If this dude’s grin isn’t enough, check out the other odd things that happened when Kate Upton appeared on the Minnesota news. Video, after the jump.

This one time, I tried really hard to find a very specific Mets hat. This is my story.

In an effort to not do what Christina Aguilera did during her famously improvisational rendition of our country’s national anthem, it appears that country singer Luke Bryan may have written some of the lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner” on his hand. CUE OUTRAGE!

Fast-forward to the 27-second mark, where the hand-glancing that’s getting all of the attention took place. Yes, much like I did for, well, most of my high school career (sorry, every teacher I had!) Luke Bryan does indeed look like he’s sneaking a peak at his notes during test time. Can you blame him? Messing up the national anthem is bad, but messing it up during the Midsummer Classic is worse. I say Luke Bryan gets a pass, but what say you, America?

Prior to the last All-Star Game of his career, Atlanta Braves third baseman and future Hall-of-Famer Chipper Jones was asked by NL manager Tony La Russa (who himself would be taking part in his final Midsummer Classic) to give a pre-game speech. That speech was later shown by FOX during the game, and we have video here.

With the MLB All-Star game only hours away, I felt now was as good a time as any to air my hardball grievances. Bud Selig, take notes.

San Diego Padres relief pitcher Heath Bell was looking for a way to make a name for himself during last night’s All-Star game in Arizona, but it’s safe to say that the Padres organization would have preferred that he found a different way to do it.

Baseball’s All-Star Game is tonight, and in what’s never a good sign, the people who won’t be playing are more of a story than those who are. In fact, it’s bad enough that the All-Star Game is literally turning into a joke.

Daniel Hernandez, the intern who held Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords upright and alive in the minutes after a crazed gunman shot her in the head, will be throwing out the first pitch at tomorrow night’s MLB All-Star game.

There is added significance here, because Hernandez is Mexican-American and gay. He’ll be ceremoniously beginning an All-Star game for a sport that isn’t the friendliest to gay people, and will be doing so in a state that isn’t the friendliest to people with Hispanic-sounding names.

If you’ve listened to Joe Buck call a baseball game recently, you know something’s not right. In a recent interview, we learned just how not right things were.

I am not a fan of All-Star Games. This is because of something that happened to me when I was thirteen. UPDATE: Now with an epilogue from my dad, who was apparently ejected during the game in question.