uwgb96
Footballguy
Has anyone ever had a worse ASG?3 errors. 0-4 with 3Ks and 6 LOB
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Official ALL STAR GAME (1 Viewer)
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Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Ray Fosse.
Bogart
Footballguy
no. never.I have seen some bad Ranger lines for All-Star games, but it was always 1 AB or 1 inning pitched. Noone has been that bad, that much, in an ASG.Has anyone ever had a worse ASG?3 errors. 0-4 with 3Ks and 6 LOB
uwgb96
Footballguy
nice
Bogart
Footballguy
classic.
Wooderson
Fight The Power
amphibianbri
Footballguy
most of the time that 9 year old moves to another position and stays warm......their arms also aren't worth millions at that point
Michael Brown
Footballguy
Just got back, and holy CRAP I'm going to bed in about 10 seconds. Couple quick notes...
Atmosphere was very blah for a lot of the game, nothing remotely close to last night. That said, the pregame atmosphere was outstanding. You could tell that the fans really appreciated the collection of talent we were seeing. Thought the game itself probably played out better on TV, especially the extras. With all the Yankees out early and only Mo left (biggest ovation of the day, by the way), there wasn't much left for the homer fans. And once he was done, a lot of the crowd left. I was surprised, however, at how many did stick around. We didn't leave til after the MVP presentation and there were a good number still in the house for the game-winner considering it was 2:00 and the 15th inning.
Atmosphere was very blah for a lot of the game, nothing remotely close to last night. That said, the pregame atmosphere was outstanding. You could tell that the fans really appreciated the collection of talent we were seeing. Thought the game itself probably played out better on TV, especially the extras. With all the Yankees out early and only Mo left (biggest ovation of the day, by the way), there wasn't much left for the homer fans. And once he was done, a lot of the crowd left. I was surprised, however, at how many did stick around. We didn't leave til after the MVP presentation and there were a good number still in the house for the game-winner considering it was 2:00 and the 15th inning.
Darth Cheney
Footballguy
They need to get rid of this "this time it means something" crap.
Tremendous Upside
Footballguy
Even though I am exhausted (didn';t get home until 3:30), it was worth it to see that
Might not have been the cleanest game ever played (Uggla, I'm looking at you), but it was pretty damn exciting there in extras as both teams missed huge chances to win or take the lead
Very cool to be there for the HOF stuff at the beginning also
Which HOFers weren't there?
Koufax, Seaver, Morgan, Bench, Yaz, Fisk...
Any others?
Might not have been the cleanest game ever played (Uggla, I'm looking at you), but it was pretty damn exciting there in extras as both teams missed huge chances to win or take the lead
Very cool to be there for the HOF stuff at the beginning also
Which HOFers weren't there?
Koufax, Seaver, Morgan, Bench, Yaz, Fisk...
Any others?
tamales
Footballguy
Niekro, Ryan, Musial, Snider, Sparky, there were a few more too
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Tremendous Upside
Footballguy
Niekro was there
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Was there any reason why these guys weren't there? Hell, Morgan was in the park just the night before.
Tremendous Upside
Footballguy
Yeah, I was wondering this alsoI chalked it up to Morgan being a gigantic ##### bag
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culdeus
Footballguy
Ryan has a job.
snitwitch
Footballguy
Anyone notice how Fox stopped cutting to live shots of Selig in like the 7th inning? In that 2002 game I remember them showing him after every pitch it seemed. I bet they got a call from the league.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
One without any vacation days? Wow.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Want the honest answer? He doesn't like Ryne Sandberg because he broke his 2nd-baseman records.The guy is a complete tool.
Tremendous Upside
Footballguy
Sounds about right for Morgan
Dope
Footballguy
Same here. Didn't get home until 3:30, but wouldn't have traded yesterday for the world.Went in early and saw the parade...that was cool too.
Just the whole day was great as a Yankee fan and a baseball fan.
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Insoxicated
This does not surprise me when it comes to yankee fans....
Tremendous Upside
Footballguy
It was also pushing midnight at the timeThis wasn't a playoff game, it was an exhibitionI could totally understand why someone would leaveNot everything has to be NY vs. BostonThis does not surprise me when it comes to yankee fans....
tamales
Footballguy
This does not surprise me when it comes to yankee fans....
The game lasted until 2 ####in AM and not everyone in the crowd was even a Yankee fan.
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I said nothing about Boston. This is purely a good example of the assertion that most NY fans aren't really baseball fans... and they could give two ####s about what goes on in the world outside yankee stadium. Don't shoot the messenger, as I certainly didn't make up this theory... nor am I the first person to bring it up in this forum. Just saying it's amusing how Michael Brown's post indicated the tone among the "home crowd" mirrored that perception. Also note: not saying MB is that way... he actually seems to be a pretty cool guy and a good fan of the game IMO.It was also pushing midnight at the timeThis wasn't a playoff game, it was an exhibitionI could totally understand why someone would leaveNot everything has to be NY vs. BostonThis does not surprise me when it comes to yankee fans....
Tremendous Upside
Footballguy
Yes, let's use the fact that many fans (not all of whom were Yankee fans) left an exhibition game when it went to extra innings at Midnight on a Tuesday as evidence that Yankee fans aren't really baseball fansI said nothing about Boston. This is purely a good example of the assertion that most NY fans aren't really baseball fans... and they could give two ####s about what goes on in the world outside yankee stadium. Don't shoot the messenger, as I certainly didn't make up this theory... nor am I the first person to bring it up in this forum. Just saying it's amusing how Michael Brown's post indicated the tone among the "home crowd" mirrored that perception. Also note: not saying MB is that way... he actually seems to be a pretty cool guy and a good fan of the game IMO.It was also pushing midnight at the timeThis wasn't a playoff game, it was an exhibitionI could totally understand why someone would leaveNot everything has to be NY vs. BostonThis does not surprise me when it comes to yankee fans....
Solid logic there
tamales
Footballguy
You realize this was an All Star Game and more real baseball fans were priced out of the game?I said nothing about Boston. This is purely a good example of the assertion that most NY fans aren't really baseball fans... and they could give two ####s about what goes on in the world outside yankee stadium. Don't shoot the messenger, as I certainly didn't make up this theory... nor am I the first person to bring it up in this forum. Just saying it's amusing how Michael Brown's post indicated the tone among the "home crowd" mirrored that perception. Also note: not saying MB is that way... he actually seems to be a pretty cool guy and a good fan of the game IMO.It was also pushing midnight at the timeThis wasn't a playoff game, it was an exhibitionI could totally understand why someone would leaveNot everything has to be NY vs. BostonThis does not surprise me when it comes to yankee fans....
Wrigley
Footballguy
Real fans are priced out of Yankee stadium all the time.You realize this was an All Star Game and more real baseball fans were priced out of the game?I said nothing about Boston. This is purely a good example of the assertion that most NY fans aren't really baseball fans... and they could give two ####s about what goes on in the world outside yankee stadium. Don't shoot the messenger, as I certainly didn't make up this theory... nor am I the first person to bring it up in this forum. Just saying it's amusing how Michael Brown's post indicated the tone among the "home crowd" mirrored that perception. Also note: not saying MB is that way... he actually seems to be a pretty cool guy and a good fan of the game IMO.It was also pushing midnight at the timeThis wasn't a playoff game, it was an exhibitionI could totally understand why someone would leaveNot everything has to be NY vs. BostonThis does not surprise me when it comes to yankee fans....
tamales
Footballguy
Real fans are priced out of Yankee stadium all the time.You realize this was an All Star Game and more real baseball fans were priced out of the game?I said nothing about Boston. This is purely a good example of the assertion that most NY fans aren't really baseball fans... and they could give two ####s about what goes on in the world outside yankee stadium. Don't shoot the messenger, as I certainly didn't make up this theory... nor am I the first person to bring it up in this forum. Just saying it's amusing how Michael Brown's post indicated the tone among the "home crowd" mirrored that perception. Also note: not saying MB is that way... he actually seems to be a pretty cool guy and a good fan of the game IMO.It was also pushing midnight at the timeThis wasn't a playoff game, it was an exhibitionI could totally understand why someone would leaveNot everything has to be NY vs. BostonThis does not surprise me when it comes to yankee fans....
Theres plenty of cheap seats available.
Tremendous Upside
Footballguy
Define plenty and define cheapReal fans are priced out of Yankee stadium all the time.You realize this was an All Star Game and more real baseball fans were priced out of the game?I said nothing about Boston. This is purely a good example of the assertion that most NY fans aren't really baseball fans... and they could give two ####s about what goes on in the world outside yankee stadium. Don't shoot the messenger, as I certainly didn't make up this theory... nor am I the first person to bring it up in this forum. Just saying it's amusing how Michael Brown's post indicated the tone among the "home crowd" mirrored that perception. Also note: not saying MB is that way... he actually seems to be a pretty cool guy and a good fan of the game IMO.It was also pushing midnight at the timeThis wasn't a playoff game, it was an exhibitionI could totally understand why someone would leaveNot everything has to be NY vs. BostonThis does not surprise me when it comes to yankee fans....
Michael Brown
Footballguy
Thanks, Icon. And yeah I stayed til the end. Obviously I was pumped more for Mo than anyone else but there was a lot of drama in the extra innings to more than sustain my rooting interest. I've never been to an ASG before so it was a very different environment, and it felt nothing like a Yankee game aside from cheering the Yanks and booing the Sox. And for what it's worth, while it's true that a lot of people left after the 9th and 10th innings, the remaining people stayed pretty much til the end. If there were 57,000 at the start, there were maybe 30,000 in the beginning of the extra innings. But it's not like a mass of humanity left after each half inning. Sure, a few people here and there left (mostly ones with kids) but the ones who stayed past Rivera's exit mostly stayed til the end.
As for the atmosphere, I think more than anything it was the fact that if there was nothing going on then the people weren't loud. Like, at Yankee Stadium, the crowd will typically try to incite the action with cheering, booing, whatever. Last night was much more reactionary. A lot of people sat around and then when something exciting happened, they got up and cheered.
Also, I agree with the assessment that there weren't as many true Yankee fans there as there usually is. I don't know every Yankee fan alive but I do know a great deal of people, many of whom are Yankee fans. Aside from myself, my fiance, and my brother, I don't know one other person in my circle who was able to get tickets to the game. I would suggest that a lot of the Yankee fans there last night are the fairweather type. In our section, we usually see a lot of the same people due to season ticket plans and what-not. But last night, a lot of the faces we usually see weren't there. Most of them have only partial plans and were left out in the cold by the powers that be -- whether that's MLB or the Yankees, I don't know.
As for the atmosphere, I think more than anything it was the fact that if there was nothing going on then the people weren't loud. Like, at Yankee Stadium, the crowd will typically try to incite the action with cheering, booing, whatever. Last night was much more reactionary. A lot of people sat around and then when something exciting happened, they got up and cheered.
Also, I agree with the assessment that there weren't as many true Yankee fans there as there usually is. I don't know every Yankee fan alive but I do know a great deal of people, many of whom are Yankee fans. Aside from myself, my fiance, and my brother, I don't know one other person in my circle who was able to get tickets to the game. I would suggest that a lot of the Yankee fans there last night are the fairweather type. In our section, we usually see a lot of the same people due to season ticket plans and what-not. But last night, a lot of the faces we usually see weren't there. Most of them have only partial plans and were left out in the cold by the powers that be -- whether that's MLB or the Yankees, I don't know.
Michael Brown
Footballguy
Not last night, but in general there are usually a good number of available seats. They offer midweek discounts and $5 games at various times during the season, plus the bleachers aren't expensive. Even the upper deck was only $17 per ticket until this year; that's hardly an outrageous price to pay.Define plenty and define cheapReal fans are priced out of Yankee stadium all the time.You realize this was an All Star Game and more real baseball fans were priced out of the game?I said nothing about Boston. This is purely a good example of the assertion that most NY fans aren't really baseball fans... and they could give two ####s about what goes on in the world outside yankee stadium. Don't shoot the messenger, as I certainly didn't make up this theory... nor am I the first person to bring it up in this forum. Just saying it's amusing how Michael Brown's post indicated the tone among the "home crowd" mirrored that perception. Also note: not saying MB is that way... he actually seems to be a pretty cool guy and a good fan of the game IMO.It was also pushing midnight at the timeThis wasn't a playoff game, it was an exhibitionI could totally understand why someone would leaveNot everything has to be NY vs. BostonThis does not surprise me when it comes to yankee fans....
Theres plenty of cheap seats available.
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Insoxicated
1) I watched the broadcast. Looked like WELL over half the crowd was in Yankee gear.. but that's not my point....2) The OP implied pretty clearly that there was a sizable contingent of Yankee fans who found nothing worth watching once the Yankee fans were out of the game. 3) BFD about it being midnight on a weeknight. It's not like it's just some Yanks vs Orioles game in May. It's the all star game in the final year of Yankee stadium. You probably dropped $200-500 on the ticket.... the best players the game has to offer are deadlocked in a fantastic extra innings battle....and you want to leave because nobody on the field plays for your favorite team? Weak. The argument could be made that the "real fans" were priced out of the game and I could buy that to some degree... but the fact of the matter is that according to the OP, a large contingent of Yankee fans bailed after the last yankee came off the field.Yes, let's use the fact that many fans (not all of whom were Yankee fans) left an exhibition game when it went to extra innings at Midnight on a Tuesday as evidence that Yankee fans aren't really baseball fansI said nothing about Boston. This is purely a good example of the assertion that most NY fans aren't really baseball fans... and they could give two ####s about what goes on in the world outside yankee stadium. Don't shoot the messenger, as I certainly didn't make up this theory... nor am I the first person to bring it up in this forum. Just saying it's amusing how Michael Brown's post indicated the tone among the "home crowd" mirrored that perception. Also note: not saying MB is that way... he actually seems to be a pretty cool guy and a good fan of the game IMO.It was also pushing midnight at the timeThis wasn't a playoff game, it was an exhibitionI could totally understand why someone would leaveNot everything has to be NY vs. BostonThis does not surprise me when it comes to yankee fans....Solid logic there
anyways.. I was just echoing a sentiment that had been expressed before. Seemed fitting. Sorry if I wounded anyone's Yankee pride...
Tremendous Upside
Footballguy
You didn't wound my pride, it's just a ridiculous conclusion to draw1) I watched the broadcast. Looked like WELL over half the crowd was in Yankee gear.. but that's not my point....2) The OP implied pretty clearly that there was a sizable contingent of Yankee fans who found nothing worth watching once the Yankee fans were out of the game. 3) BFD about it being midnight on a weeknight. It's not like it's just some Yanks vs Orioles game in May. It's the all star game in the final year of Yankee stadium. You probably dropped $200-500 on the ticket.... the best players the game has to offer are deadlocked in a fantastic extra innings battle....and you want to leave because nobody on the field plays for your favorite team? Weak. The argument could be made that the "real fans" were priced out of the game and I could buy that to some degree... but the fact of the matter is that according to the OP, a large contingent of Yankee fans bailed after the last yankee came off the field.Yes, let's use the fact that many fans (not all of whom were Yankee fans) left an exhibition game when it went to extra innings at Midnight on a Tuesday as evidence that Yankee fans aren't really baseball fansI said nothing about Boston. This is purely a good example of the assertion that most NY fans aren't really baseball fans... and they could give two ####s about what goes on in the world outside yankee stadium. Don't shoot the messenger, as I certainly didn't make up this theory... nor am I the first person to bring it up in this forum. Just saying it's amusing how Michael Brown's post indicated the tone among the "home crowd" mirrored that perception. Also note: not saying MB is that way... he actually seems to be a pretty cool guy and a good fan of the game IMO.It was also pushing midnight at the timeThis wasn't a playoff game, it was an exhibitionI could totally understand why someone would leaveNot everything has to be NY vs. BostonThis does not surprise me when it comes to yankee fans....Solid logic there
anyways.. I was just echoing a sentiment that had been expressed before. Seemed fitting. Sorry if I wounded anyone's Yankee pride...
tamales
Footballguy
cheap = $25 and lessplenty = you can still pretty much tickets day of game except weekendsTremendous Upside said:Define plenty and define cheaptamales said:Wrigley said:Real fans are priced out of Yankee stadium all the time.You realize this was an All Star Game and more real baseball fans were priced out of the game?I said nothing about Boston. This is purely a good example of the assertion that most NY fans aren't really baseball fans... and they could give two ####s about what goes on in the world outside yankee stadium. Don't shoot the messenger, as I certainly didn't make up this theory... nor am I the first person to bring it up in this forum. Just saying it's amusing how Michael Brown's post indicated the tone among the "home crowd" mirrored that perception. Also note: not saying MB is that way... he actually seems to be a pretty cool guy and a good fan of the game IMO.It was also pushing midnight at the timeThis wasn't a playoff game, it was an exhibitionI could totally understand why someone would leaveNot everything has to be NY vs. BostonThis does not surprise me when it comes to yankee fans....
Michael Brown
Footballguy
Also wanted to say one other thing...I can't imagine spending that much on a ticket OR seeing a historic event in Yankee Stadium's final season and leaving early, but it's entirely possible that some people were leaving because it was extra innings and the game was starting to go on awhile -- not necessarily because Mo was out. I'm sure it was that way for SOME people, but I have no way of knowing. I will say this -- after thinking about it some more, probably more people left after the bases loaded none out jam than when Mo came out.And in recent seasons, Yankee fans have been more and more willing to leave a game early than in the past. That cannot be argued, it's just a fact. Sucks, but the truth. I've never left a game early in my life (including when I was a kid and my parents REFUSED to leave any game early, bedtime be damned!), and how some people can live with themselves to leave a 5-3 Yankee lead with Mo about to come in the game is beyond me. Some just don't appreciate greatness. One of the greatest games I've seen at the Stadium was a couple years ago. Halladay and Randy locked in an absolute gem, Hinske hit a 2-run shot for the only runs of the game as both guys went the distance. I'd never seen a double complete game before, ended in about 2:20...and some people STILL left early! Friggin ridiculous that you'd walk out on something as cool as that, Yankee win or not.Tremendous Upside said:You didn't wound my pride, it's just a ridiculous conclusion to draw[icon] said:1) I watched the broadcast. Looked like WELL over half the crowd was in Yankee gear.. but that's not my point....2) The OP implied pretty clearly that there was a sizable contingent of Yankee fans who found nothing worth watching once the Yankee fans were out of the game. 3) BFD about it being midnight on a weeknight. It's not like it's just some Yanks vs Orioles game in May. It's the all star game in the final year of Yankee stadium. You probably dropped $200-500 on the ticket.... the best players the game has to offer are deadlocked in a fantastic extra innings battle....and you want to leave because nobody on the field plays for your favorite team? Weak. The argument could be made that the "real fans" were priced out of the game and I could buy that to some degree... but the fact of the matter is that according to the OP, a large contingent of Yankee fans bailed after the last yankee came off the field.Yes, let's use the fact that many fans (not all of whom were Yankee fans) left an exhibition game when it went to extra innings at Midnight on a Tuesday as evidence that Yankee fans aren't really baseball fansI said nothing about Boston. This is purely a good example of the assertion that most NY fans aren't really baseball fans... and they could give two ####s about what goes on in the world outside yankee stadium. Don't shoot the messenger, as I certainly didn't make up this theory... nor am I the first person to bring it up in this forum. Just saying it's amusing how Michael Brown's post indicated the tone among the "home crowd" mirrored that perception. Also note: not saying MB is that way... he actually seems to be a pretty cool guy and a good fan of the game IMO.It was also pushing midnight at the timeThis wasn't a playoff game, it was an exhibitionI could totally understand why someone would leaveNot everything has to be NY vs. BostonThis does not surprise me when it comes to yankee fans....
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Manny Ramirez and Alex Rodriguez both left the stadium before the game was over. That is worse than fans leaving early.This does not surprise me when it comes to yankee fans....
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Insoxicated
Arod was too busy getting stood up by madonna and dissed by his teammatesManny Ramirez and Alex Rodriguez both left the stadium before the game was over. That is worse than fans leaving early.This does not surprise me when it comes to yankee fans....
