2010 MLB All Star Game: thoughts?

[bobafett72]

Personally i like that the NL finally won! Good tight game, solid pitching on display (much like this entire season) Scrappy, old school player wins the MVP (Mccann) Good times.

[D. Bergin]

Can't believe "Big Papi" got thrown out at 2nd base on a single in the last inning. Great play by the RightFielder, lackluster baserunning by Ortiz.

I'm pretty sure I've seen that before, but it sure isn't common.

[k-dog]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Can't believe "Big Papi" got thrown out at 2nd base on a single in the last inning.

Well...he's OBVIOUSLY not the fastest guy in the league by any stretch of the imagination!!!!

[Robextend]

Very well pitched game. Overall I don't care for all-star games anymore...they just don't do much for me. I think the player introductions are the best part.

EDITED TO ADD: Also not sure why Girardi didn't make a better effort to make sure A-Rod got in the game...weird.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by Robextend

EDITED TO ADD: Also not sure why Girardi didn't make a better effort to make sure A-Rod got in the game...weird.

Joe's explanation was that he felt he needed to save A-Rod as a potential pinch runner and/or defensive replacement for Beltre who was playing slightly hurt.

Beltre had thought about scratching (he came out of Sunday's game with a bad hamstring), but really wanted to go and play. He's been in the bigs for 13 seasons and this was his first All-Star Game. There was talk on Monday that Beltre would pull out and Michael Young would replace him, but I can't blame him for wanting to play.