MLB

Sitting back and watching the MLB All-Star game last night I really started to think about the controversies surrounding the All-Star games in general.  The arguments go on for pages it seems like.  Play for home-field or not, mid-season or after the season, and how players get selected are the arguments that really got me thinking.  This is the first of a three part series about the parameters surrounding each major sport’s (except hockey, sorry Crosby) All-Star game.  First up, Major League Baseball.  Read more... (524 words, estimated 2:06 mins reading time)

First off, congrats to Prince Fielder, he put on a pretty damn good show.  The majority of his HRs were simply bombs, well near (and one over) 500 ft., that’s just fun to watch.  Overall, the Derby still is an entertaining event worth tuning in to, but there are some aspects that tend to gnaw at me until I find myself channel surfing before the thing ends.  Read more... (1030 words, estimated 4:07 mins reading time)