Your Final Two All-Stars…
Congrats, Evan and Corey…
Hart got the news from Brewers manager Ned Yost as he walked into the Miller Park interview room with his two young children after Milwaukee’s 11-1 win over Colorado. A couple minutes into his news conference, about a dozen of his teammates rushed into the room and sprayed Hart and his children with beer, loudly cheering his first-time selection.
Milwaukee supported the outfielder with its “I Hart New York” campaign, and Hart himself did several interviews a day to drum up support.
“It was a frustrating experience, but it paid off with all the campaigning. Now, it’s worth it,” said Hart, who hit his 15th homer in the Brewers’ win Thursday and is batting .292 with 57 RBIs.
Longoria received 9 million votes for the AL spot and was followed by Jermaine Dye of the Chicago White Sox, Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees, Brian Roberts of the Orioles and Jose Guillen of Kansas City.
Longoria had a .281 average, 16 homers and 53 RBIs entering the AL East-leading Rays’ game at Cleveland on Thursday night.
“He earned it,” Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. “He made a strong push in the last month. It’s quite a testament to him.”
Hart got 8 million votes and was followed by the New York Mets’ David Wright, Philadelphia’s Pat Burrell, San Francisco’s Aaron Rowand and Houston’s Carlos Lee.
Should be a grand ol’ time…
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