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Logos via Sports Logos. Starting Lineups. NL All-Stars. AL All-Stars. Other Info. More Allstar Pages. The year-old earned his first big league promotion after former Major League All-Star Jack Wilson suffered a strained left calf on April 3.
He's very accountable for his actions on and off the field. Players who have been to the big leagues once are usually hungry to go back.
I'm sure that'll be the case with Brian. Bixler was ranked by Baseball America as the Pirates' No. First Jeff Kent knocked a two-out single, followed by a base hit by Carlos Beltran. Edgar Renteria sent Kent home with a ground-rule double down the left-field line, and two more runs scored on a double by Albert Pujols. Not to be outdone, David Ortiz added a third home run for the American League in the sixth with a two-run shot that increased the American's lead to five.
Starter Mark Mulder was credited with the win after holding the National League to one run over two innings of work, although being staked to a lead didn't hurt the Oakland ace's chances either. Along the way, Mulder retired Barry Bonds on a routine fly ball to center field, which pleased him nearly as much as getting the win.
When America League reliever Esteban Loaiza walked Barry Bonds later in the game, the sellout crowd showered him with boos. Perhaps the most exciting performances on the mound took place only after the game had been clearly decided. Fans in attendance were treated to a real "pitcher's duel" put on by two of the game's greatest. Eric Gagne, who had recently set an all-time record for most consecutive saves 84 completed the Nationals effort and Mariano Rivera, the most successful post-season closer in history, ended the game.
Still using the "it counts" concept disputed by the Players Union , the American League walked away with a victory and their second consecutive home field advantage going into the World Series. He's a premium pitcher and just had a bad first inning. What are you going to do? A single by Derek Jeter , a double by Ichiro Suzuki , a triple by Ivan Rodriguez , and a home run by Manny Ramirez in the top of the first inning made history as the American League became the first All-Star team to hit for the cycle during the same inning.
The Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig said his idea to award home field advantage in the World Series to the league that captures the Midsummer Classic has been quite successful and planned on asking the Player's Union to extend the two-year trial put in place during the All-Star Game. How do you feel about the plan?
But as far as having something like that determine home-field advantage, I'm not crazy about it. Even a group of players talked to me after the Milwaukee game a tie that was called two years ago after 11 innings and said they were in favor of the idea. Former Cubs third baseman Ron Santo called just to tell me he loved it. I'm not totally for it and I'm not totally against it. I think there are other options that we need to sit down and talk about.
I'm a big proponent of letting the regular season schedule decide home-field advantage. I don't deny it one bit that it's added a little intrigue to the game. But I don't want to just be of the mindset that this is something we agreed to and we're going to do it forever.
You could notice that there was incentive. Guys were giving it their all. In baseball, you really have to give your all. Pitchers aren't going to ease up, hitters aren't going to swing easier even if it's an exhibition game. When there's a little bit riding on the game, people seem to concentrate that much more. Did you know that the All-Star Game is seen by thirty million people in the United States and in excess of one-hundred million people around the world?
Did you also know that it's viewed in two-hundred twenty countries and translated into at least twelve different languages?
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