Tonight in Denver, Colorado the Major League All-Star Game shall be played. While I used to watch the Midsummer Classic faithfully every summer as a kid, I have not watched it in more years than I can remember. While I make no promise that I will watch the entire game, I will do my level best to watch its start. Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, who has in fact been better than advertised since coming to America from Japan, shall bat leadoff and be the starting pitcher for the American League.
In an era in which baseball has seemingly been reduced to a regurgitation of "Who gives a shit?" statistics such as "exit velocity" and "launch trajectory", Shohei Ohtani is the type of player who reminds me why I have watched baseball my whole life. He plays the game beautifully and reminds me that baseball is a beautiful game.
-AK
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