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Tonight is just a shitty game

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Originally Posted by Ocotillo (Post 16374337)

It's not saying much, but it's much more watchable than the all-star games in the NBA and NFL.

The NL-AL league pride aspect has been killed off by interleague play, and there's way too many substitutions. Too many stiffs, too.

Tony Gwynn, a starter, was still playing and scored the game-winning run in extras in the 1994 All-Star Game. That was probably the last great one that was an unforgettable classic.

This game used to have moments (Pete Rose running over Ray Fosse, Reggie Jackson hitting the transformer at Tiger Stadium, Dave Parker's outfield assists in 1979, Fred Lynn's grand slam) but the game lacks a defining moment in the last 25 years.

Yeah, I just kinda follow it online these days. Not even interesting enough to me to actually watch at this point. I really think inter-league play (which I like) kinda ruined the ASG. Along with some of your other points. At least during the recent Royals glory years I had some sort of rooting interest but I can't work up any give a shits about watching a dude who will be on another team next week.

These announcers are a real snooze. Never thought I'd miss Joe Buck, but at least his voice and delivery had some life to it.

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Originally Posted by cosmo20002 (Post 16374405)

These announcers are a real snooze. Never thought I'd miss Joe Buck, but at least his voice and delivery had some life to it.

Can you ask Prison Bitch what he misses?

And the AL wins again.

The last time the AL lost the All-Star Game was in Kansas City

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Giancarlo Stanton is the MVP of the All-Star Game.<br><br>But anyone who watched knows the real MVP was Alek Manoah. <a href="https://t.co/86tXOw6nfF">https://t.co/86tXOw6nfF</a></p>— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1549598759666847744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry (Post 16374369)

Tonight is just a shitty game

Not according to Steve GarveyROFL

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Beauty of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AllStarGame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AllStarGame</a>… when the opposing team infielders coach gives you private lessons… <a href="https://t.co/qWtR6YbybO">pic.twitter.com/qWtR6YbybO</a></p>— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarlyRiveraESPN/status/1549505103878426624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry (Post 16374369)

Tonight is just a shitty game

The baseball All-Star Game still grabs my attention in the early innings and there's still a buzz when the starters are in during the first three to four innings. Tonight all the fun stuff happened early on.

But once the starters started getting subbed out and guys like Martin Perez and Paul Blackburn were pitching, this game turned into a snooze fest really quick.

The game has also tended to be pitching-dominated in recent years, much like what is plaguing real baseball. The NL only had one hit after the first inning tonight.

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Originally Posted by KChiefs1 (Post 16374677)

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He’s not even looking

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Originally Posted by Ocotillo (Post 16374426)

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Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat (Post 16374329)

I used to LOVE watching the All-Star game but the TV presentation has basically killed my interest in it.

I used to look forward to it every year. But they killed it.

Oh well.