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Reflecting on the MLB All-Star Game- Past and Present

Major League Baseball's All-Star Game will take place in roughly two weeks from tomorrow at Yankee Stadium, fittingily in its last year (I still can't believe that's actually true).

A week ago, HD MM and I had a mini-discussion on whether the All-Star Game is as grand and as special as it used to be.

We each had a valid point- he brought up how much there is at stake (home-field advantage), while I pointed out that Interleague play watered down the mystique and feeling of old, not to mention the not-as-big-as-they-used-to-be TV ratings.

With this in mind, I ask you these questions:

1. Is the All-Star Game in baseball still as grand and great as it used to be, or do you feel it's no longer that way?

2. What are some of YOUR favorite MLB All-Star Game memories?

3. Do you think the game still resonates the way it did back in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s?

4. How does baseball's All-Star Game compare to those in other sports?
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BillD1984
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1. Is the All-Star Game in baseball still as grand and great as it used to be, or do you feel it's no longer that way?


Not for me. But I think it has to do with my age more than anything else. I looked forward to that Tuesday night in July as much as Christmas morning....when I was a kid.

2. What are some of YOUR favorite MLB All-Star Game memories?


A. 1983- Fred Lynn of the Angels hits a grand slam in the old Comiskey Park to lead the AL to a win FINALLY over the NL.

B. 1979???- The Pirates Dave Parker's defense in RF saves the game for the NL in Seattle's Kingdome.

C. 1986- Roger Clemens of the Red Sox (Yes, I was a fan of his THEN) dominates the best of the NL in Houston's Astrodome (in the shadows of the Rocket's hometown of Katy, Texas)




3. Do you think the game still resonates the way it did back in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s?

No. But again, I think that has more to do with my age more than anything else. I still LOVE it though.

4. How does baseball's All-Star Game compare to those in other sports?


IMO, not even close. Defense is a foreign concept to those other All-Star games. I feel like this what makes those games virtually unwatchable.
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SabresRule
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BillD1984 said:
B. 1979???- The Pirates Dave Parker's defense in RF saves the game for the NL in Seattle's Kingdome.
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You actually got the year right. I saw the question marks.
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BillD1984
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SabresRule said:
You actually got the year right. I saw the question marks.
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Thanks, I knew it was around then.
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Ramy
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1988 When the All-Star game came back to Riverfront Stadium. I wasn't around during the first one in 1970.
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mdonnelly
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Think it was 1971 in Detroit, Reggie Jackson had a WonderBoy moment, hitting a ball into the lights 520 feet out.
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1. Is it as grand? Nah, but these days, what is? Some of it is my age, certainly (as another poster has said). Another is that it's so overhyped. The utter ridiculousness of the winner of the game determining the World Series home-field advantage still blows my mind. This is supposed to be a fun diversion, a chance for baseball to exhibit its best and brightest. It's not supposed to count. I guess there's no room for fun anymore.

Honestly, though, I've never found All-Star style games to be all that enthralling, in any sport. Sure, sports are all about talent and such, but beyond that they're also about team chemistry. The all-star games are often not crisply played because these guys aren't used to playing together.

Sure, with so much talent on the field you're bound to have a good play or two, a real example of hustle and some great pitching. But none, even in the best of times, that I've found particularly memorable.


Does the game resonate the way it did in the 50s and 60s? Well, in the broadest sense, no I don't think it does. In a day of 24 hour news and sports coverage, it's early July and some folks are already talking about playoff contenders and who's going to have a fire sale in the second half. The grind of summer is on, and players are more concerned with avoiding injuries than putting on a show for a game that theoretically doesn't count.

On a practical standpoint, it "resonates" or counts more now, because of the whole home field advantage thing in the World Series. Like I said, I just don't agree with the line of reasoning that it should matter beyond an exhibition.

As to other sports -- baseball's All-Star game is still the granddaddy. No other can compare, mostly because of the nature of the sport. From a popularity standpoint, baseball's all-star game will always win, too. It's a matter of timing. There's not a whole lot of competition in the sports/entertainment field in the second week of July.
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mdonnelly said:
Think it was 1971 in Detroit, Reggie Jackson had a WonderBoy moment, hitting a ball into the lights 520 feet out.
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I was there! Hardest hit ball I ever saw in my life, line drive into the right field light tower. That ball was still rising when it hit the tower. Oddly enough he didn't get credit for clearing the roof, since the ball fell back down to the playing field.
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I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.
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naptime said:
I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.
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It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
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They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
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Oh, you mean "soon"? :biggrin
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jsmit86 said:
It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
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I guess they will be busy when lots of people start asking for rollbacks to H708 now that you mention that downgrades of software does exist because it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner and the IR Remote problems in H710-H713.
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it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner
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it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
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Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties

Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
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Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.

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I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?
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reubenray said:
I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?
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Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.
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Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.
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Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
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Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
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If I understand your question, O'Neill had the Ancient's knowledge in the "Lost City" two-part episode. That was when Anubis attacked Earth and there was a big battle over Antarctica.
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.😈. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.😈. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
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