Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Doing the impossible...

"It can't be done," I was told. Others just thought I was crazy. I was even told stories of people who have died while attempting this, but that didn't stop me from doing it. And to prove that I had successfully complete the task, I decided to post my accomplishment here.

Yes, that's right. I scored the All-Star game. And I did it without any internet help.

Top 1st:
Jake Peavy starting.
Ichiro singles to right.
Jeter grounds into double play, shortstop to second base to first base. Ichiro out at second.
Ortiz safe at first on error by first baseman.
A. Rodriguez reaches on fielder's choice. Ortiz out at second, third base to second base.

Bottom 1st:
Dan Haren starting.
Reyes singles to center.
With Bonds batting, Reyes steals second base.
Bonds pops out to short right.
Beltran strikes out on a foul tip.
GRIFFEY SINGLES TO CENTER, REYES SCORES. NL 1-0.
Wright reaches on fielder's choice. Griffey out at second, shortstop to second base to first base.

Top 2nd:
Brad Penny relieves Peavy, hitting ninth.
Guerrero grounds out to third base.
Ordonez lines out to right.
I. Rodriguez grounds out to shortstop.

Bottom 2nd:
Fielder walks.
Martin lines out to third base.
Utley flies out to center.
Miguel Cabrera pinch hits for Penny.
Cabrera strikes out swinging.

Top 3rd:
Ben Sheets relieves Penny, hitting ninth.
Polanco grounds out to shortstop.
Manny Ramirez pinch hits for Haren.
Ramirez flies out to right.
Ichiro singles on a soft fly ball to left.
Jeter singles to center, Ichiro to second.
Ortiz lines out to right.

Bottom 3rd:
Josh Beckett relieves Haren, hitting ninth.
Brian Roberts plays second base for Polanco, hitting eighth.
Reyes doubles to third base.
Bonds flies out to deep left.
Beltran grounds out to second base, Reyes to third.
Griffey strikes out swinging.

Top 4th:
Cole Hamels relieves Sheets, hitting second.
Alfonso Soriano plays left field for Bonds, hitting ninth.
A. Rodriguez singles to left.
With Guerrero batting, A. Rodriguez steals second base.
Guerrero grounds out to shortstop.
Ordonez grounds out to shortstop.
I. Rodriguez singles to right. A. Rodriguez out at home, right field to catcher.

Bottom 4th:
Justin Morneau plays first base for Ortiz, hitting third.
Wright grounds out to second base.
Fielder lines out to center.
Martin strikes out on a foul tip.

Top 5th:
Chris Young relieves Hamels, hitting sixth.
Derrek Lee plays first base for Fielder, hitting second.
Roberts walks.
Jorge Posada pinch hits for Beckett.
Posada flies out to center.
ICHIRO HITS AN INSIDE-THE-PARK HOMERUN (1) TO RIGHT. ROBERTS SCORES. AL 2-1.
Jeter lines out to right.

Bottom 5th:
Jorge Posada remains in the game to catch for I. Rodriguez.
C. C. Sabathia relieves Beckett, hitting second.
Carlos Guillen plays shortstop for Jeter, hitting seventh.
Carl Crawford plays left for Ordonez, hitting sixth.
Torii Hunter plays center for Ichiro, hitting first.
Utley grounds out to second base.
Soriano lines out to left.
Reyes singles to center.
D. Lee grounds out to pitcher.

Top 6th:
Francisco Cordero relieves Young, hitting sixth.
A. Rodriguez flies out to center.
Guerrero flies out to right.
CRAWFORD HOMERS (1) TO DEEP RIGHT. AL 3-1.
Guillen grounds out to second.

Bottom 6th:
Justin Verlander relieves Sabathia, hitting fourth.
Mike Lowell plays third base for A. Rodriguez, hitting second.
Beltran triples to deep right.
GRIFFEY HITS A SACRIFICE FLY TO RIGHT, BELTRAN SCORES. AL 3-2.
Wright singles to center.
Matt Holliday pinch hits for Cordero.
Holliday grounds out to first, Wright to second.
Martin pops out to second.

Top 7th:
Takashi Saito relieves Cordero, hitting eighth.
Orlando Hudson plays second base for Utley, hitting third.
Aaron Rowand plays center for Beltran, hitting fourth.
Freddy Sanchez plays third base for Wright, hitting fifth.
Brian McCann plays catcher for Martin, hitting seventh.
Matt Holliday remains in the game and plays right.
Roberts grounds out to second base.
Posada lines out to first base.
Hunter pops out to left.

Bottom 7th:
Johan Santana relieves Verlander, hitting fifth.
Grady Sizemore plays right for Guerrero, hitting fourth.
Carlos Lee pinch hits for Saito.
C. Lee strikes out swinging.
Soriano called out on strikes.
Reyes grounds out to second base.

Top 8th:
Billy Wagner relieves Saito, hitting eighth.
Lowell singles to center.
Morneau fouls out to third base.
Sizemore strikes out swinging.
Victor Martinez pinch hits for Santana.
MARTINEZ HOMERS (1) TO DEEP LEFT, LOWELL SCORES. AL 5-2.
Crawford grounds out to short.

Bottom 8th:
Jonathan Papelbon relieves Santana, hitting fifth.
D. Lee singles on a soft fly ball to center.
Hudson strikes out swinging.
D. Lee steals second base.
With Rowand batting, D. Lee advances to third on a passed ball.
Rowand strikes out swinging.
Sanchez pops out third base.

Top 9th:
Trevor Hoffman relieves Wagner, hitting eighth.
J. J. Hardy plays shortstop for Reyes, hitting first.
Guillen grounds out to second base.
Roberts grounds out, first baseman to pitcher.
Posada doubles to deep center.
Hunter grounds out to third base.

Bottom 9th:
J. J. Putz relieves Papelbon, hitting fifth.
Holliday strikes out swinging.
McCann pops out to shortstop.
Dmitri Young pinch hits for Hoffman.
D. Young singles to second base.
SORIANO HOMERS (1) TO DEEP RIGHT, YOUNG SCORES. AL 5-4.
Hardy walks.
Francisco Rodriguez relieves Putz, hitting fifth.
Alex Rios plays center field for Hunter, hitting first.
Sizemore moves to center, Rios moves to right.
D. Lee walks, Hardy to second.
Hudson walks, Hardy to third, D. Lee to second.
Rowand flies out to right.

American League Hitters
player pos ab r h bi
ichiro cf 3 1 3 2
* hunter cf 2 0 0 0
* f rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
jeter ss 3 0 1 0
* sabathia p 0 0 0 0
* lowell 3b 1 1 1 0
ortiz 1b 2 0 0 0
* morneau 1b 2 0 0 0
a rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 0
* verlander p 0 0 0 0
* sizemore rf-cf 1 0 0 0
guerrero rf 3 0 0 0
* santana p 0 0 0 0
* martinez ph 1 1 1 2
* papelbon p 0 0 0 0
* putz p 0 0 0 0
* rios rf 0 0 0 0
ordonez lf 2 0 0 0
* crawford lf 2 1 1 1
i rodriguez c 2 0 1 0
* guillen ss 2 0 0 0
polanco 2b 1 0 0 0
* roberts 2b 2 1 0 0
haren p 0 0 0 0
* ramirez ph 1 0 0 0
* beckett p 0 0 0 0
* posada ph-c 3 0 1 0

National League Hitters
player pos ab r h bi
reyes ss 4 1 3 0
* hardy ss 0 0 0 0
bonds lf 2 0 0 0
* hamels p 0 0 0 0
* d lee 1b 2 0 1 0
beltran cf 3 1 1 0
* hudson 2b 1 0 0 0
griffey rf 2 0 1 2
* roward cf 2 0 0 0
wright 3b 3 0 1 0
* sanchez 3b 1 0 0 0
fielder 1b 1 0 0 0
* young p 0 0 0 0
* cordero p 0 0 0 0
* holliday ph-rf 2 0 0 0
martin c 3 0 0 0
* mccann c 1 0 0 0
utley 2b 2 0 0 0
* saito p 0 0 0 0
* c lee ph 1 0 0 0
* wagner p 0 0 0 0
* hoffman p 0 0 0 0
* young ph 1 1 1 0
peavy p 0 0 0 0
* penny p 0 0 0 0
* cabrera ph 1 0 0 0
* sheets p 0 0 0 0
* soriano lf 3 1 1 2

American League Pitchers
pitcher ip h r er bb so
haren 2 2 1 1 1 2
beckett (w) 2 1 0 0 0 2
sabathia (h) 1 1 0 0 0 0
verlander (h) 1 2 1 1 0 0
santana (h) 1 0 0 0 0 2
papelbon (h) 1 1 0 0 0 2
putz (h) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1
rodriguez (s) 0.1 0 0 0 2 0

National League Pitchers
pitcher ip h r er bb so
peavy 1 1 0 0 0 0
penny (h) 1 0 0 0 0 0
sheets (h) 1 2 0 0 0 0
hamels (h) 1 2 0 0 0 0
young (bs, l) 1 1 2 2 1 0
cordero 1 1 1 1 0 0
saito 1 0 0 0 0 0
wagner 1 2 2 2 0 1
hoffman 1 1 0 0 0 0

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