The 2009 MLB All-Star Game

[Ramy]

One of the best defensive outfields I ever saw was Eric Davis, Billy Hatcher, and Paul O'Neill

 

[BillD1984]

One of the best defensive outfields I ever saw was Eric Davis, Billy Hatcher, and Paul O'Neill

Yep, that was a very good outfield also! :up

The 1990 Reds World Series team was very deep in the OF, as they also had Glenn Braggs and if I'm not mistaken Herm Winningham.

I loved Hatcher when he came to the Red Sox. He was the last Sox player to steal home until Ellsbury did it earlier this season.

 

[DodgerKing]

I was gonna guess Bonds, Bonilla and Van Slyke.

Looks like I would have been wrong.

I forgot about them. Was VanSlyke an All Star with the Pirates? I thought he was an All Star with the Cardinals?

 

[BillD1984]

I forgot about them. Was VanSlyke an All Star with the Pirates? I thought he was an All Star with the Cardinals?

I could be mistaken, but I thought Van Slyke's best years were with the Bucs.

 

[BillD1984]

I forgot about them. Was VanSlyke an All Star with the Pirates? I thought he was an All Star with the Cardinals?

Just looked it up, Van Slyke played in three All-Star games ('88,'92,93)......all with the Pirates.

Andy Van Slyke Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com

 

[DodgerKing]

Just looked it up, Van Slyke played in three All-Star games ('88,'92,93)......all with the Pirates.

Andy Van Slyke Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com

Good to know. Just going off of what I thought my memory was telling me to be correct. I guess my memory is not what it used to be.

 

[BillD1984]

Good to know. Just going off of what I thought my memory was telling me to be correct. I guess my memory is not what it used to be.

LOL!! I was going to say the same thing about myself when I first responded to you.

I thought you were correct until I looked it up.

BTW, Van Slyke was one of my favorite ball players of that era. He played the game the way it should be played. :up

 

[Jimbo]

One of the best defensive outfields I ever saw was Eric Davis, Billy Hatcher, and Paul O'Neill

Didn't the Reds, back in the Big Red Machine days have like 7-8 starters, or maybe it was 7-8 that made it.

I know there was time when you could have just put thier starting line up out there and done very well.

Jimbo

 

[cybok0]

Just looked it up, Van Slyke played in three All-Star games ('88,'92,93)......all with the Pirates.

Andy Van Slyke Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com

Bonilla wasn't there that year. He must of went in 91.

Bonds and Bonilla (as a first-baseman) went in 1990, Bonilla 1n 1991 and Bonds and Van Slyke in 1992.

 

[Ramy]

Yep, that was a very good outfield also! :up

The 1990 Reds World Series team was very deep in the OF, as they also had Glenn Braggs and if I'm not mistaken Herm Winningham.

I loved Hatcher when he came to the Red Sox. He was the last Sox player to steal home until Ellsbury did it earlier this season.

Yes those were the backup outfielders. I remember Braggs swinging and missing on a pitch and the bat broke over his back.

 

[Ramy]

Didn't the Reds, back in the Big Red Machine days have like 7-8 starters, or maybe it was 7-8 that made it.

I know there was time when you could have just put thier starting line up out there and done very well.

Jimbo

In 1957, fans of the Cincinnati Reds stuffed the ballot box and elected 7 Reds players to start in the All-Star Game. They were:
Johnny Temple, 2B Roy McMillan, SS Don Hoak, 3B Ed Bailey, C Frank Robinson, LF Gus Bell, CF Wally Post, RF The only non-Red elected to start for the National League was St. Louis Cardinals' first baseman Stan Musial. While the Reds were known to be a great offensive team with many outstanding position players, most baseball observers agreed that they did not deserve seven starters in the All-Star Game. An investigation showed that over half of the ballots cast came from Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Enquirer had printed up pre-marked ballots and distributed them with the Sunday newspaper to make it easy for Reds fans to vote often. There were even stories of bars in Cincinnati not serving alcohol to customers until they filled out a ballot.
Commissioner Ford Frick decided to appoint Willie Mays of the New York Giants and Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves to substitute for Reds players Gus Bell and Wally Post. In addition, Frick decided to strip the fans of their voting rights. Managers, players, and coaches picked the entire team until 1969, when the vote again returned to the fans.
To guard against further ballot stuffing, since 1969, each team has been given the same number of ballots to hand out. In 1998, that number was roughly 400,000 ballots. Since the dawn of the internet age, online voting has again raised fears of ballot stuffing. In one incident in 1999, Nomar Garciaparra gained over 14,000 votes thanks to an automated computer program.[7] Major League Baseball assures its fans that they have taken precautions to guard against this. Similarly, popular players who are injured often garner many votes despite their inability to play in the game.

They changed the way you vote because of it.

 

[BillD1984]

Roy Halladay and Tim Lincecum will be the starting pitchers tomorrow night.

 

[BillD1984]

STARTING LINEUPS​

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Ichiro Suzuki, rf
Derek Jeter, ss
Joe Mauer, c
Mark Teixeira, 1b
Jason Bay, lf
Josh Hamilton, cf
Evan Longoria, 3b
Aaron Hill, 2b
Roy Halladay, p


NATIONAL LEAGUE
Hanley Ramirez, ss
Chase Utley, 2b
Albert Pujols, 1b
Ryan Braun, rf
Raul Ibanez, lf
David Wright, 3b
Shane Victorino, cf
Yadier Molina, c
Tim Lincecum, p

 

[SabresRule]

For anyone who has been to an All-Star Game, what was the experience like? (I know Wozniak went to the 1971 game and Bill went to the 1999 game- I wonder if Salsa went to the 1990 game in Chicago.)

 

[DodgerKing]

STARTING LINEUPS​

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Ichiro Suzuki, rf
Derek Jeter, ss
Joe Mauer, c
Mark Teixeira, 1b
Jason Bay, lf
Josh Hamilton, cf
Evan Longoria, 3b
Aaron Hill, 2b
Roy Halladay, p


NATIONAL LEAGUE
Hanley Ramirez, ss
Chase Utley, 2b
Albert Pujols, 1b
Ryan Braun, rf
Raul Ibanez, lf
David Wright, 3b
Shane Victorino, cf
Yadier Molina, c
Tim Lincecum, p

Usually the best players are the reserves as they are often the true All-stars, and not just the most popular players. Having said that, the NL lineup looks pretty damn impressive.

 

[Ramy]

I wanted to go to the 1988 one in Cincinnati but I was in High School and couldn't afford to go.

 

[DodgerKing]

For anyone who has been to an All-Star Game, what was the experience like? (I know Wozniak went to the 1971 game and Bill went to the 1999 game- I wonder if Salsa went to the 1990 game in Chicago.)

I am going to try to go next year as it will only be about 15 minutes from my house.

 

[BillD1984]

Usually the best players are the reserves as they are often the true All-stars, and not just the most popular players. Having said that, the NL lineup looks pretty damn impressive.

IMO, 1-8 the NL starting lineup is better than the AL this year.

 

[boomer69]

I was at the ASG's in 1970 and 1988, both in Cincinnati!!!...
The earlier one in '70 seemed more exciting in that that was the game that Pete Rose collided with Ray Fosse of the Indians at home plate to win the game!!!...Needless to say, the crowd went nuts!!!...

1970 was also the year Riverfront Stadium opened!!!...

 

[cybok0]

I went to the 1994 Home run derby day at Three Rivers Stadium. It was a great experience.