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more about #allstargame more comments → P. Escobar, Jets Fan: Steve Phillips would have traded for him. more » Bobby Big Wheel: Don't listen to Marshall, Mr. President. George W. Bush spent 2 hours a day working on his fastball, and he did great. more » Hatey McLife: All this talk abut Presidents and sports, yet nobody mentions that Andrew Jackson invented the game Ultimate with a desiccated Indian scalp. more » MarkKelsosMigraine: His lift and thrust — in other words, getting his body going — were very good, considering the fact that he had street clothes on and was wearing ... more » GorgeForeman: Tom House: Expert pitching coach, and promising author of POTUS slash fiction. more » Karlifornia: As far as I'm concerned, it's all about the Roosevelts, baby. They could both throw it 79, 89, or even 99. more » NordoftheBlings: Upon learning Barack was throwing a pitch in a MLB stadium, Michelle assigned a Secret Service Agent to cover Alyssa Milano. more » Civil Negligence: Will the next post be by Obama on how you all can make your jump shot not look like it's thrown by someone with the arm strength of a nine year old girl? more » sir_pantsalot: From his technique it does not look like he was born in America. Maybe someone should look into that. more » ClickClickThud: Even worse is the awful rule requiring each league to send a teamful of reps. Whaddya say we just take the best five or six NL players and round out ... more » Bobby Big Wheel: Don't watch the All Star Game between the 4th and 5th innings; that's Willie's time! more » J-No: What is that girl doing to that ice sculpture? WHORES! more » chilltown: Good to see Asher Roth getting some mainstream love with a Taco Bell ad. more » Hit Bull Win Steak: so is that really Jim Edmonds sitting behind home plate with a Red Sox shirt on next to a woman with gigantic breastesses? more » Phinstripes: 40 minutes of pre-game garbage and they don't even pick a good angle. more » -
#mlb
Ichiro and Obama Talk Fashion, Of Course
"I realized after seeing him today that presidents wear jeans, too. So my hope is that our skipper, [Don] Wakamatsu, was watching that and we can wear jeans on our flights as well." [MLB.com] -
#politics
Fixing The President's Throwing Motion
As you know, our commander-in-chief took the mound last night and did an excellent impression of a man trying to throw a party balloon. I asked some experts to evaluate Obama's mechanics and explain just what needed to be fixed. More » -
#allstargame
All-Star Economics, And The NL's Futility
This year's All-Stars are the biggest collection of stars in one place, but surprisingly, they're not the most expensive. And for one league, they might not even be good enough to compete with a real team. More » -
#allstargame
It's The Obama All-Star Game Sponsored By Taco Bell
No tie, no 15-inning thriller this year. Instead this year's All-Star Game will be remembered for one thing: It's All About The Roosevelts, Babay. More » -
#duan
Oddsmakers Like Obama's Chances Of Not Humiliating Himself Tonight
Bodog is taking prop bets on whether the president will bounce his first pitch at the All-Star Game and thus send his country spiraling into a Depression or something. At present, the moneyline's liking Obama's arm: More » -
#mythbusters
Why Pete Rose Didn't Ruin Ray Fosse's Career
No list of All-Star memories is complete without Pete Rose's decision to lower the boom on Ray Fosse, single-handedly destroying the young catcher's career in 1970. Unfortunately for the enemies of hustle, that's not quite how the story goes. More » -
#mlb
Finding Mustachioed Men In St. Louis Will Win You All-Star Game Tickets
The All-Star Game is rife with "bare-faced mortals," so the American Mustache Institute — bless their whiskers — is sponsoring a so-called Stache Dash. Find playing cards of mustachioed legends, win bleacher seats. No facial hair necessary. [AMI] -
#mlballstargame
MLB All-Stars Voted In, Red Sox Aplenty
The All-Star rosters have almost been finalized, but there's still the online-popularity contest spot open. Vote Flyin' Hawaiian '09, if you know what's good for ya. [MLB] -
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#allstargame
Obama To Throw Out First Pitch At All-Star Game
He will be the first president to attend an All-Star Game since Gerald Ford, but only the third White Sox fan to get drunk and beat up a first base coach. [MLB.com] -
#nhl
Crosby Pulls Out Of All-Star Game
The NHL All-Star Game loses its biggest star as Sidney Crosby will not play on Sunday. Yes, it's quite a showcase. [Fanhouse] -
#allstargame
How To Ruin Your Favorite League's All-Star Game
From the moment the NBA, NHL, and even the NFL opened up their 2009 All-Star Game voting to the public, folks have been trying whatever means necessary to screw with the results. Sometimes it even works! More » -
#allstargame
Prepare For The Brain Explosion That Is The Home Run Derby
We know we got yelled at just this morning for recycling — consider the "Year Ago In Deadspin" feature toast — but it's Home Run Derby, and that means just one thing: It's the day Chris Berman lives for, and the day the rest of us pray for a quick, merciful death. (Last year, we actually watched six Berman Derbys in a row on ESPN Classic. We're just now recovering.) More »
