1994 | MLB All Star Game | Fred McGriff MVP | Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh | Full Game

[Music] [Applause] [Music] a warm July night in the Steel City temperature right now 85 Degrees as we're getting set for the 65th renewal of baseball's allstar game the fourth time the city of Pittsburgh has played host the first two times at Old Forbes field and now this is the second time here at Three River Stadium where all stars like Willie starel and Roberto Clemente played at least a portion of their Hall of Fame careers hello everybody I'm Bob welcome to the allstar game Bob uker and Joe Morgan will join me for the call momentarily this should be a respit from all the peripheral problems that surround baseball it is the mid-season classic and let's hope that it is the middle of a full season and in truth baseball should be enjoying a Renaissance on the field because right now the game is graced by the presence of the greatest collection of young stars in decades we're looking forward to seeing them perform tonight we'll be back as I said with the call momentarily but right now to take you through the pregame festivities some interviews and the introduction of the lineups let's go to our akan this is the 70th year Goodyear blimps have covered the nation's top sporting events and now for the introduction of the all stars in tonight's 65th All-Star baseball game public address announcer Tim debacco the trainers from the Cleveland Indians Paul spuza from the Milwaukee Brewers John Adam the batting practice staff from the Toronto Blue Jays Bob Baylor and in the bullpen Jean tennis and gayin Cisco the coaches from the Chicago White Soxs Jean Lamont from the Cleveland Indians Mike hardrow and now the American League non-starters from the Baltimore Orioles pitcher Mike missina pitcher Lee Smith from the Boston Red Sox third baseman Scott Cooper from the California Angels outfielder Chile Davis from the Chicago White Sox pitcher Wilson Alvarez pitcher Jason Beret from the Cleveland Indians outfielder Kenny Lofton outfielder Albert Bell from the Detroit Tigers catcher Mickey tedeton third baseman Travis Fryman from the Kansas City Royals pitcher David con from the Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Ricky bonis from the Minnesota Twins second baseman Chuck noblock from the New York Yankees outfielder Paul O'Neal from the Oakland Athletics outfielder Reuben Sierra from the Seattle Mariners pitcher Randy Johnson from the Texas Rangers first baseman Will Clark from the Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Paul Moler pitcher p henin [Applause] and now tonight's starting lineup for the American [Music] League first the manager of the American League from the world champion Toronto Blue Jays cedo [Applause] Gaston leading off the second baseman from the Toronto Blue Jays Roberto Alamar batting second the third baseman from the New York Yankees Wade bogs batting third the center fielder from the Seattle Mariners Ken griffy J batting fourth the first baseman from the Chicago White Sox Frank Thomas batting fifth the left fielder from the Toronto Blue Jays Joe Carter [Applause] batting six the right fielder from the Minnesota Twins kiry pocket batting seven the short stop from the Baltimore Orioles Cal ripin Jr batting eight the catcher from the Texas Rangers Ivon [Applause] Rodriguez and batting nth and warming up in the Bullen from the New York Yankees pitcher Jimmy ke ladies and gentlemen the 1994 American League All [Applause] Stars and for the National League the trainers from the Pittsburgh Pirates Kent's bigger staff from the San Francisco Giants Mark Laton the batting practice St from the Philadelphia philes John vukovic and in the bullpen Johnny Padres the coaches from the Colorado Rockies Don Baylor from the Pittsburgh Pirates Jim LEL from the San Francisco Giants Dusty Baker now the nonstarter for the Atlanta Graves first baseman Fred McGriff from the Chicago CS pitcher Randy Myers from the Cincinnati Reds Short Stop Barry Lin pitcher Jose REO from the Colorado Rockies outfielder Dante B from the Florida Marlins outfielder Jeff conine from the Houston Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell second baseman Greg Vio third baseman Ken cetti pitcher Doug Dre [Applause] John HUD from the monreal Expos outfielder Maris Grom shortst will Cordo outfielder Moises Alo catcher Darren Fletcher pitcher Ken Hill from the New York Mets pitcher Brett saberhagen from the Philadelphia philli Fitcher Doug Jones pitcher Danny from the Pittsburgh Pirates second Carlos Garcia from the San Francisco Giants pitcher Rod Beck from the Philadelphia Phillies voted as a starter to the allstar team but unable to play due to injy outfielder Lenny D and now tonight's starting lineup for the national league first the manager from the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies Jim frosi [Applause] leading off the first baseman from the St Louis Cardinals Greg Jeff batting second the centerel from the San Diego Padre Tony Gwyn [Applause] batting third the left fielder from the San Francisco Giants Barry batting for the catcher from the Los Angeles Dodgers Mike Piaza [Applause] batting fifth the third baseman from the San Francisco Giants Matt [Applause] Williams batting six the right Fiel from the Atlanta bre David Justice [Applause] batting seven the second baseman from the Philadelphia Affiliates Mariano [Applause] Duncan batting e the shortst from the St Louis Cardinals Azie Smith and batting nth and warming up in the bullpen from the Atlanta Braves pitcher Greg MX ladies and gentlemen you're 1994 National League All [Applause] Stars ladies and gentlemen we ask you now to please rise presenting the colors of Canada and the United States is the United States Air Force honor guard and here to [Music] the [Music] glor with glowing Hearts we see the rise the TR strong and free from far and wide can we stand on God for the God keep our land glorious and free we stand on for the oh [Music] [Applause] stand and now to honor America please join gry awardwinning MCA recording artist me lo as he sings The Star Spangled Banner [Applause] [Music] oh can you see my the light what so proud We at the Twilight last who brought stripes and bright stars [Music] the fight the who watched who were so stre [Music] [Applause] [Music] and [Music] night [Music] still sa us [Music] for the land of [Music] the and the [Applause] [Music] [Applause] you get the feeling the fireworks have only just begun we'll join Bob Costas bober and Joe Morgan for the call of the 65th allar game after these messages your local [Applause] [Music] station they opened up some of the seats that normally aren't available for baseball for this allstar game increased the capacity by some 10,000 so better than 58,000 are on hand in this sellout crowd tonight for the 65th renewal of the all star game welcome back up to the booth and the first time to say hello to my new partners Mr Baseball Bob uker and Hall of Famer Joe Morgan two-time MVP 10 times select to the allstar game can you offer a memory or two of this game well it would have to be the 1977 game at Yankee Stadium Bob I had just returned from viewing The Monuments in left field I let off I hit a home run and as I was trotting around the bases I was thinking to myself Babe Ruth made this journey quite often and it was very exciting and I don't even got touched the bases I can't remember that you see Reggie there leaning Dison against the wall Jim Palmer by the way served up the Home Run pitch now in your case uke I realize this isn't fair to ask you to narrow it down to a single moment but an Allstar memory for you well it would have to be a 1966 for me Bob to St louis6 de a typical bad break a setback for you you what a day well you know you're old mates once were riding an 11 game winning streak you were part of that now the national Leaguers have lost six in a row thoughts on that well if you look at this game on paper the American leag should win simply because of their depth and their power but since we're going to play this game attitude becomes important and when I traveled through the clubhouse the national leers all felt like this was their year and the biggest thing they felt like they have the best pitcher in baseball going for him tonight and Greg Maddox well cedo Gaston felt the same way he was adamant about it as a matter of fact when you're talking about people like Frank Thomas Ken griffy Kirby Pucket Joe Carter Cal Ripken Jr and I I think Ivon Rodriguez one of the all really outstanding catchers in all of baseball Joe I'm taking the Americans to make it seven straight buddy and here's a look at the American League lineup put together by cedo Gaston and faed tonight by starter Greg matox Roberto Alamar at second base from the Blue Jays the Yankees Wade bogs at third Ken griffy Jr starts in center field for the fifth consecutive Year Frank Thomas and will'll tell you about his truly remarkable numbers when he comes to the plate the White Sox first basem will hit clean up Joe Carter in left the game-winning home of the four in the World Series last year against the Phillies Kirby Pucket an All-Star perennial is in right field from the twins Cal Ripken Jr making a record 11th consecutive start at Short Stop for the American League Ivon Rodriguez the Texas Rangers young catcher second All-Star appearance at age 22 and Jimmy key from the Yankees with a record of 13-2 will pitch spy this might be his last allstar game so he sees the moment the trademark flip when he hit the diamond at Three Rivers do it wizard the Shadows growing longer for Aussie Smith at age 39 Roberto Alamar stands in and Maddox starts him with a strike how appropriate that the first hitter in this allstar game should hail from Puerto Rico the homeland of the great Roberto Clemente they dedicated a statue to him outside Three Rivers earlier this week the 01 pitch moves him back one and one the plate umpire is Paul rungi from the national league John shulock of the American League at first Jerry Lane National League at second Rocky Row American League at third Bill Han of the National League left field Jim Joyce of the Americans right field and Alamar drops a bunt but it rolls foul Alamar hitting 313 appearing in his fifth allstar game one for San Diego four in the American League as a representative of the Blue Jays Patza with the sign Maddox as usual ahead on the count hit to Azie easy for the wizard one down to his cardal teammate Greg [Applause] Jeff Joe let's take a look at the national leag defensive well Barry Bonds in the left field Tony Gwyn normally a right field who want to go glove in Center Justice and right Williams Smith on the left side Duncan and Jeff on the right Patza behind the mound and Maddox on on the mound Wade bogs hitting 331 with nine homes likes to look at several pitches usually takes one at the knees for a strike this will be the 12th time in a 13-year career that bogs hits better than 300 hits this one toward the middle and Azie can't flag it down vogs is a 350 hitter in nine previous Allstar games and he starts this one with a hit from Maddox right down the middle and vs right on it hit it in the center you said a moment ago B the guy takes pitches left and right strike one strike two I don't know if there's a better two- strike hitter in the game but he's amongst the best I guarantee you that so bogs at first with one down for Ken griffy Jr with Frank Thomas on Deck Junior won the Home Run Derby here yesterday with seven of them and here's a drive into the Gap in left center field and Gwyn won't get to it it's fitl and goes to the wall bogs on his way to Third and stopped there by Jee Lamont the White Sox manager who's coaching at third junior like the first pitch he saw Joe goes the opposite way and he has tremendous power in that direction for the two bagger well Greg Maddox usually features a fast ball and a change up you can't tell the difference sometimes he starts griffy off with a fast ball and he gets it up and griffy just laces it in the Gap in left center field no chance for anyone to run that one down the pursuit of Roger Maris has him at 33 at midseason same as Matt Williams of the National League one better than this guy Frank Thomas of the White Sox Maris had 33 at the break in 1961 when he caught rof and there's a fast ball for a strike to Thomas how many power hitters you take as many pitches as Thomas does you know there's an argument about that you won't get it from Frank Thomas though Bob he's one of those guys that is disciplined he says no matter what the situation is Runners aboard he's going to take pitches that he doesn't think he can handle I think a lot of people think he ought to swing at more pitches I mean balls that he can reach that are reachable for him to pick up rbi's off the outside edge and low the American lers threatening in the top of the first bogs at third griffy at second that guy at Chicago hitting behind him hulio Franco having a heck of a year because of it a ball and a strike to the Big Hurt and Maddox steps off and wants to confer with Piaza that'll give us a chance to put the numbers back up for Frank Thomas his on base percentage is better than 500 look at that slugging percentage if he maintains that listen carefully only one man in baseball history will have slugged higher in a single season and his name is Babe Ruth and he did it only twice with back-to-back seasons in 1920 and 21 over 800 he hits it right on the nose and Gwyn comes charging in and can't make the play scoring from third is bogs griffy stops at third and we they score it now remember GW has played only one game in center field in the last five years and that was Sunday just to get him ready for this allstar game he had to replace Lenny dystra in the starting lineup and he played Sunday the last game before the break in Center against the Expos here it is again a sinking line drive off the bat that ball short hopped him it looked like it hit the tur first get another look yep it'sit a base hit and an RBI for Frank Thomas so the American League trying to extend a six-game winning streak in front one- nothing three consecutive hits off M here's Carter and he swings on the first one they're wasting little time well Greg Maddox comes right after you John I mean Bob he does not fall behind many hitters an early tribute to John Miller your partner on ESPN the great orial announcer at least it's out of the way okay get it out of the way here's the o1 to Carter L and Maddox grabbs it and there's the DP Maddox is a terrific Fielding pitcher and he helped himself there they scalded the ball against him in this inning but the DP bails him out with only one run scoring National eagers coming up 94 allstar game is brought to you by Budweiser beats with age for a crisp clean classic taste by MCI the company that brings you proof positive and by Oldsmobile and your local Oldsmobile retailers botom of the first coming up in Three Rivers there's a Pennsylvania boy the Bills quarterback Jim Kelly training camp still a ways off and tonight's national league lineup presented by Budweiser Greg Jeff from the town where they brew Bud St Louis will lead it off Gwyn bonds Piaza to follow Williams J Duncan Smith and the Pitcher Maddox the four-time Gold Glove award winning Maddox who got himself out of a tough first inning by starting the line drive DP Jeff the former metan Royal switch hitter batting right against key fast ball high to start it Jeff average fifth best in the National League hit 342 in his first season as a cardinal in 93 and the fast ball is Wallop down the line and left one Hop Off the Wall harder to play the car Jeff with a lead off double you got two guys starting who are prime S award candidates but this one looks like a candidate for a slugfest well again Joe talked earlier about the high fast balls from Maddox this a high fast from Jimmy ke right down Main Street and Jeff is right on it Carter no chance to play this ball off the wall it's an easy double for jeffri tying run at second for Tony Gwyn who 383 average leads the national league ties him with Frank Thomas for the major League's best and he takes a strike at the knees four time batting Titleist this will be the 12th consecutive year he's top 300 long in National League since mus did it 16 straight times Barry Bonds on Deck a ball and a strike you know Joe we were talking about the pursuit of 400 You' got an interesting point of view well I believe that if you had Rod Karu George Brett playing today one of those two guys would hit over 400 and Wade bogs would have an outside chance if he was in his prime with the level of pitching the way it is right now he jammed him on that one and Thomas is going to take it himself but Jeff advances to third with one out MET there by the pirate manager Jim Leland who got a rousing OV from the homet fing at thiras for Jim [Applause] fi Alex Carter griffy and Pucket in the Outfield left to right BS at third short Alamar second with big Frank Thomas at first it's Ivon Rodriguez catching and left-hander Jimmy Keon for the Americans Bond stands in not so warmly greeted by his ex- hometown fans and he drives one to right but he didn't get all of it back on the track is Kirby Pucket and a stride or so from the wall he makes the catch credit bonds with a sacrifice fly as Jeff comes across to tie it at one a piece [Applause] well both of these pitches are very similar they rely on the off speed pitches and the breaking ball this is a breaking ball the bonds you can see him check for a second and then take a powerful cut he just misses this ball now watch he'll take a stride and then he'll stop again right there he holds himself to wait on the breaking ball and then he tries to muscle it out and he can't quite get it out how important that little ground ball hit by Tony Gwyn though Joe to get the runner the Third and a strike to the cleanup man Mike piau the last time any catcher with all due respect to FIS and mson and the others any catcher put up numbers like Piaza has in his first season and a half it was your old teammate Johnny Benjo the off speed pitch hit to the right side and Frank Thomas takes the soft liner so the Nationals come back to even it tied at one after one well [Music] it'll be Pucket Ripken and Rodriguez to face Greg Maddox as we start the second score tied at one and a strike from Maddox he's 28 years old great command of all of his pitches cut fast ball slider the circle change with drop action he'll throw any of them at any point on the count Kirby swings and misses Pucket a career 319 hitter right around there at 3:21 leading the league in RB's MVP of last year's All-Star Game in an American League win at Baltimore outside for ball one [Music] Maddox works one and two got in on his fist slow roller Matt Williams Cuts in front of Azie very short handed third basem from the Giants he's got a couple of gold gloves on his shelf very good defensive third basem great hands and a very accurate arm and when Greg Maddox gets ahead of you very rarely do you get a pitch to hit now this is Matt Wiggins charging throws on the run very accurate overlooked and all the hubba about griffy and Thomas who have better overall numbers but when it comes to hitting them out Matt Williams is right there with 33 at the break as a matter of fact did not participate in yesterday's home run hitting contest due to a little little bad back a little bit of a back problem decline but uh you know it was interesting when you were talking to him Bob about the fact that despite the 33 home runs he's uh he's not totally satisfied with what he's hitting and the RBI count Ripken wasn't satisfied with what he was doing last year at this time 229 at the break although he started in his home park of Camden Yards cuts and misses but this year he's up to 36 and he is now 147 games behind Gars once on aaable Mark of 2,130 consecutive games played assuming no strike which is a huge assumption he could break it in late June of next season the one-w pitch you know we take it for granted like he's in the home stretch piece of cake 147 games maybe for him but there are only three players active in the major leagues right now with a streak as long as 147 to put in perspective what this guy has done [Music] Maddox is one two pitch breaking ball outside two and two you know as a player or an ex player Bob I think he can really appreciate what Ripken has done I don't know if the average fan really really can appreciate the consecutive game streak I mean the times that he's been hit I know I've seen him drilled a couple of times where it looked like he might have to leave the game or not be able to play the next day but he always comes back Barb you're getting a real look at the real Greg Maddox now he's struggling in the first inning I'm sure he was a little nervous making his first start and now you see the hitters not getting good swings at it when he gets a hit and count he never gives you a pitch to hit hasn't done that well in previous All-Star outings Ken Griffey Jr took him deep in San Diego a couple of years ago another two two pitch to Ripkin a chopper to D and Mariano Duncan we talk about all the young stars but here's the flip side appears in his first allstar game in this his ninth season in the big leagues he's been playing a lot of third base for Jim fosi and the Phillies with Dave Collins on the disabled list but voted the starter at second after the retirement of Ryan sanberg this is the first time since 1985 anyone other than Sandberg has started at second base for the national league it was Tommy HR of the pennant winning Cardinals in 19 1985 here's Rodriguez two out nobody on and a swing and a miss I tell you I love watching this kid catch Bob he's one of the best throwers I've ever seen uh Runners don't take liberties with this guy and I'm not talking only about stealing bases he loves to throw to any base any situation uh he'll try to pick you off loves to throw we can see the numbers including the fact that he's thrown out almost half of would be base Steelers which is a terrific percentage but how good a Handler of pitchers is he calling a game I think he's very good I really do there's a breaking ball fouled off he's a he's a strong kid he he's he's going to get better he's only 22 years old but uh you know to put him on a club like the Texas Rangers have got tremendous power pitching staff so so they lead the west but I'll tell you ever since I saw this kid his his first game in the big leagues liked his action good behind the plate as I said he loves to throw and he takes a fast High Jimmy ke is scheduled to work only two innings so if Rodriguez doesn't reach key won't bat but no DH in this game taking place in a national league park so key who has never had a regular season at bat his whole career in the American League is on Deck called strike three at the knees so rodrig makes a left turn heads back to the Dugout and Maddox after a shaky first sets them down in order in the second 32 pitch to griffy my oh my it's a jater it's a Dinger get out of here it'll fly away it's back back back going going on a 400t r into the next County the window here it comes kiss that one goodbye Baby Goodbye Mr Rollings that ball ain't coming back and griffy will touch them all holy cow it's been 21 years since Roberto Clemente perished in a plane crash on a Mission of Mercy from his native Puerto Rico to try and Aid the earthquake victims in Nicaragua New Year's Eve December 31st 1972 what a presence in the imagination of pittsburghers they don't have to be Baseball fans to rever Clemente Matt Williams stands in and cut misses at Key's first offering in the last half of the second you still see a lot of kids who weren't born when rerto got his 3,000th and last hit wearing number 21 jerseys around this town Williams will be followed by Justice and Duncan game tied at one and that'll make the seats that's Vera Clemente in the middle Roberto's Widow some of [Applause] grandchildren a singular player his passion for the game was palpable you could feel it if you're watching a game on television you could feel his heart beating through the screen the 02 pitch struck him out on three pitches well both these pitches used the off speed pitches to keep the hitters off balance he wasn't fooled by the break of the ball there he's fooled by the speed and watch this a slow curveball he tries to wait on it can't wait good pitch there by Jimmy ke talk about the ultimate Craftsman changing speeds taking whatever the umpires will give him move a little bit inside outside depending upon how wide a strike zone they're giving him on that particular night 33 years old once the backbone of the Blue Jay staff second year in New York on the outside corner at the knees to Justice that's exactly the way he works Bob he'll start you off the outside corner if it's ball one he'll come in a little bit more ball to he'll come in a little more if it's going to be a strike in that area that's where you'll stay all night long Tommy John type little Sinker little breaking ball he's never won 20 was 18 and six last year consistently in the mid te for those excellent blue jay teams he pitched for in the 80s and early 90s and another strike to Justice one and two that's what you're talking about right there Bob just a little bit above the knees David Coen of the Royals will follow him to the mound a starter can work three Innings but cedo says he'll use Jimmy key only two on the other and Jim fosi told us Greg Maddox would work the full three unless he came to bat before that so the national Leaguers would have to put two men on for maddox's spot to come up and in that case frosi would hit for him and either next inning or the one after Ken Hill of Montreal will follow him just is trying to wait on that one but he just Lofts a soft Fly ball to Ken Griffey Jr in Center [Applause] and there's Ken Hill who won his 13th game just before the break when he threw a five hitter against the [Applause] Padres two down nobody on Mariano Duncan takes a strike Jimmy key is the first Yankee to start an All-Star game since Mel stlm in 1969 and that was a fluke the game was scheduled for a Tuesday night in Washington rained out Denny mlan that ball hit back a third Wade bogs long throw Frank Thomas terrific play to come up with it and we will tell you of Denny McLean's exploits when we come back that's a beauty right here throws from foul territory and Thomas does a split to record the out some say the greatest threat to America they have directly challenge The Sovereign power of the United States comes from other nations some say the greatest threat to America he needs to know nothing he's going to know nothing comes from within why was I left out of it you see everything in Black and White not black and white right or wrong I'm afraid if I dig any deeper no one's going to like what I find watch your back Jack from the makers of The Hunt for Red October and Patriot Games there are troops Jack I didn't know that you know I didn't know that Harrison Ford I will not let you dishonor their Memories by telling me you had nothing to do with it how dare you bark at me I am the President of the United States how dare you sir based on the number one bestseller clear and present danger rated PG-13 at theaters everywhere Wednesday August 3rd Keith told us that he would never ever get a chance to meet Ken griffy and make a wish has granted that for him hi Hi how are you this may be the only wish that he ever has and it's like yeah I've never turned anyone down and I won't because you never know how long they have anything you want to know keep said the only thing I want from you was a bat and he wanted to toss it was the only two things that he wanted it's a experience that you can't forget is this your favorite player right here yes you picked a good one what a week on The Tonight Show Jay scores with Jamie Lee Curtis Hulk Hogan G Brooks Tony Bennett and Arnold schwarzeneger and it all starts tonight the 1994 allstar game is brought to you by budw Beachwood age for a crisp clean classic taste by Chevrolet the cars and trucks 36 million people depend on every day genuine Chevrolet and by Nike who encourages you to participate in the lives of America's youth one run on three hits for the Americans one run on a lone hit for the Nationals Maddox will work the full three if he can get through this inning Paul Moler pinch hits back in for Jimmy key and that's his one swing of the night because he won't play the field so Paul Moler grounds out to Greg Jeff's unassisted to start the third and we go down to the American League Dugout where we're joined by Hannah Storm Hannah hi Bob well Jimmy how was it out there you said you didn't know what to expect when you went out well it was wasn't quite as bad as I thought but uh you know I was just trying to throw the ball over the plate and get it over with and uh they hit six balls at people and I was able to get six outs and only gave up to one run so it wasn't that bad what was the highlight for you I think probably the last out I got to get it over with and now I can move on with with a regular season we uh talked about the fact that when you were a kid you never envisioned being in an All-Star game because you didn't think that that you would be here but now that you look back on it will you treasure this later yes I will you know once my career is over this is definitely something I'll look back on it's a one of the highlights in my career good luck to you and the Yankees in the second half well Mariano Duncan stayed with that one and from what would be the outfi grass on a natural surface field he throws Robbie Alamar out well Marano is a very good second baseman not so good at third but he's good at second knocks the ball down at second you can do this knock it down pick him up and throw him out and again he's very deep just blocks the ball gets a good hop off the AstroTurf and he's able to throw Roberto Alamar out bog singled and scored in the first and takes a strike you mentioned that if he were at his very Peak and to keep it in perspective he's hitting 331 but at his very peak in the mid 80s where he had that stretch hitting around 360 almost every year you thought he could hit 400 against this year's level of pitching in fact he hit 401 in a 162 game stretch from mid 1985 to Mid 1986 I believe both bogs Brett and of course Rod Karu all three could probably do that and I I no doubt in my mind that Karo could hit 400 with the pitching as it is today I think's a little more scientific hitter than the other two and Tony wi hit 399 from last July 1st to this June 30th so in the vicinity two and two what about that guy at first base tonight for the Americans Joe we talked about him yesterday too I mean as many times as he walks uh and playing on the artificial surfaces that are featured in a lot of parks now I mean watching that guy Dan and de you'd think he'd have to be included that nrio also a called strike three finishes bogs tough start for Maddox but he works two perfect Innings to close so Greg Gumble debuts this September as host of NFL live we've got a new pitcher as we move to the bottom of the third David con for the American League and he's going to face aie Smith to start it and before Azie steps in let's hear what his counterpart at shortstop the Orioles Cal Ripkin says about the wi I'm very envious because I'm a big cumbersome type of person and I have to really rely on my positioning to to cover this ground here he is is someone that is very graceful and quick and he stands right in the middle saying it's a left-and hitter a right-and hitter I can catch that I can catch this I can make all the plays so I enjoy watching all the different types of Short Stops and most of the time I'm envious of their abilities he's the one I think everyone's envious of Ripken had a year once where he made only three errors and that's the record Azie on the first pitch and a Meek Fly ball to center field that Ken griffy Jr takes care of Azie defined the position for a generation though 13 gold gloves and his election this year when Barry Lin is really the superior player at this point aie 39 years old is kind of in the category of a Lifetime Achievement Award but he deserves it you know the first time I want to went in St Louis with the with the Brewers Bob and 82 series and saw this guy come out of the Dugout and that flip going to Short Stop and and drove the fans crazy in St Louis I mean it was a big part of their win this guy's really something and and to watch him do it here tonight again I tried it earlier during batting practice no good does that hurt he'll be 40 the day after Christmas best guess is one more year and then retirement 5 years later Cooperstown Bagwell bats from Maddox there are three players in this game Bagwell from the Astros is at the plate now Albert Bell from the Indians whom we'll see later and Frank Thomas of the White Sox who have legitimate shots at the Triple Crown which hasn't been won in either League since Carl yky of the Red Sox in 67 well the problem is they have to F they have to beat each other off in the American League both Bell and of course Thomas then you have griffy leading in home runs Bagwell fouls it back he's hitting 348 consider that number a right-handed hitter without much speed at 348 27 homers in the Astrodome is his home park 82 RB started out as the property of the Red Sox a trade they no doubt regret Full Count watched watched him yesterday in the in the Home Run hitting contest following Ken griffy Jr and and the American League Dugout going crazy and a pinch single for him here with one out in the third after griffy hit about six balls in the upper deck Bagwell came on and tried to duplicate to left there was no chance JN he had a very tough act to follow but the interesting thing about Bagwell is he has become a better hitter each year these no excuse for not sending one another a birthday card each born May 27th 1968 Bagwell in Boston Thomas in Columbus Georgia Jeffrey swings at a pitch he wished he hadn't offered that does Rodriguez have room it goes off his glove he wasn't sure remember he's an American leager unfamiliar with this park perhaps not sure where the lip of the Dugout was with a fence and he kind of stabbed at that ball at the last minute all's at his own Dugout Bob you should gotten a little more help there but he had a lot more room than he thought he was right near the uh the camera area down there he jumped up really didn't have to jump that ball was in by plenty popped away no play on him there's bogs right alongside jeffre is a switch hitter doubled to left as a right-handed batter off Jimmy key earlier in the game and scored the national league run there you see what David con is famous for good hard slider Jeffrey started for it but broke in so sharply would have been jammed if he would have continued to swing Tony Gwyn says of con best stuff in the majors I don't know why he doesn't win 30 one and two did it hit him yeah nicked it down to Second goes Bagwell as Jeff is hit by a pitch and remember doesn't have to hit you just touch your uniform and that's all it does there take another look and see it just touches his uniform it does not have to hit your body and now with a runner at second Rodriguez to talk it over with Co the feel a lot better on the uniform than they do in the ribs Jo I know we were talking earlier about it the fact that here it is again little inside fast ball an 02 pitch from con and not a bad pitch at all not a bad Zone he just the uniform of jeffri but he hit him when grounded out his first time takes a fast ball high this may be Gwen's best year overall because he's driving in runs he has 49 runs by the end which is a lot for him he'll probably surpass his career high this year he's the only Padre on the team but there are six former Padres combined in the game the most team which makes a statement about the state of their franchise he's ahead two and0 and that's when he's most dangerous HS it hard down the right field line and in there for extra bases Bagwell scores Jeff with good speed to third Leland waves him home they have trouble with a car alamar's relay safe heid around the tag and gwy comes up with two RB on the double down the right field line great slide there by by Jeff at home plate the throw actually beat him Rodriguez could not block him off the plate but you mention Tony gwy when he gets you two and0 he can take the ball any place he wants he decides to pull it and he finds a corner and now the ball will bounce away from Pucket Pucket gets there now it bounces away Jeff being waved all the way and watch the slide beautiful Slide loing the tag of Rodriguez bods had a sacrifice fly his first time swings on the first one and doesn't get it here it is again jeffri coming around the outside of Rodriguez Rodriguez had the pl blocked up front Joe he came around Jeff came around the outside look where he's got his foot he's got the plate block Jeff with a beautiful slide to get the back part of the plate there's that devastating slider from with that downward action and Von's just kind of waving at it now the problem is it looks like a fast ball until it gets about halfway to the plate and you have to respect his fast ball because he'll throw it right by you wi it's second one out National League leads it three to one there goes the bat and Gogol by David and the fans here get on him in contrast to dreck a former pirate Young Award winner who left to go to Houston as a free agent Bond did the same after winning two of his three MVP awards wearing a pirate uniform and they booed him mercilessly during the introductions well this looks more like a curveball you can see the spin on it a little more downward action but just as effective as the two hard sliders to bond [Applause] theats line softly to Thomas at first to end the first for the national Leaguers who are in front now three to one here's bonds again a devastating breaking ball that time there goes the bat into the Dugout and guess who caught it the Golden Hands of a Smith he can catch anything the man who can be hand a bat one and one bonds of course MVP three times in a four-year span and might have won it the one year he didn't when Terry pendon got it for the Braves great year for pendon but you could have made a case for bonds Patza serves one in the left center field didn't hit it all that hard but in a good spot he's got an RBI ASW comes across another breaking ball from David Cohen that stayed up Patza waiting back nicely all that hard but he got enough of it for the RBI base hit here it is again little breaking ball that time he reached out and punched that ball good it up above the trademark yeah absolutely while you look at Piaza here's a guy who was a 6C round draft choice a called strike to Matt Williams I'm not talking about the 6-c player I'm talking about 6C round widely viewed as a curtesy pick because his dad Vince is a close pal of Tommy Loris he develops possibly into one of the great players of his generation after a year and a half all the signs are there if you're 62 or 72 it's better than being drafted where I was which was where into the Navy service I'm stepping on you're stealing your lines here I just guessed was on our side that's all they counted at that time one and one to Williams waited for Scouts for years and he couldn't catch up with the heat from cone what's that story about when the Scout came to your house talking to your dad oh yeah when they signed you know yeah oh yeah the $3,000 bonus my dad couldn't afford it but he gave it up Braves took it it was it was great to be signed that's that's all it mattered I'll tell you David con will give you some very uncomfortable at bats especially if you're not used to looking at him but they punch three across back after this from your local station yes I'm Pat Paris join me as I broadcast live from okaboji Grill in Urbandale and watch the 1994 All-Star game or join me Heather Burnside at Southside okaboji girl catch all the action on one of nine TVs even two big screens there'll be plenty of you will see a from madx and H he will bust the fast in on the hitters and throw a split finger or Fork ball out over the plate he pitches the fast in and they all speech stuff out over the plate let's head now for the naal League Dugout say hello to Johnny Bench for the first time tonight JB all right Bob thank you very much Greg you pitching the World Series Allstar games one will make you a little more nervous than the other yeah definitely uh you know I was pretty nervous out there tonight after the first inning things went a lot better for me though I settled down I felt like more about your first Allstar occurrence wow that was I was wreck then I can't even remember I can't remember anything about it I was so nervous out there but this one a lot more enjoyable teams got the lead back up to you Bob all right Johnny two and0 to Frank Thomas and he has Ken Hill Joe where he has so many American league pitchers on a daily basis behind in the count three and0 well the one thing about heel he will challenge you to and0 but as you said Thomas will not swing in anything out of the strike zone and he walks on four pitches as he trots down to First consider he leads the can average at 383 in runs in walks in on base percentage total bases and slugging and he's very close to the lead in home runs in rbi's I mean these are the kinds of figures that most people watching tonight weren't alive to see anybody put up these are Jimmy Fox numbers Ted Williams numbers in the 40s and early 50s their Babe Ruth numbers only two hitters have ever top 500 on B and 700 in slugging in the same year Ruth and Williams Carter swings at the first one Justice in right field easy play well you know when you talk to this guy too Bob and and about the walks and not swinging at pitches that are pretty close to the strike zone I mean he tells you he's going to stay disciplined the way he is he'd rather take the walk but on the other hand when you've got Runners aboard you got a guy at second a guy third long flyball might get him in I mean 383 is outstanding it's great slugging percentage 795 515 on base but there's a lot of arguments about that if you can reach a ball guys like him the big RBI guys if you can reach a ball they go for it here's a completely different sort of hit at Kirby Pucket you got to try to walk Kirby and he attributes that free swinging style to playing stick ball in Chicago as a kid the Box on the brick wall was painted with a huge strike zone and he's a little guy at least in terms of height had to flail away I he like dick Allen's theory on hitting he was here yesterday for the upper deck heroes game Nick Allen always said if he could reach a ball he thought it was a strike ninth allstar game in a row for Kirby short lead by Thomas at first base and a called strike Jo you were that kind of a hitter I had to be patient though Bob I couldn't go out of the strike zone if I went out of the strike zone it was an ow I wasn't strong as Frank Thomas and some of the big hitters that Pucket fouls it off I mean you look at this guy Frank Thomas and I do not want to overstate it just look at the physique on the guy he was a tight ended Auburn football teammate of Bo Jackson the word awesome is overused what other word would you use about this guy he's just eye popping the two- two pitch and Pucket squibs it down to Bagwell and that finishes the American League in the top of the fourth Frank Thomas and Company Trail it 4 to one we talked to Ken griffy Jr yesterday about a childhood Allstar memory he picked one that came when he was 10 years old and it was a Natural Choice listen I was jumping around and my dad got up the bat and I think it was against chami John and I go he's going to hit a home R and I ran downstairs and I ran back upstairs and grabbed my bat and he swung and hit it I go there it goes and my uncle and that jumped up and said how what did you know I said well I just felt it well Bobby must have felt it because Tommy John threw a super Sinker and it was very hard for a left-hander to hit that ball in the air Justice starts it and con starts him with a strike on the outside corner you played with griffy senior and probably saw griffy Jr around the ballpark as a kid a lot right there were a lot of great young players in that clubhouse that are in the major leagues now saw Ken griffy Jr Hal mcgrey son Bryan Eduardo Perez Pete Rose Jr a lot of players who went on Pedro barbone son a lot of players are now going to be in the major leagues in the next couple of years Justice bounces one foul toward Thomas senior very different in terms of his build 511 stocky Junior much lankier has a more natural home run swing senior never hit more than 21 in a season one of the things that I'm bothered by Bob is that because of the exploits of their sons Bobby bond has been overshadowed and so has Ken griffy Senior Ken Griffey Senor was a much better player than he's ever given credit for he's a great outfielder very accurate and very good defensive player a lot of speed I believe that he is much faster than Ken griffy Jr he's a better base stealer he wasn't better defensively and bond is the same situation his father was a great player you know griffy a lot of times Joe has been accused of lackaday AAL playing center field and he really doesn't uh he's just got that loping stride he knows at the crack of the bat where the ball is going the other guy too in in Toronto Devon white who as we've seen many times balls are hit out there that you think are in the gaps or are going to go out of the ballpark and he's got that little cruising gate and he gets there very easily and and both in the same situation Wade bogs had jce played well off the line at third and it turns into an easy play for him folks beginning August 7th Sports brings you the world championship of Basketball Dream Team two will take the floor LED by Sha and Alonzo Morning regie Miller will be there they're on a quest to bring home the gold and the world title the world championship of basketball begins August 7th on NBC Carlos Garcia stands in kid is really a natural shortstop with a great arm but they have J Bell an All-Star last year for the Pirates so he's at second base these days Chopper towards short Ripken Glides left and tosses him out the rule is every team has to be represented Garcia a fine young player probably doesn't have the numbers that some others who were left home have put together in the first half of the year but every team has to have at least one player and of course you're never going to have a city host the game and not include somebody from their Club I think that's fair Azie flyed to griffy his first time up two out nobody on last half of the fourth National League leads it 4 to one Americans got a run in the first Nationals tied it in the bottom half and the senior circuit got three in the third to take the lead quickly o and two Azie is not only the oldest allar he's the oldest position player in the majors which is kind of surprising at age 39 reaches for that one and hits it softly in the right for a base hit there are only seven players in the majors older than Azie Smith and they're all pitchers or designated hitters a little breaking ball that time an 02 breaking ball from David call up about Bel high and Azie Smith nice easy nothing but hands [Music] so AI aboard with two down used to be a prolific base stealer but he swiped only four this year how about bagwell's stance not only the stance Bob but he has an unusual stride he spreads out a lot but instead of striding forward his front foot actually comes backwards it will come back and not go forward like all the other hitters do in the dirt and Rodriguez comes up with it Bagwell despite the numbers probably your first half MVP in the National League fifth in the voting playing for the Astros has a lot to do with that the Astros have five players on the team all reserves most of any team in either league but they haven't had an elected starter since Cesar sedo 21 years ago at the knees says the pl up Paul rungi actually I have to amend that statement with the late additions of will Cordo and Maris gr the Expos now also have five four blue jays that's the most of any American League team Azie Dives back they cannot forget about oie at first he can steal a base I'd love to see him run tonight I want I want people to see this kid throw Ivon Rodriguez two one pitch not going fouled off so when you talk about Bagwell in that open stance despite the fact that he flies out that he opens up and stays open he covers the plate he still covers the plate look at his front foot how it comes backwards it doesn't go forward but you're right he does cover the plate cuz his upper body is close to the plate where does his power come from well his power comes from his upper body strength and he really throws his hips open he uses his hips to help generate bat speed but his upper body is very strong the two- two pitch con drop down on him and Strikes him out third strikeout for con1 National leag the 1994 allstar game is brought to you by Buick and your local Buick dealers for the americ Jim frosi trying to work everybody in Maris Grom of the Expos an actual center fielder is there now David Justice of the Braves is out of the game Tony Gwyn moves to his more comfortable position he's in right bonds remains in left gram hits Injustice spot Ken Hill Works to Cal Ripken and there's a strike to start the top of the fifth with the national league leading four to one Ripken grounded a second his first time up and that'll make the seats you know earlier Bob you were talking about Denny mlan somebody hit a ball and we got interrupted you had a Denny mlan story you're going to tell I'm not sure it's worth it three Innings later but we might as well dot all the eyes and cross all the teas after this next pitch to Ripkin fast High one and two so mlan noted free spirit due to start the 69 allstar game coming off the 30 win year the year before he would win consecutive Sai Young Awards the game has rained out in on ripken's Fist and he muscles it down the left field line with Bonds in Pursuit and right near the chalk Barry Bonds makes a nice running catch so mlan is due to start the game gets rained out he flies home to Detroit to keep a dental appointment the next day blows the start and Mel stlm has to go but he comes back gets there in the second inning and comes into the game in the fourth and the teeth hurt all the worse they were throbbing when Willie mccovy went deep on him right away teeth drilled and then mccb did the drilling aren't you glad you asked oh yeah that was a great start three inning weight was worth it ball one to Rodriguez Hill has really come into his own hasn't he Joe yes he has always had potential but he now he throws strikes that's the key when he was with the Cardinals he was a little more erratic and he discovered this split fingered Fork ball or whatever he calls it and now he's become one of the better pitchers in the National League he has always had the good fast ball Rodriguez spanks one to dead center field gr on the run back the track and he makes the catch well two good plays in the outfield for the national league here in the fifth here it is again Grom going back on the drive off the bat of Rodriguez he made it look rather easy High fast ball that Rodriguez got into you think gy makes that catch Joe well he may have made that one but the first ball that was missed by Gwen I believe Gren would have caught because he's a natural center fielder he caught that one because he'd been playing a lot deeper and the play by Bonds on the hitter before those are the two best left fielders and center field ERS in the national league right now Chile Davis now will pinch it for con Randy Johnson is warming up he swings on the first one and he's thrown out so Hill sets them down in order in the fifth Nationals clim to a 4-1 lead back to Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh for the 65th annual All-Star Game Hannah Storm along with David con and characteristically allowing three runs in the third what happened out there somebody's got to be the goat I guess it's going to be me come score some runs so I'm not the story well you got some power on this bench they might take care of you one highlight though are sure to make all the highlights tonight Barry Bonds losing his Bat on your curveball when's the last time that happened I haven't seen that in a while he's a tough hitter he's gotten me a few times in the National League I just got some pitches up and and that's a good lineup over there everybody's talking about this American League that national league is a good lineup also all right David good luck in the second half Bob thanks Hannah here's Mike MSA in the game and MSA is the way he prefers to have it pronounced all the controversy in his home park of Camden Yards he's warming up in the ninth inning cedo Gaston doesn't use him ahead 9 to3 in the hometown fans weren't the least bit pleased and MSA actually nured a grudge about it for a while and they tried to put it behind them now he had warmed up earlier sat down then Randy Johnson began throwing and he's still tossing in the bullpen so MSA becomes the third American League pitcher cedo has done a smart thing from the American League bench his first two pinch hits have been Moler and Davis the two dh's who couldn't play the field hit hard and pass Leland in the third base coaches bot so he got them out of the way early before the strategy shapes up late in the game when you might want to make switches that affect your defense moit as you said Bob he was early hit the first pitch I don't think he was in the game more than three minutes this is the Rockies Dante bashet with an 02 count and he pops one softly in the left but Carter was playing deep and he can't get there so a pinch single for bashet I don't know if carer really saw that ball when it left the bat it looked like he took a step back then came on I don't know if he had a chance to catch it anyway little soft Fly ball off the bat of Dante bash a little breaking ball or off speed pitch from MSA and cter I said it looked I don't know if he saw that ball immediately or not they H though for Dante here's gwy Jim fosi he might play the whole game we know Tony gw's an amazing hitter I'll give you another amazing statistic about him Bob and that is he uses a 31in bat mhm it's like a little IG bat even for me what size did you use 342 32 o he uses a 31 in 30 o bat sometimes 29 oz win is 34 years old thinking man's hitter discipline focused constantly watching the video tape you know if he's not leading the league every year up amongst the leaders right at the top you think something's wrong with him tries to go the opposite way Carter closing ground on it and Joe is able to get to this one bashet retreating to first base well last year Gwyn hit 358 and didn't win his fifth batting title because Andre scoto came out of nowhere h and they haven't warmed up any to Barry Bond [Applause] here bonds a sack fly that drove Pucket to the wall and right in the first and looked bad Fanning against Con in the third MSA Works to him there's a strike you go backways with the plate umpire Paul rungi don't you Joe yeah Paul rungy and I were team on the Durham Bulls in 1963 of course that was before Susan sandon came by we didn't get a chance to meet her but we were teammates a ball and a strike to Barry the shed at first one down bottom of the fifth 4-1 National League they have six hits the Americans have three the Americans have won the last six straight Allstar games in there Joe here's a guy that hits baseballs out of sight from time to time bonified home run hitter it's always amazed me not not so much amazing I mean it shows you you don't have to be the big guy and you don't have to hold a bat down on the knob or have the knob up in your hands to hit to hit home runs how much hitting surface you think he has you talked about Gwynn's bat how much hitting surface you think he's got from his hands to Barrel well you're right he probably has about in as well chokes up as you can see about an inch and a half but the maybe the greatest hitter who ever lived Ted Williams also choked up he had over 500 in home runs 521 again on one and two he's a strike out fors you know B admitted first to Roy Firestone on ESPN then to us yesterday that early in his career he didn't handle the the way he should have he came across as more sure of himself than perhaps he wanted he said I should have kept my mouth shut and he alienated some people here in Pittsburgh on the other hand he played magnificent baseball here for three division winners and he should be appreciated as one of the great players in the game here is Patza it takes a big guy to admit that too Bob and yesterday in talking with him I mean there's cases where these guys come to the big leagues at 19 and 20 and 21 years old and and it is a problem for them I mean they're free Spirits uh not that much responsibility wise and and you're making a lot of money and and you really don't have to do a lot of things once you're here and you're established a couple of years and established the way he has established himself it does become a problem because you're you're you're bugged by the media all the time they want you constantly and if you don't do things uh from time to time you get a bad r No One ever won four MVP awards Bond still has time the 02 pitch to Piaza and he fouls it off msen 13 and four ra just under three he's got a shot at the sa young along with Jimmy key the national league starter Greg Maddox could be the first man ever to win three in a row but he'll have competition from Ken Hill and some others David con might have SA numbers in the American League that's high con gave up three runs but he also struck out three in two innings of work slider was biting most of the time most of the time yeah he got a couple of breaking balls up that hurt him tried to wait on the off speed pitch wide of first Frank Thomas to tuck it away so we've gone through five it's still 41 national league in the top of the six for the American League and a new pitcher Doug dreck bad first year after he went to Houston he's turned it around this time terrific stretch here for the Pirates won the Sai Young Award in 1990 and yet this is his first All-Star appearance Alamar 0 for two you know it's not all that uncommon tonight's starter Greg Maddox sa Young Award last year just eight and eight at the break didn't make the All-Star team there have been 17 s Young Award winners and seven MVPs who did not participate in the All-Star game that year line through the box a base hit for [Applause] Alamar trebeck is an off speed type of P pitcher he'll throw a lot of breaking balls curve balls sliders and change ups but he will throw the fast ball to get the sinking fast ball to get the double play this is a breaking ball that hangs right in the middle of the plate good hitting there by Alamar he didn't try to pull it just lined it right back through the middle so the American League trying to get something shaking here in the sixth B is singled and struck out he's shown some pop this year nine home runs that's already his second highest total he had 24 in the Lively ball year of 1987 which stands out as a real aberration in his long career this is not a lively ball year well I guess it is you believe it's juice huh yes I do ah youe wouldn't you like to grab a B juice ball h no I'm no I'm I'm happy where I am Alamar Bluffs to go and bogs takes a strike talk about dreck not making the All-Star team in a sigh Young year and some players complain The rosters are limited put it in perspective Hank Greenberg was the unanimous MVP in 1935 and at the break he had 103 RBI Alamar running and bogs fouls it off 25 homers 103 RBIs and the teams were selected by the managers and the manager was his own player manager and teammate Mickey Cochran of the Tigers and he leaves Greenberg off the team so if bip Roberts complains or John Franco complains hey others have had it worse maybe a personality conflict sour Conflict for sure on the outside corner you're looking a double strike out game for Wade BS here it is a fast that is around the outside corner little tailor from draic I don't know if that was a strike or not but BS doesn't take too many like that here it is again another look off the outside corner that's a bad that's a bad call you know what you tend to believe that with a with an eye like BS when he strikes out looking you tend to believe it might have been a missed call don't pitchers love those pitches all right here's Junior doubled and grounded to first it's one of those pitches where Piaza turns around to the Umpire and says a lot of guys wouldn't call that tough pitch to call but you call it right Alamar on it first as griffy fouls one off all the talk about the pursuit of Roger Mar obviously if there's a strike there's no chance but even if they play 162 the odds are overwhelmingly against griffy against Thomas against Williams if no one breaks it this year maris's record will have stood exactly as long as Ruth stood the year Maris broken 34 years and really no one has come close Ruth's record was challenged more often Fox at 58 Greenberg at 58 Wilson at 56 and made runs no one has hit more than 52 since Maris hit the 61 a ball and a strike there goes Alamar a swing and a miss and a high fast the throw is not in [Applause] time stolen base for Robbie Robbie had a pretty good jump not a great jump Piaza had a shot at him but he did not make a good throw now watch not a perfect jump there and you'll see the ball coming to the pitcher not a good throw it hit the turf and bounce good play there by Azie Alamar dive to the outside of the bag makes the tag a lot longer from Aussie standpoint they kind of eye each other even a good throw Joe if he's on the other side of the bag if he's on the right field side of the bag close but I still think Alamar is in there here's a pitcher Nightmare Man in scoring position and griffy and then Thomas with a crack to knock him home two and two you talk about a guy being ahead whoever the guy is this year or in the past ahead of maris's pace ahead of Ruth's Pace misleading maris's biggest months were July and August Ruth hit 17 home runs in September of 1927 lots of guys have been ahead of the pace and then tailed off I even think I was ahead one time Bob after about three games big week huh yeah big week Joe when you look at when you look at griffi and playing in a couple of indoor stadiums and and indifference to in those years of of the marises and he hits it sharply into Center it'll drop in front of Gren for a hit they're waving Alamar home the throw is cut off and now they've got griffy hung up Bagwell cut it off and Aussie puts the tag on [Applause] him well good hitting but not good base running there by Griff they really didn't have a good shot to get Alamar at the plate he was going to score and if griffy could have stayed at first base he would been the you know Frank Thomas would have been the tying run they're waving Alamar around he's going to make it easy watch the throw is smartly cut off by Bagwell and they take griffy at second base but what a wonderful hitter look at this I mean it's just a natural swing nothing forced when pen griffy is in the batter's box so Griff is now two for three he gets the RBI but runs into the second out and Thomas bats with the base is empty and he whistles one into Center for a hit well you know that's going to happen SC makes a base running mistake going back just just to finish the thought on on on griffy and marrison and playing indoors Bob later in the season I mean it's cool all the time you don't have the July and August where you're outside and burning heat or standing out there in the Outfield standing on the artificially surfaced fields and standing outside which I mean probably played a big part marrison New York of course you're not getting the coverage griffy heat I'm sure it's going to be heat for him or Thomas or Williams or whomever [Music] Carter had the broken thumb late spring training played right through it before we put this subject to bed again perspective on how tough it is to challenge maris's record there are 14 players with more than 500 home runs outside corner for a strike 10 of them never hit as many as 50 in a season let alone challenge 60 the alltime leader Hank gar never hit 50 only Ruth Maye mine fox among the 14 500 home run hitters ever top 50 strike two Thomas is two for two with a walk Carter lined into a double play fly to right a run home in the sixth he lays off two and two Huck It On Deck what a show he put on yesterday I mean he sent some Rockets into the upper deck and right and Frank Thomas did the same in left there were three or four that were estimated Beyond 500 ft Thomas had the big one they said at 525 he hit one 519 and Then followed that one into the upper deck or off the facing of the upper deck and deep left Center at 525 there it is he hit the will clocks on didn't [Music] he Bo that's a long way here's a look at it man it sounded like a cannon blast man back live and Carter hangs with it punching it out of play and you might add it's tougher to hit a ball that far in batting practice than it is during the game because you have to supply all the the power batting practice pitch is thrown approximately 60 MPH boy she got a pretty good idea where it's going to be well that's a good point Ain going to have much of a break to it Thomas inches away from first the two two pitch with two out bounc toward Williams He backs up goes the short way and throws it away Thomas bounces back up the ball loose down the line Thomas being waved home the throw's going to go to third a run scores and everybody's safe as Joe Carter winds up at third base well very uncharacteristic of Matt Williams overthrowing Garcia on the attempted force that would have ended the inning little bouncer hit by Joe Carter that Williams backs up on here's the underhand Flipper the sidearm flip and he just threw the ball away never had a chance easy play just threw it away as you said Bob you don't see him make that play I mean that's that's an easy play oh boy well a three base throwing error an unearned run home a one-run game all of a sudden and obviously anything they get the rest of the inning is unearned a hit for Pucket could tie it back through the middle to his left Azie no chance the game tied and it's a tough out at the pl anyway in Kirby pucking put RN on base and he drives him in but as you mentioned Matt Williams do not make many throwing [Applause] errors so now for to the mound and it's not Dre's fault but they'll call on his Astro teammate John Hudak three runs across even at four in the sixth we'll be back Johnny Bench played some Third Base late in his career Johnny you take this he retired by playing Third Base but here's Garcia had a very late Pace coming down to second base I know Williams had a little bit of a high throw but Garcia awfully late getting there unless he antip at to throw to first base from the second baseman's perspective Joe I agree with John he should have been there sooner and I think he could have jumped straight up and maybe have caught the ball can't defend Matt Williams was a high throw but there he could have helped his teammate out in comes the only rookie in the game John hudek and he does throw hard Ripken couldn't catch up with it he is the first guy in All-Star history to appear in an allstar game before he wins his first Big League game obviously the saves are the important stat in the ra under two and nearly a strikeout an inning but he was knocking around he's 27 years old released by the Tigers Astros pick him up Mitch Williams falters boom here he is closer called strike going and two I guess that begs to ask the question how could the Tigers release a pitcher mhm one that makes it in the All-Star Game you know talking with this guy yesterday Joe and and about his philosophy with pitching he I just go right at him he said here it is if you can get it Go the 02 to Ripkin fouled back that's got to be the slow gun I know he's a little better than 80 what did that say 81 94 okay a little more I think the 81 was Piaza throwing it back either that or it doubles as a thermometer 94 milph rip 0 for two MVP of the 91 allstar game in Toronto two-time League MVP the 02 pitch to it struck him out hudek performs his specialty but free runs across two of them on earned brand new game the 1994 allstar game is brought to you by Toyota and their full line of Quality Cars and Trucks Toyota I love what you do for me by True Lies the new action adventure starring Arnold Schwarzenegger starts Friday at theaters everywhere and by Budweiser Beachwood AE for a crisp clean classic taste scorecard sales are brisk at the allstar game they're a souvenir but you also need them to keep track only Ripken and Rodriguez remain you got a new pitcher Randy Johnson a whole new Outfield Albert Bell and Kenny Lofton from the Indians in Ruben Sierra the lone Oakland A on the team Will Clark replaces Frank Thomas at first Chuck noblock is in for Alamar at second Cooper of the Red Sox at third for the man who preceded him at that position in Boston Wade bogs and Rodriguez remains as the catcher tied at four Randy Johnson who'll ever forget what he did to John Kook last year in Baltimore John well he'd like to forget it John krook not here but uh his lookalike sign the national anthem meatloaf told me before the game I'm here because John Kook isn't you see Randy Johnson gets it up there in a hurry as well 93 milph in that fast ball he will go to Triple digits on a good night he'll get to 100 I wouldn't mind seeing a 100 from this [Applause] distance two balls in a strike to Matt Williams and a high pop and a shallow right Ruben Sierra is there Joe let's talk about this from an intimidation standpoint the guy is 610 he has the long you were a left-handed hitter the Montreal here's last year Well Randy Johnson of course he doesn't have a smooth motion first of all so he's very intimidating you can't pick the ball up quickly enough was that on purpose I would hope not I don't think it was no he throws too hard for that well Kook waved the white flag and took the K and quickly took his lead here's Maris Gom who's in center field at this point when you're talking about intimidation though Bob give you example now we'll take a look at his motion and this motion can intimidate you because it's unorthodox Sandy kofax threw harder but he was more comfortable he was straight over the top he didn't really intimidate you too much he just threw the ball right by you Johnson to Joe I was just going to say Johnson to one of those guys guys that normally left-handers have that ball that really runs I mean this guy throwing in the high 90s with a running fast ball tailing away he doesn't have that though fast ball basically straight he'll throw a cutter once in a while that little breaking ball right there two and two to gr did guys throw at you uke yeah I was no different than anybody else guys threw at me a lot Unfortunately they were outfielders I was in the bullpen you still get throw at [Applause] if that's his off speed stuff it's around 80 mph 79 there's a fast B they used to talk about the average of the average fastball a guy average stuff 87 86 to 87 milph so when you're up in the 90s like this guy is in hudic although Joe you know you got to have you got to have something else that's true especially if your fast ball is straight this ball is sliced on the line and right and gets out of the yard Maris CH goes the opposite way and the national league takes the lead again at [Applause] 54 well when he first swung I thought the ball was going foul first of all and I didn't think it would definitely would not carry all the way into the lower deck well you put all the factors together maybe a lively ball guys swinging lighter bats with greater bat speed and Johnson providing a lot of the Velocity himself you go the opposite way make any kind of contact it carries and the ball is carrying tonight at Three Rivers I didn't think that ball had any chance to go as Joe said I thought it was going foul nice easy swing by Grom fast ball again in the 90s and he thought it was going foul too Carlos Garcia hits one hard in center field for a clean single and they appreciate that at Three Rivers remember this is a franchise which had dreb and Bonia and bonds and lost them all because they couldn't compete financially if there were a poster child for Revenue sharing and salary caps the kid' be wearing a pirate hat standing with a new first baseman Will Clark of the American League [Music] this is a real sign of respect by Jim frosi that Azie Smith hitting just 240 at age 39 goes this long in this allstar game and if anybody deserves what might be a final National showcase it's Azie Smith but I also think Jim frosi can identify with aie Smith very well in that he was a short stop and as he got up in age he knew that he had to move to another position or out of the game so I think he has a lot of respect for Azie as you said there goes the runner and Azie fouls it off you know Joe no matter how hard to get back to that thought a moment ago about Johnson and his 90 plus mph fast if you don't have the breaking stuff a little off speed stuff to go with it it's almost like batting practice I don't care how hard you throw I don't care if you throw a 100 if you're sitting hard stuff all the time and if you go up against a guy like this you if you look anything but hard stuff against him you ought to go someplace else and play right Aus switch hitter of course from the right side the one-two pitch from Johnson hit hard down the line and left and that ball is foul what a story that would have been for Azie Smith who only recently crept past your lifetime home run total UK to go deep in the allar game Randy Johnson I want to tell you something something's wrong here there's that ball just foul just foul and he looked like he had a breaking ball a slider off of Johnson there it is I mean right on it and just missed look at the OD stay up baby stay Fair baby stay Fair baby he he doesn't have the good talking to it like Colton fist had Colton fist could keep it fair for [Applause] how sweet would that have been H oh man we're in the six 54 National League got him leaning and they punch him out Garcia says no but John shulock of the American League says you bet well he definitely caught him leaning towards second base it's question whether the throw gets there in time and the tag is applied Garcia dies back Clark grabs it you almost have to agree with Garcia there well the throw beat him but maybe the tag didn't no the tag didn't beat him but the throw definitely beat him we'll get a better look at it from this Angle now watch when his hand hits the bag yeah and the fans see that on the replay and now the count goes full to O Johnson by the way is by far the leader in pickoffs in the American League he's got eight in the first half of the season here's the 3-2 broken bat roll at a third and across the diamond Cooper of the Red Sox to Clark of the Rangers National League goes in front we're back after this from your local station Ivon Rodriguez to start it against hudek who ended the last inning by Fanning Cal Ripken Jr Rodriguez is 0 for two robbed of a hit his last time up on a nice running catch in Center by Maris Gren fast ball pop back new second baseman Craig viio of the Astros and another Astro makes his first appearance Ken CTI CTI an eight-year player this is his first appearance in an All-Star game so a big night for him replacing Matt Williams at third one and two Aussie remains at Short Stop and I wouldn't be at all surprised if fosi in tribute to him this will certainly be the last All-Star game he ever plays in a national league park if he plays one more year announces his retirement and they add him to the team next year the game will be in Texas he might let him go all the way mhm as said with Gwynn Gwyn will play the full nine and maybe the same holds true for oos Rodriguez sends one up the middle for a hit so that's the way the top of the seventh starts the American League has one backup catcher it's Mickey tedeton now there is a rule in the allstar game that pertains to catchers only if the second catcher comes in and is subsequently hurt you can reinsert the starting catch or any other catch you [Applause] and here's tedeton now batting for the pitcher so teden bats for Johnson noblock is on deck and the switch hitter fouls the first one back he's topped 30 home runs each of the last three years Detroit he's got 14 this year we talking earlier Joe about Barry bounds and no chokes take a look at tedeton he's got the bat handle of Knob in about the middle of his hand how low he carries this thing and then the whip action to get it up and going again well they call that one finger Berry there have been a couple of players with two fingers buried that's one finger underneath the knob Willie staro used to get two fingers underneath it be awfully strong to do that the one-1 pitch look at the way tedeton holds the bat in a way reminiscent of West Covington except Covington used to hold it higher but also almost parallel to the ground teton's got it at about belt level but held Loosely and almost flat behind him well you always got to get it started from some plays he gets it started I mean he gets it started when the pitch is on the way maybe better started a little soon a little quicker on this guy yeah hudek does not give you a lot of time to start it here it is again on tedeton that fast ball Mickey with the bat back he gets back up on top but the ball by him Jo everybody talks about the hitting theories of where you should carry the bat and how you should stride what you should do more often than not it's whatever is comfortable for you let her go just have to get it into hitting position before the ball gets there rodrig as at first nobody out and this is a 3-2 pitch to tedeton and the runner goes and that's ball four so the American League trailing five to four has something going Chuck noblock steps in his dad Ray suffered a mild heart attack his old High School baseball coach a guy who played minor league ball and here's what Chuck says about dedicating tonight's performance to him yeah he was my high school coach and uh he played ball himself and uh he was in San Diego and he was hoping desperately to be here tonight and uh you know he had a mild heart attack and and uh I just want to say get well and and uh get better quick there you see the batting glove he flashed it during the introductions prior to the game so his dad is watching from his hospital bed he was there in person two years ago at the All-Star Game in San Diego noblock hits one toward the hole Azie gets the force a def moment from the def short of his generation and maybe in the history of the game 13 gold gloves well I'm sure Bob yuker has not seen this play very often I've seen it quite often Bob it becomes almost routine the way Azie makes it but no one else in baseball could make that play except Azie Smith and now fosi heads to the mound well you can look at it now from The Outfield I you know when Ripken talked earlier about how big and cumbersome he was that he had to play the hitters not this guy frosi discussing with hudek the merits of a shower at this juncture and we'll take a break every time the river stadium and the surrounding Pittsburgh area provided by meti blimp Snoopy one meti's aial Ambassador typically cruises at an altitude of 12200 ft and a speed of 35 mph looking to do battle with the dreaded Red Baron let's answer the trivia question while Danny Jackson warms up he's come out of the bullpen for the national league the oldest to connect in All-Star play Stan musal now it would have been interesting if A's ball had stayed Fair we would have had to start counting months and days because Azie is 39 turns 40 in December musil hit more Allstar homers than anybody six in his story career and the youngest Johnny Bench in the 1969 game at RFK Stadium in Washington when the senator still had a franchise let's go quickly to Johnny Bench remember that All-Star Homer I know you do well I sure do it was you talking about 1969 when Denny mlan got the dental appointment and stle Meer started in the first pitch I saw hit for home run and later yriy took the second went over the fence away from me upsteps Scott Cooper Danny Jackson the left-hander on to faing with one out the American League has the tying run at third base Rodriguez opened the inning with a single Ted and walked and then knocks bid for a base hit was snuffed out by aie Smith they got the force at second so Runners at the corners with one out Cooper's first out bat of this game and this will get the run home and maybe more deep in the left field and bonds watches it hit off the wall for extra bases in comes Rodriguez an opposite field double for Cooper with noblock pulling up a third hey this is a good game very good game Cooper takes this fast was inside not exactly where Danny Jackson wanted to throw it bonds makes a good play be hands it gets it back in and that keeps noock from scoring here's a tag up there by Rodriguez he scores [Applause] easily still only one out and they're going to pull the infield in against Kenny Lofton of the central leading Cleveland Indians he really has supplanted Ricky Henderson as the premier leadoff man in the American League he's a 378 he's got pop 10 home runs 45 steals leads the majors terrific bunter on a pace for almost 250 hits swing in a Miss I think this is an interesting situation here they're playing the infield all the way in with Runners at second and third and especially on the carpet Joe anything hit by this guy can really fly as Bob said but Us's going a tie ball game play back and give up the Run you're only in the seventh inning one and one Lofton hangs in well against lefties hitting 350 yeah he's not bad tell you this guy can play unbelievable center field he's one of those guys that can climb the wall he throws well [Applause] on the inside corner one and two Danny Jackson was the number four starter last year for Jim F's pennant winners but now with injuries Shilling hurt green hurt mhand gone Ben Rivera hurt he's really the Ace of the Philly staff at this point where the DL is crowded in Philadelphia the onew pitch toon lays off Will Clark on deck and then if the inning keeps going Albert Bell noblock at third Cooper at second with one out if you're Danny Jackson this situation you need a strikeout and that fast ball up and in there that was what he wanted to get get the strike out with Joe they play they play LOF and to hit the other way but I tell you this guy this guy can pull he can pull he's strong he can hit the right center Bob said earlier he can bunt but I I can tell you he can pull another two two Pitch hit toward the hole and with the infield in they have no chance one run scores Cooper waved home BNS has no play and the American League has scored three times in the seventh and they lead seven to five you run when you bring the infield in the infielders have no range at all the ball goes through there so quickly this ball goes through before they can move I mean if you're back you have a chance to keep this ball on the infield if not make a play you may not be able to throw LOF now but you can keep the ball on the [Applause] infield nice piece of hitting by Lofton a little breaking ball from Jackson out way took it to left field bombs charge but no play and the Americans back on top Bob 75 frosi makes the logical move with the lefties due he brings in Jackson but two straight hits by left-handed hitters Cooper and Lofton here's another one Clark swing and a miss and we might see Lofton run testing piat's [Applause] [Applause] arm kind of All-Star Game you like to see plenty of action not going and a ball loften down at first terrific basketball player Sixth Man on lot olsson's Arizona team that went to the final four in 1988 graduated from Arizona with a degree in television wrote his thesis as I understand on Mr badier UK I was shocked why wouldn't you get an A on that down the line and left bonds toward the bullpen and out of play and here's a look at the 1994 Chevrolet MVP award that's the allstar MVP trophy which will be presented immediately following the game a few candidates have emerged but the game still very much in doubt 75 American League the pitch to Clark line drive over aie for a hit Lofton will stop at second tell you what Bob this game is mirror Imaging most games you see in the major leagues this year lot of offense F's move with the left hander here's Clark again a pitch out away from him and he drills it to center field and now Jim fosi is coming out again look at Clark Jo you've watched this guy for so long and I mean you talk about somebody who uses the whole Ball Park balls away he'll go the other way he's got power although his power power total are down this year but a pure hitter Will Clark batting 353 in his first year in the American League Azie is now coming out of the game so we missed our guess this is the moment they have to make a move and a double switch will Cordo replaces him at Short Rod Beck of the Giants comes out of the bullpen Jackson yielded hits to three straight lefties he's out so is Azie and we step aside for a minute eyes Joe just stares a hole through the pitcher and Rod Beck does the same thing so we've got a staring match here and that's why I scking so long you're right they wanted to see who would back off first Beck as you see kind of fearsome looking himself and he says he's had the mustache since the 11th grade there goes Lofton double steal Patza can't find the ball and Lofton steals third the major league leader in swipes and Clark steals second behind him not an easy ball for Piaza to handle I don't know if he' had a chance anyway Joe if he makes the catch clean little breaking ball down low and away that he let get by Loft in a major jump though he had a huge jump Will Clark at second there it is little breaking ball down and away that Patza didn't handle cleanly and again I don't know if he has a shot or not well they're back in the same situation the infield in again you know it's bad enough you got to play against guys like this on artificial surface I'm play it up close with guys like Bell guys hit the ball so hard pitch from Beck Cordo will come to the plate and they've got Lofton with Piaza applying the tag so that time it worked the infield in you have to play the infield in now because there were two runs down in the seventh inning before it was a tie ball game now when you're two runs down you cannot afford to let any more run score Cordo makes a good play good throw High throw keeps it up and fatza applies the tag there have been four hits one of them a double and a walk in this inning a double steal and it would have been worse had not Azie Smith turned in a brilliant play at shortstop here is Sierra former Ranger now with Oakland bounced foul the first product of the Roberto Clemente sports city in Puerto Rico Roberto's dream to make it not just to the big leagues but two an All-Star Game his Oakland A's are nine under 500 but only three back of Texas in the west the Rangers lead the West three under 500 could be the first race ever where in September they talk about how many games back a team is in the win comp instead of the L here you see the number 21 worn by Sierra in honor of Roberto clti and a pop up back of second base and B of the Astros squeezes it backto back three run innings for the American League and they're up again 75 back at Three River stadium for this allstar game we're in the bottom of the seventh American League leading 7 to5 with Aussie Smith and Aussie it was vintage in the last inning and it's an emotional time for you playing in this allstar game it is uh Johnny cuz this very well could be my last one is uh as far as the national league is concerned um I plan on playing one more year and um I was kind of surprised to be here this year and that I didn't get voted in last year and usually when you don't get uh voted in and you've been there 10 or 12 times it's tough to get back but I'd like to take the time to thank all the fans that took the time to to punch my name on the ballot well 2500 hits in reach and also almost a home run tonight I came real close how was a a tag quick you know when you when you're facing guys that you haven't faced uh it's tough to know exactly what they're going to throw you and in that particular instance it's hard to really stay that stay back too long on Randy Johnson because he gets the ball up there so well but he threw me a breaking ball and I was just out in front a little bit on behalf of everybody thanks for being what you are thank you John back up to you Bob all right Johnny and here it is what might be the final exit in terms of Allstar play and a base hit for bag [Applause] this is the 13th allar game in which Azie has appeared 11 of them as a started says he wants to play one more year if he stays healthy he'll get to 2500 hits the Hall of Fame long since a four gone compion he has the best defensive sh stop that I have ever seen and I've seen a lot of good sh stops he he's the way they'll be measured from now on unfortunately isn't it yeah you know it's one thing to be good it's another thing to be such a joy to watch which he was Will Cordo now now here's a young short stop with all the tools but sometimes the concentration lapses obviously he can hit and hit with power uncommon power for a middle infielder but he makes too many errors at this stage of his career I think it's a lack of concentration in the field he concentrates in the Batters box sometimes he takes that out to the field with him and he's not concentrating I tell you what the ball jumps off of his Bat as well as any of the players you've seen in this game tonight Jo I'll take a guy I'll take a guy with these totals and and take a chance on him defensively anytime wouldn't you you teach him absolutely or move him someplace else he can swing the bad like that he can play The Outfield too I think he's going to be a quality Short Stop he just has to cut down on his mental absis so Cordo takes High move to the bottom of the and it kind of reminds me Atley Harry car ordinarily be serting the fans and we want to send our best wishes abolutely to Harry the voice of the Cubs in his 50th year in broadcasting had some health problems recently had to interrupt his season but they expect him back before the end of the month on those broadcasts on WGN I actually thought you and Bob were going to go into that inition of taking me out to the ball game I can't sing so I want to stay overnight in Pittsburgh you know I was talking to Phil rosuto before the game he is the honorary Captain did he answer you the Amer the American League Squad he's going into the Hall of Fame finally uh later this month as a matter of fact Cordo bounces one to Ripken who step on the bag and compl the double play and you walk in the room and scooter says hey you got I saw that Major League 2 that's right saw it on a plane really liked it you know most of us of course caught it at the can film festival but the saw on the plane I got a kick out of him he was he was sitting in a locker down there I said are you being punished come out of there he was sitting actually sitting inside the locker I said look if you want me to talk to somebody and get you out of there just ask ah he's a great guy I love the scooter I really do it's to be around him and and to listen to him a pleasure and uh well deserved finally in the baseball's Hall of Fame you remember a couple of years back Bob when he he had that brace on his arm he had something wrong with his hand and we were in Yankee Stadium he was wearing a brace on his left hand for whatever and I asked him I went over on the Yankee broadcast for a couple of minutes gwy with a chopper and Clark will retire Tony gwy who is now one for four but story anyway you're going to finish like it or not 75 American League true to form Cal Ripken doesn't even miss an inning at least so it appears he's 0 for three you know he doesn't turn 34 until next month so 2131 to pass garri is one thing he could keep on going for several more years I think they'll make him rest after he passed L gar think he he stops the next day I he will rest day off finally get that one day off he's been looking for and that'll be it a drive toward the Gap in right center field G in Pursuit back near the fence and it short hops the wall ripen on his way to Second and he's content with a lead off stand up double well you know the esteem in which the fans hold him and in fact he was second to Ken griffy Jr in the overall fan bading Azie got the most votes in the National League there's his swing again on a fast ball that looks to be out over the played off of be in the right center field it's it's short offs the wall out there I tell you really as I said at the top of the telecast the more I watch him and and and appreciate him as a player and and Joe I know you feel the same way to have played as long as you did and and to watch this guy day in and day out and not to miss it's truly remarkable Rodriguez now as the American League tries to add to a 75 lead in the top of the e against the Giants Rod Beck Beck all but Untouchable as the Giants won 103 last year Allstar this year but the numbers off Joe well he's given up nine home runs in about 30 Innings he has not pitched nearly as well this year as he did last year he seems to be throwing a lot of fast balls in the middle of the plate as was evident on the ball that was hit by ripk cany he is not making the quality pitches that he made last year and you have to remember though he was on a disabled list for quite a while so injuries probably the results of that is is because of the injuries Robbie Thompson on the DL Willie McGee Swift and Burkett not quite what they were year injured to yeah they were I tell you they're a completely different Club than I saw in Arizona this spring here's the O2 pitch just a bit outside duuke thank you buddy I was wondering when you were going to get to that one just a bit outside just a bit outside no doubt about it and the one-w pitch two and two we mentioned Phil rosuto yeah you know I wanted to finish that story about Philly I was over there for a little rain delay and uh and uh there are the honorary captains that's Buck leard the old Negro League star the black Lou garri first baseman for the homestead Graves yes sir the homestead Graves and Phil Roso I went over there to sit on a Yankee telecast during a little rain delay I was with rudo and he had this little cast or splint or whatever on his wrist he had a little spraying wrist and I asked him in the conversation when he started training Falcons and he almost answered me he said wait a minute training Falcons what you I said this thing he said no I got a bad list he's a beautiful guy though Bob I know you've known him for a long long time and uh a a joy to listen to uh I don't know what the Yankee telecast and broadcast would be [Applause] he shows up occasionally now doesn't he you mean at the Ballpark anywhere kind of makes his own schedule that's what I'm saying two two pitch off that's Paul O'Neal on Deck a 382 hitter a point behind Frank Thomas for the American League lead and sizzling this past week he was over fell off down in the 360s then went on a 13 for 18 tear several days ago this Ball's hit in the air to center field and Maris Grom will make the play Ripken isn't going anywhere gram is one of 15 kids somebody asked him how come your name is Maris says my mom ran out of all the regular names as he put it she had to go to the French [Applause] yor all right here's O'Neal Who made the allstar team walks as a national leager with the Reds when and Thomas are tops but an inordinate number of guys over or around 350 I have a theory yes the theory is there's not as many hard throwers in either League now as there were before and I think that is contributing to the fact that guys are hitting for a much higher average because they can handle the breaking balls if they don't have to look for the fast ball you know Joe talking to Johnny Bench some time ago there's Jimmy key and Wade bogs bench was talking about the same thing about the lack of hard throwers but everybody now seems to want to put movement on the ball pitch on your fists all the time on your knuckles and and do something without the breaking ball breaking ball of course is a mover all the time but make the fast ball run in or run away from you cut it or whatever with O'Neal now in the game the only position player according to my calculations who hasn't gotten in for the American League Travis Fryman of the Tigers a mile high popup and Cordo records the second out for the national league we haven't seen Fred McGriff yet Darren Fletcher the backup catcher no moisa saloo yet Jeff conine of the Marlins hasn't appeared there's [Applause] [Music] Aloo terms of pitchers for the American League Jason Beret and Wilson Alvarez of the wh sides haven't been in Ricky bonus of the Brewers Lee Smith we haven't seen him yet either noblock with 37 doubles might be a threat to the record set by an obscure Red Sox outfielder of the early 30s ear old Webb I think Webb got 67 one year and that's the record stood a long time and two [Applause] KN blocks 0 for one robbed of a hit on Azie Smith's diving backhand stop in the seventh inning 75 American League they've got 12 hits 59 and one and the error was costly for the national league outside one and two national league pitchers we haven't seen Doug Jones Brett saberhagen Randy Meyers goodbye nabl so Beck concludes the top of the eth with a strikeout still a two-run game and we'll be back to Three Rivers after this Snoopy one has teamed up with NBC Sports to bring you these aerial views of the All-Star game from Three Rivers the metti blimp traveling over 60,000 miles a year on to the bottom of the eighth we go 75 American League they wasted a leadoff double by Cal Ripken in the top half Ripken as you see second in the All-Star balling griffy won the popular vote but I understand Ripkin still hopes to Prevail in the Electoral [Applause] College who said they don't care another chance for Barry Bonds a sacrifice fly and a couple of strikeouts Wilson Alvarez of the White Sox in smooth throwing Venezuelan almost looks like he's playing catch out there he has such an Easy Motion had one time 15 consecutive wins Bob going back to last season cor he was finally beaten a couple of weeks ago the starting catchers have gone all away Pat is in the on Deck Circle Rodriguez still in the game for the American leag in the air to left center field sprinting after it as Kenny Lofton loses his cap but not the baseball great jump there by Kenny Lofton when the ball was first hit I thought it was in the Gap but he got a great jump on it and his speed did the rest what can he do well go Glover throws well and for a speed guy a leadoff guy he hits the ball with authority he's got power he took his eye off that ball just momentarily Joe to find the warning track and then made an easy catch he almost overran the ball and Piaza one for three in there for a strike from Alvarez Ken CTI of the Astros on Deck grounded to the right side coming up with it his KN block and the Minnesota twin tosses him out noblock a very fine Fielder had a string of 80 consecutive games without an error dating back to last year and about 9 10 days ago Sunday night game in Cleveland ball went through his legs easy ground easy ground ball he was probably still nervous over being named to the allstar team that afternoon here's CTI who's got 17 homers got under this one too much and Albert Bell makes it a one two three last half of the eth an inning left at Three Rivers 75 American League back after a word from your local station dedicated a statue outside Three Rivers Stadium to this man Roberto Clemente footage from one of his World Series performances I believe 1971 when he just owned the World Series against the Baltimore orol and there it is a great Clemente pose he's breaking for first after just smashing what you imagine as an extra base hit into the Gap he played against him Joe in right center field that was his alley magnificent hitter and a great player no matter how many films you see that guy Joe you always appreciated him more when you had a chance to watch him in person exactly well he was Randy Myers of the Cubs is in 17 saves but the Cubs are not doing well and here's a guy who could be tasty trade bait but with the strike looming and with realignment giving even mediocre teams the idea that they have a chance to stay in the race I think you will see fewer of the sort of late season deal that Pat gillick became a master of with Toronto where a contender picks up a veteran guy in return for prospects late in the year he's behind Cooper 3 and0 and Scott swings at the 3oh pitch and bounces out to beio down to the American League Dugout where Hannah Storm holds fourth I'm here with a guy that loves to Tout The superiority of the American League you're close to winning your seventh straight but you guys usually do it with power you surprised you're getting it done with a lot of singles and doubles well I mean this a big ballpark for us we're not used to it but uh you know we got to win and uh you know we got to do it some way and singles and doubles are the key right now and you grew up about an hour from here D nor Pennsylvania know you had about 40 family members were you happy with the way you're able to perform in front of them yeah I was a little nervous because uh I've never played you know that many family members usually it's about 10 or 12 but to have uh my uncles uh who've never seen me play before uh was real exciting for me I know one of those uncles used to think he could strike you out but no more no he still thinks he can all right back to you Bob thanks Hanah here's Lofton at the plate a single a pair of RB a stolen base in his only plate appearance also made a fine running C mat in the Outfield kind of amazing to think that Ken griffy Jr might wind up as only the second best player to come out of dinora Pennsylvania that's the hometown of Stan the Man one and two in fact musil told me he played basketball and baseball in high school in the 30s with Ken Griffey Jr's grandfather made the right choice when you were with the Cardinals you gave newu a lot of tips didn't you Bob yes I did every time I went in this restaurant standing [Applause] biggies lofton's bat goes flying toward first he goes walking toward the Dugout fann by [Applause] Myers here's that last breaking ball from Randy Myers and the bat of Kenny Lofton now talking about people at the allstar game and in our booth tonight your young son right here Keith nice to have him with us here tonight boy is he happy that two favorite players aie Smith and Kirby Pucket had their moments tonight Myers tried to backhand it beio will have to eat it a base hit for Will Clark well it's obvious Randy Myers doesn't get himself in a good Fielding position after he releases the ball uh he falls off towards the third base side he tries to reach behind him to make this play but he doesn't see he falls off toward third base no chance to really get in position ball goes through no play from beio and Will Clark has his second base hit you know yesterday when I met Bob son Joe he introduced me to his young son Keith and he had a baseball in one hand and I shook his hand and I as I shook his hand the ball fell out of his hand I mean it was very disturbing for me Ian k touch me he dropped the ball right away your aura rubs off I don't know what it is Bell goes to the opposite field Gwyn lost it momentarily it appeared in the lights but he tucks it away last chance for the national league gr viio and then either MCG or conine back after this from your well big Lee Smith who pitched in plenty of these as a national leager tries to close it out as a representative of the Baltimore Orioles and the American League the only two pitchers thato Gaston hasn't used yet are Jason Beret of the White Sox and Ricky bonis of the Brewers now the only two hitters Jim frosi hasn't used are Fred McGriff and Jeff conine it'll be Grom viio and then one of the two my guess would be McGriff and both managers in talking to them before the game Bob explained that especially Gaston saying he was going to go tell the players who probably wouldn't play that there may not be a chance for them to get in the game a iiz and say hey if I can't get you in the game don't take it don't take it the wrong way as to Jim fosi Maris gam had an opposite field home run off Randy Johnson back in the six that gave the national league a brief 5-4 lead but in the seventh the American League scored three nothing since then 75 Americans they've got 13 hits the Nationals have nine and a costly error by Matt Williams overthrowing Carlos Garcia at second led to two unearned runs although Garcia was late covering the bag the American League trying to nail down their seventh consecutive win in a series Once dominated by the national league the Nationals lead it 3726 with one tie oh major gas find out what the what that fast ball was Smith reaching back for a little extra that time you're another guy Jo I mean every once in a while you're going to throw you a little something off speed but basically here it is and he's been that way throughout his career here's that last fast ball gr right through it two and two fouled off I don't think Smith leaving location aside and there's no question he has better Mastery of his pitches this year Baltimore than he did last year in St Louis when he struggled and the Cardinals let him go but I don't think he was throwing this hard a year ago I don't know if he throws as hard I I don't I'm sure he's he's nowhere close to what he was in his prime he's still up there but uh it it's nowhere near what he was a few years back drops down a little bit registers 89 and the count is full so if Grom can get aboard the tying run would come to the plate [Applause] he [Music] in gr is hitting 281 six homers 30 Steels second in the National League to Deion Sanders 32 fosi played in six Allstar games with the angels Gaston played in one as a padre it holds it three and two he swung at Ball Four twice couple of high fast balls from Lee Smith there's that last pitch High fast up around the letters just getting a p used to be a strike no more when they the B talking about the the American League umpires anyway Strike Zone much tinier finally lays off one down to first he goes with a lead off walk well in this last appearance before the allstar break Lee Smith gave up a home run to lose the ball game and here's a high fast B just too high and lays off the crime dog Fred McGriff comes out of the Dugout capable of tying it with one swing he'll get a chance next if beio gets aboard one swing could win it for the [Applause] national there's McGriff with 23 home runs and 63 KN home in the first half only man in this Century to lead both the National and American Leagues in home runs [Applause] [Music] as CHR is Chase back is hitting 320 he's stolen 25 bases hard to believe he began his career as a catcher they had to get him out from behind the plate with his speed and his Bat and two and that's what Lee Smith does he will paint the outside corner with a breaking ball whereas in the past he really just overpowered the hitters and I think it's need he needed the change to go to the American League that is more of a breaking ball league whereas in the National League he still wanted to overpower the [Applause] hitters hit hard but foul was one of those hanging breaking balls right there Joor a cut fast ball but uh as you said he's he'll throw the breaking every once in a while a change up but he tries to paint on you here it is one more time that looks like a splitter that's exactly what it is split finger fast hardly any rotation on the ball and beio out in front of it ripped it [Applause] foul viio has 35 doubles that's second in the majors to nabl two base hit here would make things very interesting we're in the n 75 American League just got a piece of [Music] it four division titles two World titles with the Blue Jays but hard times this year hard to believe the defending pennant winners each well under 500 at the midpoint that's amazing Bob it really is look at that Toronto ball Club again on o and two and again he hangs [Applause] in Fred McGriff [Applause] next fosi told us before the game he wanted to save McGriff for a late inning situation [Applause] up [Applause] high he had Jeff and he had Bagwell so he couldn't really work McGriff in in the field speaking of fosi had to G Jeff and and Bagwell their turns it back but now it'll be mcgriffin the ninth in the clutch the one-w pitch two and two to be you know Joe indifference to Smith a few years back when he I mean reached back he worried about painting the corners here he's trying to hit the outside and he missed off the outside corner but years ago a couple of years back when this guy had the good fast ball there was no messing around it was here it is go get it and he steps [Applause] off big Lee at age 36 leading the American League in saves in fact leading the majors that one also makes the seats as intimidating as Lee Smith is with his size and with the great fast though you he never really intimidated the hitters he didn't knock anyone down you know 0 and two he basically would come inside but not he didn't knock very many people down so he's done it straight laced terrific that b for beio it really is Smith is throwing him everything so far the splitter fast ball off speed he smacks it down to third Cooper comes up with it safe at first viio keeps them out of the double play and not many right-handed hitters would have beaten that because the ball was smoked down at Cooper I was still a little surprised that he beat it but watch now what happens here is watch Cooper he takes one extra step there that's where he lost the double play but again real good hustle there by Vio he beats the play at first base but most right-handed hitters you're right would have been out on this they turn it very well good Hustle by Vio not block grien puts a little pressure on him but he gets off a good [Applause] throw so that sustains the drama because McGriff is the tying run at the plate [Applause] Smith with 29 saves for Baltimore McGriff fouls it [Applause] off wello has played it according to plan he's got his closer in there and for go he's got his Man Too B fori trying to Stave off the seventh consecutive National League defeat one-onone out the 01 pitch Smith's 29 saves leads the American League by 10 Rick agilera has 19 he's second best but Bob you must Wonder at age 36 can he keep this up for an entire season and Baltimore is going to down the stretch if do we play the entire season so that's something you have to be aware of if you're their orios the 02 to [Applause] McGriff orio of course right there with the Yankees in the East Cleveland and Chicago close in the central Whit Sox at one six straight with a possibility of a strike looming the series right after the break between Cleveland and Chicago takes on urgency players remember the split season of 81 don't know when the season might resume that'll make the seats as Mike harrove the Indian manager said we got to play all these games as if it was September you might see some strange things guys going on three days rest and whatever else as the strike dat loose mhm that's been much of the talk here along with the all of the celebrating that's gone on with the allstar game I'm a little bit surprised that Vio doesn't take second base because they're not holding him on and he could at least stay out of the double play Will Clark way behind him and DJ's very good base dealer there he goes and the ball is the left center field Loft goes back Loft to the fence she's gone when MCG crosses it's tied at seven the great thing about Fredy McGriff if you throw the ball away from him he will go the other way and he can drive it out of the ball Mar not a bad pitch from Lee Smith down and out over the plate but Freddy McGriff drives it over the left center field wall and free Rivers is alive well yesterday in that home run hitting contest McGriff was the leader until griffy hit and here tonight on a fast ball down low away he got it off and he's the leader again tonight absolutely he is the leader tied at seven and the nth here's [Applause] Bagwell I mentioned earlier Lee Smith gave up a home run in the ninth inning to Mark Maguire on Sunday to lose the ball game the or lost to Oakland also in [Applause] right o and two to Bagwell how a single this last time up will Cordo is next strength against strength and McGriff was better toward the middle smothered and noock scrambles to his feet with a terrific play great play by noblock Joe very good play this is the toughest play for a second baseman anything to your right but watch how quickly he gets up after he makes the stop no contested first base either look he gets up very quickly gets rid of the ball gets Bagwell by about five steps excellent play Here by noblock he plays on as Turf so he knows how to play as Turf and that's an excellent play there Cordo now unless the National League scores here with two outs in the bottom of the if we're looking at an interesting situation the managers rightly try to get everybody in now the benches are depleted this is a non DH game in the National League Park weird things could happen here if this game goes 12 13 Innings Cordo DRS it down to Cooper we go to the 10th McGriff kept it alive the 65th allar game is tied at seven [Applause] are you going to kind of walk around your house more gingerly say to your wife hey honey would you cut this sandwich just in case why don't you open that car door and wait till I'm all the way in before you shut it that was his comment he said he didn't think about stuff like that didn't he it's cuz he has work to do and I have nothing better to do than sit around and think of these things Sierra at first he let off with a single we're in the tied at seven struck him out good fast from Jones you got Ripken looking for the off be up and threw a fast ball right by him about 84 milph they were talking about Greg Maddox not throwing that hard but he said if a car's coming at you at 85 or 90 you really can't tell the difference so if you set him up with the change up that 84 mph fast ball looks like the 90 mph fast ball and now here's Rodriguez he and Ripken have gone the distance he's one for four from Vega Baja Puerto Rico and Fryman is on Deck hit toward the hole and that's through there let's see what Sierra does charging and Ruben will hold it second you know Tony Gwyn obviously is one of the great hitters of all time but when he first came up to the big leagues Joe he was not much of an outfielder and he worked and worked especially at what we just saw charging ground ball hits well he has worked on his game and he is a scientist as far as I'm concerned he has a master's degree in playing baseball he charges the ball very well P Sierra at second base so here's Fryman the last hitter on cedo Gaston's bench that's out of play what would happen is the pitchers would have to hit Fryman with a happy history against Doug Jones back when Jones was with Cleveland Travis is hitting 285 for the year 13 homers 64 RB you can put a lot of ks in the scorebook next to his name though he's already struck out 99 times in the air to right the ball really carrying tonight but the ballpark will hold this G makes the catch Sierra tags Rodriguez remains at first Runners at the corners now with two [Applause] out I talked about managers having to be more aggressive in these situations because they're running out of players I wouldn't be surprised you see a double steal because Rodriguez runs well he stole eight bases last year and Sierra runs well from third a double steal after two strikes might be in order here no block the hit her over for [Music] two rounded to short struck out well this guy no matter no matter what he does Joe talking about Doug Jones I said before he's got a great change up but he likes to pitch inside too he's one of those guys despite the fact that he's not a hard thrower he's not afraid to challenge afraid to come inside so Fryman hit for Smith Beret was throwing we'll see him in the bottom of the 10th noblock now behind on the count and [Applause] two well Joe it's long been your theory that maybe unlike 20 years ago Allstar games are decided by the bench not so much as the starters these days and ex exactly what is happening here tonight it by his second strike out of the inning two hits for the American League but they strand two to the bottom of the 10th after these messages from your local station that we go 27 years Anaheim July of 1967 Tony Perez takes Catfish Hunter deep and it's the deciding blow in the longest allstar game in history it went 15 Innings now the rules do provide that once a game is an extra innings a pitcher can work more than three they're limited to three within a regulation game there's Tony Perez and his wife puka Major League Baseball International broadcasting the game to over 60 million people in 139 countries in eight languages including Spanish of course and Tony is handling those duties another Tony Gwyn to started MO next and then Darren Fletcher Jason Beret now White Sox right hander [Applause] on wi has a double in four trips breaking ball in [Music] there Beret pitched five and a third on Saturday in his last Ting so he's on two days rest here N9 and two ER 3.56 chopped over the mound they'll have no play even if nobl could have flagged it down which he couldn't so is two for five which in a sense is a typical night and that's why that's why Tony GW is such a good hitter though but Ray was ahead of him makes a good pitch and watch me just hits this with nothing but hands here's a curveball breaking down look at he just reaches out chops it back through the middle they it Tony Gwyn hitting 383 entering the game his single season high was 370 in 1987 he's a career 332 hitter counting the first half of this season Wade bogs highest lifetime batting average 335 so Gwyn is close MOA Salo fast ball up and away kind a hard thrower Jason ber with a good breaking ball Al the breaking as you said Joe the breaking ball that that Gwyn hit not a bad pitch no 02 [Music] curveball the L is pretty much a first ball hitter the first strike he sees he will be hacking first out bat of the night for him swinging a drive the Gap left center field and up against the fence this could do it Isn they got a play to Rodriguez safe and the six game is over for the national leag [Applause] [Applause] just last September Mo Alo was stretched out on the turf at bu Stadium dislocated left ankle fractured lower leg his leg twisted and you would have bet his career was in Jeopardy he has come back to hit 331 18 HS in the first half and to drive home the game-winning run with a double to left Center in his lone out bat in this 1994 allstar game in 10 Innings the national league ends the American League six game winning streak to let's go to Johnny Bench with four Innings too Moses you said it and I did it I was just lucky to get another at bat uh I wanted to do something good for the team 10 to to Freddy tie it up he should be the hero and and first Allstar again I got a chance to play and I think I did pretty good you sure did a lot of inexperience on the national league team but it proves to be a big win again up there Bob the national league comes through an extra inning [Music] [Applause] off the base of the wall on the Fly Albert Bell's relay to Ripken and ripken's throw right on the money to Rodriguez couldn't have been much closer they might have had him but Paul rangi was right there here's another Angle now we get another look at it but how about the coaching job of Jimmy Leland at third he never stopped him and a perfect relay throw by Ripken they knew they had a play on him here's GW we get a different angle and he's in there he's in there absolutely great call by r absolutely from that angle you could see the tag was high on the leg even though the ball beat him Rodriguez can't get it down he's in right there is in there absolutely y well just a moment ago Joe you said the national league should become more aggressive nobody out after GNN opened the inning with a single and Jimmy Leland did not hesitate he waved him home while you're running out of players you have to do something let's go to GRE Gumble all right Bob I am here with the most valuable player of the 1994 allstar game Fred McGriff of the Atlanta Braves and Kurt Ritter from Chevrolet to make the presentation Kurt well Fred there are home runs and then there are home runs I'm sure you'll remember that one forever I'm Bey Chevrolet and all of our dealers across Canada of the United States I'd like to present you with the Chevrolet MVP trophy appreciate it thank you as well we'll be donating in your name an Astro van to the Special Olympics once again congratulations thank you Fred the hour is late but there can't be a more dramatic home run than the one you hit to tie the game in the ninth inning and you haven't been able to stop smiling since you got over here tell me your feelings oh well at first I was just hoping I get it bat you know it was getting late and uh for ghost hadn't called on me yet so I'm like man I got to get it bat and then I finally get it bat and I'm telling myself be aggressive you know take your hacks you know and uh lead thre me a fast ball down the way and I hit it out congratulations They're laughing and smiling I'm sure down in Atlanta as the national league Bob has broken a six-game losing streak back to you moisa Salo who began his career in Pittsburgh before being traded to Montreal for Zane Smith wins it after Fred McGriff had tied it in the ninth with the two-run pinch Homer off Lee Smith GW singled and scored the winner driven home by Aloo Doug Jones The Winner Bay the loser later tonight on NBC join us for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno followed by Late Night with Conan O'Brien and later with Greg caner that's all coming up next except on the West Coast and it comes up after your local news for Bob uker Joe Morgan Greg Gumble Hannah Storm and Johnny Bench I'm po Costas so long from Three River stadium in Pittsburgh the Nationals finally break through they win it 8 to7 good night