{"id":20365,"date":"2022-07-20T16:40:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T16:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/fox-broadcasters-interview-players-during-mlb-all-star-game\/"},"modified":"2022-07-20T16:40:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T16:40:44","slug":"fox-broadcasters-interview-players-during-mlb-all-star-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/fox-broadcasters-interview-players-during-mlb-all-star-game\/","title":{"rendered":"FOX broadcasters interview players during MLB All-Star Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 eLNveM align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" data-id=\"b189cf4e238e06bb0b39b14a0a0a8877\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/b189cf4e238e06bb0b39b14a0a0a8877\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"8640\" data-height=\"5760\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:8640px\" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 dnhHtZ js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:66.7%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 lktKQM image-hydration-wrapper\">\n<div><img alt=\"Liam Hendriks was mic'd up while pitching during the All-Star Game\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/b189cf4e238e06bb0b39b14a0a0a8877.jpg 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140\/b189cf4e238e06bb0b39b14a0a0a8877.jpg 140w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265\/b189cf4e238e06bb0b39b14a0a0a8877.jpg 265w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340\/b189cf4e238e06bb0b39b14a0a0a8877.jpg 340w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490\/b189cf4e238e06bb0b39b14a0a0a8877.jpg 490w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/b189cf4e238e06bb0b39b14a0a0a8877.jpg 645w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740\/b189cf4e238e06bb0b39b14a0a0a8877.jpg 740w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/b189cf4e238e06bb0b39b14a0a0a8877.jpg 965w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165\/b189cf4e238e06bb0b39b14a0a0a8877.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315\/b189cf4e238e06bb0b39b14a0a0a8877.jpg 1315w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465\/b189cf4e238e06bb0b39b14a0a0a8877.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600\/b189cf4e238e06bb0b39b14a0a0a8877.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(max-width: 25em) calc(100vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(max-width: 37.31em) calc(100vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(min-width: 37.37em) and (max-width: 49.94em) calc(100vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em) 800px,&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(min-width: 63.75em) and (max-width: 85.19em) calc(66.5vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;800px&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;\" draggable=\"auto\" data-chomp-id=\"b189cf4e238e06bb0b39b14a0a0a8877\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-alt=\"Liam Hendriks was mic'd up while pitching during the All-Star Game\" data-anim-src=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-1ptbguh-0 hxeMec caption\">Liam Hendriks was mic&#8217;d up while pitching during the All-Star Game<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 ikKPtM has-caption\">photo<!-- -->: <!-- -->Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"b189cf4e238e06bb0b39b14a0a0a8877\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/b189cf4e238e06bb0b39b14a0a0a8877\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"8640\" data-height=\"5760\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Pitching has become so easy in MLB that relievers can carry a conversation with the booth while getting the last out of the eighth inning in a one-run All-Star Game.  No longer content to intervie<!-- -->w guys in the dugout\/not actively in the field, players talked with announcers during the showcase that ended in a 3-2 AL victory. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">I understand wiring up an outfielder like Julio Rodriguez who&#8217;s kicking grass watching batters flail at filth, but White Sox reliever Liam Hendriks was able to yuck it up with Joe Davis and John Smoltz while getting Travis d&#8217;Arnaud to fly out to Rodriguez.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"twitter-embed\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=twitter-1549593925748416512&amp;autosize=1\" autoresize=\"true\" id=\"twitter-1549593925748416512\" data-recommended=\"false\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Small talk between pitches is easy enough and harmless.  Same goes for the conversation with Rodriguez, which featured such <em>hard hitting<\/em> questions as \u201cDo you think the Mariners will make the playoffs?\u201d  and \u201cWho were you looking forward to meeting at the All-Star break?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Hendriks, a late addition to the AL roster, was in good spirits, joking with the announcers that Chicago doesn&#8217;t let him go an inning and a 1\/3, so his one batter faced would be his entire appearance.  It would&#8217;ve been hilarious if that fly ball had gone 30-40 more feet just for the awkward exchange. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">This is the potion of the program where I rattle off stats about how anemic the offenses were \u2014 13 hits and 22 K&#8217;s combined, with zero runs scored after the fourth inning \u2014 to illustrate the degree to which Rob Manfred and Mystery Inc.  are fucked.  What?  Daphne, Velma, Fred, Shaggy and Scooby (ruh-roh!) having trouble solving the case of the vanishing offense? <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">And it turns out, the special designations given to Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera didn&#8217;t hurt any run production either.  The legends only took one AB a piece, with the Cardinals Hall of Famer flying out in the bottom of the fourth, and the Tiger great grounding out in the top of the fifth. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">If MLB wants to sell the midsummer classic as this insane collection of talent competing at the highest level, the game itself should be the focal point.  It&#8217;s kind of difficult to feel the tension when viewers are subjected to a light-hearted interview with the guy on the mound. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 kpbNNd\" id=\"h9695\">Only took half a season for fans to notice Joe Buck&#8217;s absence<\/h2>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Tuesday served as a reminder for baseball \u201cfans\u201d \u2014 wandering into the middle of a movie\/season and asking \u201cWhere is Joe Buck?\u201d  \u2014 that the longtime voice of MLB&#8217;s premiere events is now at ESPN.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The jury is out on Buck because he can&#8217;t shake the boring label that comes with his steady cadence.  However, there were more than a few Twitter users <span>longing for Buck on the call<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"twitter-embed\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=twitter-1549548641064349696&amp;autosize=1\" autoresize=\"true\" id=\"twitter-1549548641064349696\" data-recommended=\"false\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">That&#8217;s an energy that I was kind of expecting because baseball fans are so accustomed to being soothed by Buck&#8217;s demeanor during baseball games.  Those who accuse him of being too bland are the same people who want <span>Gus Johnson<\/span> to call every sporting event.  It&#8217;s a good idea until he&#8217;s screaming for no reason other than to distract from not knowing the players or the rules. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">I kept wondering what Buck thought while watching the parade of gimmicks play out from his couch.  Was he delighted to see his replacement lobe meatballs per the company&#8217;s directive?  Or did he feel bad for his former color guy?  Smoltz doesn&#8217;t strike me as the type of person who would talk to other humans on game day, let alone allow himself to be mic&#8217;d up during an outing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">My guess is Buck would&#8217;ve handled the new segments about as well as he does any other aspect of broadcasting \u2014 fake a laugh or two, make a couple of jokes, and mercifully end it before having to repeat his hard-hitting question over the organ.  (There&#8217;s a reason why media availability comes before and\/or after games.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The league is rapidly adopting the attention span of Michael Bay, and soon there will be enough clocks, robots, and graphics to provoke a seizure.  I might be among the group that&#8217;s going to miss Buck during October, but I&#8217;m partially glad he got out before they had him jogging next to Byron Buxton and interviewing him mid-home run trot. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liam Hendriks was mic&#8217;d up while pitching during the All-Star Gamephoto: Getty Images Pitching has become so easy in MLB that relievers can carry a conversation with the booth while getting the last out of the eighth inning in a one-run All-Star Game. 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