"TOMMY WANT WINGY!!!!"

You know why the All Star Game is important? Because there's nothing else on, that's why. Just kidding, of course. The ASG is awesome, regardless of what cynical people want to tell you. Why? Because of things like Torii Hunter robbing Barry Bonds at the fence. And Randy Johnson buzzing John Kruk. Pete Rose taking a gamble and running over the catcher at home despite the exhibition status. And Cal Ripken, making people forget that his farewell tour was slightly less painful than Brett Favre's. Kidding, Cal, you rule. And those are just the recent and potentially falsely remembered memories right off the top of my head (they by no means define the ASG, but you get the point).

Oh yeah, and because it's halfway through summer and we still have three more months of baseball left. So come join me and whoever else stops by for a live blog of the Midsummer Classic, starting tonight somewhere between 7:45 and 8:00.