Latest / Life According to Brian and Jason / #38 - Will You Watch the MLB All‑Star Game? Brian & Jason Weigh In
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- 0:00All right, friends, welcome to another episode of Life According to Brian and Jason.
- 0:16Hey, Jason. It's another week. What do you got?
- 0:20Brian, the NLB All-Star game is July 14th. Do you care?
- 0:26You always ask me these questions. And, you know, you know what?
- 0:30I care about watching replays of it because I usually forget.
- 0:35It's not that I don't care. It's just not that important.
- 0:39And then I'm like, oh, how come there's no baseball? Oh, it's the All-Star.
- 0:43It's over. All right. Let me watch a replay. Highlights, whatever.
- 0:49But I'm terrible at catching All-Star games in general.
- 0:55To me, it's must-see TV. I am watching that.
- 1:00And I still like to see my player, Rockies. Longtime listeners will know that Colorado like the Rockies.
- 1:08And it's awesome. But yeah, I really enjoy it.
- 1:15I like seeing all the players. I like seeing the interactions.
- 1:19I feel, for me, the baseball All-Star game, when it matters,
- 1:25whoever wins has home field advantage for the World Series.
- 1:30Sure. You know, the leagues, National League and All-Star League.
- 1:35It's just exciting. And I love seeing my player, even though in the olden days,
- 1:41you wouldn't see, they didn't have interleague play.
- 1:44So this is the only time to see all your favorite teams mingle.
- 1:51I like wearing their hats. Just, Geek, one more thing.
- 1:55They go back and forth. Usually they would wear their uniform.
- 2:00And then they did it where they all had this dumb uniform and their hat.
- 2:04But then the hat looked the same. So I can't remember.
- 2:08And I'm hoping they go back personally to where everyone just wear their uniform.
- 2:12Because I want to see my dude. Right, right.
- 2:17It's cool to see like someone in Dodger blue standing next to,
- 2:22you know, a Yankee or a Rockies or whatever.
- 2:27So yeah, yeah, that's very cool. Well, I have to say,
- 2:30I think the home run derbies more exciting to me than the All-Star game.
- 2:37Well, here's what I've noticed about All-Star games.
- 2:41Maybe I'm overgeneralizing all All-Star games
- 2:46and we'll kind of cover that here in a little bit.
- 2:48But what happens is kind of a slow start.
- 2:52And then if there is something on the line, the game picks up towards the end.
- 2:56Because again, especially in Major League Baseball,
- 3:00the All-Star game is middle of the season. It's the summer break. You're halfway.
- 3:07You don't want your, like figure it like Otani. Is he going to throw his arm out?
- 3:12Here's a 700 million dollar player. Is he going to throw his arm out in an All-Star game?
- 3:17You know, I don't know. What do you think?
- 3:21Well, depends on if he wants it enough. I think some of them compete.
- 3:25Some of them will do it. Depends on the player. Depends on how they're feeling.
- 3:31Baseball is the only one that plays it where it actually means, means something.
- 3:36Right. Anyone else, it is an exhibition, you know, flag. It's now flag football for the NFL.
- 3:42Right. It's skills competition, basically glorified skills competition for basketball.
- 3:48No one plays defense. They're just scoring. Right.
- 3:54I don't know. To me, the MLB one is the best.
- 3:59But then again, I'm a baseball fan. First, everything else later.
- 4:04Well, I guess, you know, they are pro athletes.
- 4:07But how do you throttle back 80 percent?
- 4:11You know, it's like you're playing hard. You're looking good, but I'm not going to get hurt.
- 4:15You know, am I going to come in and slide at second at 100 percent?
- 4:21Or am I going to back off? Am I going to as an outfielder, am I going to run towards the wall?
- 4:26Or am I going to back off? What do you think the mindset is?
- 4:30Let's just talk about baseball for this. And for a lot of that, too.
- 4:38Are they even going to go, even though they're healthy? They say, I'm not even going to go.
- 4:42You know, oh, I pulled a hammy or I got tight legs. I got heavy legs.
- 4:47Right. Two whiskey. I got heavy legs. I can't do it, man.
- 4:54So they might not even go. But I think like some of them really like to see that.
- 4:59Now, if they've been there many years, maybe they're like, you know what, I've already done it.
- 5:03I said hi to everybody. I'm out. I want this career. I'm going to sit out.
- 5:07Right. So, yeah, I guess if you're 35 and you've got kind of a list of injuries going, you're like, yeah,
- 5:15I'm either going to sit out or I'll play an inning and I'll be cool.
- 5:21You know, I don't want to overplay here, but, you know, they're all competitors.
- 5:27So that must just kick in like, you know, you got to make the out or swinging hard.
- 5:34And depends on when they come up. But also, also some people have clauses in their contract.
- 5:40If you are selected, you get money. If you get selected and go, you get money.
- 5:46If you're selected and don't go, you get money, you know, they have because that helps a team.
- 5:52Right. If Shohei goes, yeah, I've been selected, but I'm not going, you know, that does not look good.
- 5:57Right. You know, if you're like all bummed, you know. Right.
- 6:03I'll do the, you know, the home run derby, but not play the game.
- 6:08You know, I guess there's work around. So that's what's nice about the baseball one.
- 6:12There's multiple events, multiple days. And what'd you say, July 14th?
- 6:17Yep. I'm going to put that on my calendar. No games.
- 6:23That would have just flown over my head. I would not have paid any attention.
- 6:28But yeah. Now, OK, let's back.
- 6:33Let's just park the bus for a second. All star games.
- 6:37Let's just talk baseball. This one. Talk to others. Fans weigh in.
- 6:44But then how's the final selection done? What's the rules?
- 6:48Well, it's behind closed doors, Brian.
- 6:52It's like, hmm. Hmm. Are we supposed to figure out, you know, who gets it by this way?
- 6:58Right. You know, it's somewhat selected, you know, the writers.
- 7:08Right. Yeah. How much is and then, you know,
- 7:11that's the manager really chooses it because it's the manager who went to World Series,
- 7:17gets to be the manager and then pick who they want.
- 7:21Sometimes it's the people on their team. Right. You know, I mean, it's a little.
- 7:30Right. You know, they have the fan like, hey, you know, let's pick somebody from the Rockies.
- 7:36Everyone vote. Well, first of all, how, why don't we get to vote for one or two from the Rockies?
- 7:43Oh, no, you can vote for. Well, you can vote for anyone. I'll vote for anyone.
- 7:47OK. But then at some point they go, OK, we have this many.
- 7:52OK, now here are your choices. You can vote as many times as you want.
- 7:56So the field gets narrowed. The roster. Sure.
- 7:58But you can just because, you know, Rockies will say vote for Hunter Goodman.
- 8:02Right. Get in. Right. You know, and you can just.
- 8:08But then, you know, the final selection seems to be semi nebulous,
- 8:12but it always seems to be, you know, the big guys are always there, aren't they?
- 8:18And they do try to select someone from every team.
- 8:22You're right. Just so every team is represented, you know,
- 8:26to some teams by midseason or let's just say at the bottom of the win list,
- 8:33the win column is looking sad. Yeah. Many times the Rockies have been.
- 8:38Right. Yeah. But, you know, a combination of fan voting,
- 8:41player ballots and selections by the commissioner's office.
- 8:44That's the. You know. So so players.
- 8:50So we don't really know how it's all weighted. Right.
- 8:53No. Okay. All right. Well, that's what I was getting at.
- 8:56It's like, how much do fans really matter in this? Don't know.
- 9:01Well, you know, the commissioner's office selects the final spots for each team.
- 9:06Right. Isn't that interesting? So people think they have the choice.
- 9:10Right. So, you know, they want what's best for the game.
- 9:13They kind of know you got to have the big names.
- 9:15And if someone's hot and they're not in that,
- 9:18Obviously. Right. That's not good.
- 9:23Well, and then so do we do we know who from the Rockies is already going?
- 9:28Is that been final? Yep. Hunter Goodman. So he's our he's our catcher.
- 9:32He's this is his second. Okay. Consecutive all-star appearance.
- 9:39Is that the only rock? I think so.
- 9:45Unless someone well, here's the it's a domino event,
- 9:48you know, people are going to be, you know,
- 9:51still acted right and then they're going to be like, oh,
- 9:56I'm not going to go. So then they pull up the other people and go.
- 9:59Well, we think and that's what I think the the managers have a say.
- 10:07Right. Yeah.
- 10:15Well, so, okay. Well, they got you got Aaron judge.
- 10:18You got Mike Trout. He's there. Byron Buxton from the twins.
- 10:26Jordan Alvarez from Astros junior Kim narrow from the race boy.
- 10:31The Rays are just crushing it. They're what a great small market team.
- 10:35If I can digress. Right? They're always putting it to the Yankees man.
- 10:39Yes, they are from the Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero from the Blue Jays.
- 10:44They're so you know, they broke up that team,
- 10:46right? One years from that lad.
- 10:49He's always good entertainment. No matter what.
- 10:54And then the National League Freddie Freeman that he's a beast.
- 10:59Ozzie Albies from the Braves Max.
- 11:01Lindsey. He's a solid workhorse from the Dodgers.
- 11:04Wow, CJ CJ Abrams from the Nationals Brandon Marsh from the Phillies.
- 11:10Juan Soto Mets. They're having a tough year.
- 11:13But yeah, Andy pages from the Dodgers and show.
- 11:16Hey from the Dodgers, right? And you know, the pictures.
- 11:26Sure. You know, there would be the names you expect,
- 11:30right? So would you go like would you throw the cash down to go go?
- 11:36I would go but see that. Well, I would go but I don't know if I throw the cash
- 11:39because for the price of a ticket to this game,
- 11:43we could go see several series, right? Right elsewhere.
- 11:47So I guess now but if you gave me take it with some people won't even go if they.
- 11:53Oh got tickets. I would. Oh, wow.
- 11:56So, you know people that are that down on the All-Star game?
- 11:59No, no, no. You're not alone dude. You did not know.
- 12:04I did not know. No, you're not even a baseball guy.
- 12:08Yeah. Yeah. Well, I know what's coming
- 12:11but it's middle of summer. You're busy. You're doing things to me baseball.
- 12:16I kind of pick up here and there this year totally distracted
- 12:20with this World Cup soccer thing that you got me all interested in.
- 12:25So yeah, my my radar for the All-Star game always gets turned off just
- 12:30because the time of year I think but anyway,
- 12:34that's that. Well, the Googolator says it's 600 to 640 for standing room only.
- 12:40Oh, ouch and average seats go for a thousand two hundred.
- 12:44Oh with lower level. Man put that money into an investment.
- 12:50What are people doing? Come on that much cash.
- 12:54You know what kills me. I know you love your kids everybody
- 12:57but when you got your kids Wow man,
- 13:01and if they're not into the game blocked you got some four-year-old
- 13:04and I love my four-year-old but well, I don't know.
- 13:09Yeah, unless you know, I know a lot of four-year-old.
- 13:12I know from my one time going to the World Series.
- 13:17I really asked people, you know, hey, you know,
- 13:20how'd you get your tickets Baba Baba everyone I talked to on that train ride
- 13:25in to see the Rockies in 2007 at corporate tickets.
- 13:33Their companies bought them everybody,
- 13:36you know, like oh, yeah, you know, I work for this electrical company.
- 13:40Boom. Here's some tickets. You know, I work for the bank.
- 13:44Boom. Here's some tickets. That's why it was a terrible crowd.
- 13:48They weren't regular baseball fans,
- 13:50but a lot of these tickets people aren't paying six thousand out of pocket.
- 13:55Some people are and let's say not but this is where businesses get involved,
- 14:00you know to eating up to that was sure great.
- 14:05I know we went to a bunch of those games is fun to you know,
- 14:08buddy to you know, right in life.
- 14:11That's everything isn't it? Friends are you got it?
- 14:16Well, I I do have to say since actually you told me the date
- 14:20And I'll probably poke around and watch a little bit of our so it's the home run Derby the day before.
- 14:28Yes, it was the day before 13.
- 14:32That'd be right. Okay. All right. Watch that spotty here and go.
- 14:35I usually don't get that they make that on a pay-per-view right?
- 14:39I usually don't have Fox has had the all-star game.
- 14:45So Fox doing it again. Okay, pretty sure that's good.
- 14:49And I don't know who's the home usually MLB network has
- 14:54because if I have to stream it great. No.
- 14:59Yeah, you know because if I had to like,
- 15:01oh you need to buy the ESPN app to see it then nope not going to happen.
- 15:07I will I'll just go out to YouTube watch the highlights.
- 15:11So that's a that's the dilemma.
- 15:14I'm in again right now. I got tour de France,
- 15:17which I love that's on Peacock and then tennis loves Wimbledon on ESPN.
- 15:26We got the World Cup that's on Fox so I can watch those
- 15:30but I can't watch the ones on FS1.
- 15:33No, it's the Fox one. Do you have Peacock?
- 15:37No, so it's only so many got his you know,
- 15:41also right now I got House of Dragons season 3.
- 15:44So we got the HBO Max,
- 15:47but they're not carrying what I'm looking for works wise.
- 15:51So the only one of the reasons I'm paying attention to the WNBA,
- 15:57which they're all-star games coming up is Prime is there.
- 16:03They just drop it in my lap. Oh, hey, you want to watch some WNBA games.
- 16:07Here you go. Okay, great because I already have you as an app.
- 16:11So, you know, are you going to watch the WNBA all-star game in July?
- 16:19Jason might you might yeah, I would see it.
- 16:24Just real quick. The homeroom Derby streamed by Netflix.
- 16:27Oh, Netflix is getting in on the there. Okay.
- 16:30I do have Netflix. All right, you can watch the Derby.
- 16:33I can watch that. Yeah,
- 16:35but that stream Fox Sports or Fubo or you
- 16:38watch for the all-star game. It's just Fox straight up.
- 16:42It's Fox. What would you say the all-star game was for the WNBA?
- 16:47What do you know? I do not.
- 16:50You were you were listing all those things like you're in the know dude.
- 16:54Well, I just I just know it's coming up for whatever reason.
- 16:58That's been another pod. We talked about right?
- 17:03Yeah, you know to have 10 services, right?
- 17:07I know we keep we keep coming around to that WNBA is I don't know.
- 17:16Why is that not coming up the way I want? You know,
- 17:21I just oh July 25th and this can be held in Chicago
- 17:28and Fubo. I do not know how to stream it at this point says Fubo direct TV.
- 17:36Fubo man, direct TV or whatever.
- 17:41Well, my odds of watching that if Amazon who has that has not shown all the WNBA games.
- 17:48They just give you like a taste right? Here's the taste.
- 17:53They're obviously not behind the all-star game.
- 17:55So therefore that can be on my radar. I think that's it.
- 18:00Now the your brain can only have so much space for so many schools, right?
- 18:08True was so my personal bandwidth is okay.
- 18:12Not the same as my internet bandwidth, you know, it's like well,
- 18:16maybe it is maybe those two correlates like whatever I'm paying for on the internet is also
- 18:22what I'm mentally able to watch every in but in general you rather just watch a radio game.
- 18:29You're not really an all-star person in general.
- 18:32No, because I feel I just feel it's more.
- 18:37Yeah, it's an exhibition. It's more like it's the novelty versus real competition.
- 18:46And I don't know. I I think when I watch a sport,
- 18:50I'm already watching the novel side. I'm already watching the best of the best,
- 18:54you know, the less than 1% people that can do this skill at a high level.
- 19:00Why do I need to confuse that more with the all-star games?
- 19:03So that's why I'm and I'll sound like a curmudgeon,
- 19:07but I'm just like I'm not impressed because I know they're not playing a hundred percent.
- 19:12Maybe I'm missing a point. Maybe I'm just you know,
- 19:16it's not a fan of your it's it's like going through the museum.
- 19:19You know, you can't touch you just gotta look true.
- 19:23I know it's dumb but I would say I'm proud of Hunter Goodman right to be there.
- 19:29I'm like proud of him. I don't know him. I don't know anything, you know, right?
- 19:33Not my friend, but I'm just proud that's from my team.
- 19:37He's on it and he's one of the he's there's two catchers.
- 19:40He's he's number two, right? He will see some play time.
- 19:44It's not one of the okay. Who wrote Rockies player?
- 19:48We're going to have this year, you know, it's not that you know,
- 19:52he'll get in the end of the game Hunter last time the same situation.
- 19:56He got in like on the fourth inning right because you know,
- 20:01like you said don't want to wear and tear the on the number one catcher.
- 20:07Let's switch that up.
- 20:09Now, I do have to admit I watched a few seasons
- 20:15or a few years of the MLB All-Star game when Charlie Blackmon was on.
- 20:22Love Charlie and they actually mic'd him up as he's playing.
- 20:25I think he played like two innings. You know, what year they mic'd him up,
- 20:30you know, and he's got his long hair and the big beard.
- 20:32They're out, you know, he's playing live.
- 20:36Why the guy he's talking to the guys in the booth.
- 20:39Only Fox, only Fox man. So I'm like go Charlie,
- 20:45you know, and you know, he's our homeless guy that could bat 300.
- 20:51We love them, you know,
- 20:53because he just he looked a little little intimidating with now.
- 20:56He's a special assistant for the Rockies like Vinny Castillo.
- 21:01Okay. All right. Yeah. So you say well,
- 21:07I know. Well, it says, you know, hey was bringing in.
- 21:15Well, okay. Mr. Fan of All-Star games.
- 21:18Any other All-Star games that you put on the calendar?
- 21:22No, they're all trash. They're all the same.
- 21:25I would say the same. So obviously, you know,
- 21:29yeah, I don't really watch the baseball or basketball or football.
- 21:32Well, the football since they're not hitting each other anymore.
- 21:37That is right. That's a lie.
- 21:39And yeah, I know Peyton's teams. It's dumb.
- 21:44Sounds awful. Just awful.
- 21:47Well, you know, you're a huge hockey guy.
- 21:50You watch the one and said no. No, I said either.
- 21:54I have no idea when that even comes up.
- 21:56So not even going to Google it.
- 21:59So there you go. My question with O'Brien was MLB All-Star.
- 22:03Right. Do you care that one? I do because I guess out of all the sports listeners.
- 22:08What is your favorite sport you like?
- 22:12And I guess that's the one if I would do any if I was a basketball person,
- 22:16I'd probably want to write at least know who's on the roster.
- 22:20Maybe I might not watch it,
- 22:21but I would know that. But obviously I'm a baseball and I know.
- 22:27Here. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. All right.
- 22:31Well, that's good. That's good conversation.
- 22:33So I tell you what I will put on my calendar.
- 22:36We'll circle back on it. You know,
- 22:39at least maybe the National League can win.
- 22:43So they have home field advantage for the World Series.
- 22:46So that's one outcome of the All-Star game.
- 22:50Right? Yes, because I would say I'm more of a National League fan.
- 22:54So therefore I'm not invested a little in them winning.
- 22:59Yeah, but it seems to be traditionally heavily American League.
- 23:03Oh, yeah, they always crash,
- 23:05but you know, I don't know. We got some heavy hitters.
- 23:08Well, I think now with the rule changes where you know,
- 23:14we I should say we the National League now plays by the same pitching rules
- 23:19as the American League where you can have the bat.
- 23:23I think that was always at a disadvantage when
- 23:29because you show up to the All-Star game
- 23:31and our pitchers just were different than the American League pitchers.
- 23:38The American League pitchers could just solely focus on pitching.
- 23:40Ours had to focus on adding and base running
- 23:44and pitching and so just I don't know.
- 23:49It always felt lopsided for years that got changed.
- 23:52I think it's more competitive. Yeah, same rules same opportunity.
- 23:58Okay, so you're in the garage working on your wood projects.
- 24:03The Rockies aren't playing but the Royals are.
- 24:06Do you pick up a Royal game?
- 24:08Are you going on serious XM and just finding what team?
- 24:14Well, you know as of now I try to pick up anything
- 24:17that's going like this morning through on a little Wimbledon.
- 24:22Again, I can't stream it but I do have it on serious XM.
- 24:26The other day I had a little bit of soccer the World Cup on my serious app.
- 24:33So auto racing same thing Formula One IndyCar.
- 24:38Sometimes I put on a little NASCAR.
- 24:40So it just just depends on the time of day.
- 24:43I'm out there. What's available for me to listen to?
- 24:46It's you. Wow, man.
- 24:48That's what's nice about having one app that even though it's not video.
- 24:54I can get a good 80% of the sports that I like on one app.
- 25:01Thank you serious XM. Please sponsor the channel.
- 25:05Come on.
- 25:08But what about you?
- 25:11I will try Rockies first and then MLB used to have the MLB app.
- 25:16I love that. I don't have the serious XM.
- 25:20So I would do either I look up the station if I see the game is playing.
- 25:24I like to follow right certain teams,
- 25:28but actually I'm a big Fox Sports Radio.
- 25:32I like those personalities on there and they have stuff
- 25:37but if I'm not listening to a sport,
- 25:41I'd like commentary. I'm a sport radio guy.
- 25:44Yes, so we'll be talking up the MLB All-Star game or not,
- 25:48you know, whatever blah blah blah.
- 25:50But yeah, do you ever listen to sport radio as we sidetrack here in this conversation?
- 25:54No, I I know hanging around you.
- 25:58You'd have it on in the morning in the kitchen.
- 26:03No, my dad was a guy that listened to morning,
- 26:06whatever, you know, but neither sports or political commentary in the morning.
- 26:11I don't I guess I don't listen to pundits.
- 26:14Not really. I take that back for years.
- 26:18I had to commute a really long distance
- 26:21and I would listen to Colin Cowher.
- 26:27And he was the only guy I really liked
- 26:29and the reason why is he seemed to have a theme of the day,
- 26:33you know versus other guys are like,
- 26:34oh, let's just talk about the Yankees
- 26:35or whatever controversy happening, you know night before.
- 26:40He came out least with like,
- 26:42all right, we're going to talk about this
- 26:44and it kind of was the umbrella for the whole show
- 26:47and I had a like 55 minute drive each way as a principal.
- 26:52And so on the way in the morning,
- 26:55you know that or it's like catch Colin once in a while,
- 26:59but yeah, just not a pundit.
- 27:01Not a real pundit. I mean John boy media.
- 27:04I love them because they do the breakdown
- 27:07but pundits experts are it's a waste of time.
- 27:15Okay, so you're saying all my time.
- 27:20Jason you need to reevaluate your time.
- 27:23Well, if there's a game on I listen to games like at night.
- 27:25Like I love radar as we further digress here.
- 27:28We got to do an episode on that like radio man.
- 27:31The avalanche radio guy. Love him.
- 27:35Love Connor. I listen.
- 27:39I'm someone who can listen to a game and it's fine.
- 27:43So right. Well, like like this whole World Cup,
- 27:47you know, hey the games done
- 27:50and instead of watching the on-field Glory
- 27:53and all the little little stuff going on the field.
- 27:55They cut to the four people in the booth
- 27:57and I'm like click the I'm done.
- 28:01Yeah, I watch the game. I don't need your opinion.
- 28:05You know, I will say the MLB all-star game on the radio
- 28:10would be a little bit of a tough listen.
- 28:11I mean, I guess or they'll talk the well,
- 28:18you should try both like watch it on TV off switch over to radio.
- 28:24I don't know. I didn't get that one thing
- 28:27where you can get it synced though.
- 28:30The Broncos had that a 50k away
- 28:32where you could get this device or some service.
- 28:36Oh, I should look into that our listeners probably know.
- 28:39They're like, oh, so you could like it's blah blah.
- 28:42Yes, you can listen to the you know,
- 28:45the radio broadcast watch the live.
- 28:48We Dave Logan, but I'm kind of like you.
- 28:50I sometimes don't even have anything on.
- 28:52I just watch the game right
- 28:55or I listen to the game while I'm doing things.
- 28:57So more often I'm doing that actually listening
- 29:03and doing something well to wrap this up all over the MLB.
- 29:10Well, what is your prediction of the score
- 29:13or the all-star game this year?
- 29:18It's going to be the National League 5-4.
- 29:20Whoa, close game.
- 29:22My best game and pitching is good.
- 29:25Okay. All right, like 5-4.
- 29:28I'm going to go 8-6 National League 8-6.
- 29:32I think that I think the National League
- 29:33is going to come out slugging.
- 29:35That's my that's my take.
- 29:37If everyone shows up.
- 29:39That's right. Sorry.
- 29:41Or just one inning.
- 29:43One inning. I'm out. Peace.
- 29:44Okay. All right.
- 29:45Well, I think let's wrap it up man.
- 29:48So, all right friends,
- 29:50thanks for joining us on this episode of Life
- 29:54according to Brian and Jason
- 29:56and please follow us weigh in.
- 29:59What do you think of all-star games overrated hype
- 30:02or is it coolness that we can't live without?
- 30:05See ya.
- 30:18You