Posts Tagged ‘MLB All-star game’
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You know what’s almost worse than not having an idea for the strip? Not having a subject matter truly worthy to talk about. Really, the only thing I’ve got tonight is the whole mini controversy about whether Steven Strasburg should be in the MLB All-Star game.
What are your opinions on that? The kid has been extremely impressive since being called up to the Nationals but he’s pitched in less than 10 games. Is that enough to warrant an All-Star appearance? Should he take the place of a guy who has played more games but had slightly less stellar stats? Has Strasburg done enough to “earn” his all-star credentials yet?
Personally, I kind of side with Charlie Manuel on this one… I say let Steven get more comfortable in the bigs instead of trying to make him the savior of the Nats AND the National League. Even if he got in the game, he’d probably only pitch one inning – if that.
Of course, there’s no guarantee even if he made the roster (which is too late for him to do so now unless there’s a last minute injury), that he would actually even SEE any playing time. I remember when Mike Musina was still pitching for the Orioles and never got to pitch in the all-star game that was held at Camden Yards. I’m still not sure why Cito Gaston didn’t allow Mike to pitch in his home stadium for that game…
So, what are YOUR thoughts on the upcoming MLB all-star game? Are you a National or American League fan? Do you like the World Series home field advantage being at stake for this game? Do you like that EVERY team has to have a representative – even if there’s no one really worthy on a last place team sometimes?
-Chris
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Boy, lots to say today. First kids, here’s the important reason why you should always build up a buffer of strips if you want to do this cartooning thing “professionally”: Monday evening, while playing my normal game of volleyball at the gym, I dislocated my left pinky. Fortunately, I draw with my right hand so if I had dislocated any finger on my right hand, I would have been royally screwed. Now, even though I’m out of commission from playing volleyball or baseball for a few weeks, I can still draw.
Second, for all of you Philly people out there that might take a bit offense to today’s strip, please bare in mind that I live 20 minutes outside of “the murder capital of the world” known as Washington DC, so it’s only poking a little bit of inter-city rivalry/fun at Philly. It’s all supposed to be in good natured fun. And if Brad Guigar himself thinks today’s strip was funny, well hey… maybe you can too! Don’t shoot the messenger and all that, you know? 
And lastly… man-o-man, what a friggin’ all star game! I got home from my own baseball game tonight thinking that I got home just in time to see who might have won the MVP. That was at 11:00pm. Little did I know that I actually got home in enough time to see the REAL game! It was actually kind of refreshing to see “secondary” all-stars make such a huge contribution to the game! Yeah, I’m disappointed that the National League lost yet again but secretly, I was so hoping for a 16th inning – just to see what kind of craziness would have happened. I tell you, unless the expand the all-star rosters to include more pitchers, AND if they keep this silly rule of World Series home field advantage, one of these days you will see a position player have to come in a pitch an inning or two. THAT will be GREAT!
Anyway, hope you all get a big kick out of today’s strip!
I’m going to bed!
-Chris
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