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Post by Tigardbeav on Jul 17, 2018 17:05:13 GMT -8
Usually like to tune in and watch. I turn it on and in the space of a half inning Mike Trout is mic up in the outfield, Kemp doubles then does a selfie with the infield then the SS.
wtf? Carlton Fisk would KTA.
sorry I can't watch that abomination. Off to look for a movie with Clint in it
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Post by spudbeaver on Jul 17, 2018 17:29:27 GMT -8
Shouldn’t be too tough. Can’t swng a dead cat without hitting a Clint flick anymore.
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Post by Tigardbeav on Jul 17, 2018 17:44:04 GMT -8
Shouldn’t be too tough. Can’t swng a dead cat without hitting a Clint flick anymore. settling is bad for a marriage. But good enough for Clint The Beguiled is the selection tonight. meh. I should look for an upgrade, but I'm tired |
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Post by Werebeaver on Jul 17, 2018 17:50:35 GMT -8
Usually like to tune in and watch. I turn it on and in the space of a half inning Mike Trout is mic up in the outfield, Kemp doubles then does a selfie with the infield then the SS. wtf? Carlton Fisk would KTA. sorry I can't watch that abomination. Off to look for a movie with Clint in it I'm not sure what the purpose is for the All Star Game these days. It was begun in the 30's as a way to publicize the game in the days before regular radio broadcasts and long before TV. And of course the leagues were very separate and only ever played each other in the World Series and the All Star Game. It was a unique event. I don't think it really adds anything to the sport nowadays and has outlived its original function. |
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Post by seastape on Jul 17, 2018 17:57:47 GMT -8
Usually like to tune in and watch. I turn it on and in the space of a half inning Mike Trout is mic up in the outfield, Kemp doubles then does a selfie with the infield then the SS. wtf? Carlton Fisk would KTA. sorry I can't watch that abomination. Off to look for a movie with Clint in it I'm not sure what the purpose is for the All Star Game these days. It was begun in the 30's as a way to publicize the game in the days before regular radio broadcasts and long before TV. And of course the leagues were very separate and only ever played each other in the World Series and the All Star Game. It was a unique event. I don't think it really adds anything to the sport nowadays and has outlived its original function. Does it still determine homefield advantage for the World Series? |
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Post by Werebeaver on Jul 17, 2018 17:59:55 GMT -8
I'm not sure what the purpose is for the All Star Game these days. It was begun in the 30's as a way to publicize the game in the days before regular radio broadcasts and long before TV. And of course the leagues were very separate and only ever played each other in the World Series and the All Star Game. It was a unique event. I don't think it really adds anything to the sport nowadays and has outlived its original function. Does it still determine homefield advantage for the World Series? That's not enough to get me to watch it. |
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Post by mbabeav on Jul 17, 2018 18:52:12 GMT -8
Does it still determine homefield advantage for the World Series? That's not enough to get me to watch it. I don't think so, not since the American League won like 10 in a row and the National League started to get a bit miffed about being on the short side of the 7 game series |
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Jul 17, 2018 19:44:37 GMT -8
sorry I can't watch that abomination. Off to look for a movie with Clint in it It's an exhibition, played for fun. You missed a great game. |
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Post by Tigardbeav on Jul 17, 2018 21:19:22 GMT -8
sorry I can't watch that abomination. Off to look for a movie with Clint in it It's an exhibition, played for fun. You missed a great game. they weren't playing slo pitch softball. You play to win. Spikes high. Ray Fosse Pete Rose played to win.   |
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Post by joeavocado on Jul 18, 2018 8:00:00 GMT -8
I tuned in for one inning and they spent more time talking to players in the field than actually showing the game, it was painful. It was like watching Entertainment Tonight, which gives me a splitting headache. The production appeared to be a series of interviews with an occasional play thrown in, no real play-by-play just a stream of blabber from announcers falling over themselves to praise players that can't hit .300. Then again, anything broadcast on Fox has a way of being over produced in my opinion. It was fluff and advertising for the MLB brand and players. Granted I have no idea who most of these players are anymore, so it was boring to watch, changed the channel to the Blazer summer league game, that's how bad it was.
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Post by mbabeav on Jul 18, 2018 14:14:53 GMT -8
I tuned in for one inning and they spent more time talking to players in the field than actually showing the game, it was painful. It was like watching Entertainment Tonight, which gives me a splitting headache. The production appeared to be a series of interviews with an occasional play thrown in, no real play-by-play just a stream of blabber from announcers falling over themselves to praise players that can't hit .300. Then again, anything broadcast on Fox has a way of being over produced in my opinion. It was fluff and advertising for the MLB brand and players. Granted I have no idea who most of these players are anymore, so it was boring to watch, changed the channel to the Blazer summer league game, that's how bad it was. I did catch the last few innings and it looked like the stadium staff got a bit bored and slipped in the home run derby baseballs left over from the night before. |
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Post by Tigardbeav on Jul 18, 2018 15:10:36 GMT -8
That's not enough to get me to watch it. I don't think so, not since the American League won like 10 in a row and the National League started to get a bit miffed about being on the short side of the 7 game series That stench of a tie game had worn off Bud Selig's *ss by then. I'm still chapped about that. The end of that game was going to be epic. Every fielder thinks they can pitch. Every pitcher thinks they can hit. Throw a Steve Lyons out thereand see what happens |
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Jul 18, 2018 18:01:12 GMT -8
I was very entertained. Far better than the usual 2-1 or 3-2 ASG snoozefest.
Times have changed since 1970. Very few pine for the days of the reserve clause, no free agency and $10K salaries.
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Post by nabeav on Jul 20, 2018 20:28:03 GMT -8
I watched with my son, and we very much enjoyed the game. I was slightly annoyed that it was HR or nothing, but it's not like the pitchers were out there serving it up. Scherzer was throwing HARD - you could hear the grunts on every pitch he threw. The interviews with the outfielders were great I thought - Charlie Blackmon's dry sense of humor was really entertaining, and the enthusiasm Francisco Lindor has for the game was infectious. The cell phone stuff was a bit much and I didn't care for it, but I'm guessing that younger fans who follow MLB players like Manny Machado enjoy seeing the pics they took on the field and might be more inclined to tune into a game in the future because of that.
As for not ending the game in a tie, yes ties suck, but again it's an exhibition game. As far as exhibitions go, I think it's hard to beat the MLB All Star game. It's certainly better than the Pro Bowl, and the NBA game is basically outtakes from that Uncle Drew movie.
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