**The MLB Thread**

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****ALL STAR GAME RESULTS****

NL:

C - Paul LoDuca, NYM

C- Mike Piazza, SD

1B - Lance Berkman, HOU

1B - Nomar Garciaparra, LAD

1B - Ryan Howard, PHI

1B _ Albert Pujols, STL

2B - Chase Utley, PHI

SS - Jose Reyes, NYM

3B - David Wright, NYM

3B - Miguel Cabrera, FLA

OF - Carlos Beltran, NYM

OF - Jason Bay, PIT

OF - Alfonso Soriano, WAS

OF - Matt Holliday, COL

OF - Andruw Jones, ATL

P - Bronson Arroyo, CIN

P - Chris Capuano, MIL

P - Pedro Martinez, NYM

P - Jason Schmidt, SF

P - Brad Penny, LAD

P - Brandon Webb, ARI

P - Carlos Zambrano, CHC

P - Tom Glavine, NYM

P - Tom Gordon, PHI

P - Derrick Turnbow, MIL

P - Trevor Hoffman, SD

AL:

C - Joe Mauer, MIN

C - Jason Varitek, BOS

1B - David Ortiz, BOS

1B - Jim Thome, CHW

2B - Robinson Cano, NYY

3B - Alex Rodriguez, NYY

SS - Derek Jeter, NYY

SS - Miguel Tejada, BAL

OF - Vladimir Guerrero, LAA

OF - Ichiro Suzuki, SEA

OF - Manny Ramirez, BOS

OF - Vernon Wells, TOR

OF - Grady Sizemore, CLE

P - Roy Halladay, TOR

P - Johan Santana, MIN

P - Curt Schilling, BOS

P - Scott Kazmir, TB

P - Mike Mussina, NYY

P - Kenny Rogers, DET

P - B.J. Ryan, TOR

P - Joe Nathan, MIN

P - Jonathan Papelbon, BOS

P - Mariano Rivera, NYY

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

this is rediculous.... the part that sucks the most is detroit finally lost yesterday

I cant believe there are 2 DH's playing first...that shouldnt be allowed, thats just not right.

 

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Jermaine Dye shouldve made the squad //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

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ghey, only 1 giant. hahahaha there are no a's in the all star game, hooray!

 

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now people are telling me that the list isnt official

so...I guess we have t wait till tonight (7pm EST) to find out.

Rumors going around that Renteria and McCann are in

Renteria??!! wtf?!

 

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Jermaine Dye shouldve made the squad //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

over guerrero...i dunno bout that.....

I saw that guy throw a ball from the thrid baseline into the right field outfield before a game once.....best arm ive ever seen....thats over 120 yds!!

 

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over guerrero...i dunno bout that.....
I saw that guy throw a ball from the thrid baseline into the right field outfield before a game once.....best arm ive ever seen....thats over 120 yds!!

I meant as a reserve

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over Sizemore and Gomes

 

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the Cubs are just sad

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[snb778 5,000+ posts]

wow...what a friggin game!! We almost pulled it off......so did the pirates. Sucks though since we were 1.5 behind after last night, and now we are right back to 2.5...and now we have the BO Sox, and the oriels (sp) comin up.

 

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Pirates are a tough team //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

Im going to Tuesdays game...Mets vs. Pirates

3 rows off the field....1B side //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

 

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they'll prolly lose again //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

or it'll prolly get rained out before the 5th, when they're winning //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

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http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/golf/tenday/11416?from=36hr_topnav_golf

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FANS TAKE WRIGHT TURN

DAVID OUT$ELLS DEREK

July 2, 2006 -- New York baseball fans have found a new Mr. Right - David Wright, that is.

The Mets' handsome, 23-year-old third baseman has dethroned perennial favorite Derek Jeter as the city's most popular boy of summer, according to sales of jerseys and T-shirts.

Wright, who leads all National League third basemen in All-Star voting, sells more merchandise than any other Met or Yankee, toppling Jeter, who was the top-selling ballplayer for almost a decade.

And thanks to Wright's supporting cast - shortstop José Reyes and recent additions Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado and Pedro Martinez - the Mets have now pulled up alongside the Bronx Bombers in merchandising power.

"The Yanks used to account for 70 percent of baseball merchandise - 80 percent after July 4th because the Mets used to fall out of contention early - but now, it's 50-50," said Rich Yonkers, who heads the licensed merchandise operation at Modell's, the metro area's largest sports retailer with 80 stores.

"If the Mets continue to win, they will become the top-selling team, something that hasn't happened since 1986," he said.

In fact, the Mets' phenomenon is nationwide, according to Major League Baseball, which pegs the Amazin's as the hottest team in terms of merchandise sales in the entire country.

"The Mets are really the perfect storm, with hot young players like Wright and Reyes, proven stars like Pedro and Delgado, with the team performing superbly on the field," said Howard Smith, the head of MLB licensing.

The Amazin's' fight to take back the city is also being waged across the tri-state area on TV and at the turnstile.

On the tube, ratings for Mets games on SportsNet NewYork are inching closer to the powerhouse Yanks. Last week, while the Mets played the Red Sox, the Mets posted their most lopsided ratings win - a 4.7 vs. a 4.1 - as Wright and company drew 45,000 more households than did Jeter and the Bombers.

At the gate, the Mets' attendance is up an astonishing 56 percent over two seasons ago.

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Jeter = overated //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

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David Ortiz is amazing!