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Fox Sports Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES Interleague Play Lights Up Saturday Night at 7:00 PM ET on FOX #SubwaySeries Highlights #MLBNight The Road to October Starts in Kansas City MLB All-Star Lead-Off Event Announces New Promo Campaign & Unprecedented Social Media Access During Mid-Summer Classic Scout.com Ranks Top 1500 College Football Recruits for Class of 2013 BASEBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA – Interleague play takes center stage in primetime during BASEBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA on Saturday, June 9 at 7:00 PM ET. The 2012 version of the Subway Series starts off strong as David Wright and the Mets visit Derek Jeter and the Yankees in The Bronx. Joe Buck , Tim McCarver and Ken Rosenthal call the action from Yankee Stadium. In St. Louis, Matt Holliday and the Cardinals host the Indians. Despite the loss of Matt Kemp , the Dodgers continue to lead the NL West and on Saturday night, they take on the Mariners in Seattle. Meanwhile after a slow start, power- hitting Giancarlo Stanton and the Marlins who have climbed up the NL East standings take on the Rays. Also, Andrew McCutchen and the Pirates welcome the Royals to Pittsburgh. Coverage begins with the BASEBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA PREGAME SHOW, originating live from MLB Network’s state-of-the-art Studio 3 in Secaucus, NJ. The show is hosted by MLB Network studio host Matt Vasgersian , who is joined by analysts Harold Reynolds and Billy Ripken . For instant updates throughout the week and during games from the entire MLB on FOX crew, follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MLBONFOX . Fans can gain more access to exclusive FOX Sports content by logging on to www.facebook.com/foxsports . GAME PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST COV. New York Mets at New York Yankees Joe Buck, Tim McCarver 48% & Ken Rosenthal Yankee Stadium – Bronx NY MARKETS INCLUDE: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Dallas, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Houston, Knoxville, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Francisco, Washington Probable Pitchers: Dillon Gee, RHP (4-3, 4.48 ERA) vs. TBA Cleveland Indians at St. Louis Cardinals Thom Brennaman & Rick Manning 24% Busch Stadium – St. Louis, MO MARKETS INCLUDE: Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Detroit, Indianapolis, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Nashville, Oklahoma City, St. Louis, Tulsa Probable Pitchers: Justin Masterson, RHP (2-5, 5.09 ERA) vs. Kyle Lohse, RHP (5-1, 3.21 ERA) Los Angeles Dodgers at Seattle Mariners Eric Collins & Eric Karros 18% Safeco Field – Seattle, WA MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, Seattle Probable Pitchers: TBA vs. Jason Vargas, LHP (7-4, 3.64 ERA) Tampa Bay Rays at Miami Marlins Dick Stockton & Brian Anderson 6% Marlins Park – Miami, FL MARKETS INCLUDE: Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach Probable Pitchers: Matt Moore, LHP (2-5, 4.45 ERA) vs. Carlos Zambrano, RHP (4-3, 2.81 ERA) -more- FOX Sports NQ&A – Page 2 Kansas City Royals at Pittsburgh Pirates Kenny Albert & Tom Verducci 3% PNC Park – Pittsburgh, PA MARKETS INCLUDE: Kansas City, Pittsburgh Probable Pitchers: Vin Mazzaro, RHP (2-0, 2.25 ERA) vs. TBA MLB’S BRIGHTEST STARS PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEIR LEAGUE IN NEW ALL-STAR GAME CAMPAIGN -- More than a dozen of baseball’s biggest stars have just one thing to say about the All-Star Game -- “I will win” -- in a new campaign beginning this week promoting the 83rd MLB All-Star Game in Kansas City Tuesday, July 10 on FOX Sports. 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During the 83rd MLB All-Star Game (#ASG) on FOX Sports on Tuesday, July 10 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City MLB will allow social media stations to be set up adjacent to each clubhouse letting players to interact with fans once they are no longer competing in the game and before returning to the bench. ROSENTHAL: MLB PUTS REPLAY UNDER FURTHER REVIEW – This past Friday, Johan Santana threw the first no-hitter in Mets history. However, he wouldn’t have if baseball had been resolving fair/foul calls with the latest ball-tracking technology according to MLB on FOX & FOXSports.com reporter Ken Rosenthal . “Cameras and computers from a British firm, Hawk-Eye Innovations, would have determined the exact position of Carlos Beltran ’s drive down the left-field line in the sixth inning,” Rosenthal writes. “An electronic signal would have been sent to an umpire’s earpiece or watch instantaneously, and Beltran’s ball would have been called fair with virtually no delay. Sounds great, no? Alas, when it comes to additional instant replay in Major League Baseball, nothing is as simple as it seems.” Rosenthal feels it’s all a matter of how far Bud Selig and Major League Baseball want to go. For more on MLB’s research on instant replay from Rosenthal, click here: http://on-msn.com/MENeDi SCOUT RANKS TOP 1500 PROSPECTS FOR CLASS OF 2013 – With the spring evaluation period full of camps, 7on7s, school visits and more behind us, Scout.com updated its college football prospect rankings to include a whopping 1500 prospects for the Class of 2013. “Quarterbacks have been committing to schools before their senior seasons for years, and the Class of 2013 is no different. 21 of the top 23 quarterbacks in the nation have already made a public commitment,” writes Scott Kennedy, Director of Scouting. “What is different about the Class of 2013 is the number of running backs who have already made a decision. What's also interesting is that of the top running backs, they seem to be committing to schools in pairs.” -more- FOX Sports NQ&A – Page 3 Team 1st RB 2nd RB USC #1 Ty Isaac #3 Justin Davis Oklahoma #2 Keith Ford #8 Greg Bryant Oregon #4 Thomas Tyner #11 Dontre Wilson Ohio State #6 Jalin Marshall #10 Ezekiel Elliot Alabama #12 Altee Tenpenny #16 Tyren Jones “The debate for top running back in the country is going to be a strong one. On paper, USC looks like the runaway winner with two of the top three prospects, but when teams are signing this caliber of talent in bunches, they're just as likely to end up with the best overall running back as the difference between No. 1 and No. 16 just isn't that wide.” To view the top 1500 prospects and additional analysis from Kennedy, click here: http://recruiting.scout.com/2/1191918.html UFC FLYWEIGHT REMATCH JOHNSON VS. 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CANADIAN GRAND PRIX LIVE SUNDAY ON FOX – FOX Sports is proud to air live coverage of the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on Sunday, June 10 (2:00 PM ET). The 2-hour event features some of Formula 1 racing’s greatest drivers in the world competing in one of the sports most celebrated tracks. -- FOX SPORTS -- .
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