Your Favorite MBL All-Star Game Moment?

Journeyman · Jul 12, 2005

The mid-summer classic may not be what it use to be from a fan standpoint, but we all have a play or two that stand out, what are they?

The American League's Reggie Jackson follows through on a towering third inning home run with a man on base in All-Star game in Detroit on July 13, 1971. National League pitcher is Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates and catcher is Johnny Bench.

Paterno · Jul 12, 2005

I was not alive but I would have to say the 1970 All Star game when Pete Rose ran over the catcher (cant remember name) at the plate is the #1 All Start highlight of all time.

Ego74 · Jul 12, 2005

When Ripken homered in his last All Star appearance

Journeyman · Jul 12, 2005

SCnit said:
I was not alive but I would have to say the 1970 All Star game when Pete Rose ran over the catcher (cant remember name) at the plate is the #1 All Start highlight of all time.

Ray Fosse, his career was never the same after that....Fosse was a catcher for the Indians, who finished 1970 batting .307 with 18 homers....he never had another season close to that...

Fishhead · Jul 12, 2005

The 1983 All-Star Game marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Midsummer Classic. Did you know that the first Midsummer Classic (1933 All-Star Game) was also played in Comiskey Park?

During the third inning the American League set All-Star Game records for hits during a single inning (they had six) and runs scored during a single inning (they had seven).

The grand slam by Fred Lynn during the third inning off a 2-2 Atlee Hammaker pitch was also a record as it was the first and only "grand salami" ever hit in All-Star history. Those "ducks on the pond" were: Manny Trillo (3B), Rod Carew (2B) and Robin Yount (1B

Journeyman · Jul 12, 2005

That game at Comiskey was the first AL victory in many years I believe...NL had won like 17 out 18...

Arodd · Jul 12, 2005

im thinkin i gotta go with Cal's HR against Chan Ho Park...huge Orioles fan, and i hate when people say "oh he threw it write down the middle, it was so easy to hit that."

uh no it's not easy, he threw that at least 90, Cal was old, it's hard hitting a ball out of the park to begin with, let alone on that grand of a stage- and im sure since Chan Ho was actually decent back then, his fastball had to have a little movement on it too. That moment was incredible...

Least favorite moment? Cedo Gaston managing IN CAMDEN YARDS and not putting one pitcher in the game, the one player you'd think fors ure would get in....MIKE MUSSINA. and that's why the Blue Jays are destined to never win another championship. Nice work Cedo

Journeyman · Jul 12, 2005

SCnit said:
I was not alive but I would have to say the 1970 All Star game when Pete Rose ran over the catcher (cant remember name) at the plate is the #1 All Start highlight of all time.

WorldNumberOne · Jul 12, 2005

simple..

Bo Jackson's blast in the 1st inning to straight away centerfield in 1989.

we were all cheated when he went down with the hip injury.

greatest athlete of the last 40 years.

RobFunk · Jul 12, 2005

The catch by Torri Hunter to rob Bonds. that was just a sick leap robbing one of the most prolific HR hitters of all time.

I was at my GF's house. I remember getting off the couch and exclamating "OHHHH WHAT A CATCCCHHH" my GF was quiet she was probably like sit the F back down

Arodd · Jul 12, 2005

RobFunk said:
The catch by Torri Hunter to rob Bonds. that was just a sick leap robbing one of the most prolific HR hitters of all time.

I was at my GF's house. I remember getting off the couch and exclamating "OHHHH WHAT A CATCCCHHH" my GF was quiet she was probably like sit the F back down

tell me you slapped the shit out of her for no reason after that catch...come on now

SkinsRaj28 · Jul 12, 2005

World Number One said:
simple..

Bo Jackson's blast in the 1st inning to straight away centerfield in 1989.

we were all cheated when he went down with the hip injury.

greatest athlete of the last 40 years.

More importantly, greatest VIDEO GAME athlete ever. Tecmo Bowl up in this bitch. Unstoppable. Bitches shake their titties at the meer mention of Bo running over people in Tecmo Bowl.

SkinsRaj28 · Jul 12, 2005

RobFunk said:
The catch by Torri Hunter to rob Bonds. that was just a sick leap robbing one of the most prolific HR hitters of all time.

I was at my GF's house. I remember getting off the couch and exclamating "OHHHH WHAT A CATCCCHHH" my GF was quiet she was probably like sit the F back down

You choke that bitch? If not, you should be stripped of your "Moderator" status. No questions asked.

Journeyman · Jul 12, 2005

SkinsRaj28 said:
More importantly, greatest VIDEO GAME athlete ever. Tecmo Bowl up in this bitch. Unstoppable. Bitches shake their titties at the meer mention of Bo running over people in Tecmo Bowl.

:lolBIG: His ability completely insane in Tecmo

SALTHEITAL · Jul 12, 2005

Mine as well

Fishhead said:
The grand slam by Fred Lynn during the third inning off a 2-2 Atlee Hammaker pitch was also a record as it was the first and only "grand salami" ever hit in All-Star history. (1B

Have to admit, I had a soft spot for California back then...

Reggie had recently left the Yanks,and joined the Halos.

To this day, I still have the Angels away jersey with

Jackson's name an' number sewn on the back.

Sal

Mr.NBA · Jul 12, 2005

SkinsRaj28 said:
More importantly, greatest VIDEO GAME athlete ever. Tecmo Bowl up in this bitch. Unstoppable. Bitches shake their titties at the meer mention of Bo running over people in Tecmo Bowl.

thats fuking great man!!!......tecmo....now that was the game.....LT was a monster....and that was my highlight all-star moment as well.....fuking marino threw so hard it was like a damn blur.....nigerian nightmare...the list goes on. my buddy and i still get together about twice a year to have it out.

GL,

MN

Arodd · Jul 12, 2005

shit let's not forget John Elways gunning bombs like it was nothing, and Barry Sanders aka the quickest human being to ever step foot on a football field. damn i wish he played a full career....fuckin Lions. theres' nothing good about Detroit. Not after they stopped playing in the old Tigers Stadium

golfingarkansas · Jul 12, 2005

as far as video games i like the oilers air attack send everybody deep and air it
out!

worst moment in All star history was the tie and i had the over

best moment i had a paper route and i saved my pennies for about 20 candy bars before the game and about the third inning i ahd eaten them all and i was
done.

tooran · Jul 12, 2005

I liked how Randy Johnson gave Kruk and Larry Walker buzz cuts with the high hard one. I think that was two different All-Star games, too

Arodd · Jul 12, 2005

underrated one: Gagne in the middle of his consecutive saves record, comes into the game in the 9th, blows the lead, and Blalock blasts a homerun off him (i think it was his rookie or 2nd year?). AMazing. Gagne proceeded to notch like 30 more saves and break the record, except for one specail night when he got rocked by all-stars...