Midsummer Classic

Against our better judgment, we stayed up to watch ten innings of the marathon All-Star game last night. There were so many highlights watching such a spectacle at Yankee Stadium and it brought back memories of being there for big events (i.e.--2001 World Series game 4). I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Red Sox players getting booed (what did they expect in the Bronx!) and love the fact that the fans do a Derek Jeter chant every time he takes the field. It also sounded like the crazies in the bleachers were doing their typical first inning call-out to all the players in the field but I was wondering if they actually called the names of the Sox starters. The pre-game festivities were cool (minus the red carpet parade in Times Sqaure) and it was great to see Yogi Berra and hear the whole stadium erupt in a Yogi chant. One of the reasons we stayed up as late as we did was to see Mariano Rivera come in to pitch the ninth (and tenth) inning. It was very cool that Francona waited a batter to put Mo in so we could see him run out to "Enter Sandman" and a standing ovation. Too bad Fox cut to a commercial before he reached the infield! By the way, I think we're going to play "Enter Sandman" as the baby is being born. That would be a cool entrance into the world, don't you think?
Just a side note, Brian found this great article in the Post (his favorite paper) about a beagle who was reunited with his family after 5 years. Check it out! And if you have a dog, get the microchip put in them!
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07162008/news/regionalnews/dog_gone_glad_120142.htm