2009 All-Star Game About This Page:

[RyansBride]

So, what did everyone think of the All-Star Game this year? I loved seeing President Obama throw out the first pitch, even if he is a White Sox fan! Enjoyed listening to him sitting in the broadcasters' booth for half an inning, too. Sounded like a nice, natural conversation....plus, the NL started putting some hits together while he was there. Wish he would've stuck around, since they couldn't seem to get anything going again after that inning! And so the AL takes it again. Oh, well; I doubt it'll end up having much of an effect on my Cubbies, based on the way they've been playing.

As for the Game itself: I thought Crawford made a nice catch to save a homer; I was disappointed Ted Lilly didn't get to pitch (though I did have to laugh a bit when all the Cardinal fans booed him during introductions...he looked amused by it, too); and I thought it was cool seeing Jayson Werth play. I'm about 95% sure that he went to my ex-boyfriend's high school and played on the basketball team there. We were freshmen in college and his high school was playing the high school in the same town our college was in, so he took me there on a date. Werth either won or tied the game in the last few seconds with what I recall was a beautiful three-pointer!

Anyone else have comments/thoughts about the game? Any idea as to why the National League keeps losing these things?!

[SuperKate]

I loved seeing it in my home town! My whole family was there.
The game was actually pretty entertaining, but maybe that's b/c it was in STL. I usually get bored with it half way through, and I baseball. I loved seeing all of our old players being honored. I also really enjoyed listening to Joe Buck talk to Mr. President. It was a natural, friendly conversation.


And also... RyansBride and SuperKate can't be friends.

You are a Cubs fan.

I am a Cardinals fan.

That is all.

[EddieCVS]

It was good, AL wins again. But nothing compared to being at All-Star Weekend in NY last year.

[TMWIlson7196]

I enjoyed the opening and it being in my town. Cardinal fan here!

[DopeyGirl]

I looked over during the intros of the old Hall of Famer Cards and DH was tearing up . . . especially during the intro for Stan Musial.

I purposely talked to him to try and get him to talk back but all I got were croaked out, quick, one word answers . . . he does love his Cards.


As for the game . . . it was typical NL. Keep it together for at least the first half of the game then just fall apart and lose it all. Argh. I still just don't understand how the NL can have some of the best players in baseball (if not THE best player in Albert Pujols!) and yet, they STILL fall apart and lose.

The AL winning the ASG got old something like 11 seasons ago . . . after the AL won the second year in a row.

(Sorry . . . lifelong NL fan here. Padres and Cardinals. )

[NEQB12]

As a Sox fan I was so HAPPY to see Tim Wakefield get introduced at an All Star game. 17 years and he finally makes it!

The ball park looks amazing, I will have to get there the next time the Sox play the Cardinals.