MLB ASG Game Thread

[Flunky]

. I'd take that tongue all over.

 

[Nomar813]

Ahhhh. Lack of McCarver feels so good.

And then the camera pans out to reveal Reynolds.

 

[DJnVa]

Reynolds says Jeter is "9th all-time in hitting."

What's that mean exactly?

 

[gtg807y]

Ok, let's try to give this another shot after the weird teachers thing..
 
 
Aww fuck Harold Reyolnds

 

[Yazdog8]

Really Harold, is everyone talking about Derek Jeter?

 

[CoRP]

Stupid bitch took 15 seconds too long because she had to show off her vocal acrobatics, and fucked up the timing with the flyover.
 
Good job, good effort.

You are so angry. It's a beautiful day today. A girl with a lovely tongue belting out our anthem, Harold Reynolds has a snazzy tie, Joe Buck talking about young studs...what's not to like?

 

[Granite Sox]

"Ninth all-time in hitting..."

What the fuck is he talking about?

 

[Harry Hooper]

So it's her fault my Facebook feed was filled with those idiots Frozen videos with people singing?

 
Well, her and Bob Iger.

 

[Reverend]

Reynolds says Jeter is "9th all-time in hitting."

What's that mean exactly?

 
Joe Buck, who has literally spent his whole life around the game, just called Jeter a career .440 hitter.

 

[bankshot1]

Harold Reynolds has already voted Jetes as MVP and bestest ever

 

[Reverend]

You are so angry. It's a beautiful day today. A girl with a lovely tongue belting out our anthem, Harold Reynolds has a snazzy tie, Joe Buck talking about young studs...what's not to like?

 
Nice to see you in your happy place, CoRP. Tough year or two there.

 

[Al Zarilla]

This woman has an absolutely atrocious and annoying voice. She doesn't sing. She shouts.
 
And I'm sick of everyone having to put their own extra-special self-aggrandizing spin on the national anthem.
 
Just sing the fucking song in a straightforward fashion, assholes.

The gal last night was the best I've heard in a long time, even would say inspiring. Aloe Blacc was it?

 

[CoRP]

For some reason I love everyone today. I feel like skipping. I AM an All-Star.

 

[Granite Sox]

I don't know who Idina Menzel is. All I know is I want her dead.

Let it go, man.

 

[scotian1]

Agreed, the anthem was horribly performed.

 

[Papo The Snow Tiger]

It would be poetic justice if Jeter struck out leading off the game. Looking.

 

[CoRP]

 
Nice to see you in your happy place, CoRP. Tough year or two there.

No idea what you're talking about, Huggy Bear.
 
C'mere to me YOU.

 

[Reverend]

It would be poetic justice if Jeter struck out leading off the game. Looking.

 
It just occurred to me the importance of batting him leadoff so he can't GiDP twice.

 

[DJnVa]

 
Joe Buck, who has literally spent his whole life around the game, just called Jeter a career .440 hitter.

In the ASG he is.

 

[Reverend]

In the ASG he is.

 
Ah. That makes sense.
 
Except that's not what he said. 

 

[scotian1]

Reynolds says Jeter is "9th all-time in hitting."
What's that mean exactly?

.I think he meant in all star games.

 

[TampaSoxFan]

Jeter HBP coming up.

 

[DJnVa]

 
Ah. That makes sense.
 
Except that's not what he said. 

True, but he was responding to Harold saying he hoped Jeter wins MVP tonight.

 

[soxhop411]

We all know that Jeter is going to win MVP even if he goes 0 fer right? 

 

[PseuFighter]

remember you guys. this is for home field advantage.

 

[DJnVa]

.I think he meant in all star games.

He's not. He's third I think. 11-25.

 

[Yazdog8]

What's with these clown hats? We're supposed to take this "game" seriously and they make everyone wear those?

 

[RedOctober3829]

Those numbers are sick king felix

 

[Al Zarilla]

.I think he meant in all star games.

When Harold utters even a few words that are germane to the subject, Fox considers it success.

 

[ifmanis5]

Please hit it to Jeter so he can boot it.

 

[ifmanis5]

HAHAHA close enough.

 

[RedOctober3829]

LOL jeter

 

[MakMan44]

That was too fucking perfect

 

[DJnVa]

Tulo would not have had to dive.

 

[mabrowndog]

HOPES AND DREAMS!!!11!1!!

 

[Yazdog8]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!

 

[Reverend]

True, but he was responding to Harold saying he hoped Jeter wins MVP tonight.

 
Right, I get that, but this should be the scripted portion and he threw in the word "career." I mean, "Career .440 hitter in the All-Star Game" isn't a term. And fuck Joe Buck.
 
I think the excellent World Cup coverage really deepened my annoyance with how bad football and baseball announcers not named "Vin" really are.

 

[Nomar813]

Astonishing that he could make it that far to his left.

 

[Yazdog8]

No fist pump?

 

[jose melendez]

So any other shortstop makes that play because he doesn't have to dive right?

 

[glennhoffmania]

Do SS normally play on the OF grass and I haven't been paying attention?

 

[ifmanis5]

So any other shortstop makes that play because he doesn't have to dive right?

Vizquel barehands it. Even today.

 

[soxhop411]

Lester warming in the pen

 

[RedOctober3829]

Lester warming in the pen

Yup he's got the next inning

 

[Reverend]

Do SS normally play on the OF grass and I haven't been paying attention?

 
This is getting sorta surreal.
 
I think Reynolds was literally looking at the close-up replay, saw the closeness of the grass and decided it was the infield grass and was just... talking... with no memory of the play whatsoever.
 
Edit: I rewound it. I'm pretty sure that's what happened--he called Jeter close in.

 

[dirtynine]

#giftba2ket

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

This is why I voted for AJP.

 

[jon abbey]

Jeter is 9th alltime in number of base hits, presumably what he meant:
 
http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/H_career.shtml

 

[Al Zarilla]

Nice slomo camerawork. People used to the CF camera, is it normally from that high of an angle?

 

[mabrowndog]

Is someone here keeping count of all the Jeter-centric camera shots tonight?