Comerisca Park, home of 2005 All-Star Game made for a splendid venue. Considered a pitcher's park, it sure didn't appear to be during the home run derby. The American League set the tone, banging up the National League with an assault of hits, scoring first. Starter Mark Buerhle contained the NL hitters, pitching 2 scoreless innings before departing. John Smoltz served up a big, fat pitch to Miguel Tejada for a homerun to left field. Later Mark Teixeira got in the act, blasting a 2-run shot out on a high fast ball delivered by Dontrelle Willis. It wasn't until the 7th that the NL got on the scoreboard. Andruw Jones provided some runs, launching a ball deep into left field. The AL was able to hold on to the lead though and won 7-5.
Seeing the prominent, veteran stars like Roger Clemens, John Smoltz, Ivan Rodriguez, and Mike Piazza was nice, but the appeal of new up and comers added a special touch to the extravaganza. Derek Lee, Brian Roberts, Aramis Ramirez, Ichiro, Johan Santana, Albert Puljos, David Ortiz, and several other players demonstrated their value to their teams and deserved to be selected for the All-Star Game. With the outcome Tuesday night at Detroit in favor of the AL, this makes it their 10th consecutive win in the All-Star Game. As a result the American League is granted home field advantage in the World Series. It was a good, diverse group of talent on hand which lead to an entertaining, thrilling evening of baseball. With all the fun activities now over, players will have to divert their attention back to the remainder of the season. Teams struggling before the break will try to find a lift in strides to clinching a playoff spot.
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