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7/16/08

Michael Young Wins MLB All-Star Game With 15th Inning Sac Fly; J.D. Named MVP

Michael Young Saves Bud Selig From Himself

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Finally, it's over.

As soon as J.D. Drew's 7th inning home run barely cleared the right field, I didn't want to watch the rest, fearful of another "Bud Selig Tie" rearing it's ugly head. Or is it Uggla head?

The story of the night will be the AL's continuing dominance, a Red Sox winning the MVP at Yankee Stadium and all the pomp and circumstance before the game complete with a George Steinbrenner appearance along with all the other living Yankee legends, which was nice and all, but I'd like to talk about the terrible performance by Dan Uggla.

The Marlins second baseman couldn't have had a more un-All-Star-like performance. One critical GIDP and count em, THREE errors, not to mention going 0-for-4 at the plate. Teammate Hanley Ramirez committed the 4th NL gaffe. Gee, thanks Florida.

This marathon probably should have finished in the 10th when Uggla committed two errors that helped load the bases for the American League who failed to capitalize. Two innings later, Uggla could have made up for all his missteps but instead struck out with the bases loaded.

Even the Associated Press ripped him.

In the end it was Michael Young hitting a sac fly to right field, driving in Justin Morneau whose lightning speed barely beat out Corey Hart's ground ball throw to the plate. Appropriately, the game finished in Uggly fashion. Alright, let's get on with the second half.

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353 days ago

Scott

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Even though at times the game looked like it was being played by little leaguers, this was actually one of the more entertaining All-Star games. That said, my biggest pet peeve for the All-Star game is how the pitchers are used. I understand wanting to get every player in the game but there comes when you have to actually manage this game. Afterall, it is for home field advantage in the World Series. If both Clint Hurdle and Terry Francona knew ahead of time that certain players werent going to be available unless of an emergency....ie, Brandon Webb, Tim Lincecum for the NL and Scott Kazmir for the AL....why were those players on the active roster. Couldnt they named replacements, given there teams a full roster and have Webb, Lincecum and Kazmir still be at the game and partake in the cermonies and festivities, like Kerry Wood, Alfonso Soriano and David Ortiz did. Instead they both were forced to go with emergency pitchers and ultimately were very fortunate that Corey Hart cant throw a ball home from medium right field. If this game would've went another inning, we might've had position players pitching.

353 days ago

CMB

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I know a lot of people will say that it was way too long and nobody was even watching by the end of the game, but it was an entertaining game and for once in the All-Star game it actually looked like the players really cared about the result. I don't know what they would have done if it went much longer, but it made for an interesting side story to see how each manager would deal with not being able to use certain pitchers for the last few innings.

353 days ago

Crazy4Boston

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Red Sox player named MVP @ Yankee Stadium's last All-Star Game . . . . . nuff said!

353 days ago

Boski93

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Thank god the AL pulled this one out.

I think the NL has only two options, one is to create a time machine, so it can bring in some of the Dodgers, Reds, Phillies and Pirates of the 70's. The other option is to go back to the loud colorfully uni's of the 70's which blinded and bewildered the AL into losing all the All-Star Games long ago.