Comments on: Big Apple-bound http://www.ibabuzz.com/athletics/2008/07/06/big-apple-bound/ Thu, 23 May 2013 15:50:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Bee http://www.ibabuzz.com/athletics/2008/07/06/big-apple-bound/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Bee Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:24:14 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/chinmusic/?p=485#comment-260 I am thrilled that Duke got the nod for the All Star game. He certainly deserves it. Incidentally, I got an email from MLB.com today offering All Star jerseys, showing one eith Duke’s name and number on it, presumably because I registered the A’s as my favorite team on MLB.com. When I went to the site to see what exorbitant price they were charging ($119.99 + tax and shipping), I found that they didn’t have one for me to order. I had to do a custom jersey to get one with his name and number on it. Another example to show you how MLB views our small market team. At that price, I wouldn’t buy one anyway.

I agree 100% about Mark Ellis and Bobby Crosby, but, let’s face it, we are a small market team and there is still that perception that the East Coast, where baseball held pride of place for 80+ years, is where the real baseball action is at. It isn’t fair, but it is what it is. Ellie certainly deserves a gold glove at 2nd base, but will he get it? I hope so, but I wouldn’t bet the farm on it.

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