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Daniel's Thoughts During The All-Star Selection Show

 
Here are a few thoughts that I had during the All-Star selection: [11:59]  Waiting for the All-Star selection show to start, flipping between the epic Wimbledon battle and TBS. [12:01] Wow. Boomer got skinnier, not skinny, just less fat. But who cares about David Wells highlights? Get to the selecting. How does Ernie Johnson have a job? Oh yeah, Daddy. [12:03] Joe Mauer -- What an obvious choice. Mark Teixeira -- Woot, woot! Beat Youkilis. Both were deserving, but I'm glad Tex won. Dustin Pedroia -- A nod signified he didn't deserve. This is a joke. Derek Jeter -- No complaints for this one, but Bartlett should've started. Evan Longoria -- Another obvious choice. Jason Bay -- obvious choice. Bay is so clutch and deserves it. Ichiro Suzuki -- no complaints, batting over .360. Josh Hamilton -- Come on, he better sit out. Torii Hunter was so much more deserving. [12:07] Who doesn't like Jason Bay? He's not arrogant. Although his .259 batting ... (link)

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