Y' gonna watch the All-Star Game tonight?

[Oeditpus Rex]

Dòes it mean the same to you as it did, say, 20 years ago?

[CentralMass]

1. Probably not and no it doesn't mean as much.

S juch.

[BOSSHOG]

2. Interesting

I’m a passive fan, keep track of the Phil’s, get excited if they’re in it late in the season. But didn’t know the all star game was tonight until I read your post. No I won’t be watching. I seem to remember way back when, there were two all star games per season.

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. That was for only four years

from 1959 through 1962. They did it so more proceeds could go toward player pensions, back when they needed them.

[Emile]

3. American League almost always wins 🏆.

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. If you call a 48-44 record 'almost always'

then I guess so.

[MIButterfly]

4. I'll probably check it out.

As a Cubs fan, I root for the National League, but it seems like the American League wins more often than not. Living in Michigan, I also root for the Tigers, my second favorite team.

For 46 years, I have dreamed of a Cubs/Tigers World Series. Could this finally be the year?

[Oeditpus Rex]

11. I'm hoping for Dodgers - Tigers

It hasn't happened before, and I consider Detroit one of the best baseball cities in MLB -- a workingman's town, and the ballplayers have sort of reflected that. I absolutely loved it when they won the 1984 World Series and àbout half the guys came out of the clubhouse, cllimbed on top of the third-base dugout and celebrated with the fans.

[MIButterfly]

12. 1984 - that's the year the Cubs were defeated by the Padres

when the Cubbies were one game away from going to the World Series. Broke my heart. As soon as the Padres scored their first run in that game, I knew it was all over for the Cubs and I started crying.

I was happy for the Tigers, though.

Later on that year, one of the radio stations broadcasted a fantasy 7th game of the World Series between the Cubs and the Tigers. They entered stats from each team into a computer to determine who would've won. Harry Caray did the play-by-play for part of the game and Ernie Harwell did it for the other part. The Tigers won, of course, but it was still fun to listen to.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. At Least Until Pete Crow-Armstrong Gets An AB

Got to see my Cubbies.

[MIButterfly]

6. I'm liking PCA more every day! ❤️

[Boomerproud]

7. I didn't know until last weekend that his mother is actress Ashley Crow

Who played the mom in Little Big League. Interesting trivia.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. I Only Knew Because...

...it was a regular topic on Chicago sportsradio when he first started to shine.

[MIButterfly]

13. I didn't know that either, Boomerproud.

Thanks for that bit of trivia!