2003 MLB All-Star Game Thread

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2003 MLB ALL STAR GAME IN CHICAGO at U.S. Cellular Field

Sunday, July 13

National League All-Star Roster

Starters

Team

Pos

Bat

Thw

Age

#A-S

Javy Lopez

Atlanta

C

R

32

3

Todd Helton

Colorado

1B

L

29

4

Marcus Giles *

Atlanta

2B

R

25

1

Scott Rolen

St. Louis

3B

R

28

2

Edgar Renteria

St. Louis

SS

R

27

3

Barry Bonds

San Francisco

OF

L

38

12

Albert Pujols

St. Louis

OF

R

23

2

Gary Sheffield

Atlanta

OF

R

34

7

Reserves

Team

Pos

Bat

Thw

Age

#A-S

Aaron Boone

Cincinnati

3B

R

30

1

Luis Castillo **

Florida

2B

B

R

27

2

Jim Edmonds

St. Louis

OF

L

33

3

Rafael Furcal

Atlanta

SS

R

25

1

Luis Gonzalez

Arizona

OF

L

R

35

4

Geoff Jenkins

Milwaukee

OF

L

R

28

1

Andruw Jones

Atlanta

OF

R

26

3

Paul Lo Duca

Los Angeles

C

R

31

1

Mike Lowell

Florida

3B

R

29

1

Richie Sexson

Milwaukee

1B

R

28

2

Jose Vidro

Montreal

2B

B

R

28

3

Rondell White

San Diego

OF

R

31

1

Preston Wilson

Colorado

OF

R

28

1

Pitchers

Team

Pos

Bat

Thw

Age

#A-S

Armando Benitez

New York

RP

R

30

1

Kevin Brown *

Los Angeles

SP

R

38

6

Shawn Chacon *

Colorado

SP

R

25

1

Eric Gagne

Los Angeles

RP

R

27

2

Russ Ortiz

Atlanta

SP

R

29

1

Mark Prior

Chicago

SP

R

22

1

Jason Schmidt

San Francisco

SP

R

30

1

John Smoltz

Atlanta

RP

R

36

6

Billy Wagner

Houston

RP

L

31

3

Mike Williams

Pittsburgh

RP

R

34

1

Woody Williams

St. Louis

SP

R

36

1

Dontrelle Willis **

Florida

SP

R

21

1

Randy Wolf

Philadelphia

SP

L

26

1

Kerry Wood **

Chicago

SP

R

26

1

*Injured Player

**Replacement

Next Marlins game vs. Cubs on Friday.

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Here is the Losing Roster

Sunday, July 13

American League All-Star Roster

Starters

Team

Pos

Bat

Thw

Age

#A-S

Jorge Posada

New York

C

B

R

31

4

Carlos Delgado

Toronto

1B

L

R

31

2

Alfonso Soriano

New York

2B

R

25

2

Troy Glaus

Anaheim

3B

R

26

3

Alex Rodriguez

Texas

SS

R

27

7

Ichiro Suzuki

Seattle

OF

L

R

29

3

Hideki Matsui

New York

OF

L

R

28

1

Manny Ramirez *

Boston

OF

R

31

7

Edgar Martinez

Seattle

DH

R

40

7

Reserves

Team

Pos

Bat

Thw

Age

#A-S

Garret Anderson

Anaheim

OF

L

30

2

Hank Blalock

Texas

3B

L

R

22

1

Bret Boone

Seattle

2B

R

34

3

Carl Everett

Chicago

OF

S

R

32

2

Nomar Garciaparra

Boston

SS

R

29

5

Jason Giambi **

New York

1B

L

R

32

4

Ramon Hernandez

Oakland

C

R

27

1

Melvin Mora

Baltimore

OF

R

31

1

Magglio Ordonez **

Chicago

OF

R

29

4

Mike Sweeney *

Kansas City

1B

R

29

4

Jason Varitek

Boston

C

B

R

31

1

Vernon Wells

Toronto

OF

R

24

1

Dmitri Young

Detroit

OF

B

R

29

1

Pitchers

Team

Pos

Bat

Thw

Age

#A-S

Lance Carter

Tampa Bay

RP

R

28

1

Brendan Donnelly

Anaheim

RP

R

32

1

Keith Foulke

Oakland

RP

R

30

1

Eddie Guardado

Minnesota

RP

L

32

2

Roy Halladay

Toronto

SP

R

26

2

Shigetoshi Hasegawa

Seattle

RP

R

34

1

Esteban Loaiza

Chicago

SP

R

31

1

Mike MacDougal

Kansas City

RP

B

R

26

1

Jamie Moyer

Seattle

SP

L

40

1

Mark Mulder

Oakland

SP

L

25

1

C.C. Sabathia

Cleveland

SP

L

22

1

Barry Zito *

Oakland

SP

L

25

2

Roger Clemens **

New York

SP

R

40

9

*Injured Player

**Replacement

Next Marlins game vs. Cubs on Friday.

Zito is not injured, but cannot make the game.

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ughhhh i want dontrelle to start

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U.S. Cellular Field (fka New Comiskey Park)is going to be nice to Lowell. The left center field wall is 377 feet and the left field wall is 330 feet. The wall is not very high about 7-10 feet high.

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Are you one of those who has no clue what Rabbit Ears are? Do you know what you're FOX station is? Here is a list.

Florida FOX Stations

Miami WSVN 7

Tampa WTVT 13

Orlando WOFL 35

Fort Myers WFTX 36

Palm Beach WFLX 29

Gainesville WOGX 51

Jacksonville WAWS 30

Panama City WPGX 28

Tallahassee WTLH 49

If the place where you live is not on this list and you don't know where to watch the game, PM me and I will find out.

For those of you who know what an AM radio is, have one, and know how to use it, ESPN Radio will also carry the game.

Miami WQAM 560

Fort Myers WWCN 770

Tampa WDAE 620

Check ESPN Radio's Website for Other Stations.

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ughhhh i want dontrelle to start

Willis said ' even if i was to go i dont wanna start '

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i know, i said i WANT him to start

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Nice Job Cape!

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Hey Cape. Kerry Wood was the Replacement for Shawn Chacon. just noticed ya didnt ptu the ** next to his name

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Starting Lineups for the 2003 All Star Game in Chicago.

07/14/2003 11:58 AM ET

AL, NL starting lineups announced

MLB.com

All-Star managers Mike Scioscia and Dusty Baker announced their starting lineups for the 74th Midsummer Classic.

AL starting lineup

RF Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners

2B Alfonso Soriano, Yankees

1B Carlos Delgado, Blue Jays

SS Alex Rodriguez, Rangers

LF Garret Anderson, Angels

DH Edgar Martinez, Mariners

CF Hideki Matsui, Yankees

3B Troy Glaus, Angels

C Jorge Posada, Yankees

AL starting pitcher: Esteban Loaiza, White Sox

NL starting lineup

SS Edgar Renteria, Cardinals

CF Jim Edmonds, Cardinals

LF Albert Pujols, Cardinals

DH Barry Bonds, Giants

RF Gary Sheffield, Braves

1B Todd Helton, Rockies

3B Scott Rolen, Cardinals

C Javy Lopez, Braves

2B Jose Vidro, Expos

NL starting pitcher: Jason Schmidt, Giants

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Pitcher Roger Clemens from NYY has been added to the American League Roster as an injury replacement to OAK Pitcher Barry Zito.

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MLB has had some bitter-sweet luck this year.

Almost every controversial left-out All-Star has had the chance to go. Unfortunately, it's been due to an unusually large amount of injuries.

It's kind of disturbing...

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the NL lineup looks scarier than the AL........

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So does the NL Bullpen..

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Last-minute switch news to Zito

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Associated Press

CHICAGO -- Roger Clemens replaced Barry Zito on the American League All-Star roster Monday, with the commissioner's office saying the Oakland left-hander was unable to pitch.

That was news to Zito, who said he found out he was off the roster while sitting with his All-Star teammates in a hotel ballroom, giving interviews.

"If I had some black-and-white explanation, it would make more sense,'' Zito said.

During the A's 1-0 win at Baltimore on Sunday, the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner threw 106 pitches, getting a no-decision, allowing four hits in eight innings.

Sandy Alderson, executive vice president of baseball operations in the commissioner's office, said Oakland manager Ken Macha and pitching coach Rick Peterson made the decision, and that A's general manager Billy Beane also was involved.

"Barry was informed of that opinion, and acquiesced,'' Alderson said. "That was information relayed to us, and we acted on that information.''

Zito had been in an AL meeting before the session with reporters and said nothing was mentioned to him.

"It has nothing to do with me or my physical situation,'' he said. "I don't know if they didn't feel comfortable with me pitching on one days' rest.''

Zito thought he could have pitched an inning during Tuesday night's game. In last year's All-Star game, Zito replaced Mark Buehrle to start the sixth, retired Shawn Green on a groundout, then was replaced by Eddie Guardado.

"I could have given them more than the one batter I had last year,'' Zito said.

Beane, reached at his home in California, said Zito was told Sunday by Macha.

"The best interests of Barry's health and the Oakland A's going forward were better served by having Barry not throw in the game after his performance yesterday,'' Beane said Monday.

Macha, reached on his cell phone, said he and Peterson spoke with Zito after Sunday's game. The presence of A's teammates Mark Mulder and Keith Foulke on the AL roster factored into the equation.

"We told him that it was prudent he didn't pitch,'' Macha said, "and that the A's were going to have Mulder available for two innings and Foulke available for one. That was three innings from our pitching staff, and that was sufficient.''

Clemens ties for the seventh-most All-Star selections among pitchers, trailing Warren Spahn (17), Tom Seaver (12) and Steve Carlton, Don Drysdale, Whitey Ford, Juan Marchial (10 each).

Many New York Yankees thought Clemens should have been among the original picks for the AL All-Stars.

The only six-time Cy Young Award winner, Clemens plans to retire after this season, his 20th in the major leagues. The 40-year-old right-hander, who last month won his 300th game and got his 4,000th strikeout, was bypassed in player voting and wasn't selected by AL manager Mike Scioscia with one of his picks.

Clemens, winner of the 1986 All-Star game after retiring all nine batters he faced at Houston's Astrodome, traveled from the Yankees' game in Toronto back home to Houston on Sunday night. He wasn't told he was being added until Monday.

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NL starting lineup

SS Edgar Renteria, Cardinals

CF Jim Edmonds, Cardinals

LF Albert Pujols, Cardinals

DH Barry Bonds, Giants

RF Gary Sheffield, Braves

1B Todd Helton, Rockies

3B Scott Rolen, Cardinals

C Javy Lopez, Braves

2B Jose Vidro, Expos

NL starting pitcher: Jason Schmidt, Giants

wow 4 Cards in Starting Lineup and first 3 batters r cards !! y cant we get people like that

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wow 4 Cards in Starting Lineup and first 3 batters r cards !! y cant we get people like that

I take it that's a joke?

By the way, looks like there's a chance Willis may not even pitch.

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By the way, looks like there's a chance Willis may not even pitch.

If you go to the thread by Juanky where he posted the great article about Willis at the All-Star game, mention is made on that topic. There's even a quote by Dusty - he's torn because Dontrelle threw 102 pitches on Sunday, but the fans are all dying to see him pitch. Check out the article.

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I think Dontrelle will pitch, but late in the game and not for long.

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Dontrelle will pitch the sixth...

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FOX has tonight's game...here is a preview of the features of the telecast.

FOX Sports broadcasts Major League Baseball's 74th ALL-STAR GAME, live and in prime time from Chicago's U.S. Cellular Field, Tuesday, July 15 (8-11 p.m. ET/5-8 p.m. PT).

Play-by-play announcer Joe Buck and analyst Tim McCarver, MLB on FOX's Emmy Award-winning broadcast team, call the action. This year's All-Star contest carries extra significance as it is the first of a two-year experiment in which the winning league will receive home field advantage in October's World Series.

Jeanne Zelasko and analyst Kevin Kennedy host the pre- and post-game portions of the broadcast. Kennedy also serves as a reporter for the American League dugout while Emmy Award-winning MLB on FOX analyst Steve Lyons reports from the National League dugout.

"We are excited that the focus of the All-Star Game has returned to winning," said Ed Goren, President of FOX Sports. "There is already a level of anticipation surrounding this year's game that we haven't experienced in a long time. In the end, I believe the fans will be treated to a competitive game featuring the players they want to see."

McCarver, a two-time National League All-Star catcher (1966 & 1967), is calling his 13th All-Star Game, matching the marks set by the estimable Curt Gowdy and Joe Garagiola for the most ASG assignments ever. Buck and Lyons enjoy their fifth All-Star assignments, Kennedy his fourth and Zelasko hosts her third Midsummer Classic.

In addition to the 23 camera compliment, the network utilizes 10 replay machines, including three with super-slow motion capability. MLB on FOX's trademark "Sounds of the Game" - for which FOX Sports has garnered multiple Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound"-are captured by more than 60 microphones positioned around the field. Additional microphones are being added to this year's broadcast, which are expected to be utilized by several players and coaches.

"Catcher-Cam," which FOX Sports introduced during its coverage of the 1997 All-Star Game, is also expected to be used by both starting catchers.

To service the millions of Hispanic baseball fans nationwide, FOX Sports is providing a Spanish language simulcast of this year's All-Star Game utilizing the SAP (secondary audio program) format.

Catcher-Cam is back, I like that. Lyons is the NL Reporter :thumbdown Put Zelasko in there like you do for NASCAR. That's alot of microphones, you think we could here some cheering from the crowd there since the upper deck is in the stratosphere?