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An All-Star Game in My Backyard, Almost…
Posted under How I See It by Mike
For anyone who knows me, this time of year is the best. Hot weather, a chance to wear shorts (which I do most of the time anyways, I just don’t look funny doing it in the summer), enjoying a frosty beverage, enjoying a cigar and watching baseball. Other than the playoffs and when my team (the West Coast Halos) is playing, the All-Star game is the best.
The All-Star game is a chance to watch the best of the best play (usually) and a time when baseball is not too serious. A time when the players and the fans seem to be having fun. It is after all a sport meant for entertainment and we all need to remember that.
This year is fun because the game is almost in my backyard. Anaheim Stadium is a 20 minute drive from my house. I won’t get the chance to sit in the seats and enjoy the game live, but knowing that it is all happening just down the freeway is exciting.
Of course this year the All-Star game will have a bit of sorrow mixed in. The former owner of the New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner past away last evening. A man who defined baseball in the modern era. I was never a fan of George’s but I will admit that he made the Yankees and baseball as a whole a much better sport for all of us. A baseball boss who was never afraid to get his hands dirty and who made sure that only the best product was on the field.
So, sit down, grab a cold one and enjoy the summer classic that is the All-Star Game.
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Too bad we lost
Heard Papi got caught in the 9th, pretty much sealing AL’s fate.
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Meh, I’ll miss it. At least MLB’s all star game has meaning, as opposed to all the other all star games.
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Hubby has bets on the third (as all things like this happen in 3s) being yogi berra….
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It was a good game! It must have been neat having it so close and local. Years ago when it was in Baltimore, I scheuled a trip, not realizing the All star game was the same time. It was wild. I realized it when I rode in an elevator with Roger McDowell.. LOL
Coming from a Yankee fan – Thanks – As always people just see the bad side of people like George.
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As someone who lives very close to Lambeau Field, I can attest to the contagious excitement that comes from being near the action! Hope you enjoyed it.
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You’ve got to try to get a ticket. There should be plenty of scalpers outside. Go, good man, Go! Don’t let this moment pass you by.
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Please tell me you got a ticket!
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Hey Mike. I have been missing lately. I know this is late, but I have to chime in and say Yahoo! the NL finally won one. We went to a Cardinals game with my little boy recently and it was fantastic.
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I have never been to a baseball game. How un-American is that?
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