Well, the American League did it again, rallying for a 4-3 victory and earning home field advantage for this fall's World Series at last night's MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis. The game was actually pretty good, and you have to give credit to the AL's Mark Buehrle, Zack Greinke, Edwin Jackson, Felix Hernandez, Jonathan Papelbon, Joe Nathan, and Mariano Rivera for shutting out the NL bats for the final 7 innings. Hometown Cardinal Albert Pujols had a rough night, going 0 for 3, including an error in the first inning that led to an AL run. Ryan Howard, who grew up in St. Louis, had a chance in the eighth inning to take the lead with a single for the NL, which was trailing 4-3, but had runners at second and third with two out, but struck out on a slider in the dirt. MVP Carl Crawford made a spectacular catch in the 7th inning to rob Brad Hawpe of a go-ahead home run. The very next inning, the AL took the lead for good on a triple by Detroit's Curtis Granderson and a sac-fly from Baltimore's Adam Jones. From the Astros, Miguel Tejada went 0 for 2, turning a double play, but Hunter Pence never got in the game.
The pregame ceremonies were good again, although I think they're getting longer and longer every year. Obama's first pitch wasn't great, but could have been much worse. (It would have helped if FOX had the correct camera angle) The Heroes in Community Call to Action thing was nice, seeing all 5 living presidents talking about some of the everyday heroes in communities across the country.
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