Posted 9:43 AM by Sean
I'm generally - and it hurts me to say this - in agreement with Joe Morgan's assessment of the All-Star Game, except for this dumbfounding statement:

One pitch especially left me wondering: I'm not sure why Gagne threw a 3-1 fastball to Blalock, a left-handed fastball hitter, in a one-run game with first base open in the eighth. Right-hander Brett Boone was on deck, and Gagne struck him out easily -- after Blalock left the park. Gagne also gave up a home run in last year's All-Star Game.

Dude...Blalock was the go-ahead run. And you just flat don't put the go-ahead run on base in the eighth inning if you can help it, unless the guy batting behind him is either (a) the pitcher, or (b) nicknamed "Stumpy." I think this is Morgan displaying his uncanny knack for predicting the past.