2004 MLB All Star Game

it's dark and we're wearing Sun fun in it tonight all roads beats acoustic for an all-star rocket showdown they're not to the catcher we're on a mission from God [Music] one two three go [Music] America has spoken the votes are tallied and the all-stars have been selected the finish line is in sight and for the winner this one count so hang on tight [Music] I gotta fall over [Music] the key force along the wing put rail baseball's best showcase headline by who else both down here Oh Roger rocket lemon hey gang you're pretty for a rocket launch tonight on Fox let's go [Music] it is the Bank of America oh sorry game show [Music] the very best the baseball world [Music] - I call it the Midsummer Classic three [Music] we'll get a little washed a little wax on that these 75th all-star game in Texas is Diann reunion of sorts 30 years later Ali back in the Lone Star State out of the ring onto the mound this guy back in Texas for our childhood we got you here again Kevin Kennedy and Roger Clemens hometown boy returns a hero you know his career has come full circle GD back in 1986 Roger Clemens had to start in the Houston Astrodome as a member of the Boston Red Sox now 18 years later six all young awards at age 41 the oldest pitcher in Major League history to start an all-star game guess what he's a member of the Astros a dominant first half for Roger Clemens all right well I hope Mike Piazza is busy right now because we really cannot ignore this other intriguing factor it's like it Roger let's get past it four years ago hey there teammates tonight both guys want to move passes I caught up with him just the other day when I miss I try and miss weigh-in and you're not happy you don't feel great about when you hit a guy up around the shoulders you guys it's gonna happen but you don't feel great about it all you do is reach out and Tom in the middle of the game you're not gonna sit there Bullock here we're both pros we're gonna handle this and deal with you know whatever I mean it is what it is I mean we have the past behind us in a way but in a way you know this is I'm excited I mean you know his record speaks for himself I mean I think this is his moment I think it's important for the game I think it's important for the city and and and the game of baseball which is bigger than all of us hey I've gotten to work with both of these guys in my past these guys are professional they're on the same Club right now they have gotten past it they're moving forward and they're both want to win that I thought that was pretty Unseld to Mike the odds and say hey this is Roger Clemens time this is his moment tonight all right we all purged ourself deep cleansing breaths can we move on a story it's gonna be a great moment though we're doing tonight give Cingular Wireless is putting the fans in commands it's lucky singular play the game register to vote by text messaging three six nine on your Cingular Wireless phone or log on to foxsports.com on MSN keyword way later tonight a emmy-nominated plays will be sent from eligible voters who will select the singular play of the game course the Marlins were only the fifth team in the last twenty three World Series to overcome the home-field advantage but you don't have to remind Joe Torre about pressure he got a full helping before arriving in Houston and it had nothing to do with pinstripe and everything to do with him cell phones all but any other phone calls that you got from managers saying hey don't do this do this watch this my cell phone rings Joe it's Alan Trammell and starts going on and on about I know your job is tough it's not easy because you have to pick this guy or that guy but I just want you to keep in mind I'm trying to interrupt them here during this whole time and he wouldn't let me and talking about you know Carlos Guillen and he keeps going and going and I start saying something and we get cut off so he calls me back and he continues I said before you go any any further I said he's on the team so there was a dead silence I thought we got cut off again once again this time it counts how will that affect your your managing of the all-star game I get myself in trouble everything this yeah you would you answer it yeah but no but I get yelled out I know when you put this uniform on and your players in the other room put the uniform on they only know one thing the play to win they're gonna give it their best effort but like Joe says how do you know that you that you're starting nine is better than the the backups or the backups are better than you don't know those things I mean bleh like you don't run last year to give us the home-field advantage and he wasn't it started right and and and what good did the home-field advantage do you know you have to rub that in now last year before the game Mike Scioscia Linda's in the wind I want the right man forgot that one I can tell you I said the American League dugout invention incredible and Garret Anderson came down everybody stayed late it was a really special moment the players always play hard the last year was kind of something special and that late any home run went as Jack just told us things don't always work out in fact Orion Mint he thought he'd seen the last of Roger Clemens game for the World Series and he was wrong thankfully oh yeah he was wrong because Roger Clemens thought he was done himself and all the relief the stress of Major League Baseball these years was completely gone until he got persuaded by a couple of friends great McLane of course dandy but it's a comeback as an astronaut is right back at he says Kevin the stress is here once again with what else a strikeout a standing over [Applause] it was tremendous we were shaking hands as I was coming in I just told me give me a moment I'm gonna sat in the manager's office and teared up a little bit had some flashes of my career and now here I am again stressed out so it was great but now you're wearing that national national league on yeah I mean is this shocking to you it is it is everything that's happened so far this year is it's kind of wild but I'm glad I left that percentage-point open now you know you and Michael Jordan yeah exactly did you anticipate what was gonna happen in this first half for you how dominant you are in this National League I could care less than I'm ten and two or ten and three I've had success before I've won 20 games I've won these awards I want other guys that know what it feels like to win and to win big if I'm 10 and 10 I'm happy we make the playoffs win the division or wildcard and get in there then if you know game on Roger going back to 1986 pitched in the Astrodome it has a come full circle now the only thing when I look at it I see the highlights I'm a lot younger and it just went by too fast I mean I almost don't even remember it but I'll be excited and you know how serious it is because you're facing the best of the best for you personally though to be back where you're from just signed with the National League team after coming out of retirement he named the all-star team to be starting this game what's the feeling inside got to be for you well um you know I'm looking forward to it I'm gonna try and get my rest and you know there's more than just pitching in the all-star game here in my hometown you know when I talk about my team behind the team with my foundation I have some special people working for me I appreciate the fans and people who won't buy and purchasing things go straight to the kids it's been a great deal of fun the American League starter the winningest pitcher since 2001 with 67 wins that's the big left-hander from the Oakland A's Mark Miller getting to start tonight against the tough national league lineup game Kevin Kennedy thank you will see the American League dugout Roger Clemens 42nd birthday just weeks away could there be a more fitting tribute if except actually his boyhood idol Nolan Ryan is President accounted for part of the taco bell ringing the bell challengers PA announcer Bob Ford direct your attention to the mound as Tom gray is about to play the Taco Bell ring the bell promotion now you may recognize the young man who is standing next to Tom out on the mound the strikeout king himself please welcome hall-of-famer Nolan Ryan [Applause] because tom has 30 seconds to throw as many balls from the rubber and end to the to the Taco Bell target at home plate now Tom just for being out there has already won Taco Bell make value meals for an entire year if Tom gets three balls through the target he wins $10,000 he gets five follow the target get this he picks up a cool million dollars thirty Seconds Tom get as many as you can are you ready here thirty seconds starts now [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] he was darting your eyeshadow all over but he did a great job hungry I hate to get away the chick in the family going ulong will ring the check [Music] [Applause] [Music] we're thrilled to give it to him on behalf of talk about some fabulous job Tom take the check go enjoy the baseball game congratulations to get to this point [Music] in the other corner Joba with your all-star starting lineups he's no robot he's an all-star on a box [Music] tonight one man saw it coming two teams of robots full of talent all to play in one game robots don't feel fear they don't feel anything and these robots can catch they can throw and they can definitely hit I got that little string around mine that time of year again the mercedes-benz summer event is going on right now it's an event worth remembering busy local mercedes-benz dealer for a special lease offer at the mercedes benz credit on the new 2005 ml350 special edition [Music] small business owners don't like limits limits don't encourage motivate or inspire so removing them with SBC business unlimited now our low flat rate just got lower 48 95 for unlimited local told the nationwide long distance for your first 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to the bank of America pregame show ladies and gentlemen welcome to the 75th all-star game now it's time to meet the American League coaches and reserves first the coaches from the Kansas City Royals manager Tony Pena from the Toronto Blue Jays manager Carlos Tusker and now the players from the Anaheim Angels pitcher Francisco Rodriguez from the Baltimore Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada from the Boston Red Sox first baseman David Ortiz and pitcher Curt Schilling [Music] from the Chicago White Sox pitcher Esteban loaiza from the Cleveland Indians outfielder Matt Watson second baseman Ron Belliard pitcher Jake Westbrook catcher Victor Martinez and pitcher CC Sabathia from the Detroit Tigers shortstop Carlos Guillen from the Kansas City Royals first baseman Ken Harvey from the Minnesota Twins pitcher Joe Nathan from the New York Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield pitcher Javier Vasquez pitcher Tom Gordon pitcher Mariano Rivera outfielder head deck Matsui from the Oakland Athletics pitcher Tim Hudson from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Carl Crawford [Applause] from the Texas Rangers third baseman Hank Blalock shortstop Michael Young [Applause] pitcher Francisco Cordero and pitcher Kenny Rogers from the Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ted Lily now let's meet the National League all-star reserves and coaches first the coaches from the Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle from your Houston Astros manager Jimmy Williams [Music] and now the players from the Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson from the Atlanta Braves catcher Johnny Estrada [Applause] from the Chicago Cubs outfielder Moises Alou Carlos Zambrano from the Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin first baseman Sean Casey get your Danny graves from the Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Hilton from the Florida Marlins third baseman Mike Lowell outfielder Miguel Cabrera pictured Carl Pavano and pitcher Armando Benitez from the Houston Astros outfielder Carlos Beltran [Applause] from the Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Paul lo Duca and pitcher Eric Gagne [Applause] from the Milwaukee Brewers pincher Ben Sheets and pitcher Danny Coale from the Montreal Expos pitcher Livan Hernandez from the New York Mets pitcher Tom Glavine from the Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Jim Thome and outfielder Bobby Abreu from the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson from the San Diego Padres second baseman Mark Loretto and from the San Francisco Giants pitcher Jason Smith now let's meet the American League Manager and starting lineup first the manager from the New York Yankees Joe Torre [Music] [Applause] [Music] and now emerging from above the third-base dugout the starting lineup for the American League all-star team leading off from the Seattle Mariners centerfielder Ichiro Suzuki [Applause] [Music] second from the Detroit Tigers in the bullpen catcher Yvonne Rodriguez batting third from the Anaheim Angels right fielder Vladimir Guerrero [Music] batting fourth from the Boston Red Sox leftfielder Manny Ramirez [Music] from the New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez [Applause] [Music] batting six from the New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi [Music] batting seventh from the New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter [Applause] [Music] batting aid from the Texas Rangers second baseman Alfonso Soriano [Music] [Applause] panting I've been warming up in the bullpen room mr. mark Mulder ladies and gentlemen your 2004 American League all-star now let's meet the National League Manager and starting lineup first the manager from the Florida Marlins Jack McKeon [Music] purging from above the dugout the starting lineup for the National League all-star leading off from the st. Louis Cardinals George stop Edgar Renteria [Music] [Applause] batting second from the st. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert fools [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] from the San Francisco Giants [Applause] Braddock forth from the sick Louis Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen [Music] [Applause] from the Chicago Cubs right fielders Sammy Sosa [Applause] six from the New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza [Music] [Applause] [Music] from here at Houston Astros second baseman Jeff Kent [Applause] ladies and gentlemen bad ignite and warming up in the bullpen [Music] [Applause] thousand for National League all-stars [Music] when we return from Houston the star-spangled banner and the ceremonial first pitch [Music] the Chevy Malibu Maxx it's a five-door sedan that does things other cars can't with sliding reclining rear seats available rear DVD entertainment and according to Newsweek price thousands less than a comparable Accord or camera no wonder we call it the max Chevy Malibu Maxx an American Revolution all spring you work to get your lawn thick and green and then along comes 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show right now let's go to public address announcer Bob Ford and now ladies and gentlemen we honor America with tonight's national anthem performed by American Idol winner Fantasia [Music] [Music] [Music] right [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] ladies and gentlemen Fantasia [Applause] and now ladies and gentlemen for tonight's ceremonial first pitch we are pleased to welcome to the mound two kids from the Boys and Girls Clubs of America Jaime Caro and Jacob Hobbs and a ladies and gentlemen heading out to the mouth to join them accompanied by his 13 year old son Assad please welcome the greatest of all time [Music] [Applause] Nader and Lance Berkman shut up to catch behind the plate for our first two ceremonial first pitches both of our strikes [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] one of the greatest athletes in the history of this country and the presence of greatness here tonight Muhammad Ali with us Derek Jeter gathering his teammates and the National leaguers around the great Muhammad Ali and we thank him for joining us here tonight [Applause] [Applause] we'll take a break come back approaching the first pitch from Houston Texas in this all-star game more in a moment by American Idol winner first it was the railroads then team buses but nothing makes the American pastime more accessible than MLB 2005 online jet lag has gone the way of the spit ball as fans take their teams on the road by logging onto nine eight nine sports online the only way to play against more uniforms in a single day is to be an all-star rated E for Everyone PlayStation 2 now just 149 [Music] roundup knocks out weeds in 24 hours the leading imitator doesn't roundup fast act phones knocks out weeds in 24 hours [Music] [Music] thinking about refinancing your home call Ameriquest now you'll get your own personal loan specialist someone who knows you are more than their credit score who can help you pay off your high interest credit cards and lower your monthly payments we 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that some of its most historic moments have happened in its own all-star game you want to go back to 1941 and a homerun hit by Ted Williams to win it for the American League or 1950 with reg shandy's doing in the 14th inning for the National League the great throws by Dave Parker in 1979 Peck even that emotional farewell from Ted Williams to all of us into the baseball world at Fenway Park back in 1999 and if you want to get real current or at least the recent past Tim McCarver talked about last year nobody outside of Texas knew the name Hank Blalock he steps up and wins it for the American League against Eric Gagne somebody will be the hero tonight the guys pulling the strings making the decisions are interesting stories in their own right what talent there is on the field Jack McKeon the oldest manager to manage an all-star game after becoming the oldest manager to manage a World Series team with the Florida Marlins last year Joe Torre has had remarkable success in all-star experience he's four oh and one you may remember the tie in Milwaukee a couple of years ago and as a player eight one the only lost Joe Torre has been involved in back in 1971 in Detroit in just a few moments Roger Clemens will toe the slab for the National League and he will do it here in Houston his hometown it's the second time he has had that honor you go back to 1986 obviously pitching for Boston for the American League not only the winner in that game the MVP of that all-star game the MV he of that season and the scion the ward winner that season that ended with a frustration in the World Series in the loss to the New York Mets he is getting ready to go and he will tip his camp and say hi to some of his former friends some of his former teammates Alfonso Soriano Derek Jeter you name it Jason Giambi they will now face the rocket we have the first pitch we have the all-star game coming up for you next on Fox [Music] [Music] the cool head and the new copier $2,500 standard 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the humidity will keep that thing in the air it's hot muggy inside it's nice and pleasant once again here comes the starting lineup for the American League is brought to you by Citibank Ichiro will lead it off batting in the number two spot Yvonne Rodriguez in Vladimir Guerrero Manny Ramirez Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi in the middle with Jeter Soriano and Mulder although unless he gets up in the first inning Marc polder will not hit in this game and just so you know facing this starting pitcher who goes by the name of Clemens the American League starters in their careers combined to 49 the batting average against Clemens with only 8 home runs you're talking about the best of the best and Roger Clemens takes his warm-up tosses before this started six a Young Awards 320 career wins 310 of those of course in the American League and the last time he started an all-star game in this city it was at the Astrodome the Astrodome at a cost of 32 million dollars open at 1965 and Minute Maid Park tonight pitching - who else Mike Piazza del much has been made by us and others about the combination of Roger Clemens throwing to Mike Piazza with the history dating back to the year 2000 the beating incident the bat throwing incident in Game two of the World Series Piazza not taking Clemens apology home fall and now the two because of the voting system and because of Clemens coming out of retirement which lasted seven minutes and pitching for the National League and pitching brilliantly for the Houston Astros the two are forced to work together and I see a happy ending to what's been a rather ugly story between these two at the end of a couple of innings tonight Mike Piazza said all I'm going to do is put down 1 for a fastball 2 for a slider and a wiggle for the split en0 goes deep into right-field that ball in the corner Sosa get to it it's one huh Ichiro starts this game with it [Music] [Applause] watch it zero take batting practice get McCarver and you see a guy who was hit only three home runs during the regular season but when he wants to swing for the fences and get into a ball he can give a baseball arrived he is the only regular to start this game who is not at one time or another batted cleanup and he restarts the game with an extra-base hit giving you an early look at our up close and personal look a lipstick size camera that is in the grass aiming at both the right hand bat bat from batter's box in the left handed batter's box at one facing the pitching rubber as we look at Clemens Miss outside and low to Yvonne Rodriguez they are our Fox diamond cams and that's what it looks like that's how big it is like a wad of gum sitting on the dirt right in front of the grass the home plate area is one ball no strikes run during is one ball one strike what do bond Rodrigue rodriguez is doing this season typical is remarkable a 369 batting average he leads the American League in hitting 22 points ahead of his of the next player as we had a look at Vladimir Guerrero Vlad the terrible they're already calling here comes a 1-1 pitch and that's into right field [Applause] [Music] and in Tehran we'll come around to score we'll head to third-base [Applause] [Music] by the first two hitters they move the greeting here in Houston by Houston Astros starter Roger Clemens the reason that Ichiro was late arriving at the plate he slipped at second place trying to go back thinking that Sosa had a shot at this ball ball tailing away from Sammy and hits the top of the wall this is a home run by about two inches [Applause] there's the first out here in the top of the first is Vladimir Guerrero who knocked in 77 runs for the angels it's a comebacker and no surprise that Guerrero would be hacking early he doesn't wait around at the plate very long here's Manny Ramirez RBI opportunity for one of the best hitters overall pure hitters in the game today Manny Ramirez Sosa he needs to be tailed off air-conditioning at all it's still a little humid inside this park and Sosa has been running a lot here first inning there's a strike over the inside what an odyssey it has been for Manny ramírez to get to Houston offered on Erica of irrevocable waivers last December not picked up by any team making 19 million dollars a year and then the trade that did not go through the Red Sox tried to make it for Alex Rodriguez Ramirez was going to Texas and here he is starting left field for the American League all-stars and probably will get just the one at-bat he's bothered by a sore hamstring and Joe Torre one of the go to Manny Ramirez did and said I'm gonna get you in the game you're gonna make your start but early you will come out of this game except for the captain of boston redsox need him at their lineup for the second half runner at third one out and Clemens pauses for a moment if there is a big difference between Roger Clemens let's say in the Boston here compared to Roger Clemens in the Toronto New York Yankees in now Houston ears it's that split fingered fish he has made a big adjustment and it's helped him pitch this effectively as he's out there at the age of 41 long delay before no to [Applause] [Music] we've had a double and RBI triple a comebacker and now a line drive home run into the seats and left by Ramirez you will see that occasionally when a when a battery is not familiar with each other Clement stepping off the mound shaking off the Aqsa he wanted to throw the slider he threw it it's over the fat part of the plate and Ramirez parks it out of the ballpark Roger Clemens won his first nine decisions into the Astros [Applause] Joe Torre and the American League dugout I guess he should only expect it with dead record of 12 1 1 no matter who's on [Music] summer classic is usually on top at the end does the interesting thing about Joe Torre his loss coming in 1971 as a player in Detroit that's when Reggie Jackson has been showering hold on but if the light standard at Tiger Stadium that was Joe Tory's best years of individual he was the MVP for the st. Louis Cardinals 230 hits 363 batting average that year there's a 1 to 2 Alex Rodriguez he lays off two balls two strikes miss Rodriguez now it's Jason Giambi on deck there's only one out in the inning and the counts do it too that mrs. Alex Rodriguez wants the whole foot up fire any Montagu to check it Montague throws it out of play and it counts bull three two six straight seasons with 40 or more home runs for Alex Rodriguez second out of the [Applause] after the two-run shot by Manny Ramirez a fastball gets Rodriguez Alex will be 29 years old later on this month you do the math he is 367 career home runs is only 28 years old while Barry Bonds who will be hitting third for the National League has 680 175 home run shy of a new record it doesn't take much adding or subtracting and figure out that Alex Rodriguez at his face has a shot at the all-time record of 755 one ball one strike wood two out nobody on a Jason Giambi who's been on the disabled list two times this season foul outside first and now he's in the hole wanting to intestinal parasite has been the latest thing to slow him down bothered by a sore hips early and his energy level has almost been non-existent with two out nobody on Giambi takes just outside [Music] Giambi and MVP back in 2001 with Oakland third season with the Yankees the two pitches 5 full count Jeter next [Music] which is seared clements to a tent at three start with the Astros once the top of the first to end right now and will continue on the foul ball yeah it's been such a disappointing season for the Houston Astro fans here in Houston my anticipation particularly after the signing of Roger Clemens Andy Pettitte dismissed a lot of time on the DL Jimmy Williams their manager under fire another 3-2 pitch another foul ball Saturday we are in st. Louis for the Cubs and Cardinals if you would have told either one of us before the season that heading into the all-star break one team in the Central Division would have a seven-game lead I think both you and I would have said Cubs probably first right the Astros had a legitimate shot at that but nobody was expected the Cardinals their first half has been remark three starters participating in this all-star game and Tony LaRussa has done his best job yet it's coming to st. Louis at 96 at 7:00 game lead over the Cubs seven and a half over Cincinnati the second half of the season coming up we hit up the middle and to his right hand make the play and this is the and ugly start for the National League so far this one is Giambi is on and we'll wait see they call it a hit or an error I think it's going to be a base hit but it's a ball that a lot of the second baseman get to normally when an infielder goes to his right and bobbles the ball it hits the heel of the glove that ball hit the heel of the glove trickled down and it is being scored an error no way they're good I guess with Giambi running it would have been a very easy play for kids to make the play stop and throw Giambi out so you're defending right now the official scoring yes we do that at all-star games yes everybody's at all that's right it's a triumvirate there are three official scorers that get together huddle and come up with that call that is also correct honor it first with two out the ill one pitch is down and away to Derek Jeter [Music] we look at this all-star game no first time a team has hit a double triple and a home run in the same inning going for the cycle could have had it if they had to pull down an error that's right [Music] a chance of history slips through all of our fingers here tonight in music runner at first two out and this is turned in to an extremely long first inning for Roger Clemens a jumper face it now the American League has hit for the cycle here in the first going to third is Giambi and this nightmare continues for Clemens a double a triple a homer and error a base hit and it will at least be a 30 pitch first inning for Clemens over the head of first baseman Albert Jules till you and I were talking before the game again look at that Hickey rosters on they new man - awake pictures the team er a is a two point six for about a half a run higher for the American League and here it's the American Way and just like that with a look of astonishment on the face of Roger Clemens it's six to nothing American League [Applause] [Music] so the error extends the Inuk a bouncing single by Jeter and now it's ex teammate Roger Clemens Alfonso Soriano going deep to left again it appeared to be a slider we talked about it before on our broadcast sliders go farther my view than any other pitch as a tendency to just spin in the strike zone is that what did the Soriano Roger Clemens is not experienced and inning like this been putting on an Astros uniform for the first time at any point this season two home runs here in the first-inning and March Mulder the last thing I'm surprised deep impact of batting helmet to come here for our bat there he is batting in the first inning a six to nothing American League Lee - trying to frame it there's already action the closer for the Brewers Danny Kolb is getting loose Randy Johnson was scheduled to be the second pitcher that big jack figuring rightly that perhaps he'll bring coal pen instead of Johnson very good with a great start time [Music] your health because the more water you drink people everywhere are experiencing a breakthrough I haven't been this full with fullness from a value menu little announcement introducing a big bell value menu from Taco Bell a new menu of filling items like half pound burritos double tacos designed to keep your stomach and your wallet full I'm full but you wouldn't understand that Oh get full on value think outside the fun they're hot they're powerful and they can tow over 6,000 pounds [Music] trailblazers and the seven passenger Trailblazer ext [Music] trailblazer an american revolution trailblazer is available with the safety and security of pawn stone the 2004 all-star game on Fox is brought to you by thank you from city a new kind of rewards program from a cart you can count on by Aquafina make your body happy drink more water by the new Chevrolet's 10 new cars and trucks in 20 months in American Revolution mark Mulder who is a 12 game winner for the Oakland A's is to work in the bottom of the first inning six runs on five hits and now Edgar Renteria Alex Rodriguez one out and that's the way the bottom of the first inning begins for the nm once again the starting lineup for the National League brought to you by Citibank down by six in the first inning we'll see what this lineup can do it's cool whole styled and bonds Scott Rolen Sammy Sosa Mike Piazza Lance Berkman Jeff Kent and Roger Clemens for now is in the number nine spot the order here is Albert pools third time an all-star it's been a three different positions you've done it a third he's done at the outfield this year the starter at first base a career hit into right centerfield Ichiro on the run it off get it takes Rana hop it's a double and pulses on with one out here in the first inning for the nationally [Applause] there is no more line to line hitter in the major leagues than Albert rules he has power to right field down the line left field down the line and he has the extraordinary ability of keeping a ball inside off the plate fair the only other guy in my view that can do that is the guy hitting right now a guy by the name of Barry Bonds and for one of the I would say only times this season ears bond to the base help at first inning and the catcher is in a squatting position ready to receive a pitch from mark Mulder we said he's gonna come right after bonds and we'll see first pitch misses blowing away ball one the numbers from Mulder twelve into record which ties him for the major league lead [Music] Suzuki his right to carry him for third base he makes a strong throw to out the six-time MVP who's doing remarkable things year after year after year already with 71 intentional walks which is a single-season record is the second out here's Roland it was the first time when we met with the 500 home run inactive players the other day and Henry Aaron saying that Barry Bonds may be the greatest hitter ever did on a major league beautiful he also said he doesn't believe Barry when he says that he is not going to break the all-time home run record that's what bond says but he is open seventy five home runs away and you look at this amazing major-league career which has been getting better with time here's a no one to Rolen who is Cocteau 80 run for st. Louis the highest total in all of Major League Baseball and his teammate Albert Pujols is waiting for mout there no one player has driven in any other one player before enrolling as driven in pools this season the count stays on too something people don't talk a lot about with regard to pools but he has scored the most runs in the National League and he does that year after year after year 112 runs or more every season of the bigger here's a note to - rolling Costa would follow and a stunt the quiet crowd here in Houston is witnessing Roger Clemens endure a six run first inning wondering if Roland can pick up his teammate pool just missed the inside corner 2 & 2 last year a game that was won by the American League seven to six on that home run by Blaylock - on if I'm Rodriguez setting up inside and the pitch about six inches to the left so now the National League if Sosa can pop one like half the deficit the one time MVP Sammy Sosa on the disabled list this season missed a lot of time with two violent sneeze Guerrero won't get there [Applause] 69 base hit into right field by Sosa and it's a five Ron American League leader the only reason Scott Rowland's not on third base is he's nursing a tender left knee this ball off the end of the pad by Sosa I think it's a fist people talk about breaking bats that you break more bats are flossing inside I think old bats are broken on balls hit off the end of the bat but on the handle now it's Mike Piazza with two on two out it appears with work continuing for the national league and their bullpen the Roger Clemens is going to be finished after one inning allowing six runs on five hits a couple of Hall brats in that decision rests not only with Jack McKean to Rogers manager Jimmy Williams is right next to McKeon give me Williams in the foreground here comes a tool pinch two on two out the opposite takes ball three with Berkman on deck 1986 three innings no runs no hits and tonight one inning six runs five hits as the strike is in 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got is like Yanni music as a hit add a little flare into right centerfield you hear the music playing went into right-center somewhere pat morita is weeping [Applause] [Music] right [Applause] [Music] Guerrero's open to anybody paying attention to Vladimir Guerrero these days you're not you should be for the kind of season he's put together there were some teams that were scared off because of his bad deal in place for Guerrero but couldn't pull the trigger because of the ownership chain so he goes to Anaheim and he's hit 20 driven in 77 he's third in the AL 18 345 here's Manny Ramirez you homer to the first he takes the ball up and in disappointing end to the first tab for the Boston Red Sox they were battling the Yankees and that had a hard-fought but Yankee dominated Series in Yankee Stadium and they find themselves seven out at the parade you know you talked about it before any rumors this first at-bat saying that Joe Torre will give him one at-bat well when you hit a home run that hamstring has a tendency to feel better better and for a second is Esteban loaiza forms with the American League it's called visions of an MVP award right well I've already had one to run home right now it's cold not Clemens let me have a how to rip out of two balls and a strike Cole Kolbe is a guy who a couple of years ago might have been on his way out of baseball released by the Texas Rangers and he has been phenomenal closing games for the Brewers there were four games over the 500 mark in the all-star break three balls and a strike with Alex Rodriguez Dax Kolbe trying to get around the one out hit by Yvonne Rodriguez to the shortstop Renteria I would be really disappointed if we didn't hear more from Yannick [Music] [Music] [Music] dad you know how you want to be everywhere I am now you can be for a limited time particular family talk for just $9.99 a line and get a cool phone keep track of your kids I call it my this is so much better plan 99 line another real singular fits you 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all good baby the 2004 all-star game on Fox is brought to you by Budweiser grab a cold fresh Budweiser it's game time if either of the MasterCard targets are hit during the game there will be a random seat draw at one lucky fan of tonight's game wins a million dollars we already had one $1,000,000 handed out Tom gray leave the stadium happy tonight Barry Bonds by the way came within I mean literally three inches of that sign in right field last night during the home run derby here comes a 1-1 pitch to Berkman with Kent and then the pitchers spot to follow we know that Kolb is finished and for Danny he goes one scoreless inning allowing a hit so the bottom three of the order I want to pinch Burkman hits it the other way and Giambi on the knee takes it to the bag one out the rice products originally from Waco Texas hitting $2.99 on the season is the first out here is Jeff Kent Lance Berkman was a guy who was on a partial ride to the fine University here in Houston Rice University [Music] line drive - story on OA the first two were gone here in the second and Balder has one more out he can pick it up and he will deal with Barry Larkin it will pinch-hit for cold well things didn't go according to plan for Jack McKean they will for Joe Torre at least here at the beginning as Luiza is getting ready to back up Mulder as you can get out of this second inning nobody on two down at the mall but first inside for ball one to Larkin some of you folks out there may not be familiar with mark Boulder but over the last three and a half years he is the winningest pitcher in baseball winning 67 losing 26 very familiar with you the debayer wait no active player has played four seasons with only one team over his entire career that barry larkin see the number 67 for Boulder Larkin has been with the Reds for 19 years and he has told the Reds to put off the plant at the end of the year to honor him for his great career they were weekend he said let's hold off on that because I may want to play next year [Music] well time all-star Larkin trying to get on in front of Renteria to the left side in a his teammate Jeter and the first two are in the books here in Houston six to one the American League on top back em to this from your local station [Music] the stars are out in Houston tonight I'm kori McLaren after the ballgame we're live here at Minute Maid Park with the inside story from the 75th Midsummer Classic we've got highlights and reaction from our Chicago contingent right after the ballgame introducing the newly redesigned 2005 Nissan Altima you might call it an extreme makeover and we call it the nouveau 5 Altima now with $1000 cash back Ultimo's never been more attractive 1,000 cash back at your Nissan dealer now introducing $3.00 meals all day every day at KFC of a leg side winning business for 3 bucks or a breast wing at biscuit do I need a coupon no coupon $3 meals all day every day at KFC can I get it tonight all day how about next week every day what about 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diamondbacks then the question becomes who has the best package of prospects to give Arizona to get Randy Johnson two balls and a strike so will he be a teammate of Alex Rodriguez before the month is out will it be pitching for Joe Torre my view this is one trade if that happens that the Boston Red Sox so Randy Johnson who has that fantastic fastball and that devastating slider we learned more about the slider but at the last second slides away pretty tricky huh strike one strike two strike three we talked about the slider and Roger Clemens Rogers is a tiger version of the slider Randy Johnson that even though that was a fastball off the end of the bat by a-rod but Randy's is more of a sweeping slider sorry thanks to scooter you're getting backing and animated for whatever reason the batter is Giambi would want out we're getting back to Randy Johnson you know the Yankees are famous for blocking trades the Red Sox are another team in the American League East from from getting a particular player and in my view this is one time the Boston Red Sox cannot allow that to happen we found the Red Sox I'm saying it's got to beat us a couple other factors here a couple of years ago George Steinbrenner upset Jerry Colangelo right the owner of the Diamondbacks went Colangelo thought he had a deal with David Wells Steinbrenner said AHA he's coming back to the Yankees and Wells was a great performer again the New York Yankees regular season and postseason the other is to the Yankees have enough left in their system to blow it together to outdo somebody else's proposal to get Randy Johnson and the conventional thinking is they may be short in that area and they've got the money but do they have the players one on one out no balls one strike got cheated Slyder [Music] watch the sweeping action starting outside and fooling Derek Jeter Jeeter single and scored his first time up bounced a base hit over the head of pools at first the opposite way for the American League Giambi will stop at second it's two on one out what has the year been like for Randy Johnson [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the perfect game thousand strike guns the age of 40 the oldest pitcher ever to throw a perfect game and he leads the major leagues right now with 145 strikeouts he has to get familiar with Piazza call about and they'll talk about the side of Giambi down at second and one out how about what the Atlanta Braves went through over a three-day period in May on May 16th Finch sheep struck out 18 Braves and then two days later Randy Johnson pitches a perfect game and yet Bobby Cox in his Atlanta Braves have had a resurgence and are currently one game behind the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League pitch is low to Soriano while people said sabrage of this shorts they don't have it they had to unload all those players they no longer have Maddox obviously they don't have to laugh and they didn't have him last year they don't they don't have enough to compete in the National League East well nobody's run away with the National League East like the Phillies and maybe the Marlins the Braves have been allowed to hang around and now they're only a game out the New York Mets are two games out in fourth place in the NL West when you get my lease part when you give Bobby Cox veterans know how to play watch out because he knows how to manage and he knows how to motivate that team to play baseball the right way and to get victories right now there's three games over the 500 mark and only a game behind the Phillies two on with one out one ball two strikes on Soriano we'll return to first and second a reminder that Cingular Wireless has put fans in command of tonight's singular play of the game register by text messaging blade 263 69 on your single aspire 'less phone or log on to foxsports.com on MSN keyword play Mandy johnson has surrendered back-to-back hits with three consecutive singles and we'll have a pinch-hitter for folder Alfonso Soriano who of course went to Texas done about the Cardinal in field of Rolen Renteria and fools what about that Texas Ranger infield all three are here tonight three of the four not only Soriano the second baseman but Michael Young the shortstop and Hank Blalock who won last year's all-star here now it's Ken Harvey batting for the starter Mulder with the wisest set to take over at Boulder ends up going to innings allowing one run on two hits once strikeout no walks hit about bases-loaded one out for can't Harvey at the Kansas City for at all so the two starters that we've seen for the National League Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson two guys who have dominated in the first half have not had it here tonight Clemens went only wanted Matt Johnson two balls a strike Randy Johnson news one of the more terrifying pitchers that I've ever seen at the big league level 6:10 certain run average in all-star games is the fifth lowest point 82 two balls two strikes Larry Walker a left-handed hitter turned around in Cleveland seven years ago to hit right-handed famous giant truck Camden Yards in Baltimore in 1993 Johnson gets what he needs and that's the second out of the inning let's listen in to Joe Torre moments ago before they had bat by heart see if you wanted to head again no you should did you wouldn't answer he's inside it not later you go later I was looking for Joe want to know if you want to hit off the unit wondering if Mark Boulder wanted to take his tax against Randy Johnson Harvey did he came up empty and now Ichiro strike in Shiro one out of two with a double a run scored and a groundout accomplishing that feat that Freddie Lynn did back in 1975 with Rookie of the Year award and the MVP speaking of Freddie Lynn he's the only hitter who's hit a grand slam home run in the all-star game mid-1983 that was a pretty good slider there for brandy job that was a big-league slider scooter would have been proud of that slider you get in tirol failing out of the batter's box and it's a strike that's a good pitch there's another one and it misses one ball two strikes terrifying bases-loaded two out one ball two strikes to be ditcher on an Indiana and the American League leaves the bases loaded bottom of the third and L bats down by five a typical full-size pickup handles like this over rough terrain without board mounted shocks placed outside the frame rails Ford f-150 handles like this the advantage of being the only pick up without board shocks is easy to see only this truck earned the right to be the next ford f150 sport in each sport a foul foul a dog sir dunk 10 feet on the west side is 10 feet on the east side and out stand out no doubt upon that and a busser bat even if it's flat football is football unless it's football before the games the same wherever it's at no wins a win a loss is a loss but no matter what you better come with it or don't come at all because it's 90 feet to first no matter where home whoa my spidey sense tells me that you have just won a new TV MA yeah but that was my sister's she have a warranty play the Burger King Spidey snap game quit Sony Electronics a family of Saturday evening victims hours play I'm happy to be at home get back out there on the field to compete to win and win it all once you have a little pay for that that's all it's about make no mistake about it I'm here to win a World Series for me and those guys in that Clubhouse anything short of that it's going to be a disappointment I catch Major League Baseball all season long on Fox Esteban loaiza take silver for the American League the second pitcher of the night and he will deal with the top of the order for the National League the numbers for Louise who has had an amazing turnaround the last year and a half and Renteria is first up with pools and bonds to follow as the National League tries to jump back into this game Jack McKeon is the manager of the National League because he and the Marlins won the World Series last year and Jack we heard you say that that first inning kind of messed up your plans there with a pitching you had to go to Kolb earlier than he ever thought I would well you know he's a reliever so that we don't have the option we're gonna go to one inning with him so let's get him out of the way and he can balance out of that the spot we were in with Roger going one inning and we had you know ready program to the third so pick up the throw by Alex Rodriguez for the first out and also did gives the chance really they'll get one of our starting pitches enough time to warm up so we decide to go with it warms up quickly that starting pitcher was Randy Johnson and his Albert Pujols digs his way in it's quickly Jack look at the National League East you guys are hanging right in there aren't you yeah what's it it's a 14th battle really and whoever gets on a good streak here the next month or so is gonna make it tough for us but there's four clubs in contention and any one of those clubs could win we asked you before the game how this experience would rank in your long baseball career you said well let's see how it turns out we'll see if it changes well we got some pretty good hitters in here you know over the depth on this bench here don't throw don't sell us short because we can come back with a 5-spot just as well they come on a foot a sixth spot on the board Jack we did we didn't take your attention away and your focus away you weren't gonna lift Barry Bonds for pinch-hit or you know you're still doing a pretty good job they're trying to help me all right thanks a lot jack okay Barry Bonds at the plate with two out nobody on and he takes Jack McKean telling us before the game that all the starters his hope is that bonds play the longest he's up on the count here too and out dealing with Esteban loaiza where the bases empty bonds big strike one very flied to Center his first time up the two on just outside shift is on for Barry Bonds most national league teams do that swinging for third baseman all the way into the shortstop position another cooing Esteban loaiza who puts pods on with a two-out walk Scott Rolen will be the hitter and he is our Budweiser fantasy player the first half log on to foxsports.com on MSN keyword fantasy baseball today's game brought to you by Budweiser grab a cold fresh Budweiser it's game time 131 walks in the first half for Barry Bonds 71 intentional passes comes up empty the team that is just close to Barry Bonds in intentional walks the st. Louis Cardinals with 40 again bonds has 71 the next closest competition at that category that he really wants no part of but that's life in the big leagues for Barry Bonds now is Jim told me with and it has been at a walk in the park all-time career leader in long 555 and M exceptional passes and roll it takes strike two Rowland hit by pitch his first time up by Mulder Barry Bonds intentional walks go up with his day he's still playing at age I walk every time up intentionally two balls two strikes hot rolling be calling for that right now 700 at-bats 700 at digital walk here's a to to rollin grounds into third foul somebody hoping for a souvenir down that left-field side here in Houston was part of that group but yesterday then we interviewed Joe I remember back in 1969 Leo Durocher the manager of the Chicago Cubs walked Willie McCovey with nobody out and nobody on at the ninth inning of a one-run game at Wrigley Field and all of baseball was just talk was the power the world could Durocher do that and now it's done on an everyday basis with Barry Bonds Thank You Barry was blocked by buck still walk through the Arizona Diamondbacks for the bases loaded hockey and two out in the ninth inning of a two run game invaded a one run game and Brent main lined out to end the game pitches inside to roll at three balls two strikes nobody dictates what happens in a baseball game more than Barry Bonds and he will go at first base on a three tuna rolling go again [Music] the chance for big-league money continues here's the next character in the Pepsi play for a billion winning game code see probably maybe another three to formalize evasive [Music] hold a second and all of a sudden who has the only RBI for the national league could put a charge into on him help the NL climb back into this game they trail six to one a long way to go a lot of baseball left but if the National League does come back to tie it will be the biggest comeback ever 1955 the National League came back from a 5 nothing deficit and in 12 innings Stan Musial won it for the National League diamond camp look at Sammy Sosa with two on two out I couldn't help but watch sammy sosa during the homerun competition last night and think about every executive and fan of the Chicago cub watching Sosa tape the ribs he was taken after suffering from that bad back you're holding their breath with every swing it's too far inside one ball one strike the youngest to 500 home runs major league history double X Jimmie Foxx early Baines Sammy Sosa 5:55 Sousa not pitch on the inside corner you can see we're on Regas setting up inside that's an unusual pitch both sliders are designed to go away from right-handers the outside part of the plate but that pitch designed to stay inside runners at first and second two out Sosa goes the other way and Soriano to his left Stanek we go to the fourth inning still six one the American League on top here in Houston [Music] [Applause] you know we could just go to FedEx Kinkos 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pronto George Bush Barbara Bush Houston residents and there's typical seats here at his entire career one out here in the fourth inning last half in Giambi and bonds were talking over at first base talks like are you [Music] alright stay healthy Big Daddy finished strong arvig I love you too baby his further proof that in the history of baseball not one significant thing has been said by the runners first base and the first basemen ever what about the fans beyond that love each other well not one significant thing has ever been said between the runner at first and the first baseman in the history of the game you never had anything all the things that you say now on the air all of the analytical points year after year after year you never said anything at first base that bit anything Nathan David Ortiz will pinch-hit here for his teammate Manny Ramirez in the fourth inning and when I've had a dismal showing flanked first base no one said anything significant to me ever thank you put it I said my piece hey what's up what's going on sees it going all right for you good yeah how the wife's doing great really swinging a good there rough night tonight David Ortiz is at the plate what a first half he has had that's what those who were talking about shaft and Jeter ducats a lot different than at first base number one where your teammates reside no this is all-star game number two knotti past number one yet for two you're out of the few of millions where you're really into submission at baseball and the dugout particularly when it got some teammate of yours I guarantee you that's what Barry Larkin said - right now that's where you're inside baseball talk is on first place would get a founder she's trying to check it two three and one from Sam pronto with Alex Rodriguez on deck think of the Boston Red Sox at where they would be without David Ortiz he has led all major leaguers in RBIs since last year's all-star game whoa a two-out walk you can play hit the pros presented by the all-new GMC Canyon and face real pitches from today's best hurlers log on to foxsports.com on MSN keyword games we are professional grade [Music] now David Ortiz and Albert Paul's talk it over at first base this time they're saying nothing in Spanish to each other Alex Rodriguez just at the flake he's got to be all pumped up after winning the home run derby here last night did it with ease strength on the inside corner to a rock Carl Crawford off town Houston product is in the on-deck circle all two to one showed you the train up on the tracks here in left-field they have a hill that's in play a flagpole and centerfield that's in play here at this ball park that opened in the year 2000 Midway slicing bear that's foul I don't know who said fair but that was going on all ball we are coming up on the top of the hour we the greatest with us tonight the ceremonial two home run hit against Roger Clemens in the first and that was it a pat on the back Clemens down into the clubhouse and now we are working in the port bottom of the inning left Piazza Berkman and Kent bronto trying to keep it misses for ball three a recap from the first inning single double triple home run the American League runner goes Alex Rodriguez wants to swing the bat tonight so he offered it a pitch out of the strike zone would you ever intentionally do that than all-star again would you take the walk or would you just try to stay up there really can't say from experience that much I was only hit too for Alex Rodriguez the veteran this is number eight first one in 96 number eight he's 28 years old breaking ball is hammered into right-center field [Applause] and score from first for third as Alex Rodriguez and it's 7 to 1 American League well if he didn't intentionally offer at that 3-2 pitch and followed back to get another shot at Sam Braun oh he made the most of it and he got the slider from Carlos event when Alex Rodriguez is hitting well that's his slot right centerfield he has tremendous power the other way he is not a pull hitter [Music] [Applause] the American League tonight and I'm called Robert who was a three-sport star at Davis high school the Houston area is at the plate this guy could have done anything and is probably the best natural athlete playing in the game tonight one ball one strike one ball one strike on Crawford Crawford is batting for Giambi in this a foul ball strike two let's check in with Kevin Kennedy Joe with more holding all the flops by Roger Clemens and rightfully so but everybody got on the board early 67 wins the most immediately fateful 50,001 mark your feelings on that the event the night it was just a good time you know honey honey how do you was all ready honey he was already getting all over me telling me I get runs you know I'm getting too many too much run support so I got the six on the first so it's fun you know more if we talked about what a great offensive laugh the National League had with your everything was a good night all 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the bottom of the fourth inning and the American League is on top seven to one they have out hit the nationally tenth of every and defensively some changes as Ortiz takes over at first base and Carl Crawford will man left field CC Sabathia is into the action and Piazza pops it up out behind short one pitch here in the bottom of the fourth and it's Crawford coming in to make the catch one out hi Joe hi Jim how are you hi in America and all points beyond down here getting ready to participate in an on-field ceremony and presentation for Roger Clemens at the end of the staff fitting so I've been split up from my partner everything okay back up there to everything is marvelous marvelous there's Lance Berkman grounded out his first time he was the other finalists in the home run derby here last night and lost to Miguel Tejada Berkman then Kent and if anybody gets on it will be a pinch hitter against the bathia Tim CC Sabathia is a big man not only that he had a baby boy and his wife had a baby boy last September and the child is fused a big kid he sees the third he is 27 inches long make that 32 inches long and weighs 27 pounds and he's how old is 10 months old Wow Lucy had him out here Berkman in the gap in left centerfield Ichiro Crawford and is Crawford with that great speed for out number two CC had him out here during the home run hitting contest CC telling us before the game that everybody thought that the child was about three years old that's how big E is of course his dad is big too the only thing I could notice about CC Sabathia from sitting this close to him but now the whole world is close to him on diamond cameras at his hats on a little side way he wears this hat like a true left-hander Carlos Beltran is literally 9 feet from me in the on-deck circle so it's one astral flying out to left center it's another at the plate and another in the on-deck circle Jeff Kent's lined out his first gun [Music] gasps - it all and trying to extend it for his teammate two died in al on top seven to one Jeff Kent gets his first hit and here comes Carlos Beltran Tim who the Astros picked up from Kansas City to try to content either in the NL Central or the wild-card and now today have really gone through a rough stretch people expect them to maybe shop Carlos Beltran if they fall any further out into central or in the wild-card yeah that's it that's all I'm getting out of you all we talked we talked about the woes through which the Astros they're going Jimmy Williams what a year it has been but I do not expect to see Carlos beltrán in an astro uniform past July 31st the waiver deadline unless they pick it up unless they get it going they are hanging in but as they took the all-star break they hit a ten and a half games out behind st. Louis the central losing three out of four to the Dodgers in Los Angeles raynelle from Sabathia on three and L Beltran I've gotta take it to strike thing is in order to keep Carlos Beltran the Astros have to pick it up immediately becuase of the waiver deadline that's only let us less than three weeks away is another base hit through the hole into left and it's two on with two out for Andrea [Applause] he is a good-looking player yeah obviously those around the country haven't seen a lot of Carlos beltrán gym because he's played for the Kansas City Royals but he's a switch hitter with power and great speed he's a good outfielder talking with his agent he's got Flores a couple weeks ago he thinks he would suit and actually better than he would an alt but I would imagine it's all up in the air he could end up anywhere if the Astros who got him basically as a rental from Kansas City want to make a move [Music] two on with two out nobody on Renteria Edgar Oh for two tonight it's oh and two Sabathia we had a quick shot of Carl Pavano of the Florida Marlins who has just had a terrific year for Jack McKeon for Marlins who as we said earlier only a game and a half behind the Philadelphia Phillies two on two out o two pitch Vaughn Rodriguez he could hear the chains around his neck jingle as he blocks that ball in the dirt ball one wearing a lot of jewelry just like you did Tim when you caught for all those years [Applause] for three and it's a 72 now you get into the real meat of this National League lineup and Sabathia is going to have his work cut out for him to get out of this fourth inning keeping it a five-run game a two-out rallies the most difficult of rallies because for the most part he's score no cheap runs you have to hit your way on and that's what the National League is done to singles that double off the glove of Rodriguez Jeff get scores the mouse 7 to 2 American League lead last year Albert pools finished second of the MVP voting of the National League to the guy on deck boss second and 13 rules takes a strike the Cardinals were not worried one bit Jim when they rewarded Albert Pujols with a multi-billion dollar multi-year deal with the kind of approach he takes day in and day out you shelled them in a hurry that he played [Applause] [Music] will score and the National League has climbed back [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] remember the comment we made earlier about keeping the inside pitch fair albert rules could do it Barry Bonds can do it most hitters who can put the good part of the bat on the ball when they get an inside pitch they pull it foul this ball is off the plate by about four inches pools not only hits it hard he keeps it fair and keeps the National League back in this ball game so after the al gets a run on the top of the fourth the nationally not only has put up three to make it seven to Borbon that got bonds at the plate the game's best hitter [Music] I know we really haven't touched my Jonathan it is remarkable the patience bonds has exhibited the last few years and the unbelievable thing she has done with the two pitches baby I mean he does he could go a week and see maybe ten good pitches right to try to drive that's right number one of the National League with a 360 [Applause] Derek Jeter puts it away but the National League is back in the game it's a three-run game three runs in the inning we go to the fifth inning it's seven to four AL right now here is a video tribute to the great Roger Clemens [Music] ah [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] ladies and gentlemen this is a great night to celebrate major league baseball this is a great night to celebrate the great city of Houston and this is an even more special night to celebrate one of your favorite sons the great Roger Clemens here's the Commissioner of baseball Roger before a worldwide television audience and your hometown fans here in Houston it is my great honor to present you with the commissioners historic achievement award your Hall of Fame 21 career has been highlighted by many awards honors and remarkable performances tonight we're celebrating your place amongst an elite group of pitchers who've accumulated 300 career victories and over 4000 strikeouts [Applause] these achievements will ensure that your name will always be mentioned with the greatest pitchers in the history of this great game this is the ink commissioners historic achievement award that we presented congratulations Roger you've done a lot for so many and all of us are very proud of Roger I know this is bittersweet for you because I know the competitor you are and after that first inning it's got to eat as you're walking off the field down by six yeah I put our guys in a hole but though we'll get a crowd into it a little bit and these guys are working way back into the game we're gonna win a game final question you've got your family behind you I know your retirement didn't last too long you end up back here with Houston you've had a great first half does it make you even think past this year with what might be out there for Roger Clemens I'm going to leave that percentage-point open again you know I don't want to get into that but I'd be remiss if I didn't say thank you to all the fans all the great fans of Major League Baseball all the towns and cities the great cities I've been had the fortune to play in and especially here at home I suppose won't say thank you very much Roger Clemens a nice moment for Roger and his family we'll take a break fifth inning when we come back from Houston the National League's back in it they trail seven to four sport in each sport the fouls a foul a dog sir dunk ten feet on the west side is 10 feet on the east side and out stood out no doubt upon that and a basa bat even if it's flat football is football completed football beware the game's the same wherever it's at now wins a win a loss is a loss but no matter what you better come with it or 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visitors score six at the first on on - ranging far to his right he'll now talk with Jeff Kent who was behind him as he picked it up and instead of going to the bag it was a race between Pavano and Jeter and Jeter wanted let's listen to it [Music] second basemen often will call a first baseman off football like this but because they're not teammates a little miscommunication on the right side of the infield cheaters dreams agree that they said an infield hit for Derek it was the MVP of the 2000 all-star game and the MVP of the 2000 World Series he's beat the best four games to one here comes a no unfit Soriano going to how valuable was Carl Pavano last October to Jack McKean to the Marlins he did everything and really it was that feel with their pitching staff back and coming out of the bullpen in the NL see has to help get them give him an opportunity to be MVP is Soriano strikes out and Alfonso's teammate Michael Young will come to the plate to pinch-hit one on one out there are the numbers for Michael young and how many that's good you win you went around an ass who leaves the major leagues and hit wait for one fact there are a lot of guys in tonight's game it would pop up and surprise you as to where they rank across the National League and the American League what they've done the first half Oh Michael John is such a poignant figure in Texas because of crew left person had left is playing third base tonight a was for the American League at Alex Rodriguez all this is outside I think now goes to two and one Pavano was part of the package to get to Pedro Martinez for the Boston Red Sox he is coming into his own as a 2-1 pitch off the plate [Applause] that's another miscommunication because guys have not played together I think normally Jeff Kent would take this ball or take the bag himself he's actually too close for the flip I'm not too sure that Renteria had control of the ball meter slides short of second base they get the lead runner but that's a ball that normally just can I think with would take itself well here is Ichiro for his fourth at-bat of the night with Rodriguez on that here is our Burger King trivia question what manager has won the most all-star games tori is 1 for 4 oh and one to tie two years ago in Milwaukee here's a no.1 Casey stinkle would be yes because he all the pennants and World Series the I'm he had more opportunities [Music] one ball one strike one on two out Shattuck foul each hero has doubled and scored grounded out twice [Music] just beats young to the bag the inning is over we go to the bottom of the fifth inning here in Houston yeah they'll come up again they trail by three hey hey whoa my spidey sense tells me that you have just won a new TV yeah but that was my sister's she have a warranty plate a Burger King spidey-sense game wit Sony Electronics a family of Saturday evening victims hours play the itching and burning of athlete's foot this is the latest way to get rid of it this isn't Lotrimin ultra the 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place of Roland who was on base twice hit by a pitch single they're the games this weekend Spong saturday baseball it all starts with this weekend baseball at 12:30 Eastern and Pacific no.2 from basket hobby years not a big guy but he gives Joe Torre a ton of it and says he did before the Montreal Expos prior to the deal they may included Nick Johnson going to Canada some pictures you talk about being overpowering like Randy Johnson Roger Clemens of course but Vasquez you talk about him with Chris stuff Chris Frankie fall like that that's a curveball I'm quite - 12 to 6 variety think of a think of a clock the breaking ball going from the 12 to the 6 trying to make it easier on scooter I'll do it - no strikes out as Lowell walks back we will hear for the second time from scooter scooter you know a sweeping curveball can save my gorgeous face from getting smacked I scooped from one side of the plate to the other and drop down at the same time so remember a sweeping curveball slips right over home plate one out Vasquez got the strikeout of loll and now for the first time a guy who went to shortstop while Soriano joined the Rangers and took over second base made a heck of a point they played he played a lot of second base in the minor leagues but shows great range to his left clubbing it the pivot nice one so Cabrera's robbed and now johnny switch-hitting ponch Estrada comes to the plate chips the Atlanta Braves who was sent to Atlanta from Philadelphia the Millwood Deal has been phenomenal this season with runners in scoring position hitting 451 Ted Lily the lefty getting loose for the American League astronomy follows over to chip off the old block how that music takes you back done it Johnny Australia Erik Estrada nickname launched for those professions catching thieves catching face these Johnny was one year old one chips debuted yes Johnny Estrada to end the inning Godspeed just standing there watching smiling faces so depressed in the game here tonight 74 al after 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couple of defensive changes for the National League Jim Thome takes over at first base about the number two spot and Jack Wilson is now the shortstop from the Pittsburgh Pirates he takes over for Renteria Mike Lowell stays in the game after pinch-hitting he's at third-base Kevon Rodriguez for his fourth it back there's one down we go down to Kevin Kennedy with Derek Jeter thanks Joe Derek you know you're subbing for 10 in all-star games we know you've got the most hits in postseason history what is it you get up with the best of the best I don't know it's not good you know I'm up there swinging early in the cowfish when you're facing guys like rocket Randy Johnson did you hustle down the line for do I want to ask you if she had a tough for a first couple of months this season if I thought to Sheffield Gary before the game he said you know what I was so impressed with you you never to a helmet you never knew you were hitting 300 or 150 how you maintain that kind of focus for young people out there listen over after the first month and a half or two months you got a long way to go we still got a long way to go so I just try to keep things in perspective take a day today a little bittersweet for Roger tonight he deserved it deserve to be out here you got a nice ovation and I have the utmost respect thanks Derek good luck in the second half appreciate it joke all right Kevin thanks we're at the sixth inning a 74 American League lead against six runs of the first inning of the NL's been playing catch-up all night Pavano is second inning of work the left-center field we'll cut it off one on one out first hit of the night for Guerrero bottle up on what Kevin and Derrick were talking about when Derek Jeter got up on May 26 the morning of May 26 I don't think he thought he was going to be in the all-star game here in Houston he's batting 189 late May since then over 200 points higher to get him in the game [Music] Derek Jeter Rookie of the Year in 96 that's the same year that the Yankee started this tremendous rod under Joe Torre Lanta craves that pissed now Joe Torre's wrote her here with the Yankees captain come back through May 26th and since Joe Torre told us he never thought he would say be able to say the cheater gonna hit 20 home runs in a season again he is pounding the wall strike two on our team you talk about Jeter and the numbers are great the stats are all there but it's the intangibles that this guy brings that sets him apart from the rest plays he wasn't able to play earlier this year against the Boston Red Sox next Rennicks making a catch and diving count 1 & 2 on David Ortiz the 2001 play in the division series to get Jeremy Giambi at the plate vision series Game five and the July 1st there's the catch it into the speech runner Guerrero is going and Artie's with two strikes is jammed fouls it out of play [Music] starting to run through the benches there was the result of that catch on July 1st one team takes ball two Carl Pavano with action behind him in the National League bullpen they had Glavine up earlier and now it's a right-hander getting loose the tutu there's been sheets Kalama now standing and watching tonight's Burger King trivia question Joe Torre has won four games as an all-star manager what manager won the most Walter Alston manager of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers managed 7th winning all-star team here's the tutu [Applause] please keep away it's 9:00 to 4:00 [Music] state again what you said earlier about David Ortiz and one he means to the Boston Red Sox [Music] best friend appearance the greenest buddy a big head out of a boat have to run home runs tonight Ramirez and now David Ortiz this ball is Frank Bullock's ditch now a first pitch strike to play like last year's hero for the American did with a home run off God one out nobody on and there is ball two from the bottom Blalock hit that home run last year that was bit right in the midst of Gagne a street vendor four consecutive saves without blowing them not a fastball at Comiskey Park in Chicago and wanted the American Way it's a 200 Blalock Joe Torre after the home front the AL dugout [Music] [Music] he has been a big part of the Red Sox success last year at this he stood on the Yankee pitcher swinging a Miss by Carl Crawford could have been an option quarterback in Nebraska could have played college basketball at UCLA he chose baseball Devil Rays are happy second the inning is over but not before another blast the American League is hit 3 tonight [Music] soriano and LRT this just in in a nationwide taste test the majority of Bud Light drinkers said Miller Lite has more taste than Bud Light for details go to www.fema.gov all the results are in in a nationwide taste test the majority of Budweiser drinkers said Miller Genuine Draft has more flavor than Budweiser and Miller Genuine Draft his cold filtered four types for smoothness more flavor and smooth this calls for a beer good call something happened to it on 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Belliard from the Indians is in the game at second base as Blaylock at third base pinch-hit for Alex Rodriguez [Music] hold it first to the leadoff single Gary Sheffield want to pick that up and right field he takes over for Vladimir Guerrero and it is 10 Lille on the bound and I don't know how a manager can keep all of this stuff straight but somehow thanks to all this practice Joe Torre can figure out who's supposed to go where how do you do it down at the dugout I make sure I write it down what I try to do with this national league stuff even you're making changes you try to insert you guys do they get it bad like I have Sheffield hitting 8 so he'll hit 2nd next inning just to try to get some at-bats I know I'm gonna have to leave somebody out but you know I'm gonna try to get get the most at bats that damn for these guys yo your lineup card looks like my score card right now no you can only relate to this to me it looks like my attache case and my wife can relate to that day hey you you were in the dugout and we eavesdropped on you a couple of times listening in to your reaction as Loretta's trying to dump one it's to on with and Joe now the national league wall we listen to you chill react us the two home runs in the first inning as I sit out on the field it's got to be bittersweet you know Roger Clemens certainly better than I do it's got a really eat at him but he had the kind of first inning that he had here tonight you don't see that very often and some bitters in them but the fact that you know we came out shooting I your success in all-star games is remarkable well it you know - I know two men on and nobody out I'm a little frightened right here but what did you think Ted Lily that's Ted Lily he has late movement on his ball and every time you think you hit it on the good part of the back you'll either get jammed or hit on two soft singles but he's in trouble one ball no strikes on Belcher on a pitch hit in the fourth inning it got a base hit scored a run with two on nobody out there's a strike one ball one strike what are you what do you foresee happening with your pitching staff the rest of the way do you have a handle on that yet well my man Mel is right here next to me I if I lose him I lose the track of everything but the next couple innings hopefully we have our three relief pitchers outfit the next to it Joe thanks for your time and good luck the rest of the way tonight I got Joe Torre who is looking out a tattoo on nobody out situation two balls and a strike on Carlos Beltran [Music] pulls it in two on one out back to the top of the order and now that beats Jack Wilson batting for the first time a spot once held by Renteria this guy had to 46 step last year now he's at 332 his wife used to take video pictures of Jack in the minor leagues and he went back to those video pictures this spring moving my feet too much I'm moving my hands too much I need to relax more boy is it ever pay dividends Sean Casey who is not in this game and on the disabled list hoping to come back right after the break for the Reds taking it all in [Music] [Applause] you can win a lot of beds if you ask these questions as Wilson heads back to the dugout who leads the National League in hits at the break Jack Wilson who leads major league catchers in RBI Victor Martinez who's in the game now for the AL who leads the major leagues and steals Carl Crawford how about the major leagues in hits Michael Young and who's hitting 39 points over his career average Kent Harvey here's Jim told me anything but invisible all up in it told me now with two on and two out batting for the first time and leading the major leagues with his 28 home runs that messes it to a No been made about - leaguers and the money that they make what a be jim thome side a huge contract with the Philadelphia Phillies and the image has it's a college education of so me getting that list of home front hitters and that last graphic brought to you by Gillette mach3 and that's for anybody who knows Jim told me they're not surprised she was signing that No and deities might kill a lake that counts two balls two strikes yes I think Joe Torre alluded to that I'll tell you who thinks Jim tell me a sneaky bad Ron Belliard the second baseman he's playing shallow right I just looked up like we're playing softball here in Houston Ronnie Belliard the second baseman is way back into the outfield grass like a short outfielder softball that's right the 10th man two on two out two balls two strikes on Thome so is the nationally in the six we go to the seventh inning then Lily with a spoiler spray bottom part of the order coming up for the AL back to Houston after this from your local station [Music] it's the show of shows I'm Corrie McFerrin here in Houston tonight after the ballgame we've got the full recap on the 75th all-star game all the highlights plus reaction from our Chicago stars after the ballgame your at-bat Chicago [Music] with XM satellite radio find Hotel 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as the closer for the Minnesota Twins we have a pretty good closer waiting to talk to us here in just a moment as Bobby afraid often pinch hits for Glavine who at one scoreless inning with a hit Bobby Abreu voted in by the fans slaps at it fouls it back to the screen no balls two strikes éric gagné is in the bullpen ready to talk we just we had to show the highlight Eric of last year and you know he ought to be congratulated and I'm sure you have been a billion times for what happened before that and after that but talk about last year in the all-star game in Chicago yeah I mean you thought I heard that name of the year that's amazing I gotta redeem myself fishing also also a game I got think I got like a 48 ers I gotta go out shut them down once in a while how often and Eric did you play baseball growing up in Montreal I mean there a lot of short summers up there right we didn't play that much baseball I mean maybe two months a year at the most maybe three four lucky playing inside a little bit but until I was 18 or 19 years I didn't play that much baseball and when I signed with the Dodgers that's when I started playing full-time you know about six months a year six seven months a year but before that we don't really we don't really play that much based on in Canada because we're not have any sports in school so that's a one ball two strikes on Abreu leading it off hitting now it's two balls two strikes you mentioned the streak some say that the streak bit will never be broken what do you think about that I don't know hopefully it will be broken because it's really good for baseball and that's what it's all about record of me hopefully I can break it I'd like to break it myself but how no it's just a lot of people keep talking about wearing bingos fun fun to be a part of it and hopefully I can break it take it easy man give yourself a break for God's sake [Music] just another one that others take like don't be nice these are some of the streaks that have happened over the years in baseball I want to ask one more question Eric we will wait for this to to pitch to Abreu leading it off to the seventh inning National League down by five by the bat and bring you one out I know you have a ton of respect for the guy who anchors the bullpen on the other side and the difference between you and him opportunities in the postseason and there's been nobody better than the guy who's kicked back right now Mariano Rivera he got that right he's the best ever for me you know he's my idol I mean I've seen him fit for a long time and he's been doing it forever so I have so much respect for him he paved the way for us to I mean I'm out here you know I've been doing this for three years that's great for three years stuff hey Eric you're a good man for joining us thanks crouton thank you thanks for having free place Eric and Eric Gagne who hopes to get a chance to close a game for the national league here tonight but the NL has to get to work down by five and the seventh one out nobody on no balls one strike on Lowell who's over one with a strikeout Nathan 96 one ball one strike with one out 96 mile-an-hour good [Music] take pants as we look at this foul out of play off to the right by Lowell wait for a one ball two strike pitch from Joe Nathan roll call 888 MLB shop or visit mlb.com to get your official 2004 All Star game batting practice Jersey Joe we talked about the other races tonight that American League Central of the Chicago White Sox only half a game in front of the Minnesota Twins VA it has been a terrific race goggle white socks adding Freddie Goethe Seattle barrages surprise how they have struggled this season I think one of the things about the White Sox they added a great manager who is so animated ozzie guillen with respect to the players at the right time and he's farm he was a great player nobody is a bigger fan of what ozzie guillen is doing the south side of Chicago that former White Sox manager Tony LaRussa thinks he is a 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Detroit Reggie Jackson hit that tremendous home run that hit the light transformer atop of second deck in right-center field in the third inning off doc Ellis it was part of the American League 6-4 win Belliard strikes out we will be in Detroit next year's 76 Major League Baseball all-star game like a slider the dirt out of a strike zone pitch sheets have never had a tint + strikeout gear until this year and he's had five career high with 18 strikeouts who mentioned it earlier against the Atlanta Braves on base 16 97 miles per hour from Ben Sheets you got Victor Martinez the catcher for the Cleveland Indians Victor Martinez is the switch-hitting catcher wooden catcher Johnny Estrada is the same for the Atlanta Braves can't find two better setup men than those two Frankie Rodriguez and Flash Gordon getting loose for the AL Martinez grounds out to down Victor Martinez who is making a name for himself this season is the second out fans at home are currently voting among these outstanding 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Yankees and potentially here tonight alone they're getting Francisco Rodriguez ready in the bullpen we could see both Gorton and Rodriguez here in the eighth Joe Torre had six outs to get coming into this game between his setup off-court Belliard charging great play by Ronnie Belliard as Tom Gordon took a hit away by deflecting it toward the second base position reflections on deflections nice play by Gordon a better play by Belliard now Joe Torre is going to go out and make a pitching change we said that he had six apps to get with his relief corps that meant Nathan Gordon and now Frankie Rodriguez Gordon with a perfect appearance one batter faced one out recorded kick counts Rodriguez for the AL [Music] so if I buy this Saturn Vue you'll give me that offer right now yeah right now okay when you say right now you mean when you say this very moment it's at that point in time okay I think you're welcome and when you say you're welcome relax you're at Saturn summer drive get a new Saturn 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accordingly that's the spirit you can always borrow a ball yes sir good thing there's a lightweight to live in the high life Francisco Rodriguez it was such a big part of the Angels World Championship a couple of years ago tank silver and that's what he's done this season tremendous numbers and he deals with poisonous Alou not a big guy but he comes right over the top and really gets it home quickly it stopped Gordon faced one batter it got one out now he gets to go shower check swing ground ball to ward Gords probably telling his manager Joe Torre Jill get me in the game if you can then he gets in faces one batter just to rock it back through the box Joe Torre thinking get out of the way that's right he has been such a big part of the Yankee bullpen success in fact they've had so much work for Quantrill Gorton and Mariano Rivera they have to look I'm sure into adding to that bull gun is the second half wears on looking for that shut down the left-hander as the breaking ball misses down and away to mark Loretta you have heard days you take a look at Eric Gagne but you've heard of pitchers who are sneaky fast there is nothing speaking fast about Francisco tomorrow loretta pops it up behind short out goes to high and we go into the ninth inning final inning here in Houston getting loose will he check into this game Rodriguez did his job still nine four al [Music] [Applause] [Music] eighty-four straight that's the record for consecutive save opportunities for éric gagné and he will throw to his catcher Paul lo Duca as we move into the ninth inning just the numbers during the screens we yawn yay are staggering during the streak he had almost twice as many saves as hits allowed 43 hits allowed an 84 saves over the course of the streak 84 straight 280 blew a total of 965 saves and this guy was automatic for the Dodgers and in fact the one that he blew the Dodgers won in extra innings is Mariano Rivera we heard from Gagne earlier nine days idol gets loose for the American League out in their bullpen from two totally different pitchers Mariana Ribera for the most part does it with a cut fastball he has gone to a two seamer over the last couple of years but Gagne with three terrific pitches four-seam fastball a breaking ball which is probably his third best pitch and a devastating change it's a hitter in that pendulum you have to wait back and you get the fastball it freezes you then if you say oh I'm going to speed it up you get to change up your way out front Blaylock is on deck that suit took Johnny deep that's the only flip radar screen during the streak was the blown save in the all-star game last year in Chicago and there is that violent delivery by Eric Gagne up close from diamond camp 2 2 pitch Ortiz takes it outside Blaylock telling our Kevin Kennedy that when he went to the plate for that at-bat he had to eliminate two pitches and he said I was just looking for the hard stuff and if I got it I was gonna rip and if I didn't get it I was gonna have to take here's a 3-2 or t walk a leadoff walk to David Ortiz and that'll bring in Blaylock so if nothing else no save chance for Gagne but he gets to throw to Hank Blalock in another all-star game 22 years old when he hit it last year after the first pitch and pops it up shallow left-center for Jack Wilson one on one out all of us at Fox and across major league baseball would like to thank Drayton McLane the Astros chairman and CEO has been a wonderful few days here in Houston the Astros and their PR staff led by Rob Matt which we've done a great job as hosts to this great all-star game rolling out the Minute Maid carpet here is Matsui he bats for Carl Crawford and hideki matsui is happy to see nationally bitching mr. career at 338 hitter hoods regular season interleague play World Series in all-star game pitching Tim I would say that Matsui has been a success with the Yankees maybe for reasons other than they expected meaning they signed a guy who hit as many as 50 home fronts two years ago he hasn't been a big homerun guy but he's also been a big at-bat big-game hitter who does not get scared when the spotlight is directly on him over a hundred RBIs last year we'll probably go over that this year our deck is like with a bat of Matsui that leaves only Carlos Guillen as the lone remaining position player for Joe Torre on his bench it's interesting when you when you think about the semantics of what Matsui has meant to the Yankees I think they expected somebody who was spectacular instead of steady and he's been steady instead of spectacular breaking ball misses and the count goes to 3 2 [Music] zom Levon Hernandez getting loose for the National League Mariano Rivera is preparing for the bottom of this inning a fastball is blown right by the bat of the DECA Matsui 2 up in an ideal location Pattaya Matsui now it's locked with a runner at first two out please let off and walking as a fool National League Jim Thome playing behind the runner lock has been a big part of why the Cleveland Indians have been only five and a half games out in the American League Central of the break is turnaround from a year ago 1 for 1 since entering in the middle innings a walk a pop-up a strikeout and a 2-1 the National League in the bottom of the ninth against Mariano Rivera will have Beltran Wilson and tell me the only man left on the bench for the National League is helping a changeup and a foul still two balls two strikes because the last two pitches interesting and shows you look at Todd Helton effective Gagne today with the fastball fouled out the other way and now the change-up grounded foul toward first now at 2-2 nasty pitch of the inning is over Gagne gives up the leadoff walk strikes out the final two then we go to the bottom of the ninth inning Joe Torre calls a familiar day Mariano Rivera coming in for the American League with the AL up by five in honor of this clowns retirement we all join in from Verizon Wireless so we can stay in touch we 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advance here's another oddity though we keep talking about this time it counts and all that you've got Todd health leading off who is batting for Beltran who was one for two while he was in there that's the last position player nationally so if they get a rally going the pitchers right now listed as batting in the number six position you'd have to have a pitcher back it's got a keeping Beltran ending in the ballgame saving Helton for that spot so just be aware that if the National League gets it going gagné right now who's the pitcher in the ballgame is batting the number six five as health stays alive and the count stays a ball of two strikes Alton trying to get on in front of Jack Wilson Jim Thome and y22 but the numbers helped us put up over the years how about the numbers the Mariano Rivera has put up over the years his career er a in the big game belt is jammed and pops it up territory forties one out this is death the winning Pepsi play for a billion easy h9 why congratulations Kareem H from Pleasant Beach New Jersey Pepsi is sending you to Los Angeles to play for a billion dollars on national TV for more chances to win look for specially marked Pepsi products to get your play for a billion sweepstakes code and enter it online at billion Swedish Calm I'm told it's Point Pleasant New Jersey when I was handed says Pleasant Beach New Jersey but Corrine you know where you live and you're going now out to California one out nobody on no balls one strike on Jack Wilson Wilson tonight over one he flied to left his first time up who could have expected a first inning that featured six runs for the American League against Roger Clemens and it's so good this year with a record of 10 3 and a DRA of just over two and a half he's not suffered and hitting like that the Houston Astros what is Sean Casey going to do with all that I mean at some point is it enough enough not for Sean evidently not here's Jim Thome last chance for the National League to keep it going AC has been seen at every all-star games which he's participated holding a video show me fouls it out of play off to the left told me tonight he's over one with a strikeout with a bases empty two down in the American League leading by five runs and only Sanders is back to grab at the American League wins it nine to four on the strength of a six run first inning highlighted by two home runs a huge first by the American League and they are able to hang on with their pitching which consisted of Boulder Liza Sabathia Vasquez Lily Nathan Gordon Rodriguez and Rivera that means that the American League will have the home-field advantage in the upcoming World Series in October we'll take a local break and come back more from Houston the heels of this al win nine to four over the National League [Music] next on fox news court with fair and live in Houston with postgame reaction from the Cubs and Sox all-stars also tonight a tornado levels a manufacturing plant in central Illinois and the new policy to 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what a wonderful extended weekend here in Houston it was absolutely fabulous but before we finished up we got a little business here a little hardware a little gift to go away with and put on the mantle and it's the Commissioner baseball I handed out thank you very much Dean Eaton gratulations Alfonso on being named the Ted Williams was valuable player in the 75th all-star game not only you were the total top vote getter in fan Valley but you hit your second all-star home run in helping the American League victory to victory gratulations Alfonso well deserved thank you very much well Texas I think this is a good consolation prizes the rocket the evening you can go as well but certainly we got a Texas Ranger up here winning the MVP of the all-star game we expected the Rockets red glare you want to talk about your home run in the first inning yes I hear a little play I feel comfortable at the home playing I have go I hear their household I'm so happy right now how about the fact that it came off of former teammate Roger Clemens you know I feel sorry for him because you just hold on fire is my teammate for three years the Yankee together but I hope that he'll get other jalapao soon can you speak to this incredible first half that you have and really this is the great punctuation point you know I'm so so happy right now because you know the test arrangers day is supposed to be at the La Plata you know we play very hiring you know everybody consistent you know we have a lot of young talent and I hope them everybody because citta for the second half all right we'll let you get back to work you got a baseball team to catch up with the first place Texas Rangers have a great second half Joe alright Jeannie thank you a two-game lead for the Texas Rangers going into the second half [Applause] [Music] David Ortiz they stayed on one at 9:00 for more coming up [Music] [Music] Toyota has the best overall miles-per-gallon ratings of any full line car maker what does that mean to you [Music] Toyota has nine models with ratings of at least 30 miles per gallon when it comes to mpg no one gives you more he's a gentleman a self-made billionaire for him business isn't risky risk is his business the name's Richard the billionaire Branson's quest for the best coming fox ball box tomorrow company humor when will Smith oh I robot night and brings you a sneak preview of the blockbuster iRobot we're blown a lot of stuff up it all begins with that 70 show followed by quintuplets like looking in a mirror to method and read with guest star Carmen Electra and iRobot you know if there's any 7 central tomorrow on Fox welcome back to the Taco Bell postgame show here in Houston as we continually look back Tim to that long first inning for Roger Clemens and the turning point of the game the worm turned early tonight for the National League Ichiro Suzuki led off the game with the double he's bored on TripAdvisor on Rodriguez and after an infield out an error by second baseman Jeff Kent open things up for Alfonso Soriano to cap it off as the American League the top of the first inning there tonight for Roger Clemens did you get that close look at the swing by tonight's all-star game MVP Clemens was finished after one and David Ortiz homered late the ballgame and he's standing by with Kevin Kennedy all right David you know when the nationally got back in the ball game seven of for everybody's get a little nervous you guys thought they were coming back but not you what were you trying to look for off of Carl Pavano when you took them like 9 miles out of here the National League you told me last year when we talked in Chicago you said hey Papa jack Ron Jackson a hitting coach taught you how to get short to the ball slowly up so away in Fenway Park the last two years you've been really the MVP of the Red Sox hitters so I know no disrespect anybody else but a lot of people believe that well you know my man Papa guy you want to say hi to him whatever yeah yeah he helped me out so much man but it's being unbelievably he worked with me everyday he's been watching me very close every day and and we've been working in a cage day by day and whenever I do something funny other plate he's shaking me I let me know right away they work and think I'm opening this about alright David well congratulations a good luck in the second half battling the Yankees you guys are always down the stretch and we'll catch up with you down the road all right all right Jill back up to you all right thank you Kevin our singular play of the game selected by you the fans the Soriano home run in the first inning the three-run shot that capped a six run frame against Roger Clemens by the way three of the runs of the first inning we're honored we will take a break and continue more from Houston [Music] get up to five grand cash back during Jian summer drive now fun with [Music] look now that is me [Music] from the director of the usual suspects and x-men house a new series coming fox fall the trade deadline is approaching fast then there's a blockbuster deal in the works it's not happening on the field it's happening on Fox 10 families and tweet their bombs they're gonna be Finn Dan you brought the wrong color home be there when complete strangers take over new households and see who comes out swinging hang on bleep but how there's gonna be some bleep the trading spouses eat your new mommy premiering one week from tonight on Fox this star is the perfect time to get arrested it's time to open your eyes I really can't see anybody right now well I can't see anybody ever I'm blind I'm wasted and catch the best new comedy on television surely she has enough sight we catch the truth Arrested Development Studies 8:30 after the 6 on 5 something completely he's up and out to make it tomorrow is live poker the world's top poker players fight it out the American poker championship live tomorrow night at six on my path end one more time the final from Houston Texas 75th Major League Baseball all-star game the American League wins it a final of nine to four this is what's coming your way in the Fox Saturday game of the week Billy's to the Mets Cardinals and Red's late whites oxidase and the Padres right here in Houston against the Astros for more information on tonight's game in the latest in Major League Baseball news log on to foxsports.com on MSN Fox saturday baseball continues this week we hope you join us saw a little bit of everything tonight kicked off with Muhammad Ali part of the ceremonial first pitch and a big six run first inning for the American League the National League could never recover for Tim McCarver Kevin Kennedy Jeanne Zelasko our producer pete macheska director Billy Webb we say so long from Houston Texas next year we'll be in Detroit the 75th major league baseball all-star game has been a presentation of box your home for the 2004 baseball some of the greatest moments in all of sports [Applause] for time and five this has been a presentation of Fox Sports celebrating ten years of excellence [Music]

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Views: 17,188

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Keywords: 2004, MLB, All Star Game, Houston, TX

Id: ZFrnv5KABiA

Length: 236min 31sec (14191 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 01 2018