Tigers, AL, survive All-Star Game
posted in 2007 season, All-Star Game |AL 5, NL 4
Hmm, nearly a blown game in the ninth inning. Looked sorta familiar. This time it was JJ Putz of Seattle and K-Rod of the Angels who tried to burn the AL and lose home-field advantage in the World Series. Fortunately for Detroit (we hope) the AL held on for a 10th straight win. Of course, we also found out last year, it may not really matter who has Game 1 of the Fall Classic at home.
As for the game, well, typical overproduced game. Too many things distracted Fox’s annoying announcers from the actual game, which, well, let’s face it, is still an exhibition. The best solution for the game would be allowing managers to re-insert players, that way everyone can get in and we don’t watch a game “that counts” end with Albert Pujols on the bench with a chance to win the game. Maybe we can blame Tony La Russa for that, but what if it went into extra innings?
The Tigers played but didn’t do much. Justin Verlander gave up a run in relief and hit 100 on the radar gun. Carlos Guillen played a lot but didn’t hit much, not that any other Tigers did anything too exciting at the plate. Pudge got a hit. That’s it. Not much else Detroit-wise went on that I can recall. Ultimately, everyone came out healthy, so that’s what counts.
Of note, Ichiro’s in-the-park home run was pretty cool.
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