All Star Game Notes...

The Derby: First, how cool was the Home Run Derby? I'm not a big fan of it, but with company over, we threw some chicken on the grill along with some corn on the cobb, potatoes, onions, etc... Let's just say I hooked it up pretty good... and I watched it with my brother Randy, my best friend Scoot, and my cousin Josh. We all made our picks. Randy had Chase Utley, Josh took Dan Uggla, while Scoot and I both took Berkman. As many times as he killed the Cards, it seemed like a good pick with that short porch in RF!

As soon as Hamilton came up, and they started telling his story, we immediately started to root for the guy. How can you not root for him? Then he proceeds to bang his second homer off the back wall in right-center. It was awesome.

Just For Thought: How about instead of Chris Berman and the guys calling the shots, we get somebody new next year? I like Berman just fine, but how cool would it be to get some of the other Sports Center guys calling it? How fun would it be to get Dan Patrick and Keith Olberman to do it together? Or Rich Eisen and Stewart Scott? What about reaching way back and getting Craig Kilborn (one of my all time favorites, hillarious!) to go along with Kenny Mayne, in what might be the funniest 3 hours of television, ever? Who cares if most of those guys aren't with the network anymore? It would be great TV!

Here is a sample of what we might hear in the middle of Josh Hamilton's 28 bombs (in no particular order):

1. Kenny Mayne - Yahtzee!!!


2. Dan Patrick - Josh Hamilton, he's enfuego


3. Stewart Scott - BOOOO YAHHH!


4. Keith Olberman - You can't stop Josh Hamilton, you can only hope to contain him.


5. Craig Kilborn - JUMANGI!!!


6. Stewart Scott - Oh look, he done made his kin folks proud, little pookie and ree ree and laquisha....


7. Keith Olbermann - It's deep and I don't think it's playable


8. Kenny Mayne - He hit it over some fencing they had set up in the outfield


9. Kenny Mayne - Your puny ballparks are too small to contain my gargantuan blasts! Bring me the finest meats and cheeses for a clubhouse feast!


10. Craig Kilborn - That's good wood!


11. Dan Patrick - (deadpan voice) Gone


12. Kenny Mayne - (spanish accent) Hhhhome, Rhhhhun.

In Closing: The pregame festivities with all the Hall of Famers was cool. I'm no Yankee fan, but all the history of Yankee Stadium is pretty neat if you like baseball. Here is hoping you enjoy the game and the NL gets the win.