Jon Bloom filled in for Dave Burns on the 620 SportsLine

Tuesday night the American League won another All Star game over the National League to give them home field advantage in the World Series. Bloom complained about the camera angle on Barack Obama’s first pitch and that Joe Maddon didn’t find a way to get Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield into the game.

Bloom is pleased with Steve Kerr’s plan on how to deal with Amare Stoudemire’s contract extension. Stat is trying to comeback from eye surgery; he has proved that he can rebound from injuries in the past, but this is a different animal. Suns management wants to see Sun Tzu perform out on the court before they talk money. Bloomer expects Stoudemire to be motivated by Phoenix’s position.

Wednesday was the deadline for franchise players to agree to terms on a long term contract. Karlos Dansby and the Arizona Cardinals were not able to get a deal done. Bloom thinks this is a good move for the Redbirds and #58. Similar to the Stoudemire situation with the Suns, Karlos Dansby will be flying around the field to make sure he gets that long term security. Terrell Suggs, the former Arizona State Sun Devil did Dansby a huge favor today setting the market with the largest contract ever for an outside linebacker. Bloom doesn’t believe that Anquan Boldin’s contract situation is connected with Dansby.

The Arizona Diamondbacks come out of the All Star break with a disappointing 38-51 record. Jon covered the Detroit Tigers in his younger years and remembered Tigers fans getting excited about a bad Detroit team making a run at .500 in the 2nd half of the season grabbing the city‘s attention. He ponders if a similar occurrence with the Snakes would have that affect on the valley. Having a positive stretch run is imperative to the Dbax moving towards next season.

Grant Hill joined Gambo & Ash earlier this afternoon and said that playing time was a major reason that he decided to stay with the Phoenix Suns. Hill has never won a playoff series and Bloom wondered if this was a good career decision for the former Duke Blue Devil who is nearing the end of his playing days.

Brett Favre continues to crave the limelight and has become one of the most agitating athletes in sports. Bloomer takes a look at the most annoying figures in the world of sports. Bloom’s list includes Brett Favre, Chad Ochocinco, Mark Cuban, Drew Rosenhaus, Daniel Snyder, Tony Romo, Tiger Woods, Michelle Wie, Bud Selig, and David Beckham. We took calls.