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opinion:
All-Star game
gets a once-over
Some left-field thoughts
on the Major League Baseball All-Star Game (or at least the
parts I watched):
•It was appropriate
that first-year phenom Ichiro Suzuki beat out a grounder for
the first hit of the game. He has been the story of the first
half of the season, but that still shouldn't mean he can go
by "Ichiro" alone. This isn't soccer, and by the
way Ichiro Suzuki, we know you can speak more English than
you're letting on.
- For me, the
highlight of the game was third-base coach Tommy Lasorda,
former Dodger manager, doing a backflip and landing on his
keister to avoid a flying bat. I seriously think I'll be
able to watch that clip forever.
- The much anticipated
Mike Piazza-Roger Clemens matchup? Boring.
- I heard U2
was going to perform a song during the seventh-inning stretch.
Didn't happen. Darn, it was so cool during the NBA finals.
- Piazza's hair.
The dark roots are starting to grow out, but dude, it still
looks horrible. I don't think -- and I'm talking in the
history of man -- that someone has looked worse after dying
his hair blond. Geez Mike, aren't there any mirrors in your
mansion?
- Jason Giambi
will end up being the best professional baseball player
ever to come out of Long Beach State. Sorry Rocky Biddle.
- Barry Bonds
hit meekly back to Clemens in the first inning. Better start
concentrating on 50 homers instead of 70, huh Bare.
Sure, it was memorable when Ripkin and Long Beach's favorite
son Gwynn received honors in the sixth inning, but I just
saw the Tommy Lasorda replay again. I can hear Howard Cosell
now: "Down goes Lasorda. Down goes Lasorda." Thanks
for the memories, Tommy.
Mike Haubrich
is a print journalism major at Cal State Long Beach.
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