{"id":1409,"date":"2011-07-11T09:23:13","date_gmt":"2011-07-11T13:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/?p=1409"},"modified":"2011-07-10T23:38:40","modified_gmt":"2011-07-11T03:38:40","slug":"i-love-the-all-star-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/2011\/07\/11\/i-love-the-all-star-game\/","title":{"rendered":"I Love The All-Star Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I attended the All-Star Game <\/a>in person in 2006 in Pittsburgh, and it really changed my opinion of the game in general. \u00a0 It’s a true celebration of the greatest sport on Earth, and that’s something I can look forward to.<\/p>\n

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Just because I enjoy the game does not mean I don’t recognize that there are a lot of problems with it. \u00a0The biggest is the huge amount of players that do not participate, and truly do not want to participate. \u00a0There are problems with the voting, with the ballots, and with how much the game matters. \u00a0There are similar issues with the Home Run Derby, including it’s length. \u00a0I did actually like the way it was done this year, with two players selecting the rest. \u00a0 It’s harder to say no to a coworker than it is to a boss.<\/p>\n

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So I’m going to enjoy celebrating baseball this week, and wish I was there. \u00a0If you don’t like the festivities (And if you don’t, I question why you clicked on a link that said “I love the All-Star Game”), don’t watch. \u00a0That’s fine, the Mets will be back Friday. \u00a0Just please refrain from tweeting and arguing about how much the game sucks and this and that. Why rain on my parade? \u00a0I try to keep the negativity to a minimum myself when I see my timeline filling up with boring soccer tweets, or college basketball tweets, so do me the same\u00a0courtesy. \u00a0I don’t need to see you tweeting about how you’re so much better because you’re not watching the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I attended the All-Star Game in person in 2006 in Pittsburgh, and it really changed my opinion of the game in general. \u00a0 It’s a true celebration of the greatest sport on Earth, and that’s something I can look forward to.   Just because I enjoy the game does not mean I don’t recognize that … <\/p>\n

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