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ASG Weekly Roundup: July 11 – 15th

July 15, 2016 By Mike Jorgensen Leave a Comment

Here is the recap from game week!  Look through the top articles this week and be sure to check out the in-person coverage provided by ASG News.

Weekend: (7/9 – 7/10):

  • Aaron Sanchez earns late All-Star spot, Blue Jays lose to Tigers (USA Today)
  • All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game full of laughs (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  • All-Star Scene & Heard: FanFest has something for everyone (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  • Anti-All-Stars: Picking MLB’s worst of the worst from the first half (Sports Illustrated)
  • Artist steps to the plate with unique and colorful All-Star work (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  • At FanFest, nothing but home runs (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  • Bartolo Colon headed to MLB All-Star Game, replacing Madison Bumgarner (Newsday)
  • Belt, Saunders win last All-Star spots (Yahoo Sports)
  • Blue Jays’ Michael Saunders wins final vote, earns All-Star spot (Sports Net)
  • Blue Jays sending a fifth player to the All-Star Game as an injury replacement (CBS Sports)
  • Dustin Pedroia fan vote: Red Sox second baseman finishes third in MLB All-Star Game vote (Mass Live)
  • Here are the final 2016 All-Star game rosters (Yahoo Sports)
  • Hunt Auctions puts baseball memorabilia up for bid (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  • Jays’ Michael Saunders voted into MLB All-Star Game (CBC Sports)
  • Jose Quintana pleasantly surprised with late addition to All-Star team (Chicago Tribune)
  • Michael Saunders, Brandon Belt win MLB’s All-Star Final Vote (CBS Sports)
  • MLB All-Star Week’s FanFest Hits a Home Run (San Diego NBC 7)
  • MLB FanFest Opens at San Diego Convention Center: All-Star Week (Coronado Patch)
  • MLB found a way to make All-Star voting even worse than it already is (Business Insider)
  • MLB Futures Game 2016 Results: Score, Highlights, Top Prospects and Reaction (Bleacher Report)
  • One of the biggest 2016 MLB All-Star snubs finally gets his due (CBS Sports)
  • The Pirates, Reds and Padres send injury replacements to the NL All-Star team (CBS Sports)
  • Sad state of MLB All-Star Game, which stars used to care about (New York Post)
  • Scherzer added to roster for MLB All-Star Game (Columbia Tribune)
  • Sights and sounds from the 2016 MLB All-Star Game festivities in San Diego: Day 1 (Fox Sports)
  • Sights and sounds from the 2016 MLB All-Star Game festivities in San Diego: Day 2 (Fox Sports)
  • The five coolest things about the MLB All-Star Game FanFest (The Press-Enterprise)
  • The Walkoff podcast: MLB All-Star Game – Tony Gwynn’s legacy, David Ortiz’s finale (USA Today)
  • Yankees’ Joe Girardi had some beef with the MLB All-Star Game (NJ.com)

7/11:

  • All-Stars reveal which childhood favorites they’d like to see in MLB Home Run Derby (CBS Sports)
  • American League wins 2016 MLB All-Star Game: Five things to know (CBS Sports)
  • Cooper and Steve Moss check in from MLB All-Star FanFest (NBC 7 WJHG)
  • The Fun Index: Ranking the All-Stars based on how fun they are (ESPN)
  • Heading Into All-Star Game, David Ortiz Leads MLB’s Top 20 Selling Jerseys (Forbes)
  • Home Run Derby overtaking All-Star Game (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  • Majestic Outfitting Players and Fans at MLB All-Star Game (Fox Business)
  • MLB All-Star Game 2016: AL catchers ready for challenge of catching knuckleball (CBS Sports)
  • MLB All-Stars that have rocked their birthday suit for the Body issue (ESPN)
  • MLB All-Stars to parade through San Diego (Fox 5)
  • Starting lineups announced for MLB All-Star Game (Sports Illustrated)
  • Playoff odds, biggest risers and fallers for all 30 MLB teams at All-Star break (CBS Sports)
  • Preview: MLB All-Star Game in San Diego (Sun Sentinel)
  • Would Baseball’s All-Time All-Star Team Go 162-0? (fivethrityeight)
  • 2016 MLB All-Star Game: Chris Sale, Johnny Cueto named starting pitchers (SB Nation)
  • 2016 MLB All-Star Game: Ranking the best local craft beers of Petco Park (CBS Sports)
  • 2016 MLB All-Star Game Roster: Projecting Starting Lineups for Midsummer Classic (Bleacher Report)

7/12:

  • All-Star Monday: From Syndergaard at FanFest to the Home Run Derby (Sports Illustrated Kids)
  • Cole Hamels pitches in MLB All-Star Game after getting eight stitches on chin (Sporting News)
  • The Latest: Dodgers, Giants get boos in All-Star intros (Fox Sports)
  • The Latest: Hosmer, Perez lead 4-2 AL win in All-Star Game (USA Today)
  • MLB All-Star Game 2016 live stream: Time, TV channel, lineups, how to watch online (AL.com)
  • MLB All-Star Game: Picture-perfect weather to highlight 87th Midsummer Classic in San Diego (Accuweather)
  • MLB All-Star Game: Bryce Harper says the game should be meaningless, outlaw the DH (Sporting News)
  • The most and least expected (2016) All-Stars (ESPN)
  • Nearly half the roster at this year’s MLB All-Star game is made up of players of color (The Undefeated)
  • Noah Syndergaard isn’t happy his name is misspelled at All-Star FanFest (Sports Illustrated)
  • SAN DIEGO: Three big takeaways from the MLB All-Star Game (Press Enterprise)
  • Scott Boras drama? Cubs’ Jake Arrieta could sit out 2016 MLB All-Star Game (CBS Sports)
  • 5 former Suns selected for 2016 MLB All-Star Game (News4Jax)
  • 2016 MLB All-Star Game: Meet Michael Saunders, Canada’s favorite All-Star (CBS Sports)
  • 2016 MLB All-Star Game: Starting lineups, time, TV schedule (USA Today)
  • 2016 MLB All-Star Game: Two Padres get to stay home for ‘awesome’ experience (CBS Sports)
  • 2016 MLB All-Star Game: What you need to know and 10 predictions ahead of the game (CBS Sports)

7/13:

  • A qualified defense of having the MLB All-Star Game ‘count’ (USA Today)
  • All-Star Diaz lives his dream, but strikes out in key spot (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  • All-Star Game notes: David Ortiz, the most beloved All-Star, says goodbye A fitting end to a great All-Star career. (Fox Sports)
  • All-Star Game ushered in baseball’s new era amid a farewell (Fox Sports)
  • American League holds off National League to win All-Star Game (USA Today)
  • American League wins MLB All-Star Game as Royals keep haunting Mets manager Terry Collins (NY Daily News)
  • Bryant Homers in MLB All-Star Game (NBC San Diego)
  • David Ortiz’s Career In All-Star Games (CBS Sports)
  • Despite home runs going up, commissioner says baseballs are not juiced (Detroit Free Press)
  • Five moments to remember from 2016 MLB All-Star Game (Sportsnet)
  • Here’s the 2016 All-Star Red Carpet yearbook you didn’t even know you wanted (MLB)
  • In With the New at the 2016 MLB All-Star Game (The Atlantic)
  • Miami gearing up for 2017 MLB All-Star extravaganza; logo to be revealed this month (Sun-Sentinel)
  • MLB All-Star Game: Batting title awards named to honor Tony Gwynn, Rod Carew (USA Today)
  • MLB All-Star Game draws record low TV rating (USA Today)
  • MLB All-Star Game: This time Daniel Murphy’s a true All-Star (Newsday)
  • MLB All-Star Game 2016: live chat, lineups, updates (Cleveland.com)
  • MLB All-Star Game 2016: Jays’ Michael Saunders supports singer’s ‘All Lives Matter’ message (Sporting News)
  • MLB: Playoff push, trade talk, healing stars mark start of second half (Salt Lake Tribune)
  • National League royally defeated in All-Star Game (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  • Retro brown-and-gold BP jerseys a hot seller at MLB All-Star FanFest (ESPN)
  • Tenors Fire ‘All Lives Matter’ Singer at MLB All-Star Game (Rolling Stone)
  • Watch David Ortiz’s Full Pre-Game Speech At His Final All-Star Game (CBS Boston)
  • We asked some 2016 All-Stars to recall their very worst AIM screen names (MLB)
  • Wed. A.M. Hot Clicks: Julia Evans; Scenes From MLB All-Star Game (Sports Illustrated)

7/14:

  • Column: Steven Wright deserved to pitch in the All-Star Game (Today’s Knuckleball)
  • Did David Ortiz commit a recruiting violation at the All-Star Game? (Fox Sports)
  • Lindor, Lucroy represent Lake County in MLB All-Star game (Daily Commercial)
  • Local boy earns spot as Major League Baseball National Youth Skills finalist (The Globe)
  • MLB: All-Star Game TV ratings continue to plummet (The Salt Lake Tribune)
  • MLB expected to investigate Ortiz’s comments about Encarnacion (SportsNet)
  • The MLB All-Star Game: Why It’s Still A Huge Hit In 2016 (Crave)
  • Piedmont Pride hits all-star break in good shape (The Herald)
  • Red Sox acquire All-Star lefty Pomeranz from Padres (USA Today)
  • Would shorter season help MLB players remain healthy? (The Star)

7/15:

  • Bring Back the Old All-Star Game (Emerald City Swagger)
  • The Cleveland Indians give Erik Gonzalez the call after a big All-Star Game (Minor League Ball)
  • Gary’s Mailbag: Why were you tough on the MLB All-Star Game? (GRON 4)
  • Live Wire: All-Star Game site tradition is broken (Fay Observer)
  • MLB All-Star Game ratings hit a new low (NY Daily News)
  • MLB All-Star Roundup, Part 1: Cameras, Graphics, and Sets (SVG News)
  • MLB All-Stars to compete in 82nd NBC World Series (The Butler County Times-Gazette)
  • MLB “looking into” whether David Ortiz broke tampering rules (ESPN)
  • Padres’ Brown, gold fuel record FanFest sales (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  • Post-All Star game narratives for the second half of the MLB season (The Roar)
  • Royals shine in All-Star Game (Newton Daily News)
  • San Diego connections abound at 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Diego (The Star News)
  • 2 debuts, 2 All-Stars, 6 division leaders, 9 DL trips for Alabama players in 2016 MLB season (AL.com)
  • 5 All-Stars that could have a new home (Outside Pitch)

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