2007 All-Star Game Thread, 7:00 CT FOX

[Balsa]

PUJOLS!?!?!??!?!?!?

 

WHERE THE HELL PUJOLS!?!?

[hardcorecubfan]

would love to see the Cards board right now

[BRASKYS SCOTCH]

9 LOB? I thought only 2 Cubs players made the NL roster.

[Laura]

amazing

 

does larussa not think pujols is the best hitter in that situation?

 

did he selfishly hold him back because he's hurt or something?

 

weird

[bhogg]

LaRussa didn't want the Cubs to have homefield advantage in the WS.

 

SERIOUS rivalry.

[RonnieWooWooSanto]

9 LOB? I thought only 2 Cubs players made the NL roster.

 

Two Cubs was enough to bring the "fake rally" with them to San Francisco.

[CyHawk_Cub]

WTF??? Bases juiced, & TLR leaves it up to Rowand when Pujols is available... What a pud.

[hardcorecubfan]

9 LOB? I thought only 2 Cubs players made the NL roster.

 

I think Izturis snuck in there somwhere

[Balsa]

UGH.

 

I still can't beleive he didn't bat Pujols.

 

DAMN YOU LARUSSA!

[dew1679666265]

LaRussa didn't want the Cubs to have homefield advantage in the WS.

 

SERIOUS rivalry.

 

Hmmm, LaRussa threw the All-Star game eh? Interesting.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

The game counts, but it's still the All-Star game. He didn't want to play multiple guys out of position and have no one off the bench if someone were to get hurt. It's not like he let the pitcher hit for himself.

[Omar]

That was a badly coached ASG. Go to hell La Russa.

 

Isnt SF a big wine city?

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I won't go as far to say TLR threw the game, but it is interesting that he had 2 opportunities to use Albert in game winning situations in the ninth, first for Hudson and then for Rowand, and did not.

 

Something is definitely fishy.

[RonnieWooWooSanto]

C'mon Ichiro say something rude and obnoxious about the city of San Francisco.

[Laura]

It was the bottom of the ninth with two outs.

 

You play to win, not to tie.

[Omar]

Something is definitely fishy.

 

I will take a wild guess and say he's trying to rest his player while the rest of the NL All-Stars get tired... For the future.

[dew1679666265]

The game counts, but it's still the All-Star game. He didn't want to play multiple guys out of position and have no one off the bench if someone were to get hurt. It's not like he let the pitcher hit for himself.

 

Chances are better that Pujols wins the game, not just send it to extras. With the bases loaded and Derrek Lee standing at second, chances are a basehit scores two and, thus, wins it.

[Flames24Rulz]

I won't go as far to say TLR threw the game, but it is interesting that he had 2 opportunities to use Albert in game winning situations in the ninth, first for Hudson and then for Rowand, and did not.

 

Something is definitely fishy.

 

Agreed, I didn't really understand it either. I don't know how you can pass on Pujols with the tying run on 3rd and the winning run on 2nd in the bottom of the 9th.

[IWU_CUBS_FAN]

I won't go as far to say TLR threw the game, but it is interesting that he had 2 opportunities to use Albert in game winning situations in the ninth, first for Hudson and then for Rowand, and did not.

 

Something is definitely fishy.

yeah, no joke...TLR isn't as smart as everyone says....at least the cubs had a good outing and brought that fake rally wit them to the national scene

[Transmogrified Tiger]

It was the bottom of the ninth with two outs.

 

You play to win, not to tie.

 

They're not his players though, he has to feel some obligation to not put them in a situation that's out of their element, could hurt them if they are playing out of position, etc.

[Laura]

I realize it's an exhibition game, but you still play to win there.

 

Tell him to swing, a hit scores two or there's a play at the plate.

[dew1679666265]

I won't go as far to say TLR threw the game, but it is interesting that he had 2 opportunities to use Albert in game winning situations in the ninth, first for Hudson and then for Rowand, and did not.

 

Something is definitely fishy.

 

Agreed, I didn't really understand it either. I don't know how you can pass on Pujols with the tying run on 3rd and the winning run on 2nd in the bottom of the 9th.

 

The first time was kinda bad, but passing on him with the bases loaded? That was just silly.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

The game counts, but it's still the All-Star game. He didn't want to play multiple guys out of position and have no one off the bench if someone were to get hurt. It's not like he let the pitcher hit for himself.

 

Chances are better that Pujols wins the game, not just send it to extras. With the bases loaded and Derrek Lee standing at second, chances are a basehit scores two and, thus, wins it.

 

I still don't think you can risk it. And again, Rowand isn't a pitcher up there, it's not like letting him hit is throwing the game.

[RonnieWooWooSanto]

The game counts, but it's still the All-Star game. He didn't want to play multiple guys out of position and have no one off the bench if someone were to get hurt. It's not like he let the pitcher hit for himself.

 

Chances are better that Pujols wins the game, not just send it to extras. With the bases loaded and Derrek Lee standing at second, chances are a basehit scores two and, thus, wins it.

 

I still don't think you can risk it. And again, Rowand isn't a pitcher up there, it's not like letting him hit is throwing the game.

 

True. But, with a struggling KRod pitching, it has to be a relief to face Rowand versus Pujols.

[Laura]

It was the bottom of the ninth with two outs.

 

You play to win, not to tie.

 

They're not his players though, he has to feel some obligation to not put them in a situation that's out of their element, could hurt them if they are playing out of position, etc.

 

I think we probably agree on the fact that HF advantage resting on this is a farce.

 

Still ... I'm not asking for a hard slide at the plate. Lope on in. But when a hit wins the game, you send up your so-called best hitter.

 

That's not a managerial move, that's a political statement.