If you haven't heard, Andre Ethier is starting in center field tonight. From Dylan Hernandez at the LA Times' Dodgers Blog:
Asked why Andre Ethier is starting in center field for the National League in the All-Star game, Manager Charlie Manuel offered this response:The reason he's playing center field is because when we did the fan voting and the player voting, we uh, [Corey] Hart had the, he was ahead of the outfielders, he has to start, he was supposed to start the game, and Ethier's the one I chose to play center field because I remember he played there a lot. We do not have what they call a true center fielder right now. We have some our roster, at the same time that was the reason why he started in center field.Here's our attempt to translate what Manuel said:
Because Hart was third in player voting among NL outfielders, he was pushed into the lineup when Jason Hayward pulled out of the game. Manuel looked at his three starting outfielders and remembered that Ethier has played "a lot of center field" -- even though Ethier has never played the position in the major leagues.
But Ethier's college teammate, Dustin Pedroia, said Ethier played center field at Arizona State.
"He's a baseball player, man," Pedroia said. "He'll be fine."
We sure hope so — we'd hate to see Ethier go all Uggla on us.
And an amusing All-Star Anecdote: Kuo interviews players about Kuo (Tony Jackson, ESPNLosAngeles.com)
photo via @DodgertownUSA
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H Ramirez, SS
Prado, 2B
Pujols, 1B
Howard, DH
Wright, 3B
Braun, LF
Ethier, CF
Hart, RF
Molina, C
And fuck the AL.
Damn, now I need to re-subscribe to the LA Times so that I can cancel it in a fit of rage, again:
http://tinyurl.com/289v3dx
Go NL. Please?
Well, the All-Star Game is here I couldn't be more excited. Really, I couldn't because I haven't cared about this exercise in mistaken idol worship since Pete Rose ended Ray Fosse's career.
Well, I was happy that proud papa, The Garv was the game's MVP after his wife and friends got Steve-O in the game with a gazillion write-in votes. This year's version, Nick Swisher, undoubtedly took note of The Garv in his Twitter campaign.
Nonetheless, I hope Ethier goes 3 for 3, although the chances of Charlie "uh, um, er, what?" Manuel leaving in Dodger for more than an inning seems slim. Good luck to Raffy, HLACK, and Brox in their limited appearances as well.
I'll be at the soccer field for a good part of this "Classic."
In reading my last comment, I must apologize for missing commas.
I know DB expects more.
How about a drinking game during the ASG? Every time McCarver says something inane, we drink.
Everyone will be plowed by the National Anthem.
*dashes home really quickly so as to avoid a DUI as the drinking game commences*
Media note: Excellent refutation of that fat slimesucking dutchbag Plashcke's recent harangue re: DS can be found here:
http://www.laobserved.com/intell/2010/07/dodger_stadium_vs_angel_stadiu.php
Thanks, LA Observed!
@RB
I can overlook the comma issue given the hilarity of your saying "HLACK" instead of just "HCK." because now I'm picturing Sons reader HLACK participating in the ASG, not our wily lefty out of the pen.
The only upside of the passing of Steinbrenner is that the oft-neglected Yankees will finally get talked about on a national broadcast.
George Steinbrenner has always been the man I love to hate. I'm sorry to see him go.
Thoughts go out to his family
Not sending out any love to the hated Yankees. Just sayin' this goes beyond baseball
I don't like Chris Rose as a broadcaster. He reminds me of Ted from How I Met Your Mother
and one of the Glee kids will be singing something before the game
OH MY GOD JOE BUCK'S HAIR!
RAFFY!!!
BROXTON!!!
KUO!!!
Who's booing my Dodgers?! I WILL CUT YOU!
HAH! Wilson gets the most boos out of the NL!
Angel fans don't quite care for the Red Sox.
Jeez, the Angels can't even get the last introduction?
nice shoes, Hanley
Is tonight the night for the NL finally? We must focus our world reknown positive energy force on our team for the good of baseball as we "know" it
DRE!!!!
Nice ovation for Dre.
They couldn't keep Ichiro away from these things if they wanted to.
Crap. I meant to update my avatar to something All-Starry. I'll stick with the uncrowned All-Star.
Price and Ubaldo look like brothers.
ALMA!!!
Joe Buck's ego runs completely unchecked at this thing, doesn't it?
SALMA!!!
thanks for shaving, Ben
Ew, who invited Ben Affleck?
ELY!!!
Ely!
Alright, alright, alright!
SALMA!!!!
Need to turn on the AC.
Yes, yes, these people are wonderful. Baseball please.
HAN!!!
@Karen
I like how you're treading the fine line between respect and hate for Steinbrenner and the Yankees.
As I've often intoned: Feel the hate!
Or, KIMBLE!!!
I have time to get a beer during all this feel-good drivel.
jeez - don't say "Please stand" and show the lady in the wheelchair. Nice work, FOX
Mercedes!!!
I think Jeter just threw up in his mouth
Okay, seriously, what is the point of this singing?
Don't sing "You are beautiful" then show ugly people, either.
[I kid, I kid]
OK, that's just cool.
LOL @ DB.
In the love pack there, I saw Ichiro pass something to Lincecum when they shook hands...
I'd have less of a problem with all of this if they did it at 4:30 instead of saying the game will be on at 5.
I'd have less of a problem with it if our own James Fuckin' Loney were on the NL squad.
No, DB, you don't get it. Loney is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad baseball player.
"Once a Yankee, always a Yankee."
Exactly. Which is why I hate anyone who has ever played for them, even if they leave the team.
@DB - How can you hate Ricky Henderson?
remember in the 80s when "The Boss" would issue his yearly threat to move the Yankees to New Jersey?
@MLASF
Don't question my irrational hatred! It is by definition lacking ration.
and how can you hate Roberto Kelly?
I remember when Steinbrenner traded a low-level employee for chicken products.
Wait, that's not right...
I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew.
@MLASF
LOL
I think McCarver tried to suppress a laugh while looking at Buck's hair.
That's weird for McCarver to acknowledge right off the bat that the NL exists.
And then of course pick the AL to win.
Why do they always neglect the year the AL didn't win either?
HOORAY. MORE SELF-INDULGENT JOE BUCK SEGMENTS PLEASE.
"In postal news"
I thought it was going to be about you finally killing Plaschke.
What were you doing in the summer of 96? I was frogging around at home after graduating from college, fulfilling my Gen X responsibilities
I like how that little girl gave special mention to our own Andre Ethier.
Summer of 96 was probably when things went downhill for me.
@FB
Working on the Clinton-Gore re-election campaign figuring out how we could crush Dole-Kemp without even trying.
Hey! A baseball game!
I'm confused. How does this game make Hanley Ramirez a star?
let's get it out of the way:
shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows shadows
I was working at the E.T. Adventure.
Hey, Scott Boras is there!
@Josh
Sounds like we had very similar experiences that summer.
OK, Hanley is a star now. Sub in Furcal.
turn down the mic at the plate!
Damn.
that's ok - it just sets up the Ethier grand slam
Take a drink every time a Taco Bell commercial appears.
Does a Heath Bell appearance count?
Maybe we should eat a taco every time a Taco Bell commercial comes on.
Maybe Heath Bell should.
Throw at Jeter!
I get the intentions behind that moment, but it seems more about Jeter than Shepperd.
Jesus Ubaldo.
Get this bum out of there!
Timmeh choked last year too.
Timmeh choked on that sticky icky icky.
Nice DP.
Nice!
Yay.
Sharp is racist.
Designated failure.
Manuel: That's my guy!
Hit it to Cano!
Cano has butter fingers tonight.
Welp...
Dammit, Braun, you're better than that.
At this rate, the game will be shorter than the introductions.
At least that forces Charlie Manuel to leave Dre in for another inning, to get his 1 AB
Vladdy still swinging at anything.
Damn that was smoked.
That's our E!
Even Joe Buck knows that Ethier has never played center.
Anyone using the GameDay thingy? Graphics are weird; look like MLB '98.
Come on Dre!
I'm saying it right now. Dre with the homerun
Ugh.
Dang.
BOOOOOO! Lame Dre
Damnit.
Pettitte makes Geico look foolish as well.
UghDangBooDamnit.
Worst-hitting starter gets a hit, natch.
Boy, that was a star-like groundout from Hanley right there. On the nose, McCarver, on the nose.
Who was the last dodger with a hit in an all-star game? Emphasis on the was cause I can't remember
O-Dog got a hit last year. And Martin singled off Mariano Rivera at Yankee Stadium in 08.
Wish Dre could have another chance. He went down easier than Arjen Robben.
The graphics on At Bat are just awful. They should have just stuck with the standard images. New ones really distract the eye.
Throw at Jeter!
Seriously, MLASF. I swear I'm playing a late '90s MLB video game.
It's like that guy who went to the Futures game and only threw one pitch.
Was thinking Martin but was not sure for some reason. Must have changed channels by the time O-dog batted.
Nice K by Johnson.
I want to hear Bob Sheppard's voice saying to Jeter "Sit down you little bitch!"
Take a drink, everyone.
Jeter goes down. All the West Coast cheers in exctasy.
I wonder how condescending Girardi sounded when talking to Cliff Lee.
All over it, MLASF.
Way ahead of you, MLASF.
(re taking a drink)
Sorry officer, I could'nt see that red light because of the shadows.
If FOX really wanted to increase ratings for the All Star Game, they should add something more fun, like a pool of acid in random places of the field where if a ball lands in it, everyone moves up a base.
Or they could have Jennie Finch pitch.
Naked.
Well, it is FOX...
Kuo is warming up? Already?
Or have Prince Fielder pitch.
Naked
Damn, that was a fine catch from Braun!
Oh no you didn't, Spanky.
Or they could just have KFP try to run the bases. Endless entertainment.
Gotta go light up......
.........the charcoal in the grill.
Back in awhile.
Here we go.
Not very well played, Mauer.
Do us right Dre
Go Dre!
ANDRE!!!
Whoo!!!! Single!
Damn. That was a missed chance.
Yep
McCant.
Yeah. Real creative there.
Year of the Pitcher, indeed.
Was that George Takei?
It feels so not right rooting for all these enemies. But in the interest of home field advantage I'll continue to struggle through
HCK represent!
Who was the wise guy that wanted Kuo in the All Star Game?
Freakin' Great!
Kuo said it was the shadows
Well damn
Sheet
Nice move by Hanley. Maybe McCarver has a point.
Oh I don't want a Padre to come in and have to save us
Think HFA...Think HFA
@ Karen
What do you mean? Like a Prayer?
Ok guys...only 1 run. This group can make that up in a snap
Kuo in line for the loss
@Spanky
More like a mantra..."Think home field advantage, think home field advantage" when having to root for some players that I despise
Epale everyone!
I'm sure Kuo won't lose this game. Go NL!
Manuel is a bonehead for using Kuo before "his guy" Halladay.
I'm just happy the overthrow wasn't Kuo's elbow disintegrating.
Epale Karina!
We need all your good energy!
Geez this game is going fast
Lamest commentary of the night, as heard on ESPN Latino:
"this is the first walk that Derek Jeter receives in the All Star Game"
who cares?
I was this close to change the audio to English.
SOB Byrd caught everything against us
There's no K in Capps, but there's one on Big Papi.
So sorry Papi!! :)
Nothing says baseball like Jake Gy-however you spell his name.
Everyone got pissed off for that? Dammit, Votto.
If there was ever a time to root for Matt Holliday, this is it.
safe!
CRUSH IT, SLAPNUTS!
Oops. I wasn't paying attention.
Two straight days of CY fail.
If the NL loses, it's not because of Kuo. It's because of Geico and Young sucking it up with runners on third and one out.
YES!!!!
Oh Snap!
YES WE MCCAN!!!
National League up in this bish!
I'm Going to Small World!!!
C'mon Rafa
Fooky Time.
C'mon Raffy, lets see some of your magic
Raffy walk. That's how we do it.
Whoo. Walk.
Epale All Stars!!
Fookie on! NL up!
I was about to make a post about how I hate the all star home field bs.
Then the national league took the lead!
Still I don't think it is right that the pitcher who blew the led can be interviewed calmly right after and yet so much is riding on the game.
What's with the no-names singing everything today?
Plastic soul,man. Plastic soul
200!
@Mr LASF you always deliver with your avatars
I do my best, Karina.
On the bright side, it didn't hit Holliday in the balls.
DAMMIT, NUTSHOT
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