Shohei Ohtani went 0-2 last night in his first All Star Game. Disappointing in a way, I waiting for him to take Nationals ace Max Scherzer deep in his first plate appearance. But, cnsider this: The dude also pitched & went on to be the winning pitcher! To me, that’s the coolest thing about his rise to stardom, he hits and pitches and does both really, really well.

While Ohtani was the story, there was a game being played as well. I’d also like to point out, I tweeted and correctly predicted Vlad Guerrero Jr as the game’s MVP, what can I say, I might have a knack for writing about and covering sports. Anyways, the kid deserved it, hitting a massive 468 foot Home Run off Milwaukee Brewers starter Corbin Burnes.

The America League would go on to win 5-2, and it means nothing, absolutely nothing. The broadcast was silly too. Players had ear pieces in during play, which is absurd. The only highlight of the presentation was Atlanta Braves First Baseman Freddie Freeman ‘complaining’ during his interview while Yankee Aaron Judge was batting.

‘Aw, don’t walk him, he going to come down here and make me look short’, Freeman said. Judge did walk, and would score the first run of the game. As an aside, Freeman is 6’5 220, Judge is 6’7 282, so I get Freddie’s concern. That exchange made me laugh. But, the rest of it seemed unnecessary. I’m hoping next year, Fox just lets them play and uses stat overlays and analysts, just like games normally.

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Game 4 of the NBA Finals is tonight, and I’m intrigued. Will the sharp-shooting Suns regain their form, and take a 3-1 series lead? Or, will Giannis play like Giannis again and go off? Will the Bucks finally get some help, so it’s not all on Giannis? I’m looking at you Chris Middleton and Jrue Holiday. As I said, I’m intrigued.

Back tomorrow with recaps of everything and a preview of Red Sox Yankees, a series the Yankees desperately need to win.