2008 All-Star Game

This year's All-Star game was very special as it was held in the classic Yankees Stadium for the last time, before the new one opens next year. The opening ceremony was great as it consisted of Hall of Famers from the past taking their positions on the field, followed by the current All-Stars, first pitch(es) by some of history's greatest Yankees to current Yankees, boos for the Red Sox, a US Air Force fly by and the national anthem by Sheryl Crow.

Since they made the All-Star games count for homefield advantage in the World Series a few years back, it started to be a real competition. Last night's game really showed that as it was close throughout and tied all the way 'til the 15th inning! The Yankees did OK, but didn't impact the game a whole lot. Jeter had a single and stolen base right from the start. I really wanted him to do something big... that would've been special in Yankee Stadium. Mariano Rivera pitched 2 scoreless innings. Some other things I appreciated were:

1) Red Sox, Jonathan Papelbon blew the tie after telling the press that he should be the closer and not Rivera. The fans really gave him a hard time with boos and chants of "OVER-RATED!"

2) Mets, Billy Wagner topped Papelbon by blowing the lead (like he always does). That wasn't a surprise at all. How did this guy make it on the All-Star team?

3) The American League won the game on a 15th inning sac fly by Michael Young.