As reported live on our FaceBook page yesterday, All Star Game Mania has hit Anaheim! The big announcement at Tuesday's All Star Game Press Conference at Angel Stadium's Diamond Club is that ticket strips for the Game itself (bundled with the HR Derby, Futures Game and other festivities over 5 Days this July) are being made available via random selection from a registered pool. Register AT THIS LINK beginning at 10 AM today for a chance to purchase All Star Tickets.
The first jersey for the All Star Game was presented to Anaheim city manager Tom Wood, who happily posed for Halos Heaven with his personalized swag (the back of the jersey is numbered #10 with the player name "Wood"... the Angels maybe hoping it foretells the fate of their 3Bman...)
Lots more pics after the jump...
I learned one thing at the press conference that I did not know before I attended it...
(ABOVE) Bob DuPuy (center), MLB's #2 guy, has his last name pronounced "Dew-PAY"... Have read it all these years and never heard it pronounced until emcee Victor Rojas introduced him.
(ABOVE) Torii Hunter appears to be shooting me his "We Don't Take No Mess" look while Victor Rojas and Rod Carew listen to a speaker onstage at the press conference.
(ABOVE) Jeff Biggs interviewing Arte Moreno draws media attention.
(ABOVE) the only reserved seat at the press conference was for Christine Shively, a 2009 People Magazine/MLB All-Star for her charitable efforts on behalf of those enduring chemotherapy. It was noted that after amassing a few dozen volunteers to help her knit/crochet caps for balding chemo-sufferers, the publicity she generated from her All Star Game appearance in 2009 inspired over 500 volunteers to join her in this cause.
(ABOVE) Get used to these Micky Mouse All Star statues as they are going to be all over the City of Anaheim leading up to this summer's game. Maybe they should use one as the logo for those "We Are Not L.A." shirts, as, hey, Mickey is the symbol for Anaheim. Rod Carew and Carol Moreno squeeze in on the left with Mickey Anaheim Mouse, Arte Moreno and Torii Hunter. Interesting to note that in the press kit they gave me, the Angels are referred to as "The Angels" with no appendage, even in groupings of player names and their affiliated teams, the others revceive City and team name billing, the Angels fly solo, needing no introduction.
(ABOVE) Angels Chairman Dennis Kuhl waxed nostalgic for the 1967 All Star Game in Anaheim, which he attended with his father, noting that baseball's greatest power is to give us memories. He gave good recap of the 1989 All Star Game (aka the Bo Jackson game) as well. It is always reassuring when a team has personnel who effortlessly reveal their deep connection to the sport.
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That's one super-sized Halo for the "American" "A"
AlanFalcon - April 21, 2010
Seriously, I wonder why they didn't use the one on the star logo?
Commander_Nate - April 21, 2010
This all makes me nauseous
Maybe I’m just completely bitter about having to sell my first born to go to the All-Star game as a season ticket holder, but I’m OVER this All-Star Game bullshit, and it’s not even May.
Sethy - April 21, 2010
That Mickey Mouse thing looks like...
a mutated, patriotic Bob’s Big Boy.
WiHaloFan - April 21, 2010
Big Boy?
St.Paul-Minneapolis has similar statues of Joe Mauer all over town for a year like the Mikey Mouse ones for well, Joe Mauer, signing his new contract and to celebrate the Twins 50 seasons.
44FAN - April 21, 2010
some city did that with cows
thinking they did geckos overhere
eyespy - April 21, 2010
I don't like the jersey at all, that is just my opinion
looks very plain. IF they would’ve used the All-star patch as the A and the staple of the jersey that would’ve been better.
angelskid2210 - April 21, 2010
Jersey logo is nasty.
dr-awkward - April 21, 2010
I like the jersey
And I’ve always told myself I have excellent taste
Higz - April 21, 2010
As a professional art critic
I approve of the jersey.
Rev Halofan - April 21, 2010
So do the National League fans have the option of buying a "National" logo one,
or are they going to be happy buying the “American” one?
44FAN - April 21, 2010
assume so
probably will be up soon
Rev Halofan - April 21, 2010
I was hoping that the National
league jerseys would of had the lower case a with the halo like the old logo but sadly I believe the Halo is around the “N”
They have the design on MLB The Show for Playstation 3 if you’d like I could take a picture if need be
LBClippersFan - April 21, 2010
please!
Rev Halofan - April 21, 2010
i agree with rev....i think it has a classic feel not busy or to futuristic
surfpunk - April 21, 2010
Why is the halo so gigantic though?
It seems disproportional in comparison to the one on the star and the standard one Mrs. Shively is sporting a few pics below. Even in comparison to the old-school 80’s uniforms, which I thought they might have been trying to pay tribute to, it’s kinda big.
80’s Uniform Example
Commander_Nate - April 21, 2010
What a creep mickey mouse
and i predict that wood will be an ALL-STAR
DAD OF VLAD - April 21, 2010
Tiger or Brandon?
Rev Halofan - April 21, 2010
Both
Tiger – Sex Masters All-star
Dick – Baseball
sorry i hope this clears it up
DAD OF VLAD - April 21, 2010
I hope you're right but
I predict he will no longer be on the roster by the All Star game
Halopauly - April 21, 2010
it is easy to predict failure
make a prediction that takes guts.
Rev Halofan - April 21, 2010
Wood will be disemboweled during the All-Star Break
Higz - April 22, 2010
lol
Raaddad - April 22, 2010
I was just wondering when we’d get our first look at the jerseys. I like.
jessthelion - April 21, 2010
Carew is still a Twin.
Kaine - April 21, 2010
I thought he was the result of a single birth.
Downing Rules - April 21, 2010
Twoll
Higz - April 21, 2010
+1
opiejeanne - April 21, 2010
passive, polite, twin troll.
you guys are so cute!
clover_black - April 21, 2010
You know what does kind of anger me? - It's April and All-Star Voting is open
This happens every year and it bugs me every time. How can anyone be even remotely qualified for the ASG after roughly 15 games? If MLB wants the rosters to be taken seriously, they should at least restrict voting until mid May or early June when about a 3rd of the season has been played. The way it is now does nothing but increase the perception that the ASG is more about popularity than performance.
If you don’t believe me, just wait until the first results come out in a week or so. I virtually guarantee that the likes of Teixiera, A-Rod, Youkilis, Ortiz, Hamilton, etc will be among the top vote getters at their positions despite the fact that they have done virtually nothing so far this season.
Commander_Nate - April 21, 2010
All-Star is not a "best stats contest'
it is a popularity contest.
Rev Halofan - April 21, 2010
I wonder who will get the snub of the year honors this time around
The_Legend_Of_Wilfong - April 21, 2010
Unfortunately, you're right. That's why I think voting should really be left to players and coaches.
Commander_Nate - April 21, 2010
Totally agree.
angels4adam - April 25, 2010
It's the same in the NHL
and I can’t stand it there either. It definitely should be up to the players/coaches/GMs for it to be a real “All-Star” game.
haloduck - April 21, 2010
Whats worse is...
The Angels option for Catcher is Napoli not Mathis. They must look at last year’s plate appearances.
Carl G - April 21, 2010
Yea, and with this in mind we'll be lucky to have Weave represent us
and that’s about it
We gotta start promoting Hula Dula, Kowbell, Howie, etc.; pushing HH folk to get the word out and the votes in, so we have some decent representation for OUR All-Star game.
Raaddad - April 21, 2010
Thankfully pitchers and some others are left up to players and managers like they should be
So it’s a pretty safe bet that Weaver and maybe another pitcher or two finds his way in that way. If it was entirely up to fan voting, Hunter would probably be the only one who stood a chance of making it, possibly followed by Morales.
Commander_Nate - April 21, 2010
Nice Sombrero
on the first A in “American”.
Is that a “Cinco de Mayo” shirt.
LAME
Dono Romantico - April 21, 2010
+1
that halo is f’n ridiculous.
Fitting though, that a golden sombrero is on a WOOD jersey.
clover_black - April 21, 2010
When did William Shatner become Angels' chairman?
“Beam me Soth!”
Raaddad - April 21, 2010
The mayor of our fair city is nowhere to be seen in these photos.
I think he’s still sulking about the lawsuit over the name.
opiejeanne - April 21, 2010
This "lottery"
Is a scalper’s heaven. Good luck, fans.
ReggieBullits - April 21, 2010
Hunter
might make it again this year. Morales needs to put up ridiculous numbers by the ASG to take down Tex and Youkilis. Matsui might because he was from the east coast. And im hoping at least 1 Angel pitcher gets in there. Although like what they say, the ASG is mostly a popularity contest. Look at guys like TIm Salmon. With the numbers he produced (most HRs with 299 among non All-Stars), yet no All-Star appearances.
phoenix15 - April 21, 2010
Matsui is on as a DH
He will get votes from the east alright. The FAR east. Barring injury he is the starting DH for the AL.
Rev Halofan - April 21, 2010
I'm seriously hoping
Ichiro gets the same push for the Home Run Derby.
That’ll be awesome.
TheTypingFiend - April 22, 2010
Are you kidding me on that jersey???
Seriously, my beer league softball team has better jerseys – holy cow!
Halopauly - April 21, 2010
Is it just because it had WOOD on it?
;)
Halopauly, the biggest anti-Wood fan on the planet. I am losing faith in the young fella, but I am not sure I can ever approach your level of negativity. Kudos.
Downing Rules - April 22, 2010
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