Red Mosquito

So I guess I'm going to the 2013 All-Star game. I guess I'm pretty excited to see it at Citifield since I'm a Mets fan and my family has had some form of season tix package since the mid-80's. Anyone ever been to this? Is it worth going to all 3 days of it?

vegman wrote:So I guess I'm going to the 2013 All-Star game. I guess I'm pretty excited to see it at Citifield since I'm a Mets fan and my family has had some form of season tix package since the mid-80's. Anyone ever been to this? Is it worth going to all 3 days of it?

I went in 98 when it was in Denver. As I recall it was just two days then? I went to the actual game, not the day before (home run contest, etc). They also do a pretty good job with the whole "fan experience" thing they'll set up. In many cities they do that in the convention center--not sure how they'll do it with the Mets.

But i thought it was a very cool experience. Then again, you didn't have as many guys skipping the game back then.

I went to the ASG in 99, it was really cool, I'd recommend it to anyone.

I did the home run derby at Miller Park... which was right in the height of the Steroid boys era... we had upper deck seats right by the foul pole so were eye level with the balls as they arc'd off... that was pretty cool to see

Bonds hit a ball in batting practice, a freaking line drive rocket, that hit the top right corner of the old replay board which was basically another 20 feet higher than the score board now)

that had to easily have gone 600 feet if there was no scoreboard to stop it, ive never seen a ball hit like that before, steroids or not, that was CRUSHED!


I think the coolest one to go to might be the Futures game, see a bunch of unknowns who might be stars one day, but I only had the funds to do the HR derby back then

so it looks like no one got in the HOF this year.

R.A. Dickey has decided to scrap the knuckle ball this season... he will be replacing it with a canuckle ball... those crazy Canucks

:groan:

Get ready for the exciting 2013 Hall of Fame induction of....3 dead guys.

Aaron frickin' Sele.

Chris_H_2 wrote:Aaron frickin' Sele.

lol yeah... that deserves a to that voter

I was at Aaron Sele's major league debut.

I kinda think Edgar Martinez should be in there. Not first ballot, but he was one hell of a DH.

Guys, http://deadspin.com/5974860/sammy-sosa- ... -page-ever

numbers wrote:I was at Aaron Sele's major league debut.

i was too. right behind the plate 30 rows. you ever sit in the 600 club? it was the worst place to watch a game.

After hearing all the bitching about Biggio not getting into the Hall... I heard a couple things I never heard before.....

It took DiMaggio 4 times
and Cy Young 2

E.H. Ruddock wrote:I kinda think Edgar Martinez should be in there. Not first ballot, but he was one hell of a DH.

Playing only 1/2 the game, he needs to be much better than "one hell of a DH."

cutuphalfdead wrote:Guys, http://deadspin.com/5974860/sammy-sosa- ... -page-ever

RM, this can't go unnoticed.

surface the north wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:Guys, http://deadspin.com/5974860/sammy-sosa- ... -page-ever

RM, this can't go unnoticed.

Right!?