First of all, I’d like to complain about having so much to read. And many topics to post about. I suppose if that’s the complaint though, linking to things all over the internet is probably the wrong diversion for my weekends. But I digress. There’s some All-Star coverage to take note of.

Did I mention the All-Stars praise of Detroit? Seems like everybody had a good time and was treated well by the city. Of course, those were the players and other baseball people. If anybody sees reports of out-of-town fans reactions, let me know. Hopefully, they were just as reputation-busting.

John Lowe had some fun speculating about the Hall of Fame potential of the game’s long ball artists. Seems Detroit’s first three All-Star games featured 15 home runs - 12 by future Hall of Famers. Doubt an All-Star game homer would be the deciding factor, but all three are young, have turned into stars and have a long time to write their resume for Cooperstown.

And now for the depressing story, and the brand-new update. AP prepared a feature about Tiger Stadium on game day. Seems the place was pretty much empty, save the weeds and scattered trash. Today comes news that Wayne County is considering building a criminal justice center - complete with jails, courthouses and police and sherrif offices - on the site, after tearing down the stadium, of course.

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