You Say Classic, I Say Circus

They call it the Midsummer Classic, for reasons that escape me. Circus is more like it, starting with Homerun Derby. Everybody there is auditioning for the job of Strongman. And yesterday the players dressed up in clown-color uniforms. Mlb.com tried to pass off the Bozo gear by saying, “The home American League jerseys will feature a sandy base, along with red sleeves and lettering, while the visiting National League threads will have a navy blue base, with light blue sleeves and lettering.” [online story, 7-3-24] That red sure looked like a shade of coral too coral for the Marlins, even. As for the game, it was mostly tall guys throwing hard to tall guys swinging hard. It added up to two total homeruns, fifteen strikeouts and a 5-3 AL win. Our giants are better than your giants. On the plus side, the game didn’t take long, only 2:28, amazing for a FOX production. Too bad MLB doesn’t have the guts (insert a stronger term here if you like) to insist FOX forego advertising the NFL. Too much to ask, Commissioner? At least Garrett Crochet pitched a scoreless inning.