Joe Hojnacki and Greg Hessen give their 2016 MLB All Star Ballots. Do the Chicago Cubs dominate theirs like they are in the overall vote totals? Is Greg’s ballot composed entirely of Detroit Tigers? Before that, last night was Bark at the Park Night at Comerica Park. That has Greg thinking about lots of stupid ballpark gimmicks. Also, after a brief discussion of old baseball hats, Rob Manfred is not ruling out Las Vegas as a potential MLB city. The NHL is going there, so why not baseball? Does MLB really need to expand?
Crowding the Plate Episode 13: 2016 MLB All Star Ballots
Music in this episode:
Intro/Outro: “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” sung by Edward Meeker and “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” by The Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club
Break 1: “I Wanna Be a Star” by Cockney Rejects and the call of Reggie Jackson hitting a light tower at Tiger Stadium during the 1971 All Star Game.
Break 2: “Give it All” by Rise Against and the call of Pete Rose running over Ray Fosse to win the 1970 All Star Game.
Hosted by Joe Hojnacki and Greg Hessen, Crowding the Plate is a weekly baseball podcast here on Last Word on Sports. It aims to cover the fun, yet analytical, side of baseball once a week.
Joe Hojnacki writes about soccer for Last Word on Sports and is also co-host of the Crowding the Plate Podcast. An avid Red Sox fan, Joe idolizes Bryce Harper and feels that his fun showmanship is the way to save baseball from becoming overrun by old folks, and from dying out.
Greg Hessen is the resident Tigers fan on Crowding the Plate. As somewhat more of a traditionalist, Greg longs for the days of pitchers hitting in the American League and a landscape that doesn’t include things like bat flips and PEDs tarnishing the greatest of all games.
Main Photo: Mark Cunningham, Getty Images
