Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game festivities began yesterday in Phoenix with the Futures game but more importantly – Kate Upton. The Sports Illustrated swimsuit model took part in this year’s Taco Bell Legends & Celebrity Softball Game, which featured “A-list celebrities, athletes and MLB legends” but seeing as the participating “celebrities” were Greg Gunberg, Chord Overstreet and Jason Aldean, we’ll go easy on that A-list label.
The score suggests that the National League team, featuring Mark Grace, Larry Fitzgerald and Ozzie Smith, defeated the American League team 5-3. However, the AL team had Upton and Erin Andrews, so that’s pretty much an automatic win. Sure, the NL team had Jennie Finch and Jordin Sparks, but come on – Kate Upton. Seriously. Kate. Upton.
And that brings me to today’s thought. I can understand the point of having guys like Overstreet, Aldean, and Nick Jonas in the softball game, because they have some current star power. But why not just load the rosters with girls like Upton, Jessica Stam, Chanel Iman, and Chrissy Teigen, who is friends with Andrews and Upton and Tweeted about the damn game enough that she should have been there? Last time I checked, baseball was America’s game, and our America likes very attractive women.
After the jump, check out Upton, Andrews, Sparks, Jennie Finch, and the other, far-less-important celebrities from last night's Legends & Celebrity Softball Game.
Kate Upton uploaded this Paul Greengrass shakey-cam video to Twitter last night and I'm including it 1) because it's Kate Upton and B) those guys are lucky as hell.
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Erin with Chris Pratt, who wonderfully plays Andy from Parks and Rec and is married to Anna Faris in real life, giving so many of us hope.
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I don't know any of his songs, but my friends tell me that country singer Jason Aldean is quite popular. I'll take their word for it.
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I want to hang out with Rickey and listen to him tell old baseball stories just so I can hear him say, "And one time, Rickey did this..."
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I think a fun idea for the future of the Legends game would be to have Roger Clemens randomly show up and throw a splintered bat at Piazza.
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Mark Grace congratulates actor Jesse Williams, presumably for making out with Rihanna in her "Russian Roulette" video.
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Fun fact: Luis Gonzalez was named the MVP of this year's Legends & Celebrity Game, which we're sure was a career milestone.
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I don't know enough about American Idol to give insight on Jordin's career but I know she looks a lot better now than she did on the show.
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Jake is an actor on Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place. I don't know what that is, but I'm guessing he has more money than me.
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Is there an expiration date on my anger over how awful Heroes became after season one? Not likely.
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Did you know that Bill Simmons carries this guy's baseball card in his wallet? Cool story, bro.
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There were a few other pictures of Chord falling down and then I learned that he is on Glee, so it all makes sense.
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Pratt was hilariously upset that he was replaced by comedian and Marriage Ref host Tom Papa during the game.
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Jonas was actually booed during his introduction and first at-bat. The crowd may have thought he was Mexican.
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Kate Upton wearing short shorts, knee high socks and a Yankees hat? That’s what dreams are made of. Game over man, game f’ing over. I might need to leave work or not get up from my desk all day.
Kate is from Michigan, but somehow I’m more okay with her wearing a Yankees hat than I would be if she was repping the Tigers.
I thought that Marisa Miller was the end game last year. I was wrong.
I’m sorry, but Jordin Spark. HNNNGH.
*Sparks.
*I’m so turned on I’m choking on my own rage here.*
Erin Andrews suddenly looks like my Aunt when she’s standing next to Kate Upton.
Kate Upton will be our new god
Jenny Finch has pushed out two kids and still looks smoking.
kate looks a little sweaty. you think she would have showered after we banged all night. HIGH FIVE
I’m gonna stare at Jordin-Sparks-3.jpg for the rest of the week. Thanks.
Kate Upton loves the dark meat, doesn’t she? Well, I guess that’s a wrap on my pursuit. FML.
Upon seeing those pictures of Kate Upton, I officially declare her frustratingly way too hot. I’m going to pretend she’s Simone from that Al Pacino movie so that my already high thanks to mass media standards for women in real life don’t result in me never being content again.
KATE UPTON
Also, Nick Jonas’ swing is actually pretty good!
Apparently Nick Jonas had the tightest pussy in the park….