at ARod's party
Another All Star game come and gone, and I can say I was thoroughly pleased. On Tuesday night I set the Home Run derby up to tape, so I got to see the Josh Hamilton show, but the scheduled time for the Derby only ran through the first round, so that is all I got...I think I should be thankful. This thing is too long and drawn out, it is such a great show to watch, but they need to re-work it.
Darren Smith and Philly Billy seem to think all they needed was Adrian Gonzales to fix it. My whole drive home from work I had to turn the station on and off as Darren kept giving his updates which was basically complaining about how crappy everyone was doing. I think Adrian would have been great in this, but let it go guys.
When it came to the real game, Adrian got his licks. With the game going so long, he got a lot more playing time then he was supposed to, which was great for all of us. When Uggla came up with one out and the bases loaded in the 13th (maybe), I was hoping he would get out and give Adrian the chance at being the hero. Uggla obliged, Adrian didn't. At least he got a hit and and RBI (on seperate occasions) and saved a poor throw by Martin that kept the game from ending in the 10th.
Meanwhile, A-Rod apparently threw a party after the game, and...well...nobody came. This little article from Yahoo made me realize how much my job sucks and how much better life is as a baseball player. I don't mean Josh Hamilton's life, because he gets excited about going out to dinner these days, but for guys like Jeter and David Wright?!
Overall, I thought it was a good All Star game. I have to admit that it was much more exciting when it went into extra innings, knowing that the winning league gets home field advantage. Without that, I don't know if it would have been as fun. I still don't like the rule, but Bud Selig managed to escape another tie incident that probably would have taken place an inning or two earlier. Although, we never know what would have happened if it went another inning or two with Kazmir and Lidge trying to close it out.
