Show t f r rr rr f1 Tlw Herald Journal (jogan Utah Wednesday July 8 1998 — Pag 7 Alomars pick up second MVP Robbie follows Sandy Jn’s lead B happy - S3 DENVER (AP) Roberto Alomar' production unlike his popularity was never in doubt A year after his brother woo the MVP award Alomar earned the honor for himself All-St- s :r " : night “This is a special trophy for myself ami for my family” the n T® 5 il V M :prrfi 9 Vs’i r M NL oi s ' 'Le 4 r ? fX'fi'i s ar : Baltimore second baseman Robbia Alomar went - a home run with sixth and “He’s a better player than 1 Sandy Jr the Cleveland er who won the MVP award last am” he said “That's why I cant summer has his trophy is sitting give him grief That's why he outside a gift shop at Jacobs makes a lot of money” was on its way to the Hall of Field He’s not sure ids mom can Maybe too much to keep him Fame in Cooperstown NY His make space for another award with the Orioles Baltimore MVP trophy was headed else “She doesn't have a lot of owner Peter Angelos has threatwhere room” Sandy said “There's slot ened to trade away his stars if the I’m going to give it to my of trophies at my mom's house — (Moles at 0 and 26 games he said “I think she's the from Little League from Ameriout of first place don’t start to one who deserves it When we can Legion from early in our turn their season around were young she used to take us minor league careers She doesn't “I don't think anybody on our team is lumpy with the way we're to the ballpark Without her we want them anymore" ' wouldn’t be here” Sandy though was not sur- playing” Roberto said “There's Marie Alomar watched the prised lus younger brother won iL going to be some good times and e some bad times You have to take game back home in Puerto Rico Roberto is a along with her husband Sandy a while Sandy has made it six the good with the bad” three-ru- n homered off Trevor Hoffman in the seventh ' By the end of the game his bat 38-3- All-St- nine-tim- major leaguer from 1964-7- ar There has been speculation that times 8 DENVER (AP) — It's fitting that one of the New York Yankees made the biggest play in this game year's Baseball's best team failed to get a player voted onto tins year's AL squad by fans but Paul O'Neili's bullet throw to the plate struck out three times single Vaughn ripped a two-ru-n to left to make it 10-- 8 Arizona's in the eighth inning shot down the NL’s last chance at a comeback “ ' “It was no big brainstorm O’Neill said after the AL defeat- him around Devon White followed with another base hit to left but instead of holding Vina with no outs NL third base coach Rich Donnelly of the Marlins waved ar ed the NL O'Neill the Yankees' everyday' right' fielded rocketed a in the highest-scorin- g game ever “I v basically took the ball and threw it as hard as I could” It basically ended any chance the NL had With the NL trailing 104 in the eighth Houston's Moises Alou singled off Boston's Tom Gor- 13-- 8 All-St- ar don and Florida's Edgar Renteria reached on an error by Yankees third baseman Scott Brosius throw to Cleveland catcher Sandy Alomar who slapped the tag on n sliding Vina “Tlut throw was right on the button wasn't kT Vina said “h would have been nice to score there but what are yon going to do?" 'Neill one of five Yankees named to the team as a reserve or a pitcher said he hadn’t played left field since first joining the Ripken AP photo in Tuesday's AB-St- ar Game Roberto could end up with his brother on the Indians either by a deal this season or through free agency in the offseason “Yes it's a dream for me to play with Sandy on the same team'' Roberto said “But I don’t know if it's going to happen I'm real happy where I am right now” Playing together would make it a lot easier for their parents The Orioles and Indians nave met in the playoffs the last two years with each team winning once “They wouldn't have to root for two teams’’ Roberto said “Last year they were going crazy" the seriousness ar ordinary Walt and Terri have kept a scrapbook of time their young ‘t “He’s not afraid of anything” Terri said “And he’s afraid of everything now” Rockies before signing with the Atlanta Braves start for the National League - - Donnelly's decision to send Vina brought up Andres Galarraga with runners at first and second and one out instead of with the bases loaded and no oiks " Galarraga thro ended tire NLV best chance at rallying when he hit a boll through the middle that Indians shortstop Omar Vizqucl scooped near the bag stepped on second for the force and threw to first for a double play Leyland said he wasn't sure why Donnelly elected to send 3?' Y 4 tm v m-- 5 : DENVER (AP) — Rest ' i‘ realignment for 1999 Acting commissioner Bud Setig said owners will take a vote Thursday on next year's sched- i - ule and no teams will be switching divisions or leagues “I think we have to live with what we have for next year” Selig said before Tuesday night's All-Sta- r game Selig set to be elected commissioner at Thursday’s meeting was a proponent of radical realignment in which more than a dozen teams would have switched divi- Vina “I haven’t talked to him about it” Leyland ' I insist that his Ripken’s backer restructure baseball That plan was dropped last fall Milwaukee’s Fimando Vina ia tagged out a! home at home by Cleveland catcher Sandy Alomar Jr In Vie eighth inning of Tuesdafc Game Vina was thrown out by New York Yankees outMder Paul ONeH era where many stars bounce of view with that point sions or leagues in order to AP photo “Cal Ripken is a great player and still a very productive ptayetT said Jim Leyland manager of the World Series champion Florida Martins “If Cal Ripken is healthy he’s like any other great player — you want mm in the lineup 111 never believe that Cal Ripken is hurting his team by playing” It's baseball” euy fans There will be no more tri' performance and persistence over 17 seasons give him the rigid to extend the streak Besides in an said “I have a tough enough time getting guys to (day two weeks in Field Terri said they were “bombarded with cameras” Coming to Coon Field wasn't a new experience for Brody but being the center of attention was ar f':' a row let alone every game" Miller isn’t the only manager “Whatever Cal has on any given day is good enough for me” Orioles manager Ray Miller “He didn't make a big deal about coming to the game but when we told him that he'd get to see Dinger he thought that was pretty speciaL” When Brody who got out of the hospital six days ago and Tern got out of the car at Coors what Brody went through Some day he'll understand just what he survived and how his illness touched so many Tuesday he was a happy much healthier looking forward to die Game and the chance to see his father who played shortstop four seasons for the Colorado All-St- Lj knmv where Dinger was son was in the news They have television footage documenting !"s Ripken who turns 38 next more of a commodity than backup Jeff ReboukL “We've tried to tell him it's a special time" Weiss said “He's starting to realize it’s not just another game and all the circumstances surrounding him and this game” For Brody this visit to Coon Field would include a joyful encounter one he was anticipating eagerly to say the least “He still warns to see Dinger more than anything else” said Weiss referring to the Rockies mascot “I told him Dinger would come over to see him Opening Day in Atlanta he wanted to of it all and “As soon as it was hit I told Cal Ripken and Alex Rodriguez he was going to throw him out” Jeter said “He’s been doing it all year That was the turning point any problems with those things that project to well below his yearly average But he’s made only three errors and certainly is break “I said during the All-Stcome to the ballpark with the simple approach that as long as the manager thinks I can be one of the guys that can help us win ffl play" Brody was waiting for his grandfather to bring him a hot dog at the outset of an evening that would be anything but what might have been ' 'I Derek Jeter said he knew Vina wu in trouble from the time the month is hitting 238 with seven homers and 36 RBI — numbers Continued from Page 6 “I’m considered the everyday baseball player the regular third baseman for the Orioles” Ripken Field ball left White’s bat said “It might have “It seemed like 20 years ago been a situation to be honest when I went out there” he said with you where he thought the From the AL dugout ball might go to second base and I don’t have O'Neill's Yankees teammate got burned by it Yankees Milwaukee's Fernando Vina then walked loading the bases and NL manager Jim Leyland sent up Greg Vaughn to pinch-h- it for Houston's Craig Biggio who she and Brody sat in Section 128 behind first base in Coors contracting E coli bacteria and having his kidneys completely shut down developing fluid in his lungs and an enlarged heart O’Neill guns down NL All-St- ng amusement park pool and that's why he bad to go to an Atlanta hospital He’ll learn later about the whole ordeal of ' of the 1996 season to start a ip !' had” Tern said less than an hour before the start of die game as -- W Tony Gwynn said Alomar bunted for a single in the first inning and slide a base He walked in the fourth singled All-St- V V wtf Baltimore second baseman said after going with a solo home run in the American League’s 13-- 8 win over the ML Despite being elected once again by fans for a starting spot Alomar was booed in pregame introductions He gets the same reaction in most every park except Camden Yards the result of him spitting on umpire lohn Hinchbeck during die fund week- it” energy today than he has home-run-hitti- Tuesday “He still bean about “He definitely has more Howard News Service DENVER — The contest was under way Monday at Coors Field when Brody Weiss 3 saw two familiar faces on television He was sitting at home in suburban Denver and there was his father Walt and right next to brothhim Brody's 11 year-old er Blake “He said 'I want to go to the ban game" Terri Weiss said Thesday body did just that He has been tola he swallowed some bad water on a visit to an jr' old 3-y- ear ByJackEfldn Script ar end Weiss’ son a very Al-St- ar every when it failed to attract enough support for adoption The New York Mets objected to being in die same division as the Yankees and the Cuba didn't warn to be in the same division as the White Sox Still Selig wants to push for more realignment in 2000 “If we’re going to do any realignment it lus to deal with the scheduling problem” he said “Every chib has chipped in with scheduling complaints We're 30 for 3tt" day” Baltimore center fielder Brady Anderson said And it's not as if one day off is going to completely revitalize Ripken’s bat “Do you mean to bad night's sleep is enough to tell me that a guy who's plaved keep slugger Sammy Sou out of that many games is suppored to the game seeing Ripken rested after taking off one day?” in the Orioles’ starting lineup is Leyland said “If he's slowed up about the only dung a base-fa- n isn't feeling good and needs to can count on take off three or four days at a “The ooe thing that seems right time that's one thing But that's about baseball is Cal playing obviously not the case” from one team to another and a All-St- ar e SCOREBOARD flcor Leoguo bcsebcli ltansacfieas AMERICAN LEAGUE PACIFIC COAST Tueoday Ainarlean ConfsmiM W S3 t tot RUM W — MS 4SS101S Ilia 442 407 IS Ml 405 15 M2 - 35 5130 Nar — ' HliaatU 5 0 art ww— (ik (H 8MtNagaiwM (Pat Ml MS 0m at HaiMo 506 04k 1 44) Ml 1:15 04k I MM DaM 50604k moU JTawfcabuiy 0-- pa M CNcago 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