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Offline Lola

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The 2011 All-Star Game
« on: July 13, 2011, 01:18:38 PM »
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PHOENIX -- Prince Fielder turned the Chase Field boos into cheers Tuesday night.

The 2011 All-Star Game MVP smacked a three-run homer to power the National League past the American League, 5-1, in the 82nd Midsummer Classic, providing the Senior Circuit with home-field advantage in the World Series.

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Re: The 2011 All-Star Game
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2011, 03:12:47 PM »
All Jeter's fault. :-X

LOL the fans booing a NLer.   funny2  I remember when Prince's daddy was a Tiger and hit 50 homers one year (rare back then.)



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Re: The 2011 All-Star Game
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2011, 03:28:11 PM »
Not surprised at this.  Why there was one less Yankee to Boo  ;D  last night -Martin was the only position player to not appear in the game-

Matt Wieters entered Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game in the sixth inning, getting a couple of innings to soak in first All-Star experience. But if it wasn't for Russell Martin, who reportedly did something selfless for his Orioles catching counterpart, his experiences might have been limited to the American League dugout.

According to The New York Daily News, the Yankees catcher asked Rangers manager Ron Washington to put Wieters in for the final innings of the National League’s 5-1 victory because Martin has played in an All-Star Game before and Wieters hadn’t... http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baltimore-sports-blog/bal-sportsblitz-russell-martin-matt-wieters0713,0,6906324.story

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