Episode 394
Morning 6-Pack - Let’s Make Baseball Fun Again!
Morning 6-Pack - Making the All-Star Game a Blast! We’re diving into the 96th Midsummer Classic, aka the Major League Baseball All-Star Game! The game kicks off at 7 o'clock in Philly, and trust me, it’s gonna be lit! We’re chatting about how this All-Star Game is still the best, even if the NFL Pro Bowl feels like a snooze fest. But hold up, we’ve got a wild list of six zany ideas to crank up the fun at the All-Star showdown! From trampoline catches to mascot pinch runners, we’re throwing out some seriously silly suggestions that’ll have you laughing and wondering why they don't already exist! So grab your popcorn, kick back, and let’s make baseball a little less boring, one giggle at a time!
Takeaways:
- Tonight's Major League Baseball All-Star Game is set to be a wild one, starting at 7 o'clock!
- We share six hilarious ways to jazz up the All-Star Game, like a trampoline outfield!
- Baseball may seem boring to some, but tonight's All-Star Game promises stars and laughs galore!
- Get ready for some mic'd up players and crazy uniforms – this is gonna be epic!
- Who knew we could turn baseball into a comedy show? Football instead might just be the best idea!
- The All-Star Game might not count for the World Series, but it’s still the best night of the summer!
Transcript
It's Haystack.
Speaker A:And tonight is the Major League Baseball.
Speaker A:Sorry.
Speaker A:Tonight is the Major League Baseball All Star Game.
Speaker A:It is the 96th Midsummer Classic.
Speaker A:It's at Citizens bank park in Philadelphia and It starts at 7 o'.
Speaker A:Clock.
Speaker A:It'll be on Fox if you don't watch it.
Speaker A:The National League has Phillies lefty Christopher Sanchez.
Speaker A:Starting for the American League, it's the Blue Jays righty Dylan Cease.
Speaker A:Major League Baseball says the full rosters include 26 first time all Stars.
Speaker A:That's pretty cool.
Speaker A:Bryce Harper and Justin Verlander were named the special legend picks.
Speaker A:Verlander is not active for the game though.
Speaker A:This is still the best All Star game in sports.
Speaker A:I mean, the NFL Pro bowl is essentially recess.
Speaker A:The NBA All Star Game is cardio with some jewelry.
Speaker A:This All Star Game at least feels like baseball.
Speaker A:No, it doesn't count for the World Series anymore.
Speaker A:But for one night we get stars and weird uniforms and mic'd up players.
Speaker A:Should be a good time.
Speaker A:Although maybe, maybe this feels the most like baseball because baseball is already such a safe sport and they've tried to make the All Star games of all the other sports safe.
Speaker A:I mean, a lot of people would tell you that it's safe or might use the word boring.
Speaker A:A lot of people think baseball in general is boring.
Speaker A:And there are at least six ways we could think of to make it more interesting for the All Star Game.
Speaker B:Gather round folks.
Speaker B:It's the time of day when we laugh and smile in a light hearted way.
Speaker B:Tune in for the giggles and let's kick back.
Speaker B:Here comes the fun.
Speaker B:It's the morning six pack.
Speaker A:Yeah, if you've been listening all morning, I did a morning six pack earlier this morning.
Speaker A:You know what?
Speaker A:Every once in a while it's okay to have more than one six pack in the morning.
Speaker A:All right, let's crack open our first one.
Speaker A:The top six things baseball could do to make the All Store get All Star game more interesting.
Speaker A:Number six.
Speaker B:Six.
Speaker A:Have an inning where the defense is allowed to use a giant trampoline placed anywhere in the outfield to catch home runs.
Speaker A:Number five, Teams can use a mascot once as a pinch runner.
Speaker A:Number four, a designated nothing but spitballs inning.
Speaker A:Number three, run the bases in the opposite direction.
Speaker A:Number two, Automatic outs every time a player scratches themselves inappropriately.
Speaker A:The number one thing baseball could do to make the All Star Game more interesting, play football instead.
