2002 BENDOS MILWAUKEE BREWERS ACTION FIGURE/KEYCHAIN - MLB All-Star Game MINT!

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BENDOS ACTION FIGURE / KEYCHAIN
Milwaukee Brewers / Miller Park
2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Special Edition
NEW/MINT!
Figure Dimensions: Height 4" x Width 1 1/2" (without keyring clip)
Miller Park is a baseball park located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is home to the Milwaukee Brewers and was completed in 2001 as a replacement for Milwaukee County Stadium. The park is located just southwest of the intersection of Interstate 94 and Miller Park Way. The title sponsor is the Miller Brewing Company. Miller's contract with the stadium was for million, and runs until 2020.[7]
Miller Park features North America's only fan-shaped convertible roof, which can open and close in less than 10 minutes. Large panes of glass allow natural grass to grow, augmented with heat lamp structures wheeled out across the field during the off-season.
The park hosted the 2002 MLB All-Star Game, which ended infamously in a tie.
The 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 73rd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues that make up Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 9, 2002 at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the home of the Milwaukee Brewers of the NL. The game controversially ended with a 7–7 tie due to both teams running out of available pitchers. Beginning the next year, home field advantage in the World Series would be awarded to the winning league to prevent ties (this rule would stay until 2016).
No player was awarded the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award due to the game ending in a tie. The roster selection for the 2002 game marked the inaugural All-Star Final Vote competition (then known as "The All-Star 30th Man" competition). Johnny Damon and Andruw Jones represented the American and National Leagues as a result of this contest.
Rosters
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Final roster spot
Player
Team
Pos.
Player
Team
Pos.
American League
National League
Johnny Damon
BOS
CF
Andruw Jones
ATL
CF
Jim Thome
CLE
1B
Brian Giles
PIT
RF
Eric Chavez
OAK
3B
Larry Walker
COL
RF
Magglio Ordóñez
CWS
RF
Albert Pujols
STL
1B
Darin Erstad
ANA
CF
Ryan Klesko
SD
1B
American League
Starters
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P
Derek Lowe
Red Sox
2
C
Jorge Posada
Yankees
3
1B
Jason Giambi
Yankees
3
2B
Alfonso Soriano
Yankees
1
3B
Shea Hillenbrand
Red Sox
1
SS
Alex Rodriguez
Rangers
5
OF
Manny Ramírez
Red Sox
6
OF
Torii Hunter
Twins
1
OF
Ichiro Suzuki
Mariners
2
Pitchers
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P
Mark Buehrle
White Sox
1
P
Roy Halladay
Blue Jays
1
P
Pedro Martínez[a]
Red Sox
6
P
Freddy García
Mariners
2
P
Eddie Guardado
Twins
1
P
Mariano Rivera
Yankees
5
P
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Mariners
2
P
Ugueth Urbina[b]
Red Sox
2
P
Barry Zito
Athletics
1
Reserves
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
C
A. J. Pierzynski
Twins
1
1B
Paul Konerko
White Sox
1
1B
Mike Sweeney
Royals
2
3B
Tony Batista
Orioles
2
3B
Robin Ventura
Yankees
2
SS
Nomar Garciaparra
Red Sox
4
SS
Derek Jeter
Yankees
5
SS
Miguel Tejada
Athletics
1
SS
Omar Vizquel
Indians
3
OF
Garret Anderson
Angels
1
OF
Johnny Damon[FV]
Red Sox
1
OF
Robert Fick
Tigers
1
OF
Randy Winn
Devil Rays
1
Manager
Manager
Team
Joe Torre
Yankees
Coaches
Position
Coach
Team
Mike Scioscia
Angels
National League
Starters
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P
Curt Schilling
Diamondbacks
5
C
Mike Piazza
Mets
10
1B
Todd Helton
Rockies
3
2B
José Vidro
Expos
2
3B
Scott Rolen
Phillies
1
SS
Jimmy Rollins
Phillies
2
OF
Barry Bonds
Giants
11
OF
Vladimir Guerrero
Expos
4
OF
Sammy Sosa
Cubs
6
Pitchers
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P
Éric Gagné
Dodgers
1
P
Tom Glavine[a]
Braves
8
P
Trevor Hoffman
Padres
4
P
Byung-hyun Kim
Diamondbacks
1
P
Randy Johnson[a]
Diamondbacks
9
P
Matt Morris[a]
Cardinals
2
P
Robb Nen[b]
Giants
3
P
Vicente Padilla[b]
Phillies
1
P
Odalis Pérez
Dodgers
1
P
Mike Remlinger[b]
Braves
1
P
John Smoltz
Braves
5
P
Mike Williams
Pirates
1
Reserves
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
C
Damian Miller
Diamondbacks
1
C
Benito Santiago
Giants
5
1B
Richie Sexson
Brewers
1
2B
Junior Spivey
Diamondbacks
1
2B
Luis Castillo
Marlins
1
3B
Mike Lowell
Marlins
1
SS
Jose Hernández
Brewers
1
OF
Lance Berkman
Astros
2
OF
Adam Dunn
Reds
1
OF
Luis Gonzalez
Diamondbacks
3
OF
Shawn Green
Dodgers
2
OF
Andruw Jones[FV]
Braves
2
Manager
Manager
Team
Bob Brenly
Diamondbacks
Notes
a Player declined or was unable to play.
b Player replaced vacant spot on roster.
FV Player was voted onto roster through the All-Star Final Vote.
Starting lineups
American League
National League
Order
Player
Team
Position
Order
Player
Team
Position
1
Ichiro Suzuki
Mariners
RF
1
José Vidro
Expos
2B
2
Shea Hillenbrand
Red Sox
3B
2
Todd Helton
Rockies
1B
3
Alex Rodriguez
Rangers
SS
3
Barry Bonds
Giants
LF
4
Jason Giambi
Yankees
1B
4
Sammy Sosa
Cubs
RF
5
Manny Ramírez
Red Sox
LF
5
Vladimir Guerrero
Expos
CF
6
Jorge Posada
Yankees
C
6
Mike Piazza
Mets
C
7
Torii Hunter
Twins
CF
7
Scott Rolen
Phillies
3B
8
Alfonso Soriano
Yankees
2B
8
Jimmy Rollins
Phillies
SS
9
Derek Lowe
Red Sox
P
9
Curt Schilling
Diamondbacks
P
Game
Umpires
Home Plate
Gerry Davis
First Base
Tim Tschida
Second Base
Chuck Meriwether
Third Base
Jerry Meals
Left Field
Marty Foster
Right Field
Paul Emmel
Game summary
Tuesday, July 9, 2002 7:05 pm (CDT) at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
R
H
E
American League
0
0
0
1
1
0
4
1
0
0
0
7
12
0
National League
0
1
3
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
7
13
0
Starting pitchers:
AL: Derek Lowe
NL: Curt Schilling
Home runs:
AL: Alfonso Soriano (1)
NL: Barry Bonds (1)
National League starting pitcher Curt Schilling was sharp early on, striking out three through two innings pitched. In the bottom of the first, Barry Bonds hit a deep fly ball off AL starter Derek Lowe, which looked to be deep enough to be a home run. Instead, center fielder Torii Hunter reached over the wall and caught Bonds' drive, denying the NL an early lead. Bonds playfully picked up Hunter as the NL took the field the next inning.
The NL would get on the board in the bottom of the second, when a Mike Piazza groundout scored Vladimir Guerrero from third. They'd score three more runs the next inning, when Todd Helton singled home Jimmy Rollins. Barry Bonds would get revenge for having his first-inning home run taken away by belting a two-run shot to give the NL a 4–0 lead. The AL would finally score in the fourth, on the strength of a Manny Ramírez RBI single.
The AL would cut the NL lead in half in the fifth, when Alfonso Soriano hit a homer off Éric Gagné to cut the lead to 4–2. The NL got a run back with Damian Miller's RBI double to put the NL up 5–2. The AL put together a big inning in the seventh to take the lead. An RBI groundout from Garret Anderson, an RBI single from Tony Batista, and a two-run double from Paul Konerko scored four runs for the AL, giving them a 6–5 lead after their half of the seventh.
The NL regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh, on a two-run single from Lance Berkman, which scored Mike Lowell and Damian Miller. The AL quickly tied the game back up in the eighth with Omar Vizquel's RBI triple. Neither team scored after that in regulation, and the game went into extra innings. Vicente Padilla and Freddy García each pitched scoreless tenth innings, keeping the game tied.
A problem arose at this point, as Padilla and Garcia were the last available pitchers on each team. After a scoreless top of the eleventh inning, AL and NL managers Joe Torre and Bob Brenly met by the first base dugout with Commissioner Bud Selig to discuss the situation, and it was controversially ruled that if the NL did not score in the bottom of the eleventh, the game would be declared a tie.[a] After the decision was announced over the stadium's PA system, fans loudly booed and jeered, with beer bottles being thrown onto the field, and chants of "Let them play!", "Refund!", "Bud must go!" and "Ripoff!" were heard.[1] Garcia retired the side in the eleventh, and the game ended in a 7–7 tie, to further booing and bottle throwing. No MVP award was given.
Rule 4.17 of the normal MLB playing rules provides that a team that is unable or refuses to place nine players on the field shall forfeit the game. Had that rule been followed, and if the NL's Padilla was unable to continue, they would have been the forfeiting team.
Home Run Derby
The Home Run Derby took place on July 8 with eight players, four from each league, competing to try to hit as many home runs as possible.
Miller Park, Milwaukee—A.L. 42, N.L. 31
Player
Team
Round 1
Semis
Finals
Totals
Jason Giambi
Yankees
11
7
7
25
Sammy Sosa
Cubs
12
5
1
18
Paul Konerko
White Sox
6
6
–
12
Richie Sexson
Brewers
6
4
–
10
Torii Hunter
Twins
3
–
–
3
Barry Bonds
Giants
2
–
–
2
Alex Rodriguez
Rangers
2
–
–
2
Lance Berkman
Astros
1
–
–
1
Semifinals
Finals
1
Sammy Sosa
5
4
Richie Sexson
4
1
Sammy Sosa
1
2
Jason Giambi
7
2
Jason Giambi
7
3
Paul Konerko
6
Giambi defeated Konerko in a blast off, similar to penalty shots
Notes
Before the game, Red Sox All-Stars Nomar Garciaparra, Johnny Damon and Ugueth Urbina unveiled a No. 9 (in honor of Ted Williams, who died a few days earlier) painted into the grass in left field—the position the "Splendid Splinter" patrolled in 19 All-Star Games while playing for Boston. It was also the introduction of the uniform change for the Red Sox, adding a black "9" and black armband on the right sleeve of the jersey, for the remainder of the 2002 season.
In the bottom of the first inning, Torii Hunter made a leaping catch of what would have been a home run by Barry Bonds. Initially lauded as a great play, the catch took on extra significance when the game ended in a tie and the play was voted the play of the year on MLB.com. Bonds would hit one out later in the game to make sure Torii couldn't rob him again.
In Bernie's Dugout above left field, mascots from multiple MLB teams joined Bernie and pushed each other down the slide every time a home run was made.
When Freddy García batted in the 11th inning, he wore a Chicago White Sox helmet; coincidentally, he would be traded to the White Sox two years later.
With the American League having five Shortstops and one Second baseman, Omar Vizquel came off the bench to play second base.
After the first out was recorded in the bottom of the 11th, public address announcer Robb Edwards announced the decision that if the National League did not score the game would end in a tie. They did not score, and the game ended in a tie. When the game was called, the fans started the Bad News Bears chant of "Let them Play!, Let them Play!" to no avail.
Joe Buck and Tim McCarver stated that if the American League won, Paul Konerko would be named MVP, and if the National League won, Damian Miller would be named MVP.
Throughout the game, both managers wore microphones to converse with Buck, McCarver, and each other.
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