I know this is a pipedream, but I hope that situations like tonight cause MLB to rethink the whole “This One Counts” idiocy. That’s OK – my Dodgers will win the World Series even without home field advantage. 
Am I the only one who thinks Morneau should have gotten the TW award over Drew?
I agree. If it had been a Dodger pitcher instead of Brandon Webb having to go out and pitch, I’d still agree. D-backs and Dodgers have an important series this weekend and I want Webb at 100%, not 90% because he threw 15 pitches in an exhibition game in extra innings.
At least it is just a short trip across I 10 for you to come and watch World Series games this October in Phoenix! 
I don’t know; the glove work flashed last night was pretty impressive. That was one of the best and most exciting All Star games I can recall. The players looked like they were treating it as seriously as they use to in 70s. I know there was a high fear level of another tie game, but it was a great game.
Small controversy in NYC: A-Rod apparently showered and left before the 9th for a night on the town. Meanwhile, I recall seeing Jeter jawing with Francona until the end. I suspect this will become a major topic on the local sports radio shows before the day is out and into tomorrow.
Jim
Hey, did anyone hear that this is the last year for Yankee Stadium?
Because, it is.
I kept wondering why it was really a big deal that it was the last year for Yankee Stadium? Yes, I know that it was the House that Ruth Built and that many great players have played there. But, it is an old run down stadium that needs to be replaced. I guess the Mets will get an All Star game in their new stadium first so MLB didn’t want to wait to let the Yankees have an ASG.
Are you serious or are you joking?
In case you are serious, Yankee Stadium is the most famous baseball stadium in the World. It is the third oldest and has the most history, including even the most famous football game of all time*. It was revolutionary when it was built. The first great stadium for baseball. Wrigley and Fenway have a lot of charm, though in Fenway’s case it is mostly history and now beloved quirkiness. Yankee Stadium has been the premier Stadium in Baseball from the day it opened. [sup]2[/sup]
Jim
- The one that many credit for putting football on the path to its success where the Giants lost at home to the Colts.
[sup]2[/sup] Incidentally, Babe Ruth hit a Home run off the Redsox that day to start the Yankees on their road to their first World Championship. They lost the prior two in the Polo Grounds to the Giants which remain the only two World Series to be played in only a single stadium.
There is no doubt that there is a ton of baseball history at Yankee Stadium. But, after the 1970s redo, I see Yankee Stadium as more an outdated 1970s stadium than a great historical park. YMMV
Fenway and Wrigley have managed to remain unique even with all the changes over the years.
I think all older ballparks that are up for demolition/remodelling should be redone in the Camden Yards/GABP model. Those stadia are friggin’ sweet.
Of course, I’ve never been to Yankee Stadium, and now I never will…
He will end up giving Giambi a few days off when facing lefties and mostly be a bench player. Therefore, I would say for small values of interesting.
Actually, this probably means the Yankees will win the World Series this year after all. That seems to be what happens every time the Mariners dump dead weight - that player ends up with a ring within a couple seasons of leaving Seattle.
I hope you are right, but if it does, it will probably have more to do with some of the pitching working its way back off DL Stints than Sexton.
The retros are nice, but I’d like to see someone’s take on what a hyper-modern ballpark (but built entirely for baseball, as opposed to the multi-use stadia of the 60’s-70’s, soon to be all gone) should be. Perhaps Cisco, being a technology company, has something new and nice in mind for the A’s new ballpark. I love the concept drawings of what was supposed to be the Expos new stadium that never came to pass.
The Oakland A’s have officially quit this year. They’ve traded away Joe Blanton.
The D-backs have built a time machine and brought back Tony Clark.
Should be an interesting second half. For some reason the All Star break has seemed long this year. The D-backs need to start this off right with a series win over the Dodgers.
Link? I’d love to see it.
Huh. Looks like Willie and the pitching staff was the problem with the Mets. Damn, 10 in a row?
Kid_A:
Which was his role for his final month in Seattle, and about which he stewed and sulked and became a clubhouse cancer because it was an affront to his “I ain’t no pine-rider, I’m a multimillion dollar SUPASTAH” self-image. If he recognizes he’s lucky to have a job at all and stashes that attitude in the locker, he’ll contribute. If not … “interesting.” (This is what I meant about “bringing his problems with him” previously.)
I was with you until that last sentence.
Including tonight’s game, the Dodgers and D-Backs play each other 13 more times this year. I’m not saying we (Dodgers) have to win this weekend, but I do think this series is going to say a lot about the Dodgers’ second half. I’ve been having nightmares thinking about how far south things went when Broxton was the temporary closer last year. It’s going to be a loooong six weeks without Saito.