Hank Blalock News

Time goes by so incredibly fast, and it's going by faster the older I get. It seems like yesterday, although it was 2003, that the Rice Owls won the College World Series.

Michael Young taking in a well-deserved standing ovation last night at Rangers' Ballpark in Arlington Ronald Martinez/Getty Images On a night that saw game time temperatures well above 100 degrees, the heat certainly wasn't enough to keep the sellout crowd away.

Filed Under: AL , Bud Selig , Cal Ripken. Jr. , Eric Gagne , Hank Blalock , Matt Schiffman , MLB , MLB All-Star Game , NL , Pete Rose , sports , Ted Williams , Top 5 Lists The MLB All-Star Game isn't known for providing the most dramatic or entertaining viewing.

Emotions have been running high over hometown high school hero Casey Kotchman 's return to the bay area or at least to the organization whose Major League Baseball team plays here.