2008 All-Star Game Open Thread
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 15, 2008 4:00 PM EDT
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Apologies 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.
by Grant E. on Jul 15, 2008 5:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Defensive replacement in the 5th….3rd base. bats lefty and pops out to foul territory. MVP: Ichi
In similar fashion to Grant E.: none of this will be correct either. but here’s hoping!
by wepri31 on Jul 15, 2008 5:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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!)
by Zappatista on Jul 15, 2008 5:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by kr41 on Jul 15, 2008 5:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by TFerg1103 on Jul 15, 2008 6:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Guillen
5th inning, Pinch Hitter, 3rd, LH, Strikeout, MVP- ManRam
by dettigionswings'stons on Jul 15, 2008 6:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
I did write
that “I could see him not getting in”, soooooo how bout the default winner if Franconstein doesn’t play him?
by Zappatista on Jul 15, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Grant E. on Jul 15, 2008 7:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And everyone within bats throw of him! Dude is C.R.A.Z.Y.!!
by Zappatista on Jul 15, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
contest
Carlos will enter in the 7th inning, as a pinch hitter, bat left, play 3rd, and single to right…
MVP josh Hamilton
by PBURGTIGER on Jul 15, 2008 8:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone else.....
dislike the Joe Buck/Tim McCarver tandem as much as I do?
by TFerg1103 on Jul 15, 2008 8:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Can you say
YES. I would rather listen to the White Sux boobs..
by Zappatista on Jul 15, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bring on the Baseball!
i’m going through withdrawls already
by wepri31 on Jul 15, 2008 8:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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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by BigAl on Jul 15, 2008 8:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Screw Red Sox Nation
no way that Pedroia should be starting
by TFerg1103 on Jul 15, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wake me when the overwrought introductions are over...
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by BigAl on Jul 15, 2008 8:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just remember,
IT MATTERS THIS TIME!
by Zappatista on Jul 15, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate Bud Selig and his silly ass rule...
almost as much as Gary Bettman. And that’s saying something.
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by BigAl on Jul 15, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Steinbrenner looks like
weekend at Bernies…..two!
wow, the suspense is killing me…is he going to throw from the golf cart?
by Zappatista on Jul 15, 2008 8:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
whoops, just the delivery guy…damn
by Zappatista on Jul 15, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by NOLADan on Jul 15, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Stuck at work till 9
anyone know what acutal start time is?
by PBURGTIGER on Jul 15, 2008 8:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
with all this pre-game crap
probably in four hours
by wepri31 on Jul 15, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
at least I will get to see Carlos bat tomorrow morning before work
by PBURGTIGER on Jul 15, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
5th Inning
Def. Sub
Third
Right Handed
Pop Fly Out
Go Tigers!
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by Tony K on Jul 15, 2008 8:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Whats going on guys? Wayyyy too much pregame, eh?
Go Tigers!
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by Tony K on Jul 15, 2008 8:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
First pitch is at 8:47 EDT
Thank God FOX ran out of pregame BS to broadcast.
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by BigAl on Jul 15, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was expecting a longer tribute to Yankee Stadium after the HoF players.
Go Tigers!
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by Tony K on Jul 15, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.”
by Zappatista on Jul 15, 2008 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah, Jeter’s the MVP.
Go Tigers!
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by Tony K on Jul 15, 2008 8:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Derek Jeter recently visted The Virgin Islands.....
now they are called The Islands.
by TFerg1103 on Jul 15, 2008 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 15, 2008 9:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I have to agree!
Rod Allen “elevates” every broadcast.
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by BigAl on Jul 15, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
may have to update the drinking game
still got a Mike Maroth reference in there…
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 15, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I gotta say that white spikes don't look right
on baseball players. They just don’t work.
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by BigAl on Jul 15, 2008 9:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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?
by Grant E. on Jul 15, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
NO
but he probably remembers the last drink of J & V he had.
by Zappatista on Jul 15, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really think he is
Yogi isn’t THAT funny
by TFerg1103 on Jul 15, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Glenallen Hill!
I hope they sprayed for spiders at the park.
by Zappatista on Jul 15, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope I’m not disqualififed for posting after the game starts…here’s my post:
1. 6th inning
2. Defensive Replacement
3. 3rd
4. Right
5. Single RBI
T. Jeter
by gf206 on Jul 15, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
You do not run on Ichiro
Period.
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by BigAl on Jul 15, 2008 9:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
by TFerg1103 on Jul 15, 2008 9:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
Shoulda been the tiebreaker
As my MVP pick just got picked off.
by Grant E. on Jul 15, 2008 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
make him take that back!
by wepri31 on Jul 15, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
prediction
AL to score 4 runs in the bottom half
by wepri31 on Jul 15, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well
there’s one third baseman out of the way….
by Zappatista on Jul 15, 2008 9:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
filthy
man, Ervin Santana has some filthy stuff
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 15, 2008 9:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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/
by Grant E. on Jul 15, 2008 9:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by MSU4LIF on Jul 15, 2008 9:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sheryl Crow, Sarah Jessica Parcker and Bud-lite?
Which one of these doesn’t belong?
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by BigAl on Jul 15, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I bet Ichiro comes through here
He really wants to win. You really should read this article.
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 15, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
is that the h-bomb of f-bombs article….i looked for that to post but i couldn’t find it
by wepri31 on Jul 15, 2008 10:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that was great…..i don’t like ichi- but that made me laugh
by wepri31 on Jul 15, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Contest
Guillen – won’t play
MVP – Rivera
by MSU4LIF on Jul 15, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Tim Lincecum
had “flu-like symptoms” and was “dehydrated.”
Right…..try wasted.
by TFerg1103 on Jul 15, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
MB
yup, someone is going to pay for this! watch out NY
by Zappatista on Jul 15, 2008 10:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
who knew the AL was like the Tigers….. wanting the come from behind win in the bottom of the ninth
by wepri31 on Jul 15, 2008 10:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh
I thought you meant someone had a gas can…
by Zappatista on Jul 15, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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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by BigAl on Jul 15, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If I never had to see...
The faces of Morneau, Mauer and Nathan again, I’d be perfectly OK with that.
by Grant E. on Jul 15, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm ready to be hated for this...
but i love the twins. except when they are playing the tigers.
by wepri31 on Jul 15, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Grant E. on Jul 15, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just gonna throw out a crazy idea.
Guillen enters PH in ninth. Hits LH walk-off HR, Carlos Guillen MVP.
by Grant E. on Jul 15, 2008 10:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd be more than happy to lose Ian's contest if that happened
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by BigAl on Jul 15, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mike Young
He helped just as much, though. That never should have made it into centerfield.
by Grant E. on Jul 15, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
there's our boy
It feels like the bad old days, waiting until the 8th to see the Tigers’ one token All Star.
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 15, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah, he's actually the guy I was thinking of
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 15, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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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by BigAl on Jul 15, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So who called it?
Not me.
PH in the 8th.
Batting lefty.
Strikes out.
Plays 3B. (Hey, I got THAT right!)
MVP – TBD
by Grant E. on Jul 15, 2008 11:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
let us wait and see if he gets on the field
by Zappatista on Jul 15, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So?
Do they now put Longoria in at 3B and make Guillen DH?
by TFerg1103 on Jul 15, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If the DH is substituted for a position player
The pitcher would assume the position player’s spot in the batting order.
by Grant E. on Jul 15, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
shows why i should be paying closer attention
by TFerg1103 on Jul 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Ludwick
Joining Carlos Pena as Tigers that have excelled elsewhere.
by Grant E. on Jul 15, 2008 11:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You can say the "this time it counts" thing is dumb
but I have to admit, I’m kind of into this game
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 15, 2008 11:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
here comes jone.....
wait. that’s not right….. this really does feel like a tigers game…..down to the wire
by wepri31 on Jul 15, 2008 11:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll do it anyway
get ready for this:
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 15, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Grant E. on Jul 15, 2008 11:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
still have Soria and Sherrill
so no worries yet…
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 15, 2008 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 15, 2008 11:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Grant E. on Jul 15, 2008 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guillen Walk Off?
I believe he is batting 3rd this inning….
Grant E. – I am, in fact, paying attention now
by TFerg1103 on Jul 15, 2008 11:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he’s playing for the AL tonight. AL MVP = UGGLA!
by wepri31 on Jul 15, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Best line I've heard all night...
Uggla! MVP! MVP! MVP!
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by BigAl on Jul 15, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's an understatement...
An ugly pair of plays.
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by BigAl on Jul 15, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, well, well.
Guillen with a chance to win this thing just by getting the ball into the outfield.
LVP = Uggla
by Grant E. on Jul 15, 2008 11:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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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by BigAl on Jul 16, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if the NL loses here
I predict thousands of newspaper headlines tomorrow using the term “Ugh!”
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 15, 2008 11:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Uggla sucks, Guillen could have had a walkoff. I’m pissed.
Go Tigers!
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by Tony K on Jul 16, 2008 12:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So...
It’s probably Mariano for the MVP unless Sizemore homers here.
by Grant E. on Jul 16, 2008 12:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So...
It’s probably Mariano for the MVP unless Sizemore homers here. Longoria might have a better chance with the double in the eighth.
by Grant E. on Jul 16, 2008 12:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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?
by TFerg1103 on Jul 16, 2008 12:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Grant E. on Jul 16, 2008 12:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
if the NL wins it in the 11th
give the MVP to Aaron Cook
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 12:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That was crazy. Like, crazy.
Go Tigers!
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by Tony K on Jul 16, 2008 12:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
break out the toast
cook just got out [of the] jam
by wepri31 on Jul 16, 2008 12:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
no kidding
all of a sudden he has a new best friend named Dan Uggla
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m officially pissed off.
Go Tigers!
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by Tony K on Jul 16, 2008 12:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
because german is the perfect language...
i am also stinksauer
by wepri31 on Jul 16, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
I understand they need talk about it but...
I don’t want to hear this fretting talk about a possible tie.
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 12:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
a dance off. perfect solution. or how about a walkoff homerun by the AL right here?
by wepri31 on Jul 16, 2008 12:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
only way Carlos bats this inning
is if the bases are loaded and there’s 2 out
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 12:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Grant E. on Jul 16, 2008 12:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Leave Joe alone
and give Jack some respect.
by MSU4LIF on Jul 16, 2008 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh man
do they intentionally walk Quentin? If they do, it’s Carlos time.
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 12:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I want AL to win
but a heck of a throw from Michigander (Whitehall) Nate the Great McLouth
by MSU4LIF on Jul 16, 2008 12:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Kid from Muskegon
Gunnin’ him down at the plate! This has to end sometime, right?
by Grant E. on Jul 16, 2008 12:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
12:30 am
can they hurry up and get done so i can go to bed?
by wepri31 on Jul 16, 2008 12:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 12:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
do they walk Tejada to get a force at every base?
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 12:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yup
Uggla gets a chance to be a hero
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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?
by Grant E. on Jul 16, 2008 12:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he’s got a license to kill…..his own team’s chances?
by wepri31 on Jul 16, 2008 12:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Carlos Guillen walk off HR would be fabulous
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 12:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Almost had it!
Damn, that was close!
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 16, 2008 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
almost had to buy a lottery ticket ThaWalrus9
by MSU4LIF on Jul 16, 2008 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Missed it by "that much"
By a couple, of feet…
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by BigAl on Jul 16, 2008 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's say it again
Fly ball wins it….
How about a suicide squeeze for fun
by MSU4LIF on Jul 16, 2008 12:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i feel bad for uggle
until i remember that he should be getting AL MVP
by wepri31 on Jul 16, 2008 12:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
McCarver "Guillen isn't a fast runner"
Not Rickey Henderson, but 8 of 10 in the SB department isn’t bad.
by Grant E. on Jul 16, 2008 12:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh well.
Maybe Carlos can walk off in the 14th or 15th.
by Grant E. on Jul 16, 2008 12:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
put clete in. or matt joyce. or marcus. we need more tigers here.
by wepri31 on Jul 16, 2008 12:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 12:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did you see the…ahem…enthusiastic cheering for Carlos over at Deadspin? Made me laugh.
by tplants on Jul 16, 2008 12:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
saw that
nice. Carlos was almost everyone’s Tiger
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubs fans will not be happy.
This was supposed to be a few days rest for Marmol. He has been awful the last month.
by Grant E. on Jul 16, 2008 1:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
once again...
a situation where they can intentionally walk Quentin to get to Guillen
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 1:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
they’ll walk guillen again if quentin walk….never mind
by ahtrap on Jul 16, 2008 1:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
noooo!
C-los was supposed to end it there! Stupid White Sox.
by tplants on Jul 16, 2008 1:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
get the guy ready
to sing a second 7th inning stretch
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 1:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
please make it not be groban, his gba was interminable….
by ahtrap on Jul 16, 2008 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
didn't even consider an open thread
should have been in here all night….although the fiancee wouldn’t have been thrilled…
by ahtrap on Jul 16, 2008 1:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the kid from Whitehall...
just got under it….
by MSU4LIF on Jul 16, 2008 1:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i’m still wating for carlos to come in to pitch
by wepri31 on Jul 16, 2008 1:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
they said catchers can come back in
dunno under what circumstances, but….it goes 15, do we see backup catchers go in to pitch?
by ahtrap on Jul 16, 2008 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thought it was a “goodbye baseball”, and now I’m wondering about the fact that that’s the phrase that comes to my head every time I see a homer, even though I listened to Ernie for so long, and Rick Rizzs for only the couple of years he called Tigers games….
by ahtrap on Jul 16, 2008 1:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is it Gum Time yet?
with Guillen up to bat.
by MSU4LIF on Jul 16, 2008 1:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
seriously, name Darrell Rasner and Oliver Perez All Stars
and get them down to the park quick
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 1:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what was the mariners' catcher's name?
Jamie Burke or something?
by ahtrap on Jul 16, 2008 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guillen almost hit a walk off last time, and has been stranded on third the last two times…..does the AL get him in and get the job done now?
by ahtrap on Jul 16, 2008 1:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah!!!!
my Fox affiliate is having technical difficulties!
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 1:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nothing too exciting.
Guillen lines out to Tejada at SS. Webb pitching for NL. Sizemore hitting, nobody on, 1 out.
by Grant E. on Jul 16, 2008 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get Josh Groban up in the bullpen
need him to sing the 14th inning stretch
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 1:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My Fox is out, too
Can I get a play by play
by MSU4LIF on Jul 16, 2008 1:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm in the Central
and I’m getting tired of this too
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was ready to go to bed 90 minutes ago!
by tplants on Jul 16, 2008 1:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Now what for AL pitchers?
Somebody end this thing so I can go to bed.
by Grant E. on Jul 16, 2008 1:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
well that's it
Francona has emptied the clip. No one left down in the pen.
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 1:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
in retrospect
he shouldn’t have pitched Saunders, Santana, Halladay, Duchsherer one inning each.
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In retrospect
The AL probably should have won when they had bases loaded and zero outs.
by Grant E. on Jul 16, 2008 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i’m at the point where I’m like, I’ve already invested, what, 5 hours on this, I’m sticking it out….we’re only an inning or two from backup catchers on the mound, so….
by ahtrap on Jul 16, 2008 1:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 1:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Grant E. on Jul 16, 2008 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that plus I think he's got a pretty good arm
Sizemore doesn’t have a good arm. Don’t really know about Quentin.
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by wepri31 on Jul 16, 2008 1:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
come on justin. you know you saved a homerun for today.
by wepri31 on Jul 16, 2008 1:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm on vacation
but still lookin for a fat lady between innings
by MSU4LIF on Jul 16, 2008 1:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
damn these All Stars
quit playing like All Stars, we want to see an end!
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 1:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good call not trying for third
Mclouth already gunned someone at the plate
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 1:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wasn’t ludwick in the tigers system at some point?
by ahtrap on Jul 16, 2008 1:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He was a Mud Hen. He was killing the ball midseason two years ago at AAA and the Tigers called up Clevlen instead.
by Grant E. on Jul 16, 2008 1:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
re-loaded, game winning hit on Michael Young’s bat again
by ahtrap on Jul 16, 2008 1:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
bases loaded
lets try to do this better than last time
by wepri31 on Jul 16, 2008 1:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
he really did
Morneau just barely got the foot in ahead of the tag
by ThaWalrus9 on Jul 16, 2008 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's over!
The national nightmare is over, AL wins again, and we can all call it a night!
waynefontes.com sidelionreport.com
by BigAl on Jul 16, 2008 1:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
i don’t think I saw a shot of Leyland all night….wasn’t looking for him, though, I’d forgotten he was going….
by ahtrap on Jul 16, 2008 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Game 1 at the CoPa again?
hey, we can dream…..
by ahtrap on Jul 16, 2008 1:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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