Happy Friday! Here are some fun facts for you.

Barry Zito is now 3-0 since coming of the DL. And he got rid of that creepy mustache (and now CM Punk has it. Brandon Flowers had it first. ). Glad I kept him on my ESPN fantasy baseball team & now he’s on my Yahoo teams. He’s typically been a better pitcher the second half of the season. Fingers crossed.

Two of my favorite things will be coming together on Sunday AND Monday. Baseball & Jason Aldean. Aldean is playing in the Taco Bell Legends & Celebrity Softball Game on Sunday night. It’s at 8 PM on ESPN.

Here’s a link to the rest of the lineup (just saw that hottie Jesse Williams is also suiting up. SCORE!): http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/events/articles/2011/06/14/20110614mlb-all-star-celebrity-softball-game-roster-announced-phoenix.html” title

Monday is the Homerun Derby, live on ESPN at 8 pm.

AL Roster: Jose Bautista (Major League leader w/ 27), Robinson Cano, Adrian Gonzalez and David Ortiz.

NL Roster: Prince Fielder, Matt Holliday, Matt Kemp & Rickie Weeks.

Jason Aldean will also be performing at the Derby. Here’s hoping he wears a Braves hat & Braves shirt or jersey.

The All Star Game is LIVE at 8 PM on Fox (Tues., 7/12). Paul Konerko & Shane Victorino were voted in as the 34th man in their respective roster. However, Victorino is on the DL w/ a thumb injury. He will be replaced by Andre Either. Also bowing out are three Yankees: Mariano Rivera, A Rod (knee) and Derek Jeter (strained calf). No word yet on their replacements. Chipper Jones may possibly sit out as well. He received a cortisone injection and his knee is still bothering him.

Jordin Sparks will perofrm the National Anthem at the ASG. She sang it on July 4th and nailed it. Take that, Christina!

The ESPYS air live on ESPN at 9 PM. It will be hosted by the hilarious Seth Meyers. Braves sidewinding reliver, Peter Moylan tweeted a while back that he had been invited. Today, I asked him if he was presenting or just attending. This is his response:

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@Samantha_1675 just attending

 Shame on ESPN. Don’t they know how hilarious he is? He should host next year (it’s during the All Star Break). Still hoping he wears this:

And lastly, I’m still saddened by the death of Shannon Stone. He was the Rangers fan who was trying to catch a ball by his son’s favorite player, Josh Hamilton, and tragically fell to his death. Please pray for everyone involved. The Rangers have set up a memorial account for him. You can make donations at https://secure.mlb.com/tex/community/shannon_stone_fund.jsp

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