Jenna Fischer, Ashanti and Shawn Johnson play ballTonight is the Major League Baseball All-Star game in St. Louis, which is super important because it means yesterday was the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game — and that means some of our favorite female celebrities got to show off their athletic chops in major league uniforms.
The Office's Jenna Fischer and 24's Annie Wersching, both St. Louis natives, received a standing ovation at Busch Stadium yesterday, even after fans had waited out a four-hour rain delay.
At an impromptu press conference during the thunderstorms, Fischer told reporters about what it was like growing up as a Cardinals fan:
How funny! I have written a similar poem for Fischer: Roses are red, violets are blue, Pam Beesely is awesome, and I love you.
Annie Wersching was in celebri-shock being surrounded by former Cardinals greats Vince Coleman and Ozzie Smith: "I'll have to sacrifice bunt then and get Vince over to third, right?" she said. "But, I mean I did play in junior high for a team called Lucky Sluggers.
R&B singer Ashanti participated in the game to help raise money for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
And Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson joined her in representing the National League. Johnson had maybe the worst batting form I have ever seen in my life, but she wowed the crowd with some gymnastic moves between innings, flipping around on the field like it was a trampoline. It's a tough choice, but if I had to pick a team, I'd probably play for the American League. It's not that I like Fischer and Wersching better; it's just that my number one feeling in life is winning. And the American League celebrity team played softball like a bunch of girls, by which I mean they were awesome. Which celebrities would you team up with, given the chance? Submitted by on July 14, 2009 - 4:00pm. |
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Allstar game! I'd like to
Allstar game! I'd like to say the American League is going to clean out the NL, but it should be a good close game.
Ashanti's a Yankee fan... PASS!
Chicago White Sox and Cardinals?
Where's the Boston Red Sox women?
Among many other things, there's nothing sexier than a beautiful woman in a Boston Red Sox uniform. Their home uniforms, not away games.
Too bad Pedroia is out for the game
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Ashely...
You are my new best friend.
Is it wrong that I enjoyed the the celeb softball game way more than the actual allstar game? Oh right, Jenna Fisher vs. Albert PooHoles, no contest!
I'm kinda disappointed I
I'm kinda disappointed I missed this. Jenna Fischer is awesome and I would have to go on her team, plus I'm a National League girl. Hopefully the NL can break the losing streak tonight, but it won't matter cuz my team isn't gonna make the playoffs :(
I can give you the present, I don't know about the future.
As a native STLer and a huge
Sorry, SD, but you've got your divisions wrong
Jenna was playing for the National League. Any St. Louisan like myself would know because the Cardinals play in the National League. Plus, just look at your pictures. They clearly say National League on Jenna, and American League on Ashanti. ;)
pro athletes as opposed to celebs
that's an awesome idea!
that's an awesome idea! Well, for sports in general.. I wish AfterEllen had some overall sports vlog with a hot butch and a hot fem talking about sports from MLB to women's college ice hockey. It's bad enough the only people I have to talk to sports about is all my guy friends or random drunks around Boston bars.
And here in Portland, OR they live like MLB was never evented... !!
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same here!
I did not know Obama was
I did not know Obama was throwing out the first pitch, that's awesome. This will be a great game.
I wonder if Alyssa Milano was there with the rest of the girls, Milano's a huge Dodgers fan. Probably the only female celebrity that I can honestly say knows her baseball and is a real sports fan.
Game on !
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Go Cubs Go !!!
I work at busch stadium so I
So I'm slightly obsessed
pam beesley!
cant wait until the office is back on air!
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Anyone who is from St. Louis
Shawn Johnson