2008 All-Star Game Open Thread
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 15, 2008 4:00 PM EDT
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PrintApologies if you were hoping for an Open Thread for last night's Home Run Derby. I wasn't sure how much interest there would be, but I sometimes make the mistake of assuming that most everyone else feels the same way as I do. While driving home and hearing about Josh Hamilton's first-round total of 28 long balls, however, I thought maybe I'd made a mistake.
But I was planning all along to have a GameThread for tonight's All-Star Game. And I thought I'd try something to make it a bit more interesting for us. Anyone up for a contest?
Here's what I have in mind: We'll take predictions on what Carlos Guillen does for the night, and whomever comes closest gets the BYB Gear t-shirt of his or her choice. If you've been thinking of getting one of those "Clete's Cult" t-shirts, but weren't sure if you wanted to spend the money, this is your time.
So here we go. Post your predictions for the following questions in the comments section:
- During what inning will Guillen enter the game?
- Will he come in as a pinch-hitter or defensive replacement?
- What position will he play in the field?
- Will he bat right or left-handed?
- What will Guillen do in his at-bat?
What happens if there's a tie? Well, geez - don't make this complicated for Uncle Ian. But we should probably have a tie-breaker.
- Who will be the All-Star Game MVP?
I realize we might also have a problem if Guillen doesn't actually go to bat tonight. But I'd find it hard to believe Terry Francona would put Guillen in the game just to play defense. You never know, of course.
Feel free to post anything about tonight's All-Star Game in this thread, as well. It doesn't just have to be about the contest. Good luck!
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Guillen.
Enters the game as a PH in the bottom of the 6th. Bats lefty, grounds out to second baseman. Plays 3B. MVP – Milton Bradley.
None of this will be correct.
Contest
8th Inning, PH, 1st base, right, single, and (drum roll, please…) Jeter
Well, I could see him not getting in, but he is going to have to play first or short, as there are a plethora of third basemen. If they pinch hit him, to play first he will hit righty as Morneau is lefty. If he gets an AB, he will get a hit! And you know a Yankee is going to get MVP, so take your pick…A Rod is a douche that falters under pressure, you could make the argument if Mariano comes in, in a save situation and delivers that he will get it, but I will go with Jeter. (and yes, I agree with the above disclaimers, that none of this will happen but I want a Thames shirt!)
Contest
Guillen will enter in the 8th inning. come in as defensive replacement. he will play third base. he will bat left handed. he will hit a homerun ( hanging curveball)
mvp goes to josh hamilton.
Contest
Insert standard “I don’t know jack” disclaimer here.
Insert new “Zappatista makes great points, especially ARod douche comment” diclaimer here
Top 7th, Defensive, 1B, Left, single to right, and Ian Kinsler
Guillen
5th inning, Pinch Hitter, 3rd, LH, Strikeout, MVP- ManRam
by dettigionswings'stons on Jul 15, 2008 6:50 PM EDT reply actions
Uh-oh
Terry Francona might rain on this contest here:
Carlos Guillen probably won’t play in All-Star Game
Basically, John Lowe’s reporting that Francona would like to keep Guillen locked under the “In Case of Emergency” glass.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 15, 2008 7:12 PM EDT reply actions
I did write
that “I could see him not getting in”, soooooo how bout the default winner if Franconstein doesn’t play him?
I read in the Freep today...
Regarding Milton Bradley, that he batted .500 with two HRs against the Tigers in the ALCS. That seems a little low. I swear to God, if you had asked me this morning what Bradley’s average for that series was, I would have said .850 to .900. I’m not even remotely joking. I was at Game 4 and I think Bradley went 3-5. I would have said that those were the only two outs that he’d recorded in the series. Those two outs felt like victories in themselves. That guy scares the hell out of me to this day.
contest
Carlos will enter in the 7th inning, as a pinch hitter, bat left, play 3rd, and single to right…
MVP josh Hamilton
Does anyone else.....
dislike the Joe Buck/Tim McCarver tandem as much as I do?
Hopefully Carlos will play
The AL will be up big late, so Guillen will enter in the bottom of the 8th to pinch hit, batting left, and will fly out to right. He’ll play 3rd base in the 9th. MVP is Alex Rodriguez.
Unfortunately, I think this will all be moot, if Lowe’s article is correct.
I just heard Matt Dery going off on Francona’s decision on DFN, saying it’s asinine, and I agree. Thanks to Bud-lite’s moronic bungling, and the amazingly stupid decision to determine World Series home field on what is essentially an exhibition game, you’re left with managers having to disappoint both players and fans by keeping players on ice…just in case.
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Screw Red Sox Nation
no way that Pedroia should be starting
I hate Bud Selig and his silly ass rule...
almost as much as Gary Bettman. And that’s saying something.
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Steinbrenner looks like
weekend at Bernies…..two!
wow, the suspense is killing me…is he going to throw from the golf cart?
Guillen
Makes an appearance in the 7th as pinch hitter—bats right, draws a 3-2 walk, will play first base Jeter will be the All Star. Alas.
Stuck at work till 9
anyone know what acutal start time is?
Whats going on guys? Wayyyy too much pregame, eh?
Go Tigers!
Detroit Red Wings - 2008 Stanley Cup Champions
First pitch is at 8:47 EDT
Thank God FOX ran out of pregame BS to broadcast.
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I think I saw Old Man River
trying to give Carlos a red in the dugout, “Might as well have smoke, son. It’s gonna be a long night.”
Derek Jeter recently visted The Virgin Islands.....
now they are called The Islands.
This game would be better if Mario and Rod were announcing it
Allow me to point to this article on The Big Lead extolling the virtue of Rod Allen
I gotta say that white spikes don't look right
on baseball players. They just don’t work.
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McCarver just proclaimed...
That Bradley stole the first base of the game for the AL. Hey Tim, remember when Jeter stole second ONE INNING AGO?
I really think he is
Yogi isn’t THAT funny
DQ'ed? Nah.
I’d say the cutoff is when Guillen actually enters the game.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 15, 2008 9:40 PM EDT reply actions
He’s the one guy on another team that I wish I could see play every day.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 15, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone think it is ironic that Joe Buck was sarcastic about the length of game?
Considering 33% of the posts on this thread are about the annoying length of the pre-game.
Buck’s just snarky because calling the game means he actually has to sit through all of this one.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 15, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Shoulda been the tie-breaker
—What time will the first pitch be thrown?
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 15, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply actions
This really isn't pertinent to anything...
But it sure as hell is entertaining to me. I don’t know if anyone follows UFC (not that I do) but Rampage Jackson got arrested in California today for a hit-and-run. Not that funny. Except that he did it in a truck that had his name and picture on the sides of the vehicle. How dumb do you have to be to commit a crime like this with your face plastered on the side for everyone to see?
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/mma/07/15/jackson.arrested/
to ThaWalrus9
Thanks so much for including that link to Rod Allen chasing a pitcher to CF. I had never seen that before. I just forwarded it to a bunch of people. Hilarious.
Sheryl Crow, Sarah Jessica Parcker and Bud-lite?
Which one of these doesn’t belong?
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Maybe Leyland can copy that speech and give it to the Tigers before Thursday night’s game.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 15, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Tim Lincecum
had “flu-like symptoms” and was “dehydrated.”
Right…..try wasted.
With Joe Nathan in the game and McCarver blathering on about Minny
I have to say it.
I HATE THE TWINS.
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If I never had to see...
The faces of Morneau, Mauer and Nathan again, I’d be perfectly OK with that.
Not at all.
The brand of baseball that they play is fun to watch, its just maddeningly frustrating to have the smallball be consistantly succesful against “our team.” I respect the hell out of Gardenhire and the Twins organization for the way they constantly find ways to win.
I'm just gonna throw out a crazy idea.
Guillen enters PH in ninth. Hits LH walk-off HR, Carlos Guillen MVP.
there's our boy
It feels like the bad old days, waiting until the 8th to see the Tigers’ one token All Star.
Robert Fick - All Star
He was one in name only.
Personally, I’d be fine with teams not having representation if there’s no one deserving. The Tigers of that era didn’t deserve a token All Star. Fick being in the game was more of an embarrassment than anything else.
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So who called it?
Not me.
PH in the 8th.
Batting lefty.
Strikes out.
Plays 3B. (Hey, I got THAT right!)
MVP – TBD
So?
Do they now put Longoria in at 3B and make Guillen DH?
If the DH is substituted for a position player
The pitcher would assume the position player’s spot in the batting order.
here comes jone.....
wait. that’s not right….. this really does feel like a tigers game…..down to the wire
Riiiiiight, McCarver.
This is the first time a Red Sox player has been bood in Yankee Freaking Stadium. This is really going to escalate things. Do you hear yourself talk? Because you kind of sound like an idiot.
just remember everyone
you witnessed the beginning of a rivalry between 2 teams that didn’t have one before. Years from now, when the Red Sox and Yankees are rivals, you can say you watched the game where the fans booing Jonathan Papelbon sparked the rivalry.
This clearly was the spark.
Not the 86 years of futility, not Bucky Dent or Aaron Boone, not the dozens of brawls or Pedro turning Don Zimmer into a lawn dart. The New York fans really sparked something tonight. I don’t know how the previously friendly relationship between these two teams could possibly survive. Hey Tim, thanks for the expert analysis, you dope.
Guillen Walk Off?
I believe he is batting 3rd this inning….
Grant E. – I am, in fact, paying attention now
Well, well, well.
Guillen with a chance to win this thing just by getting the ball into the outfield.
LVP = Uggla
Took the bat right out of his hands...
The correct strategy, but it would have been nice to see Carlos bat.
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So...
It’s probably Mariano for the MVP unless Sizemore homers here. Longoria might have a better chance with the double in the eighth.
Sidenote
Was that a little crappy by Fox to cut to Rosenthal and have him talk about how Uggla’s father wanted to see his son play so badly at Yankee stadium just after he booted two balls…...and to have McCarver say, “Yeah, those were bad plays.”
I mean, really?
So...
It’s probably Mariano for the MVP unless Sizemore homers here. Longoria might have a better chance with the double in the eighth. Morneau homers here.
Tie-breaker
I can see now that I probably should’ve picked a different one.
But the contest will come down to that. Two people got four predictions right.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 16, 2008 12:09 AM EDT reply actions
I understand they need talk about it but...
I don’t want to hear this fretting talk about a possible tie.
You know all this baseball has got to be killing Buck
He probably wanted to hit up one of the many nail salons in NYC today. All this baseball is really crimping his schedule.
they should send Soria out for another inning
he was a starter until last year, he can handle it, especially with a couple days rest on either side.
Yankee Stadium music.
I understand them playing “I Wear My Sunglasses At Night” for Corey Hart, but what is the story behind the James Bond theme for Uggla?
Almost had it!
Damn, that was close!
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 16, 2008 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
McCarver "Guillen isn't a fast runner"
Not Rickey Henderson, but 8 of 10 in the SB department isn’t bad.
can they add some Mets and Yankees to the All Star teams mid-game
Get Andy Pettitte out of bed and get him down to the stadium to pitch
Cubs fans will not be happy.
This was supposed to be a few days rest for Marmol. He has been awful the last month.
didn't even consider an open thread
should have been in here all night….although the fiancee wouldn’t have been thrilled…
they said catchers can come back in
dunno under what circumstances, but….it goes 15, do we see backup catchers go in to pitch?
Nothing too exciting.
Guillen lines out to Tejada at SS. Webb pitching for NL. Sizemore hitting, nobody on, 1 out.
AL
Al has no more position players on the bench, so they’d need to put Kazmir in the OF (or infield I guess) and put one of the position players already in there on the mound. I nominate JD Drew.
Thats what I was thinking
Tito wouldn’t take as much heat for putting a position player in a situation where they could injure themselves if it was his own guy.
that plus I think he's got a pretty good arm
Sizemore doesn’t have a good arm. Don’t really know about Quentin.
HA
I got a Fans At Bat survey from MLB.com a few minutes ago….it asked if i watched the all star game. the next question: who won? that’s a tough one to answer
I’d be in a better position to agree, if it weren’t so late.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 16, 2008 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions
It's over!
The national nightmare is over, AL wins again, and we can all call it a night!
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Great shot of Francona hugging Leyland in the dugout when the run scored
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 16, 2008 1:38 AM EDT reply actions
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