NBA All-Star Weekend Adds HORSE, What Could MLB All-Star Festivities Add?

Long distance throwing contest?
Something like football tire throw but with a baseball?
Fastest ball thrown? (similar to hardest hockey shot)
Hot Spot (NBA Jam style) hitting contest?
Maybe MLB just doesn't lend itself to these competitions?

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Hardest hit ball?

by R.J. Anderson on Feb 10, 2009 8:36 PM EST reply actions

Fastest baserunner?

Best OF? A combination of diving catches and long throws?

by bdalebs on Feb 10, 2009 9:02 PM EST reply actions

i think a time trial

from the batters box around to home plate could be cool.

My millions are unconventional!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Feb 10, 2009 9:40 PM EST reply actions

I wonder how many people are going to throw their arms out for 1 and 3.

Maybe some type of timed skills challenge. Run to 1st, stop, throw a ball a certain distance through a hoop/tire/whatever, run to second, stop, throw, etc. You could try to involve hitting there too (off of a tee to keep it consistent since its timed).

"OBP is not a production number, and should not be used as something he achieved."

by VictorW on Feb 11, 2009 7:24 PM EST reply actions

who has the most interesting group of skanks in the All-Star host town?

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by Matt Klaassen on Feb 11, 2009 11:38 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Two ideas

Fielding competition, separate for infielders and outfielders, where a Jugs cannon launches “random” groundballs or flyballs and players try to track them down.
Hitting challenge off of pitching machine or BP coach, where batters have to hit a ball into a bunch of different zones (five infield holes, outfield gaps, homeruns, etc.) in the fewest number of pitches.

Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.

by Sky Kalkman on Feb 12, 2009 12:49 AM EST reply actions