Story and article by Tony Mangia
The commemorative All-Star statues have become a big part of the ASG experience and tourists searching out their favorite team's statue for a photo-op has become a great way for fans to get involved with the annual event and see the host city close up.
This year, the 2013 collection of statues (one for each team and a few add-ons) are on display at various locations in Manhattan with the exception of the one at Citi Field (a Matt Harvey toss from the Mets' iconic Home Run Apple).
The mostly unassuming apples can be spotted in the shadow of the nearly completed Freedom Tower at the World Financial Center (Rockies), uptown in bustling Harlem (L.A. Dodgers), outside the battle-scarred Intrepid aircraft carrier on the Hudson River (Nationals), blocking the aisles of a Fifth Avenue Tommy Bahama shop (S.F. Giants) and being ignored by young gamers in the Rockefeller Center Nintendo store (Mariners).
I spent three days with my trusty Nikon peddling through rivers of yellow taxis via mountain bike to capture the essence of the soon-to-be-forgotten apples. Did I mention the heat wave?
Along the way, I met a troop of Boy Scouts (Nationals), a protective 150-pound dog (Cardinals), an ASG ticket winner (Tigers), break-dancing street performers (Rangers) and got the opportunity to enjoy parts of the city I haven't seen in years — or just plain forgot about. I even saw Mets and Yankees fans (Athletics) making nice by taking pictures of each other.
If you aren't lucky enough to be visiting New York for the game this week — or just don't want to deal with the subways, the heat or rent a Citi Bike to see the "Apples on Parade" — here's all 35 of the colorful creations in one photo show to see what you're missing.
I think you'll like dem apples.
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Citi Field |
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Rangers-Zuccotti Park |
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Angels-Bed Bath & Beyond |
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Mets-SNY Studios
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Blue Jays-Intercontinental Hotel |
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Marlins-Grace Building |
More photos below:
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Braves-Time-Warner Center |
- 1. Arizona Diamondbacks- Modell's Sporting Goods
- 2. Atlanta Braves TBS - Time Warner Center
- 3. Baltimore Orioles- Chelsea Market
- 4. Boston Red Sox- Party City
- 5. Chicago Cubs- Staybridge Suites
- 6. Chicago White Sox- Toys "R" Us
- 7. Cincinnati Reds- Modell's Sporting Goods
- 8. Cleveland Indians- Topps
- 9. Colorado Rockies- World Financial Center
- 10. Detroit Tigers- Duane Reade
- 11. Houston Astros- Westin Hotel
- 12. Kansas City Royals- FOX News
- 13. Los Angeles Angels- Bed Bath & Beyond
- 14. Los Angeles Dodgers- T-Mobile
- 15. Miami Marlins- Grace Building
- 16. Milwaukee Brewers- Office of the Commissioner
- 17. Minnesota Twins- Best Buy
- 18. New York Mets- SNY Studios
- 19. New York Yankees- Modell's Sporting Goods
- 20. Oakland Athletics- Modell's Sporting Goods
- 21. Philadelphia Phillies- Party City
- 22. Pittsburgh Pirates- Niketown
- 23. San Diego Padres- Sony
- 24. San Francisco Giants- Tommy Bahama
- 25. Seattle Mariners- Nintendo
- 26. St. Louis Cardinals- Buy Baby Buy
- 27. Tampa Bay Rays- Madison Square Park
- 28. Texas Rangers- Zuccotti Park
- 29. Toronto Blue Jays- Intercontinental Hotel
- 30. Washington Nationals- Intrepid Museum
- 31. MLB All-Star Game- Citi Field
- 32. American League- NY Public Library
- 33. National League- NY Public Library
- 34. Brooklyn Dodgers- Grand Central Terminal
- 35. New York Giants- Grand Central Terminal
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Brewers-Commissioner's Building |
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Brooklyn Dodgers-Grand Central |
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Cardinals-Buy Baby Buy |
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Cubs-Staybridge Suites |
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Diamondbacks-Modell's Sporting Goods |
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Indians-Topps |
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Dodgers-T-Mobile |
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Mariners-Nintendo |
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A's-Modell's Sporting Goods |
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National League-NY Public Library |
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American League-NY Public Library |
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Nationals-Intrepid Museum |
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New York Giants-Grand Central |
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Orioles-Chelsea Market |
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Padres-Sony |
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Phillies-Party City |
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Pirates-Niketown |
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Rays-Madison Square |
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Red Sox-Party City |
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Astros-Westin Hotel |
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Reds-Modell's Sporting Goods
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Rockies-World Financial Center |
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Royals-FOX News |
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Giants-Tommy Bahama |
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Tigers-Duane Reade |
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Twins-Best Buy |
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White Sox-Toys "R" Us |
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Yankees-Modell's Sporting Goods |
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