2011-07-12 All-Star Game - AL (Weaver) at NL (Halladay) - NL wins 5-1; Prince MVP, with 3-run HR

[pretendastronaut]

July 12 - 7:00 P.M.

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Pitching Matchup

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Jered Weaver

The Angels right-hander leads the big leagues with a 1.86 ERA. He will be the first Angels pitcher to start an All-Star Game since Mark Langston in 1993. Weaver's most recent gem was a complete-game win against Seattle on Thursday.

Roy Halladay

In his second season with the Phillies, Halladay has submitted a carbon copy of his stat line from a year ago, posting an 11-3 record and a 2.45 ERA over his first 19 starts. He was 21-10 with a 2.44 ERA last year in winning the NL Cy Young Award.

Starting Lineups

1. Granderson, CF
2. Cabrera, SS
3. Gonzalez, 1B
4. Bautista, RF
5. Hamilton, LF
6. Beltre, 3B
7. Ortiz, DH
8. Cano, 2B
9. Avila, C

1. Weeks, 2B
2. Beltran, DH
3. Kemp, CF
4. Fielder, 1B
5. McCann, C
6. Berkman, RF
7. Holliday, LF
8. Tulowitzki, SS
9. Rolen, 3B

Media Coverage

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Brewerfan Game Chat

MLB GameDay 2010

[umphrey]

I like their offense a lot better and our pitching a lot better. NL pitcher will probably be better than the AL pitcher at every point in the game. Unfortunately pretty much every slice of the NL lineup is worse than the AL counterpart (Scott Rolen are you serious?).

[Invader3K]

Anyone know the actual first pitch time? I like to see the player introductions but usually skip the other fluff and hoopla if possible.

[Schlitz001]

They just showed Braun taking BP on ESPN.

[JCREW]

I'm willing to bet RRR and DM asked him to take bp and test things out after a few legitimate days off.

[pretendastronaut]

I think he took some cuts yesterday too. If that's two days in a row of BP, that's good news for Thursday.

[owbc]

The AL has the offense but the NL has the pitching. Blowouts are rare in the ASG, I expect it will be close. Go Rickie and Prince!

[StearnsFTW]

The AL has the offense but the NL has the pitching. Blowouts are rare in the ASG, I expect it will be close. Go Rickie and Prince!

The AL's pitching is vastly superior. Not even close IMO.

 

I expect an AL blowout.

[Raw Biz]

Prince interview: "Well, you know....you know....you know...you know..."

[dlk9s]

If I was still a kid, these intros would have been my favorite part of the game because it would have been the only time I would have seen my Brewer in the All-Star Game.

[dlk9s]

The AL's pitching is vastly superior.

No.

[craigharmann]

So wait....I'm confused....is this a commercial for Chevy, Pepsi, American Idol, or The X Factor?

[PrinceEatMeat]

The AL's pitching is vastly superior.

No.

Yeah, if you actually look at the roster of people actually playing the NL has a HUGE advantage in pitching. No doubt about it. Saying the AL pitching is superior in this game is way off base.

[Invader3K]

So wait....I'm confused....is this a commercial for Chevy, Pepsi, American Idol, or The X Factor?

Yes.

[saget]

Why is there a DH if it's an NL ballpark? Has it always been like that?

[craigharmann]

Oh man.....It's Tim McCarver.....there's a reason I don't usually watch Fox baseball.

[adamb100]

It was a new rule instituted last year that the DH will be in effect for the All Star Game regardless of what ballpark its in.

[pebadger]

Anybody else really turned off by all the pre-game booing? I understand some booing, but it was about 10-1 in terms of boos/cheers. Be happy you even got the game, Arizona.

[dlk9s]

Anybody else really turned off by all the pre-game booing? I understand some booing, but it was about 10-1 in terms of boos/cheers. Be happy you even got the game, Arizona.

It's pretty bad.

 

Plus, the dumb thing is that in booing Rickie, they are assuming that he was chosen instead of Upton, when it could have easily been Holliday.

[stoutdude04]

Talking about Kemp not having protection behind him and thus should be the MVP. What protection does Prince have?

[dlk9s]

Prince is going to give the Brewers home field advantage.

[craigharmann]

He golfed that one, eh Buck? Moron.

[pebadger]

Thanks, dlk9s. I figured it wasn't just me. The sad thing to me isn't just the amount of booing, but the nature of it. A lot of times you get the almost good-natured booing of your rivals, or a guy who is a nemesis for your team, etc. It just seemed like this was almost mean-spirited at times.

[craigharmann]

Brad Pitt as Billy Beane? Hmm....

[dlk9s]

Prince is obviously the ASG MVP so far. If he's not on the field, two outs in the first inning are base hits.