ASG Live Blog: Innings 1-3

5:47 p.m. Buck said, "Hanley Ramirez, if you don't know, is one of the best young players in the game," or something along those lines. Well, Joe, of course most people don't know that. It's hard to know that when every national game of the week on FOX or ESPN is either Red Sox-Yankees, Mets-Cubs, Yankees-Mets, or a Red Sox intrasquad game.

5:51 p.m. Cliff Lee strikes out two in a perfect first inning. Satan just called him in the dugout to remind him of the terms of their deal.

5:56 p.m. OK, FOX -- we know this game is in Yankee Stadium. You don't have to give us the Yankees' franchise leaders in every statistical category. Unless it's 'Most Marriages Destroyed by Over-the-Hill Pop Stars.' Then, by all means, fire away.

6:16 p.m. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I love seeing the Twins' home white uniforms under the lights in a night game outdoors. Since 1982, the only times we get to see that are Spring Training and every other All-Star Game. 2010 can't come soon enough.

And Baby Jesus coaxes a walk. Nice to see an All-Star do what he does best. Maybe Pedroia will follow by grabbing his crotch in a shout-out to Julio Lugo.

6:33 p.m. It's been a painfully boring first three innings. McCarver just livened it up a little by saying that Ichiro is a guy who might merit Hall of Fame consideration. Gee, ya think, Tim? Your guys in the truck just posted a graphic telling us that Ichiro has had 200 hits, 100 runs, 30 stolen bases and a .300 average in each of his first SEVEN seasons in the majors.