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Jones to Cano... runner is safe.

I think Schoop or Hardy would have gotten him.

And yet the announcers (I think it was Reynolds) said Cano's throw was perfect. It was a poor throw that pulled the catcher's glove a few feet to the right of the plate. The extra time needed to come back to his left cost the out.

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IN BETWEEN INNINGS

Miguel Cabrera Still Hurting: 'Muscles not Functioning'

(By Jorge L. Ortiz)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2014/07/14/miguel-cabrera-alll-star-game-power-groin-tear/12650473/

Minneapolis, MN: O "There are times when I feel good, but there are always muscles that are tightening, muscles that are not functioning properly,'' Cabrera said in Spanish. "It's part of the process. The same thing is happening to Justin Verlander, but the difference is that he pitches every five days, so you don't see it as frequently."

That's what's wrong with me!!

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Jeter has now reached base in six straight All Star Games, but hadn't scored since the 2009 game. But OF COURSE he scored in this game</p>— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) <a href="

">July 16, 2014</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Every time Jeter has one of these moments, I think of that Joe Girardi quote after his homer in DL return last year: "His life's a movie."</p>— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) <a href="

">July 16, 2014</a></blockquote>

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Note to Jayson, he wasn't the one that hit the 2 run HR

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I want to see a manager make a challenge during an exhibition game ...... just to see the expression on the umpires' faces when they do so.

I also would have loved it if Weaver had gotten ejected from one of the 4 All-Star Games that he managed.

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