All Star Festivities Recap

So the last two days have been fun to watch. I always love the MLB All Star Game because to me it means something. It’s way better then any of the other All Star Games in sports. Monday was the Home Run Derby and this year it wasn’t as great but it was nice to see Prince Fielder pound a ball 503 feet. He’s got his dad looks, his dads demeanor and his dad’s power. It was great to see him win but what wasn’t so great was seeing Brandon Inge hit no home runs. Oh well he was nice enough to represent the Tigers and enjoy his time as a first time All Star.

Then last night was the 80th All Star game in St. Louis. President Obama threw out the first pitch wearing a White Sox jacket. Nice job buddy, way to play to the St. Louis crowd. Anyways they had some nice tributes to local programs around the country from each state. I like how they highlight real life heroes as well as the baseball players who go out and serve their communities.

The game was very defensive and there really wasn’t a lot of big hits. The two biggest hits of the night in my opinion was Prince Fielders double and Curtis Granderson’s triple which led to him scoring the game winning run for the American League. It was nice to see Inge at bat, and Jackson pitched a nice inning. I will say this Carl Crawford’s catch was amazing and it probably saved the game for the American League. The funniest sight I saw at the All Star Game was when they showed Mariano Rivera sitting with Tim Wakefield in the bullpen. I was always like talking about the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry because it’s one of the best in sports.

The American League now has home field advantage in the World Series and hopefully it will be Detroit representing the American League in the World Series and we will see more triples from Curtis Granderson. It was a really fun game to watch and for the 13th year in a row the National League fails to win. That’s a bad losing streak for sure. Well on to the second half of the season which who knows what will happen. I am saying right now that the Dodgers will be in the World Series. As far as the American League goes, I am not so sure. I hope it will be Detroit. Only time will tell.