Nobody appreciates being an MLB All-Star Game more than a first-timer, and Pablo Sandoval and Ryan Vogelsong of the Giants and Oakland's Gio Gonzalez demonstrated that Monday.Long after the National League finished batting practice at Chase Field, Vogelsong remained on the field. Sixteen players, including no-show Derek Jeter, have bowed out of tonight's All-Star Game, but Sandoval, Vogelsong and Gonzalez wouldn't dare miss it. Vogelsong was told by NL manager Bruce Bochy that he'd pitch only in extra innings, and AL manager Ron Washington said Gonzalez at most could be a situational lefty and face one batter.
The AL's utility guy is Young.
