Random All Star Thoughts

Having spent the past three days/nights at the ballyard during the all star festivities, here are some random thoughts.

1) Aaron Rowand looks like Ron Cey in the batters box (care of my dad)
2) You know that Russell Martin must be the real deal, when he is booed lustily, even when batting with the NL's tying run on 2nd base and two outs.
3) Giants farmhand Sosa hit 97 on the gun on Sunday. maybe it's time to head down to s. jose for the second half of the year to check out the talent, instead of the geezers we have here in sf
4) We all know the classic ballyard rag in SF: "What's the matter with Kent? He's a bum." Taken to a new level tonight in the 9th with J.J. Putz (he pronounces it "Pootz") warming up in the AL pen. Crowd in 102 chimes in: "What's the matter with Pootz? He's a putz!" Try that 12 or so times in a row along with the crowd and try not to laugh.
Almost worked, as the NL almost pulled off the grease in the ninth...all with Phat Al on the bench, and apparently pissed off at his reg. skip TLK for not batting him the bases loaded at the end of the game.
5) Elvis was indeed in the house. during futures all star game on sunday, elvis andrus had one appearance as a ph, and grounded routinely to short. everything after that was far from routine, as he busted it down the line and just got nipped at first. Only other guy with that much raw speed was Reyes, who stole off Pudge like when Pudge was still bulked up on steriods.
6) If Beltran and Delgado hit a combined .250 with men in scoring position down the stretch, no way the Mets don't make the World Series. ...and John Maine got stiffed by not making the all star team, which will give him a nasty edge in the next eighty games.