2009-07-14 All-Star Game : 7:05 PM CT [AL wins, 4-3]

[pretendastronaut]

http://www.ishouldhavebeenanastronaut.com/brewfan/matchup-071409.jpg

Starting Lineups

American League

• Ichiro Suzuki, SEA
• Derek Jeter, NYY
• Joe Mauer, MIN
• Mark Teixeira, NYY
• Jason Bay, BOS
• Josh Hamilton, TEX
• Michael Young, TEX
• Aaron Hill, TOR
• Roy Halladay, TOR

National League

• Hanley Ramirez, FLA
• Chase Utley, PHI
• Albert Pujols, STL
• Ryan Braun, MIL
• Raul Ibanez, PHI
• David Wright, NYM
• Shane Victorino, PHI
• Yadier Molina, STL
• Tim Lincecum, SF

[crewcrazy]

Let's go NL...get some respect for everyone in the NL from the national talking heads. They've come painfully close the past few years, but haven't been able to hold on.

 

We've come a long way from just hoping our guys don't get embarrassed playing with the "real" stars. Between Sheets starting last year's game, Prince winning this year's Derby, and Braun hitting clean up, the Brewers have been getting a lot of All-Star attention. I'm loving it.

[Marc Newfield of Dreams]

And the St. Louis lovefest continues. Blech.

[Point Beer Is Best]

Not as many as Lily got, but lots of boos for Braun.

[craigharmann]

Woah. Braun's in right? How did I miss that! Could be interesting to see how he does in right and maybe we can trade Hart!

[Marc Newfield of Dreams]

I thought those "amazing classy wonderful Godsend" St. Louis fans from the "greatest baseball town on earth" would never do something so uncouth as booing at a ballgame.

 

At least that's what Joe Buck told me.

[craigharmann]

Yeah, did you hear Buck before he announced Poo? "Here ya go, St. Louis". Stay classy.

[bucksbeat]

Well I remember Richmond Lockwood Sexson being pretty popular in 2002.

[craigharmann]

I'm ready for the game.....can we start now?

[bucks2281]

Meh, it was good-natured booing. I think Lilly got a kick out of it.

[crewcrazy]

I'm sure they were just saying Boooooooo-raun. They're far too classy to lower themselves to the level of the common people of Milwaukee.

[craigharmann]

Was this infomercial about serving others really necessary? And does it really have anything to do with baseball? PLAY BALL!!!!!!!!!!

[Schlitz001]

I wonder if they use that same giant flag for every important sporting event, or if every city has their own.

[bucks2281]

When do they manage to perform "O Canada"? During the commercial break?

[bucksbeat]

Greg Jennings is a Brewers fan!

[craigharmann]

Not a good start for Sheryl

 

Edit: She went through about 3 keys in the first line of the song.

[ProfMath]

33 min in and we are "almost" to the ceremonial first pitch. Ugh!

[craigharmann]

33 min in and we are "almost" to the ceremonial first pitch. Ugh!

Yeah, it's gotta be drawn out, doesn't it? I don't get it. Just get to the game!

[craigharmann]

I would love to see Ozzie do a backflip in that suit. Just for old times' sake.

[bucks2281]

Not a good start for Sheryl

 

Edit: She went through about 3 keys in the first line of the song.

 

Remember Anastasia back in 2002? Yeah, that pretty much set the tone for that night. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif

[ttsather]

Embarrassing camera work by Fox on Obama's first pitch. Terrible. We couldn't even see the plate.

[Point Beer Is Best]

Did it sound like the fans were booing Obama as well?

[craigharmann]

Anastasia

I completely forgot about her! That was quite awful.

[craigharmann]

Did it sound like the fans were booing Obama as well?

It sounded like it. Don't know if they were booing him personally, or that he would come out with a Sox jacket on. But I was watching the Red Carpet special on MLB and they showed him in the locker room talking to the players, and he was giving Pujols and Howard crap for not doing well in the derby.

[The Ignitor]

Embarrassing camera work by Fox on Obama's first pitch. Terrible. We couldn't even see the plate.

Total bush league camera work. I could not tell if he threw a strike or bounced it in. I was expecting a strike from a young athlete like Obama, but I guess I'll never know.