{"id":19,"date":"2010-07-14T11:14:28","date_gmt":"2010-07-14T11:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/popcultureroadtrip\/2010\/07\/notes-from-the-mlb-all-star-game.html"},"modified":"2010-07-14T11:14:28","modified_gmt":"2010-07-14T11:14:28","slug":"notes-from-the-mlb-all-star-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/popcultureroadtrip\/2010\/07\/notes-from-the-mlb-all-star-game.html","title":{"rendered":"Notes from the MLB All Star Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National League finally won last night in a fairly exciting game in Anaheim. We attended, and regardless of the outcome, there&#8217;s just something exciting about being at an event that still generates lots of buzz and attention.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For all the action on the field though, for me, the most exciting moments were the day before during the players press day. I still get like a kid around ballplayers &#8211; maybe it&#8217;s because like 99% of all little boys, that&#8217;s what I wanted to be when I grew up.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>My daughter, who was working on a TIME for Kids story and I wandered the events, soaking it all up, getting player quotes and enjoying the atmosphere. The lo and behold, Claire scored perhaps her biggest sports-related interview ever &#8211; a one on one with St. Louis Cardinal Albert Pujols.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The superstar slugger gave thoughtful, gracious answers to each of Claire&#8217;s questions, taking time on a day when he could not have had too much to spare.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Of all the great moments we saw the last several days &#8211; this was one for the books.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"37856_409485011289_69859551289_5021614_6811566_n.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/110\/import\/37856_409485011289_69859551289_5021614_6811566_n.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"mt-image-none\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National League finally won last night in a fairly exciting game in Anaheim. 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