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Art Deco · 11-29-2021, 11:58 PM

The All-Star rosters, including the Rays-laden AL:

Number of All-Star appearances for the Rays: Romero (6), Willard (2), Kawase (7), Hardaway (7), McKee (3), Alexander (1st), Ayala (5, he led the voting at all positions), Leonard (2) and Ruggles (1st).

The HR Derby:

Alexander and Ayala eliminated on squeakers in the opening round sadly.

The game itself:

Thanks to sheer volume various Rays figured into the result, most notably Mike McKee who scored the first AL run and later blasted a 2-run HR off brief former teammate Ted Hadley. Rays batters drove in 5 of the 7 AL runs with Jaiden Hardaway bringing home two and Danny Ayala with a sac fly. Danny Romero was wild in the first and not helped by a McKee error while Vinny Willard pitched the 9th and also gave up a homer to a former teammate in Jon Jimenez. The Angels' Jose Gonzales was named MVP and if you've forgotten he was the elite Rays prospect who was the centerpiece going the other way to San Francisco for Hardaway back in the winter of 2028-29. It took 11 years but Gonzales finally became an All-Star thanks mostly to his elite fielding (75 at 3B) and just enough pop as he showed tonight.

11-29-2021, 11:58 PM	#1493
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,515	All-Star Break 2040 The All-Star rosters, including the Rays-laden AL: Number of All-Star appearances for the Rays: Romero (6), Willard (2), Kawase (7), Hardaway (7), McKee (3), Alexander (1st), Ayala (5, he led the voting at all positions), Leonard (2) and Ruggles (1st). The HR Derby: Alexander and Ayala eliminated on squeakers in the opening round sadly. The game itself: Thanks to sheer volume various Rays figured into the result, most notably Mike McKee who scored the first AL run and later blasted a 2-run HR off brief former teammate Ted Hadley. Rays batters drove in 5 of the 7 AL runs with Jaiden Hardaway bringing home two and Danny Ayala with a sac fly. Danny Romero was wild in the first and not helped by a McKee error while Vinny Willard pitched the 9th and also gave up a homer to a former teammate in Jon Jimenez. The Angels' Jose Gonzales was named MVP and if you've forgotten he was the elite Rays prospect who was the centerpiece going the other way to San Francisco for Hardaway back in the winter of 2028-29. It took 11 years but Gonzales finally became an All-Star thanks mostly to his elite fielding (75 at 3B) and just enough pop as he showed tonight. Last edited by Art Deco; 11-30-2021 at 12:12 AM.