Sunday, July 03, 2005
All-Star Selections -- LIVE
Or, typed live, posted after.
Today's game was a very satisfying win. Coming from behind, though I never like for that to be necessary, is exciting. Shannon was complaining early on that Mulder wasn't pitching inside to anyone, so when he threw behind Wilson, Mike nearly came out of the booth, he was so happy. Of course, this game wasn't on TV, so I don't know what Mulder's deal today was. But he did seem to get it together after that pitch to Wilson. And Nunez got the game-winning RBI for his new daughter. Oh, I just saw the highlights -- Yadi was running his little heart out. Also the Cubbies lost.
OK, on to the All Stars. Bernie spoiled the Cardinals' results (I also saw this over there, I asked RHM about Kearns, we'll see what she says).
NL Outfield: Kruk says Bobby Abreu, Carlos Lee and Andruw Jones, Harold agrees. Gammons picks Cabrera instead of Lee. It's Abreu, Jimmy, Carlos Beltran. Harold is surprised by Edmonds, Kruk by Beltran. Edmonds got the most OF votes.
NL 1st: Everyone picks Lee. Yeah, I'm petty, but Albert is gracious.
Oh, they go straight to the lineup: C - Mike Piazza; 1B - Derrek Lee; 2B - Jeff Kent; 3B - Scott Rolen; SS - David Eckstein, OF - Carlos Beltran, Jim Edmonds, Bobby Abreu.
Kruk disagrees with Rolen (yeah, it's a little much, but he's getting better), likes Piazza, says the catcher in the ASG isn't a defensive position. Well, let's wait until the AL runs wild on him.
AL Lineup: C- Jason Varitek; 1B - Mark Teixeira; 2B - Brian Roberts; 3B - Alex Rodriguez; SS - Miguel Tejada; OF - Johnny Damon, Manny Ramirez, Vladimir Guerrero; DH - David Ortiz.
Yikes.
NL Pitchers: Smoltz, Fuentes, Willis, Clemens, Lidge, Pedro, Peavy, Carp, Izzy, Cordero, Hernandez. That's some good pitching. Gammons picks Clemens to start (an American icon? I'm going to take overkill for $500, Alex.). Harold picks Willis. Kruk goes with Livan Hernandez. Was he dropped as a child? Livan is a fine selection, but Kruk is dumb.
AL Pitchers: Buehrle, Garland, Colon, Halladay, Rogers, Santana, Ryan, Nathan, Rivera, Baez, Duchscherer, Wickman. What to do with Kenny Rogers? I don't think he should go. Kruk would start Halladay. Gammons says St. Louis Cardinals Fan Buehrle.
NL Reserves: C - Paul Lo Duca; 1B - Duh, Albert Pujols; 2B - Luis Castillo; 3B - Aramis Ramirez; SS - Cesar Izturis; SS - Felipe Lopez; OF - Andruw Jones, Carlos Lee, Moises Alou, Jason Bay, Miguel Cabrera, Luis Gonzalez. Gammons says Guillen overlooked. Larry finished 5th. No Ensberg. Interesting.
AL Reserves: C - Ivan Rodriguez; 1B - Shea Hillenbrand, Paul Konerko, Mike Sweeney; 2B - Alfonso Soriano; 3B - Melvin Mora; SS - Michael Young; OF - Garret Anderson, Ichiro Suzuki, Gary Sheffield.
Tony's coming up. He's excited about the club, wants to be protected in the case of extras, will look at the starting pitcher this week. He's very happy for David. Gives a shout-out to Grudz. Wow. This is one helluva bland interview. Francona's interview is pretty much the same content, delivered much less lawyerly.
Jeter's only shot at going is the last man vote. Ha ha ha ha ha. [Update: Here's a final vote total list.]
OK. I hope I spelled all the names right. Red Hot Mama and I will engage in smack talk for the All-Star Game, but it will be directed at the American League instead of each other. Should be very interesting. The Cardinals head out west to see the Diamondbacks and Giants. Have a happy and safe Fourth of July!
Today's game was a very satisfying win. Coming from behind, though I never like for that to be necessary, is exciting. Shannon was complaining early on that Mulder wasn't pitching inside to anyone, so when he threw behind Wilson, Mike nearly came out of the booth, he was so happy. Of course, this game wasn't on TV, so I don't know what Mulder's deal today was. But he did seem to get it together after that pitch to Wilson. And Nunez got the game-winning RBI for his new daughter. Oh, I just saw the highlights -- Yadi was running his little heart out. Also the Cubbies lost.
OK, on to the All Stars. Bernie spoiled the Cardinals' results (I also saw this over there, I asked RHM about Kearns, we'll see what she says).
NL Outfield: Kruk says Bobby Abreu, Carlos Lee and Andruw Jones, Harold agrees. Gammons picks Cabrera instead of Lee. It's Abreu, Jimmy, Carlos Beltran. Harold is surprised by Edmonds, Kruk by Beltran. Edmonds got the most OF votes.
NL 1st: Everyone picks Lee. Yeah, I'm petty, but Albert is gracious.
Oh, they go straight to the lineup: C - Mike Piazza; 1B - Derrek Lee; 2B - Jeff Kent; 3B - Scott Rolen; SS - David Eckstein, OF - Carlos Beltran, Jim Edmonds, Bobby Abreu.
Kruk disagrees with Rolen (yeah, it's a little much, but he's getting better), likes Piazza, says the catcher in the ASG isn't a defensive position. Well, let's wait until the AL runs wild on him.
AL Lineup: C- Jason Varitek; 1B - Mark Teixeira; 2B - Brian Roberts; 3B - Alex Rodriguez; SS - Miguel Tejada; OF - Johnny Damon, Manny Ramirez, Vladimir Guerrero; DH - David Ortiz.
Yikes.
NL Pitchers: Smoltz, Fuentes, Willis, Clemens, Lidge, Pedro, Peavy, Carp, Izzy, Cordero, Hernandez. That's some good pitching. Gammons picks Clemens to start (an American icon? I'm going to take overkill for $500, Alex.). Harold picks Willis. Kruk goes with Livan Hernandez. Was he dropped as a child? Livan is a fine selection, but Kruk is dumb.
AL Pitchers: Buehrle, Garland, Colon, Halladay, Rogers, Santana, Ryan, Nathan, Rivera, Baez, Duchscherer, Wickman. What to do with Kenny Rogers? I don't think he should go. Kruk would start Halladay. Gammons says St. Louis Cardinals Fan Buehrle.
NL Reserves: C - Paul Lo Duca; 1B - Duh, Albert Pujols; 2B - Luis Castillo; 3B - Aramis Ramirez; SS - Cesar Izturis; SS - Felipe Lopez; OF - Andruw Jones, Carlos Lee, Moises Alou, Jason Bay, Miguel Cabrera, Luis Gonzalez. Gammons says Guillen overlooked. Larry finished 5th. No Ensberg. Interesting.
AL Reserves: C - Ivan Rodriguez; 1B - Shea Hillenbrand, Paul Konerko, Mike Sweeney; 2B - Alfonso Soriano; 3B - Melvin Mora; SS - Michael Young; OF - Garret Anderson, Ichiro Suzuki, Gary Sheffield.
Tony's coming up. He's excited about the club, wants to be protected in the case of extras, will look at the starting pitcher this week. He's very happy for David. Gives a shout-out to Grudz. Wow. This is one helluva bland interview. Francona's interview is pretty much the same content, delivered much less lawyerly.
Jeter's only shot at going is the last man vote. Ha ha ha ha ha. [Update: Here's a final vote total list.]
OK. I hope I spelled all the names right. Red Hot Mama and I will engage in smack talk for the All-Star Game, but it will be directed at the American League instead of each other. Should be very interesting. The Cardinals head out west to see the Diamondbacks and Giants. Have a happy and safe Fourth of July!
