Night Owl Cards

  It's fortunate for me that the All-Star Game is a week later than usual because I figured I'd end up working it this time around due to staff scheduling issues. I didn't know until maybe a month or so ago that the game was on the third Tuesday of the month rather than the usual second Tuesday. Score! I get to watch! Now, I know the ASG isn't like it was in the good ol' days, I've been over that many, many times. I expect to be annoyed by the various dog-and-pony shows that have infected the event the last few years and I also expect to hear "can you repeat that, I didn't hear that," and "oh we lost him" several times during the rampant in-game, on-the-field interviews. But, never mind that. I still love the idea . And we're back at Dodger Stadium, for the first time since I was ... (*checks calendar*) ... 14! Here's a little better perspective for you: In the 1980 All-Star Game program, the Los Angeles Times' John Hall wrote...