National League 5, American League 1: Prince Fielder Extends NL's Win Streak

by Andrew T. Fisher on Jul 12, 2011 9:31 PM MDT in Rockies Game Wraps

The National League had not won consecutive All-Star games since 1996. There had not been an All-Star game home run since 2008. There had not been an All-Star home run scoring more than two runs since Alfonso Soriano, seven seasons ago. No Milwaukee Brewer had hit a home run in an All-Star game....ever.

All of that changed tonight. Adrian Gonzalez put the American League on the board first with a fourth inning solo home run off of Cliff Lee, but the lead wouldn't hold long. Carlos Beltran and Matt Kemp singled to lead off the bottom half of the inning. Then, on a 2-2 pitch from CJ Wilson, Prince Fielder unleashed a deep three run home run to left-center field. Andre Ethier added an RBI single in the fifth inning, and Pablo Sandoval doubled home a run as part of a very good showing by the All-Stars from the NL West.

Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado's All-Star, played into the fifth inning and represented himself quite well. He put a good swing on a 95mph fastball from Michael Pineda in the third inning, getting under it for a fly ball to center field. He later led off the fifth inning with a line drive single to right field on a 100mph Jordan Walden fastball before being lifted for a pinch-runner.

Bruce Bochy utilized the Phillies' two-headed monster to start the game, with Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee recording the first eleven outs of the game. It was the first time teammates were the first two pitchers for an All-Star team since Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine accomplished the feat thirteen years ago.

Giants/NL manager Bruce Bochy certainly used the All-Star game to the Giants' advantage, at least as much as is possible in one game. While Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, and Ryan Vogelsong, not a single one of them threw a pitch. Brian Wilson did record the save in the ninth inning, but Bochy turned to Joel Hanrahan first before an error and single gave the AL a chance.

Meanwhile, the top two teams in the National Leage - the Braves and Phillies - accounted for 6.1 IP, with Halladay, Lee, Jair Jurrjens, Craig Kimbrel and Jonny Venters all taking the mound.

Unless the official scorekeeper changes the automatic ruling, Tyler Clippard was the winning pitcher. He faced one batter and allowed a single...but Hunter Pence threw out Jose Bautista attempting to score at home plate.

via www.fangraphs.com

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Another Brian Wilson interview?

/Sigh

I prayed last night that he would get laryngitis. I see that went unanswered.

I'm pretty disgusted right now!

by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 12, 2011 9:36 PM MDT reply actions

Yay Tulo. Yay NL!

Yay for ice packs, ibuprofen and friend’s loaner netbooks.

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by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 9:53 PM MDT reply actions

Fun fact

The NL is 2-0 in the ASG when Tulo is selected to the team.

I'm pretty disgusted right now!

by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 12, 2011 9:57 PM MDT up reply actions

Heh, nice!

Hiding under my Rockies blankie

by prettyinpurple on Jul 12, 2011 10:00 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions

Hmmm

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:00 PM MDT up reply actions

Tulo...

“the best thing i will take from this game is a win”

I'm pretty disgusted right now!

by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 12, 2011 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions

I love Tulo

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:12 PM MDT up reply actions

I secant that

Hiding under my Rockies blankie

by prettyinpurple on Jul 12, 2011 10:24 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions

ice packs, ibuprofen

Things I’ll be needing soon

by free7694 on Jul 12, 2011 9:58 PM MDT up reply actions

Uh oh

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:01 PM MDT up reply actions

Getting (at least 1) wisdom tooth pulled

by free7694 on Jul 12, 2011 10:03 PM MDT up reply actions

Oh that sucks! Been there done that.

Good luck man!

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:03 PM MDT up reply actions

Yeah, found out about that this afternoon, right after I got a call from ESPN about a job

Did I have a good day or a bad day?

by free7694 on Jul 12, 2011 10:05 PM MDT up reply actions

Wow ! Seems like the ESPN job thing would be better.

Congratulations!

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:06 PM MDT up reply actions

Not congratulations yet, I just made it past the first part of their "sports knowledge assessment"

Though the fact that I even got a call back is pretty cool, considering the number of applicants I’m sure they get for every position

by free7694 on Jul 12, 2011 10:08 PM MDT up reply actions

Well, still!

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:08 PM MDT up reply actions

What kind of position is it?

by holly96 on Jul 12, 2011 10:08 PM MDT up reply actions

Stats & analysis, doing things like the BottomLine, I think

I take the second (written) part of the assessment tomorrow

by free7694 on Jul 12, 2011 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions

Ah, cool.

I have a friend who’s sister is an ESPN producer, and at least used to be in charge of the bottom line (don’t know what she does now—I know she’s involved with college football at least some of the time).

by holly96 on Jul 12, 2011 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions

I've got my fingers crossed

The questions they asked over the phone weren’t that difficult if you keep up with sports, but I have no idea what they’ll throw at me tomorrow

by free7694 on Jul 12, 2011 10:16 PM MDT up reply actions

The good stuff can be money if used judiciously

Just sayin’

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by Paleface Destro on Jul 12, 2011 10:07 PM MDT up reply actions

Sadly most of the good stuff I'm allergic too

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:08 PM MDT up reply actions

That sucks

It saved me a couple nights after I had my wisdom teeth pulled right after Christmas

Paleface Destro: The Resident Smartass of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
The 2011 Rockies: More extreme than Colorado's weather
I snark because I care.

by Paleface Destro on Jul 12, 2011 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions

Yeah. I just take big doses of ibuprofen

I’m allergic to codeine, penicillin and sulfa drugs. Docs love it when I show up

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:10 PM MDT up reply actions

Ibuprofen also works very well for me

Paleface Destro: The Resident Smartass of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
The 2011 Rockies: More extreme than Colorado's weather
I snark because I care.

by Paleface Destro on Jul 12, 2011 10:12 PM MDT up reply actions

IN YO FACE, AL!

Hiding under my Rockies blankie

by prettyinpurple on Jul 12, 2011 9:59 PM MDT via mobile reply actions

Last year's NL win was much more exciting (and much more of a relief) but this was pretty cool, too.

by holly96 on Jul 12, 2011 10:00 PM MDT reply actions

Yes

This was a pretty forgettable game.

I'm pretty disgusted right now!

by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 12, 2011 10:13 PM MDT up reply actions

Yup

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:13 PM MDT up reply actions

KRod traded to the Brewers. just in time for the Rockie series. I hope he won’t be needed.

I'm pretty disgusted right now!

by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 12, 2011 10:04 PM MDT reply actions

HOLY MOLY Brewers traded for KRod

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:05 PM MDT reply actions

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/07/brewers-acquire-francisco-rodriguez.html

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:05 PM MDT up reply actions

I knew they wanted to unload him

…but the Brewers? I did NOT expect THAT

Paleface Destro: The Resident Smartass of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
The 2011 Rockies: More extreme than Colorado's weather
I snark because I care.

by Paleface Destro on Jul 12, 2011 10:06 PM MDT up reply actions

Exactly

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:07 PM MDT up reply actions

Wow

Mets just traded Frankie to the Brewers. Did NOT see that one coming

Paleface Destro: The Resident Smartass of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
The 2011 Rockies: More extreme than Colorado's weather
I snark because I care.

by Paleface Destro on Jul 12, 2011 10:05 PM MDT reply actions

Nope me neither. He seems like a head case that the Brewers would not want.

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:05 PM MDT up reply actions

I'm sure the Gints saw it coming

Though I doubt KRod saw it coming…

"We have done everything possible to be set for this day, for this season. It's time to go. We are ready. I can promise you that." - CarGo

by Mondogarage on Jul 12, 2011 10:06 PM MDT up reply actions

Seriously

They couldn’t have waited four more days?

I'm pretty disgusted right now!

by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 12, 2011 10:14 PM MDT up reply actions

Yay NL win!

News: brewers traded for k-rod for 2 PTBNL

We Fear NO ONE.
Because We Know: WE ARE THE ROCKIES.

by The Lodo Magic Man on Jul 12, 2011 10:05 PM MDT via mobile reply actions

I love PR. We all report news at the same time

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:06 PM MDT up reply actions

Heh...

…and I bet most of us saw it on Twitter.

I know I did.

Paleface Destro: The Resident Smartass of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
The 2011 Rockies: More extreme than Colorado's weather
I snark because I care.

by Paleface Destro on Jul 12, 2011 10:08 PM MDT up reply actions

I saw it on MLB Network crawl

and confirmed it on MLB Trade Rumors. I never read twitter

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions

I saw it from MLBTR's Twitter feed...that's amusing

Paleface Destro: The Resident Smartass of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
The 2011 Rockies: More extreme than Colorado's weather
I snark because I care.

by Paleface Destro on Jul 12, 2011 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions

I don't follow MLBTR, but someone retweeted it.

by holly96 on Jul 12, 2011 10:12 PM MDT up reply actions

Well, I did, for one...and I know you do follow me.

Paleface Destro: The Resident Smartass of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
The 2011 Rockies: More extreme than Colorado's weather
I snark because I care.

by Paleface Destro on Jul 12, 2011 10:19 PM MDT up reply actions

Well, then it was probably you!

Heh.

by holly96 on Jul 12, 2011 10:19 PM MDT up reply actions

Haha...

Paleface Destro: The Resident Smartass of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
The 2011 Rockies: More extreme than Colorado's weather
I snark because I care.

by Paleface Destro on Jul 12, 2011 10:20 PM MDT up reply actions

(not saying I was whose you saw...I'm sure your feed was lit up like mine was)

Paleface Destro: The Resident Smartass of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
The 2011 Rockies: More extreme than Colorado's weather
I snark because I care.

by Paleface Destro on Jul 12, 2011 10:19 PM MDT up reply actions

Nope, you were definitely the first I saw.

Keith Law addressed it shortly after.

by holly96 on Jul 12, 2011 10:22 PM MDT up reply actions

Nice

Paleface Destro: The Resident Smartass of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
The 2011 Rockies: More extreme than Colorado's weather
I snark because I care.

by Paleface Destro on Jul 12, 2011 10:23 PM MDT up reply actions

Maybe the PTBNL are Fielder and Weeks

okay, maybe not.

"We have done everything possible to be set for this day, for this season. It's time to go. We are ready. I can promise you that." - CarGo

by Mondogarage on Jul 12, 2011 10:08 PM MDT up reply actions

This is definitely a FFF year for the Brewers

As in, Flags Fly Forever. They’re all in on 2011 and I love it.

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by Jeff Aberle on Jul 12, 2011 10:30 PM MDT up reply actions

It's an FFF year for the Rockies too

As in FAIL, FAIL, FAIL!!!!

I'm pretty disgusted right now!

by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 12, 2011 10:32 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs

You're Mr. Positivity tonight!

rirftheworldisendingface.jpg

;-)

"We have done everything possible to be set for this day, for this season. It's time to go. We are ready. I can promise you that." - CarGo

by Mondogarage on Jul 12, 2011 10:33 PM MDT up reply actions

I'm just done cutting this team any more slack until they give me a reason to

I'm pretty disgusted right now!

by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 12, 2011 10:35 PM MDT up reply actions

I don't think anyone's asking you to cut the team slack...

…I think to accept reality and find enjoyment in any given game’s small pleasures, however, is a pretty reasonable way to go through life, when so much of life sucks so much harder than any trajectory a Rockies season can take.

"We have done everything possible to be set for this day, for this season. It's time to go. We are ready. I can promise you that." - CarGo

by Mondogarage on Jul 12, 2011 10:39 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs

Oh man, I gotta rec that

And amen brother!

Get your purple on.

by rockhead on Jul 12, 2011 10:42 PM MDT up reply actions

That's part of the problem

Even the games themselves have lacked the small pleasures for the most part this season. Very few comebacks, only one walkoff, constant fundamental failues that provide great examples of what you’re not supposed to do with men on.

I don’t want to accept this as a reality. I want to see this team improve because I know they can. This is not who they need to be.

I'm pretty disgusted right now!

by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 12, 2011 10:46 PM MDT up reply actions

See, you're still reaching pretty far...

I mean “any given game’s small pleasure”. A single nice sliding grab, a Tulo jump lollypop throw expertly dug out by the Toddfather. a Ubaldo K after being down 2-0 on the batter, those kinda things.

Hell, I’ll even settle for watching the sun go down beyond left field, though I know that’s not an option for you.

"We have done everything possible to be set for this day, for this season. It's time to go. We are ready. I can promise you that." - CarGo

by Mondogarage on Jul 12, 2011 10:59 PM MDT up reply actions

We'll agree to disagree

I enjoy those things but they have not defined the games. It’s much easier to focus on those things when you know the talent isn’t quite there yet like in 2006. This is a different animal.

I'm pretty disgusted right now!

by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 12, 2011 11:12 PM MDT up reply actions

Well, they have had like 25 comeback wins this year...it just doesn't seem like it.

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by Jeff Aberle on Jul 13, 2011 7:28 AM MDT up reply actions

Trailing by one or two runs early and then winning it easy late is not the type of comeback win I'm talking about

The Rockies are 1-36 this season when trailing going into the 8th inning and are 0-39 when trailing heading into the 9th. They are also 3-8 when tied going into the 9th inning so they are losing those games at an alarming rate as well. Those are the wins I’m starved for.

I'm pretty disgusted right now!

by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 13, 2011 8:01 AM MDT up reply actions

Not that pinch-hitting is the only reason for that

But the pathetic .185/.286/.259 line posted by Rockies PHs this year sure hasn’t helped. I’m all for Smith being a full-time player, but we sure miss that bat off the bench – in fact, we miss ANY bat off the bench.

by Northsider1964 on Jul 13, 2011 8:23 AM MDT up reply actions

You really must find a face to match Mondo's comments

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:46 PM MDT up reply actions

?

I'm pretty disgusted right now!

by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 12, 2011 10:41 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs

That's perfect.

"We have done everything possible to be set for this day, for this season. It's time to go. We are ready. I can promise you that." - CarGo

by Mondogarage on Jul 12, 2011 10:45 PM MDT up reply actions

And there it is!

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:47 PM MDT up reply actions

Awww

Hiding under my Rockies blankie

by prettyinpurple on Jul 12, 2011 10:52 PM MDT up reply actions

When do we play again? Thursday? Friday?

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:09 PM MDT reply actions

Thursday

Ubaldo vs Gallardo and KRod, perhaps

"We have done everything possible to be set for this day, for this season. It's time to go. We are ready. I can promise you that." - CarGo

by Mondogarage on Jul 12, 2011 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions

Oh Thank Goodness we only have one more crestfallen day

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:13 PM MDT up reply actions

I kinda like these days this year

it’s three days in a row where the Rockies don’t lose. Don’t get to enjoy that too much when this team is playing every day.

I'm pretty disgusted right now!

by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 12, 2011 10:15 PM MDT up reply actions

That's sad. lol

by SDcat09 on Jul 12, 2011 10:16 PM MDT up reply actions

In fact

It’s only happened twice since April 27th.

I'm pretty disgusted right now!

by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 12, 2011 10:20 PM MDT up reply actions

I'd rather take the chance and play the game and lose, than to not play at all

"We have done everything possible to be set for this day, for this season. It's time to go. We are ready. I can promise you that." - CarGo

by Mondogarage on Jul 12, 2011 10:18 PM MDT up reply actions

This

Paleface Destro: The Resident Smartass of the Ubaldo Lovers Club
The 2011 Rockies: More extreme than Colorado's weather
I snark because I care.

by Paleface Destro on Jul 12, 2011 10:20 PM MDT up reply actions

Hmm, this reminds me of something....

by holly96 on Jul 12, 2011 10:21 PM MDT up reply actions

Of course

But the Rockies have been so disappointing this season that not dealing with their constant failures for three straight days has actually been quite refreshing. I miss them like crazy, but at the same time there’s a small part of me that doesn’t this season if that makes sense.

I'm pretty disgusted right now!

by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jul 12, 2011 10:24 PM MDT up reply actions