!

Might as well Jump! - Van Halen

by sprtsnwyn on Jul 15, 2008 5:08 PM PDT   0 recs

And another nickname is born

Procrastinators unite....tomorrow

by muffinpryde on Jul 15, 2008 5:27 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

when Gonzalez #2 is called up, the top of our rotation can be ...

Gio-Duck

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 15, 2008 5:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That was my response as well

Only with more F-bombs. It was like “F U you you F-ing F-er.” But that’s unlike me and nobody got it on tape.

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by louismg on Jul 15, 2008 5:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

just tuned in.....agghhh

joe buck yuck…self righteous baseball pontificator.

alaska A

by ak_A on Jul 15, 2008 5:36 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I want the NL to win

by drmmerchk on Jul 15, 2008 5:09 PM PDT   0 recs

Honestly...

How does that happen? You would kind of think if you are doing the introductions, you would go over how to pronounce everyone’s name. But I guess that’s Joe Buck for you.

by jax a's fan on Jul 15, 2008 5:10 PM PDT   0 recs

Not just that… it’s not like Duke was just thrown on the All Star team because the A’s needed a representative. He’s having an AMAZING year. As a baseball fan, shoot… as someone who MAKES A LIVING watching baseball, you’d think he’d know how to pronounce his name.

by drmmerchk on Jul 15, 2008 5:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

And it's not even ESPN,

the land of Dale Barton, Jack Hanrahan and Giorgio Petit!

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 15, 2008 5:29 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

hahaha oh man that was so hilarious how uniformed they were. And sad.

by drmmerchk on Jul 15, 2008 5:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

*un-INformed. I cannot spell today. Or think, apparently.

by drmmerchk on Jul 15, 2008 5:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

They might also have been uniformed, who knows... ;)

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 15, 2008 5:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I can't believe they don't know how to pronounce Duchscherer's name.

Seriously. It’s not like he’s a rookie, or even a first-time All Star. I guess I shouldn’t be that surprised, considering the minimal media coverage the A’s get… but it’s pretty ridiculous.

by whiteshoes40 on Jul 15, 2008 5:13 PM PDT   0 recs

Was it too much to ask?

That Duke’s name be pronounced right? It isn’t that difficult. Bush…

by Fungo on Jul 15, 2008 5:14 PM PDT   0 recs

Too bad Lincecum's sick.

He didn’t even get an introduction. Bad time to get dehydrated.

by whiteshoes40 on Jul 15, 2008 5:16 PM PDT   0 recs

Aw I didn’t think of that :( poor guy

by drmmerchk on Jul 15, 2008 5:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

dude, the player intros are going to take forever…............

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 15, 2008 5:18 PM PDT   0 recs

another way to make the ASG ...

...well, I was going to say “more enjoyable,” but it’s not “enjoyable” in its current state, so maybe “less unenjoyable”: have all-star announcers. Heck, even if they were voted in directly by fans and we ended up with the Yanks’ and Red Sox’ local announcing crews, they’d still be far, far, far, far, far, far, far, far, far, far, far, far, far, far, far, far, far, far, far better than the assclowns above.

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 15, 2008 5:18 PM PDT   0 recs

I think Vin Scully should do it because I

by drmmerchk on Jul 15, 2008 5:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That should have a ” < 3 him” after it

by drmmerchk on Jul 15, 2008 5:20 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Hell I'd take

any one of Fox’s “B” squads doing the game over these two idiots.

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by DMOAS on Jul 15, 2008 5:48 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm so glad I'm not watching this

and taping it instead. I can fast forward right to the 6th inning or whenever Justin Ducksher is pitching!

by A'sfansince1970 on Jul 15, 2008 5:19 PM PDT   0 recs

There's something nice

about all of the Red Sox players getting booed. Of course, that’s balanced out by all the sickening cheers for the Yankees…

by whiteshoes40 on Jul 15, 2008 5:26 PM PDT   0 recs

Who was the A's HOF on the field?

I missed it.. all I saw was the cap..

by CoryC123 on Jul 15, 2008 5:29 PM PDT   0 recs

Eck, Rollie

Dick Williams, and I think that was it.

Might as well Jump! - Van Halen

by sprtsnwyn on Jul 15, 2008 5:29 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Dick Williams

He’ll be inducted this year

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 15, 2008 5:29 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Sucks

because I like Joe Buck. He never does stuff like that.

Might as well Jump! - Van Halen

by sprtsnwyn on Jul 15, 2008 5:30 PM PDT   0 recs

goodness,

how many “very special guests” can you have in one pre-game ceremony?

by whiteshoes40 on Jul 15, 2008 5:33 PM PDT   0 recs

no shit

I could’ve stopped for a seven-course meal on my way home…..

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 15, 2008 5:33 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm going to go for my hour-long walk then

and I still won’t miss the whole stretch I bet

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 15, 2008 5:36 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh... but I can.

I certainly don’t want to hear God Bless America on Fox AGAIN

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by louismg on Jul 15, 2008 5:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

No doubt Rudy Giuliani

will lead the crowd in “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” once the Irish Windbag has done his patriotic duty.

by Soaker on Jul 15, 2008 5:44 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Sheyl crow?

by justarebelheart on Jul 15, 2008 5:33 PM PDT   0 recs

Exactly.

A few years back, it was Ted Williams who was the center of attention. This year, it’s Steinbrenner? The absolute gall.

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by louismg on Jul 15, 2008 5:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Has the game started yet?

Or is that still a few hours of pregame grandstanding away?

"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico

by jeepers on Jul 15, 2008 5:34 PM PDT   0 recs

It's okay to cry, right?

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 15, 2008 5:36 PM PDT   0 recs

1st pitch 605

They’re getting us ready for the olympics.

by A'sfansince1970 on Jul 15, 2008 5:36 PM PDT   0 recs

wow

that’s a late night on the east coast. pretty weak.

by phastphill on Jul 15, 2008 5:38 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I pretty much agree with monkeyball about the All-Star Game

but I definitely did not feel that way when I was 12 years old. I wouldn’t have missed it for anything. So yeah, the late start is just horrible for the kids in the East and Midwest who will be sent to bed in the third inning.

by Soaker on Jul 15, 2008 5:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Bud Selig owns stock in high-fructose corn syrup processors and guarana plantations

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 15, 2008 5:45 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Bohemian Ear spoon!

really
Not sure what that has to do with baseball, but that’s just like the rest of the ASG preshow too.

by MobiusKlein on Jul 15, 2008 5:38 PM PDT   0 recs

when I was in high school, I played theremin for Bohemian Ear-Spoon ...

... and we had the honor of playing the national anthem before a Ft Wayne Pickleforks game.

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 15, 2008 5:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

what a tool

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on Jul 15, 2008 5:40 PM PDT   0 recs

Well, that was a fast mute.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 15, 2008 5:41 PM PDT   0 recs

you just saw Curtis Pride at the ASG?

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 15, 2008 5:48 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

LOL

WTF?

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 15, 2008 5:43 PM PDT   0 recs

ROBERT PATRICK!

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 15, 2008 5:43 PM PDT   0 recs

I'm just shouting random stuff.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 15, 2008 5:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I like Robert Patrick

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on Jul 15, 2008 5:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

He's the reason I rented

The Marine.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 15, 2008 5:48 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

awesome in the Sopranos

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 15, 2008 5:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Sure, if Sopranos = EVERYTHING!!!

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 15, 2008 5:51 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

true

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 15, 2008 5:51 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Have you seen this boy?

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 15, 2008 5:48 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

dor-K pics should be a CGV

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 15, 2008 5:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

"boy" as in small genitals as in small man's disease

I guarantee he drives a car with a really big engine.

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 15, 2008 5:53 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Man that was the worst pre-game I have ever sat through

and to top it we were supposed to be emotional to see Steinbrenner??

by HRH on Jul 15, 2008 5:45 PM PDT   0 recs

That was exceptional.

So well done with all the Hall of Famers in one place. Fantastic stuff. I thought it was a very cool touch for them to include Steinbrenner.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jul 15, 2008 5:46 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

you have got to be kidding,

you enjoyed seeing Steinbrenner? Please tell me you are joking

by HRH on Jul 15, 2008 5:48 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

He's not.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 15, 2008 5:49 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs