All Star Game Reflections

What a great All-Star game, we witnessed this week. Outstanding pitching, great throws, a couple of home runs and some good hitting. When the All-Stars to decide that he should be running? 6 stolen bases - he made some good catchers look bad. However, what I remember most is the pre-game celebration. Fortunately I was able to attend 2 All-Star Games (1962 and 1969). Seeing Schmidt and Brett, Yogi and Willie, Hank and Ernie was great. I believe that I have personally seen all the Hall of Fame play than Bob Feller and Ralph Kiner. I just want to bench and Koufax did it in celebration.

1962 - President Kennedy is the first pitch. Stan The Man, playing the final All-Star Game, started the game winning rally with a pinch hit single. Maury Wills (the stole over 100 bases) pinch ran and immediately stole second. There is no homerun derby, then - we have seen him in batting practice. Willie Mays and Ernie Banks are the only ones to him in the stands at RFK. Johnny Callison blasted more fense in batting practice and singled in the game. "The Great One," Roberto Clemente has had 3 hits. Don Drysdale, who won 25 of that year, started the National League and struck the first seven American Leaguers - then little Luis Aparicio lined a triple to right center. What a great day for a 13 year old to the ballpark!

1969 - Huge storm washed out game night prije.Sljedećeg day, National League to break the American League Willie McCovey hitting 2 of. Johnny Bench, in his first full season, a hit out and robbed by YAZ druge.Sljedećeg days, Charles Finley offered a lot of money for the Reds for the bench - I have the $ 100k. Imagine what Bench decision today.