All-Star Game
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future Hall of Famers Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Ruth knocked a tworun homer over the outfield fence to lead the American League to a 4-2 win. And, much like today, some players were star-struck. “We wanted to see the Babe,” said St. Louis’ Wild Bill Hallahan, who was pitching for the National League. “Sure, he was old and had a big waistline, but that didn’t make any difference. We were on the same field as Babe Ruth.”
Aw, aren’t thirty-year-old baseball players cute?
Indeed, but some of them aren’t as cute as others. For example, after the fans show their adoration with their votes, some of the starters refuse to show up, opting instead to take the three-day hiatus to relax or nurse an aching body. Would a broken nose qualify as an ache? Not according to Orioles’ shortstop Cal Ripken, who played six innings of the 1996 All-Star Game with a tweaked beak held together with gauze. (Now, that’s cute!) Then there are those players who show up, only to duck out early. Sports Illustrated reported that Alex Rodriguez confessed that he once played in the beginning of an All-Star Game and headed home to watch the end of it on his couch. Our proprietary research says that the game was in Milwaukee. His couch was in Miami. You do the math... . .
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