It's The Obama All-Star Game Sponsored By Taco Bell [All-Star Game]
deadspin.com 7/15/2009 — No tie, no 15-inning thriller this year. Instead this year's All-Star Game will be remembered for one thing: It's All About The Roosevelts, Babay. The sure-to-be song of the summer, disguised as the LONGEST TACO BELL COMMERCIAL EVER, had burrowed ...

LOTD: Hot Clicks Featuring Great All Star Game Taco Bell Ad “It’s All About the Roosevelts”
midwestsportsfans.com 7/15/2009 — We all know that this is the one of the slowest days of the sports year, if not the slowest. Luckily for us, a few ultra-conservative political websites ( National Review and Free Republic ) decided to link to my post highlighting George ...

2009 MLB All-Star Game on Fox commercial (video)
youtube.com 7/6/2009 — Fox's 2009 MLB All-Star Game commercial. Watch in HD!

Padres' Bell acting like 'kid at Toys 'R' Us'
usatoday.com 7/14/2009 — Bell was among the last All-Stars to arrive at their hotel, checking in at 10:17 a.m. Monday after he, Padres teammate Adrian Gonzalez , Gonzalez's wife, Betsy, and batting practice pitcher Ray Krohn drove the final three hours of an 18-hour trip. A ...

Taco Bell Dog Is Dead
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 7/23/2009 — "The famous Taco Bell Spokesdog – who charmed audiences with the catchphrase “Yo Quiero Taco Bell” – has died. Gidget, the 15-year-old Chihuaha, suffered a fatal stroke Tuesday night, according to a report from People magazine ( FoxNews )." End of an era.... But to be honest probably one of ...

Editorial: Is it Time for the MLB All-Star Game to Let Its Hair Down?
bizofbaseball.com 7/14/2009 — I’m pretty sure what you’re about to read will not sit well with most of you. But, after seeing the direction that the All-Star Game has headed, it seems to me it’s time for MLB and the game itself to throw back a couple, get loose, and stop masquerading as an event that has true meaning. The ...

Heath Bell Takes All-Star Loss in Stride
mlb.fanhouse.com 7/15/2009 — by Jeff Fletcher ST. LOUIS -- When Heath Bell met President Obama before the All-Star Game, he proudly greeted him in a T-shirt that said: "I'm kind of a big deal." A few hours later, Bell was another kind of Big Deal. He was the latest in a line of ...

Taco Bell Is NBA’s New Sponsor
moondogsports.com 7/3/2009 — The Sports Business Journal reported earlier this week that long-time sponsor McDonald's will be replaced by Taco Bell. McDonald's was the leagues fast food partner for the last 20 years.

Fox Says You Watched the All-Star Game
fangsbites.com 7/15/2009 — Here's a release from Fox Sports in regards to the ratings for last night's All-Star Game. THE VOTES ARE IN: 80 TH ALL-STAR GAME A LANDSLIDE WINNER FOR MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL & FOX SPORTS President Obama’s Appearance Coupled With ...

MLB All-Star Game draws 10.4/18 overnight.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 7/15/2009 — .nobrtable br { display: none }The Midsummer Classic put up big ratings on FOX Tuesday night.The 2009 MLB All-Star Game drew a 10.4/18 overnight rating on FOX, down 5% from an 11.0/18 for the first nine innings of last year's game, but up 4% from a ...

Mismanaged: Joe Maddon and The All-Star Game — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/15/2009
Kevin Youkilis was a few thousand votes away from being the starter at first base for the American League. Jason Bay led the outfield in votes. Boston had the most players selected to the All-Star roster by the fans. So how exactly is it that ...

All-Star game TV ratings down slightly (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 7/15/2009
The All-Star game's television ratings are down slightly from last year. Fox said Wednesday that the American League's 4-3 win Tuesday night earned a 8.9 fast national rating and 15 share. That's down 4 percent from the 9.3/16 for the first nine ...

All-Star Game ratings down slightly from 2008 — ESPN.com - MLB 7/15/2009
The All-Star game's television ratings are down slightly from last year.

Selig: Stadium key to Rays' growth — Major League Baseball News 7/15/2009
According to a story in Wednesday's St. Petersburg Times, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said Tuesday at the All-Star Game in St. Louis that the Rays "need to change their stadium situation" in order to remain competitive.

Carl Crawford's Amazing Catch Saves Game, Nets the MVP Award — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/15/2009
The ball exploded off the bat of Brad Hawpe, flying through the St. Louis air like so many have done before. Rising through the night sky, the ball had the hopes of the National League attached to it and as it began to clear the fence in left field, ...