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One of the few highlights in the Most Boringest Sports Week Ever was the MLB All-Star game. If you were wanting to watch the game in person, and ended up in three of the cities below, then you really should have taken that left turn at Albuquerque. Where was the game actually played? |
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Denver | |||
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Kansas City | ||
Detroit | |||
Miami | |||
2. | The children were right to laugh at this captain of the Home Run Derby, who finished the exhibition with zero homers: | ||
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Robinson Cano | ||
Matt Kemp | |||
Andrew McCutchen | |||
Carlos Gonzalez | |||
3. | Chicks dig the long ball, so we assume that this year's champion will most certainly have won the affection of many ladies: | ||
Mark Teixeira | |||
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Prince Fielder | ||
Jose Bautista | |||
Mike Trout | |||
4. | Roughly 85 pitchers were on the All-Star roster. These two started the game: | ||
Matt Cain and David Price | |||
Clayton Kershaw and Justin Verlander | |||
Clayton Kershaw and David Price | |||
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Matt Cain and Justin Verlander | ||
5. | The game itself, which decided home field advantage in the World Series, the winner of the US Presidential, the next Olympic host city and the correct answer in the timeless Tastes Great/Less Filling debate, was decided by this many runs: | ||
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12 | |||
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8 | ||
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6. | If you tore a meniscus during practice and therefore won't be able to play for the US Olympic basketball team, please take one crutch-aided step forward: | ||
Chris Paul | |||
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Blake Griffin | ||
Kevin Durant | |||
LeBron James | |||
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Patrick Ewing | |||
Michael Jordan | |||
Karl Malone | |||
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Larry Bird | ||
8. | In one last bit of Olympic news, no sooner than the uniforms for the US national team were unveiled, than they touched off a wee bit of controversy. You see, the uniforms: | ||
Are emblazoned with an upside-down US flag | |||
Are very, very, very itchy | |||
Are semi-transparent when exposed to bright light | |||
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Were made in China | ||
9. | Drawing to close strangely contentious negotiations, the Saints finally arranged for a contract for Drew Brees. The deal will award this New Orleans signalcaller this much per year: | ||
$18 million | |||
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$20 million | ||
$25 million | |||
$27 million | |||
10. | Once again, it's time for the contractually obligated NASCAR question, in which we as which of these guys made left turns the best in the race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway: | ||
Denny Hamlin | |||
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Kasey Kahne | ||
Dale Earnhardt Jr | |||
Jeff Gordon | |||
11. | They were going to have a Ball Day giveaway at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, but then the Yankees and Angels decided to combine for this many home runs: | ||
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12. | This new-ish Knick was charged with a DWI over the weekend and will be sent to his room to think about what he's done: | ||
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Jason Kidd | ||
Raymond Felton | |||
Marcus Camby | |||
Jeremy Lin (still a Knick for now!) | |||
13. | Also behaving quite badly was this NFL defensive star who was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm over the weekend: | ||
Ndamukong Suh | |||
James Harrison | |||
Eric Berry | |||
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Elvis Dumervil | ||
14. | NCAA Football 13 reached shelves this week for your finer video game systems, and along with Barry Sanders for some reason, this former Underpaid Jerk is featured on the cover: | ||
Trent Richardson | |||
Andrew Luck | |||
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Robert Griffin III | ||
Cam Newton | |||
15. | In closing....hey, everyone! The ESPYs were held during the week. Raise your hand if you're listed below and took home an award during the evening. Not so fast there.... | ||
Breakthrough Athlete of the Year: Jeremy Lin | |||
Best Coach: Tom Coughlin | |||
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Best Team: New York Giants | ||
Best Male Athlete: LeBron James | |||