That was the first ASG I've watched in its entirety for a long, long time. Despite a metric shit ton of bellyaching here, I really liked it. After years of cheating, steroids, pandemics and pace of play garbage, this thing felt legitimately energetic. A big part was that there is a ton of excitement around the international players. Not just Ohtani, but VGJ, Tatis, and Lynn. The Red Sox selections to this year's team are an exciting bunch. The Reggie Smith thing felt special and Melancon's reaction was awesome.
X's comment a la "We have our game back" summed it up for me.
Is baseball back and back big?