Found July 16, 2008 on Another Cubs Blog:
I missed the first 6 innings, but saw the NL had a lead and thought I might watch the rest just in case they managed to hold onto the lead. History would not be made tonight as the far superior American League beat the National League in a 15-inning snooze-fest. What essentially happened was this: after about 4 innings the best players on each team took a seat on the bench in favor of lesser players who battled it out for 11 more boring innings. At the end of the 9th inning the score was tied and since the fans demand an outcome, Bud Selig will be sure to deliver one. So they played the 10th inning. They played the 11th. The 12th. And the 13th. The 14th. And finally the 15th inning, which ended at about 1:30 am local time. In these 15 innings there were about 300 pitchers, 400 position players, and a whopping 7 runs scored. The most interesting thing I saw was that Dan Uggla had as many errors as the NL had runs scored. 10-12 innings of back-up all-stars that only a few fans voted for and even less actually wanted to see. Nobody wanted to see them play that long. But they did. Because they have to. Had it gone to the 16th inning a position player likely takes the mound. Big deal. The more interesting part would have been the last pitcher moving to a position unless they went to 8 men on the field. If that had only happened an inning earlier. The NL could have had Dan Uggla on the mound and Brandon Webb at 2nd base. But at least it counts! It's true. The odds of the Cubs winning the World Series decreased after the back-up all-stars got beat. Good times.
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