All Star Game Open Discussion Thread
by John Sickels on Jul 13, 2025 6:00 PM EDT
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Oh dear, Ricky
…they should send down Huntington & Nutting, because they aren’t ready, either. - royshowell
by Marinerfanjake on Jul 13, 2025 6:03 PM EDT reply actions
Ricky says...
“Ricky plays the game hard and Ricky hit a home run. How can Ricky not smile when Ricky stars at an all-star classic? Ricky was the MVP and Ricky took home plate home with him to sit in Ricky’s trophy case.”
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
by souldrummer on Jul 13, 2025 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
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by bestbostonsports on Jul 13, 2025 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I really wish...
Rickey could’ve played in the MLB forever.
by Franchise887 on Jul 13, 2025 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Ricky says,
“Ricky could have played forever. Ricky was the greatest of all-time. Ricky played in the softball game because Ricky wanted to show the world what Ricky knows already, that if you use Ricky as a knuckleball specialist Ricky will get on base. Ricky says, GMs should use Ricky as RA Dickey + Tim Wakefield insurance. Plus Ricky will show younger Rickies how they can Ricky their way into almost as many stolen bases as the stolen base king!”
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
by souldrummer on Jul 13, 2025 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Ubaldo
What’s the probability he gets a K in the first inning when facing Ichiro, Jeter, Cabrera and possibly Hamilton? This streak for the cash contest has me going bonkers.
by soxws08 on Jul 13, 2025 6:14 PM EDT reply actions
price
Anyone remember that a year ago, people were disappointed in David Price?
by John Sickels on Jul 13, 2025 8:04 PM EDT reply actions
heh
Take a look at the guys who made it . . .Price, Hughes, Buchholz, Cahill. We have such quick triggers these days to drop these guys for the “next big thing” . . .
by mrkupe on Jul 13, 2025 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
To be fair he completely changed as a pitcher
People were worried because the slider seriously regressed last year. Since then he’s added a good CB which has replaced the slider as his primary breaking pitch. I don’t think anyone could have foreseen that development. Without it I doubt he’d be having the sort of success he’s currently enjoying.
by nixa37 on Jul 14, 2025 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Not baseball related
But you gotta think it’s a bad sign for Christina Aguilera when your most famous song is being sung at the All Star game, a couple of months after you released your “come back” CD . . .and said song isn’t being sung by you.
by mrkupe on Jul 13, 2025 8:30 PM EDT reply actions
Ethier in CF?
Really? Man, that’s some ugly fielding in the NL outfield.
by oplaid on Jul 13, 2025 9:17 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah But
The fans don’t vote for specific positions. Luckily other than Braun’s diving catch, there weren’t too many hard hit ball to the OF. It’s also funny you posted that then have the ninth inning completely change its complexion with an outstanding play by Marlon Byrd who had a really good game.
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by WayneCampbell08 on Jul 14, 2025 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
John
Nice photo of “the greatest of all time”
by thefordhamflash on Jul 13, 2025 11:14 PM EDT reply actions
Byrd coulda caught that flyball in the 9th instead of watch it drop
Few things on him. 1. He runs like he got something strapped to his back) 2. took a bad route to the ball) 3. slowed down) 4. And he probably coulda dove for the ball and have a slight chance (although it is David Ortiz) to get a double play.
If his throw was off or not in time he woula looked real bad for not getting that.
…they should send down Huntington & Nutting, because they aren’t ready, either. - royshowell
by Marinerfanjake on Jul 14, 2025 1:56 AM EDT reply actions
gonna have to disagree with you there, bob...
i did think he took a less than great route to the ball, but it did bend quite a bit, too. either way, i don’t think he catches that ball. i think the slow down is him realizing he’s not going to get it and adjusting to the best option left.
it may not be the greatest play in the world, but it did show he had his head in the game, which i will take, as a cubs fan, over the other 7 guys we put out there every day.
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by huckleberry on Jul 14, 2025 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Really?
There was absolutely no way possible that Ortiz would have been doubled off first. That’s why he was thrown out at second. You just sound like a bitter AL fan who can’t handle them losing to the better team.
BTW, if you want to throw around ifs, I have a better one. If the third base coach doesn’t hold up Wright at third base, he scores easily when Hamilton misses home plate by ten feet on his throw from right field. That took a run off the board at a time when the pitchers were dominating the game. Byrd made a great play that pretty much ended the AL’s rally. Style points count for nothing.
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by WayneCampbell08 on Jul 14, 2025 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Let's not call it a great play
If he doesn’t get a terrible late break on the ball he catches it rather easily. It was a very heads up play to get the ball out so quickly and nail Ortiz, but it really shouldn’t have come to that.
by nixa37 on Jul 14, 2025 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
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