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GAME THREAD: 2012 All-Star Classic


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I don't know if it's just me, but I can't stand watching baseball games on Fox. It's like they have the entire field loaded with mics. There's too much background noise, it sounds canned and you can hardly hear the announcers (which is fine in the case of McCarver).

And now Adam is in the game and Chipper gets a real nice ovation.

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Wiets did great as the C and Jim impressed on the mound. Jones got a put-out on defense. Only knock against the O's is that both Jones and Wieters were outs at the plate, but that's nothing new for the AL tonight. Much better hitters have made outs tonight multiple times. And the O's aren't known for their offense lately anyway.

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Wieters' hit to the LF warning track had me going for a second, I thought it was a goner for sure. I was really hoping to see the O's put the first run on the board for the AL.'

I'm glad it was Wieters, Jones, and then JJ came on to pitch for the next inning. The putout was nice too.

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