All-Star Festivities 2007

There were lots of star-studded festivities in San Francisco during the All-Star festivities at AT&T Park. Among these were the following:

XM Satellite Radio All-Star Futures Game: Clutch hitting and aggressive play gave the World team a 7-2 win over team USA. Met representatives Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey would each allow a run in their lone innings of work.

2007 Home Run Derby: With no participants in this years Home Run Derby, the Mets were able to breath easier on their second half potential by watching Vladimir Guerrero take home the trophy.

2007 All-Star Game: Prior to the game, Jose Reyes was given the great honor of catching Willie Mays' ceremonial first pitch. He shook his hand, received an autograph, and was given some words of encouragement. When the game began, David Wright would end the first inning by robbing Alex Rodriguez of a hit on a diving stop to his left. Jose Reyes would single in his first at-bat, steal second, and score the first run for the National League. Reyes would end up with three hits out of four at-bats and played longer than any other starter. Beltran would hit a deep drive to right field that almost cleared the outfield wall but fell just short. The carom would allow Beltran to end up with a triple as he finished 1-3. Wright would also collect a hit and would finish 1-3 before leaving the game in the seventh. Billy Wagner would have the only bad Met showing when he allowed two runs in his lone inning of work.

Other News: Kenny Mayne walked away with a web gem by robbing a home run in his annual softball game.

2 Cents: Another Padre blows the game for the National League. You can argue that Wagner's runs cost the NL the game, but I thought it was over when Chris Young let the AL get on the board.