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What I took away from the All-Star game...

Dan Uggla should not be pursued by the Cardinals.  From what I saw, he was putting a lot of pressure on himself and he just didn't make the plays.  It makes me wonder what kind of response he would have in a playoff situation where the pressure really mounts?

Russell Martin is a FAR better defensive catcher than I had previously given him credit.  He made some great plays from behind the plate, but none that I wouldn't expect Yadi to make.  The only thing I saw Martin do wrong, turned out okay.  On his sacrifice bunt, he punched at the ball instead of deadening it off of the bat.  That bunt could have been popped up/caught, but it didn't really matter because the next guys failed to drive Ludwick in anyway.

Aaron Cook made some nice pitches with his back against the wall.  I never felt worried that he was going to walk in the winning run.  He just went out and made his pitches to induce ground balls and get the NL out of a jam.

Fukudome played as if he were an average mlb player...Oh wait, he IS just an average player.

All-Star rosters should be expanded to include a couple more pitchers that are emergency only (can't play in the game unless it goes to extra innings).

In the extra frames, some of the worst defense was followed up with some of the best defense to bail his team out of trouble.  The most exciting all-star game I have ever seen.