. >> how about this one with joe mauer. >> this is joe mauer behind the plate.back snag off of the back, the wild pitch there. that's pretty good. >> he's a great athlete, too. i did a story on him in connecticut. >>> listen, manny being man ny. he's playing in taiwan -- the chinese pro league and they love him. the best part of manny in taiwan is the home run call the other night. [ speaking foreign language ] >> manny ramirez, home run, solo home run. >> maybe he has to step it up around the base and by the way that ball is long gone just like the exex-girlfriend will never return. i just had to get that in. i like the calls. >> you don't need to water your lawn at all the entire summer it appears. it's going to been pouring in the east for the last month it's going to continue today. at least we snuck in a storm. eastern portions of pennsylvania, philadelphia is going to get drenched here shortly. that will push up toward the northeast. chicago, had some rain overnight. same for you in detroit, cincinnati. bring it all of the way down into alabama. if you're

ronnie cano at second, joe mauer behind the plate and big papi rounds out your leaders. cast your vote who you think should start the 84th all-star game. which can you watch exclusive on fox. guys, we're almost done. >> when you're as strong as this man is, every now and then you'll hit a ball out. when the teeth of your zipper blow out, you're strong. >> and we're in philadelphia right here. heads up! the problem with this now, you can flinch but this man right here, it cost him $14 flinching. about $14 worth of beer, put the beer down. >> but we've seen that before. i don't know if i've ever seen the guy round the bases with his fly down. >> not without feeling the breeze anyway. you got to feel the wind. >> you say wainwright, boy, you better get that up. >> organization, my goodness. real quick, yasiel puig, can he go in hitting .350? >> that's possible. >> but he ain't going to be hitting .450. >> yes, he will hit over .350. >> should he be at the all-star game? >> no, no! >> not yet. he played 17 games. you can't make an all-star in 17 games. >> you can't drive in

joe mauer, the d.h. is david ortiz. andrus waits for another 3-2 and he'll see another one. we showed the american league side, you got to show this. the n.l. voting leaders with beltran, harper, upton, got off to that great start, sandoval, tulowitzki, who is hurt, brandon phillips, joey votto and buster posey. andrus flies to center. one out in the seventh. >> tim: i'm sure we'll talk about this on july 16th. the one guy who surprises me with his consistency in either league is david ortiz. i mean, how he can continue to come back -- i mean, there were boston writers and people around boston saying he may be finished four, five years ago. >> joe: he's back-to-back years. >> tim: yeah. >> joe: he homered tonight. he's as big a threat as any d.h. in any lineup. you said it the other day when we were doing a game at fenway park. sounded like a foul tip. it was. strike one. pitch that rode inside. we'll take another look. but you can make the argument -- it's a foul tip. you could make the argument that david ortiz is the best -- i think so. >> joe: d.h. in the history of the

and the number one highest-paid baseball player, a-rod is not, joe mauer. an eight-year contract. despite these numbers, baseball players aren't some of the highest-paid athletes. tiger woods is number one earning $78 million this year. and having a lousy season. we will be back with my two cents more and the answer to the question of the day. are you paying more for less at hotels? stay with us. vo: traveling you definitely end up meeting a lot more people but a friend under water is something completely different. i met a turtle friend today so, you n't get that very often. it seemed like it was more than happy to have us in his home. so beautiful. avo: more travel. more options. more personal. whatever you're looking for expedia has more ways to help you find yours. gerri: hotels are following the lead of the airlines. cutting prices. what you think do you think we might argue paying more or less for hotels? we asked the question on gerriwillis.com three and 11% said no. 89% have yet to on to gerriwillis.com were some of our daily questions. airline management has created an ou

. >>> twins catcher joe mauer, wait a minute. what did he do? let me see this again? pitch fouled off the back, the bricks in the back and he makes a no look behind the catch grab. >> wait. >> wow. that's a nice play. joe mauerer of the twins. >> manny ramirez rediscovered his baseball career in taiwan. 41 years old, plays for the rhinos of the chinese professional baseball league and the fans love the guy. the best part about manny playing in taiwan are the home run calls. listen to this. [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] manny ramirez home run. >> that was manny's eighth home run of the season. the quote you heard, that ball is long gone just like the ex-girlfriend who will never return. said the announcer. that's the home run call in taiwan. >> so cute. >> good to see manny stroking them out there. >> mika's must-read opinion pages. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. when we made our commitment to the gulf, bp had two big goals: help the gulf recover, and learn from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy compan