Summary[]
Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about the Jose Quintana trade, an Aaron Judge anecdote, Dan Uggla’s disastrous 2008 All-Star Game appearance, and the significance of Ken Rosenthal being barred from writing by Fox, then discuss ways to spice up the All-Star Game with a skills competition that could actually work before closing with a question about Judge and Mike Trout.
Topics[]
- Ways to improve the All-Star Game
- All-Stars skills competition
- Injury risk in the All-Star Game
- Eliminating the All-Star Game
- Positives of the All-Star Game
- Can Mike Trout catch Aaron Judge (by WAR) this season?
Banter[]
- Jose Quintana trade and rest of season projections
- Eloy Jimenez's raw power
- Aaron Judge hit a ball to the roof of Marlins park during the Home Run Derby
- Dan Uggla was 0-4 with three strikeouts and made three errors in the 2008 All-Star Game.
- Ken Rosenthal is no longer able to write anywhere except for his Facebook page.
- FoxSports.com transition to video
Notes[]
- Engineers constructing Marlins Park believed that the apex of the roof (210 feet) was so high that it could not be hit by a batted ball. Ground rules for if it was were created as a formality that MLB required.
- Dan Uggla had a -0.637 WPA in the 2008 All-Star Game.
- Jeff wonders if there is even need for an actual All-Star game as opposed to having various skills competitions.
- Some of Jeff's competitions include pitching accuracy, longest home run, and sprinting speed.
- Jeff thinks that Dallas Keuchel would win a pitching accuracy competition.