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July 16, 2008
It's all over now
At 1:38 a.m. Justin Morneau raced home and slid cross home plate - on a Michael Young fly ball to right field - scoring the game-winning run for the American League in a 4-3 victory in the 15th inning of the 79th All-Star game at Yankee Stadium.
Four hours and 50 minutes after the first pitch was thrown for a strike by Indians starter Cliff Lee, the longest game in All-Star history was in the books.
"It seemed like the Stadium didn't want it to end," said Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, who was joined on the AL squad by teammates Mariano Rivera and Alex Rodriguez. "That's what we were talking about. It just wanted baseball to continue. I thought it was fitting. I wish, honestly, it would have ended earlier, but we won and it was a great game to watch and be a part of."
On a night designed to honor The Boss, George Steinbrenner, a Red Sox ended up as the MVP with J.D. Drew - who tied the game 2-2 in the seventh with a two-run homer - earning the honor. He almost ended up pitching too as AL manager Terrry Francona was down to his final pitcher - the Devil Rays' Scott Kazmir - in the 15th and looking for other options if the game went another inning, or two ..... or more.
"It was like a Mets game without the rain delay," joked Mets closer Billy Wagner, who blew a 3-2 National League lead in the eighth inning when he allowed a run.
Posted by Bill on July 16, 2008 3:37 AM
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