All-Star Game Recap - Reader's Digest Version
The one thing that came out of last night's Major League Baseball All-Star Game is this: I want Brad Lidge and Mariano Rivera in my bullpen. Lidge struck out Melvin Mora, Mike Sweeney and Garrett Anderson on 11 pitches in his one inning of work, while Rivera needed just four pitches to strike out Morgan Ensberg to end the game. Is there any doubt in anybody's mind that these two guys - one young and one old - are the two best closers in baseball?

I cannot understand how Lidge has an ERA of more than 2.00. How has anyone ever gotten a hit off of him? Garrett Anderson, the man who has more hits than anybody else in the 21st Century, looked like he had never seen a slider in his life when he faced Lidge.

Ensberg couldn't handle Rivera's cutter inside, or the high fastball up and away. Some things never change. Hey Major League Batters, here's a news flash for you: Rivera only throws one pitch. Can't you figure out a way to hit it? The guy is still that good. I was writing about him on this blog long before it was a baseball-only blog for a reason. He's like good or something. As for Brad, if he stays away from Gagne-esque arm troubles, he could be the next Mo.