Wednesday, July 16, 2003
2003 All-Star Game
It was fun watching this last night, especially since it was right here in Chicago. (No, I didn't go.) I particularly liked the result, as I'm mostly an AL fan. I thought Scioscia did a better job of managing for the win than did Baker.
Let's see, how did my Mariners do? On the offensive side, Ichiro did pretty well, scoring the first AL run, but Boone and Edgar didn't do much. Moyer pitched a nice inning, but Hasegawa seemed to be overthrowing, giving up four runs in two-thirds of an inning, for an ERA of 54.00 for the game. Ugh.
Given the caliber of pitching in this game, I figured the 5-1 lead the NL had put together would be plenty. So did Baker, apparently, swapping the entire defense. But the AL fought back, capped off by Blalock's dinger.
I think having the ASG determine the home field advantage for the World Series is a crock. I think the team with the best record should hold the advantage throughout the playoffs. But either of these is better than alternating the advantage between NL and AL as they were doing before.
Let's see, how did my Mariners do? On the offensive side, Ichiro did pretty well, scoring the first AL run, but Boone and Edgar didn't do much. Moyer pitched a nice inning, but Hasegawa seemed to be overthrowing, giving up four runs in two-thirds of an inning, for an ERA of 54.00 for the game. Ugh.
Given the caliber of pitching in this game, I figured the 5-1 lead the NL had put together would be plenty. So did Baker, apparently, swapping the entire defense. But the AL fought back, capped off by Blalock's dinger.
I think having the ASG determine the home field advantage for the World Series is a crock. I think the team with the best record should hold the advantage throughout the playoffs. But either of these is better than alternating the advantage between NL and AL as they were doing before.
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