Are you serious, Fox?
Honestly, you were just kidding with that brilliant programming decision, right? I didn't sit through your stupid Red Carpet All-Star parade, and eight innings of Tim McCarver and Joe Buck just to watch you guys drop the ball?
The story all day here in New York was who would pitch the ninth inning for the American League. Buck and McCarver talked about it throughout the game, especially in the eighth inning when Papelbon blew a 2-2 tie.
So when AL manager Terry Francona fulfilled his good guy image by bringing in Mariano Rivera to replace K-Rod with one out in the ninth, the Stadium crowd erupted. Fans all over New York started pumping their fists as "Enter Sandman" could be heard louder than ever on their televisions.
As Rivera did his customary jog from the bullpen toward the mound, he was roughly 30 feet from the infield grass when Fox cut to . . . an Anheuser-Busch commercial. Damn you, InBev!
Seriously, how do "the guys in the truck" make that move during what is widely accepted (at least in the tri-state area) as the best entrance in baseball? C'mon, Fox. You should be better than that. You've only been broadcasting sports for who knows how many years.
After the investment we all made in the Rivera-Papelbon-Yankees-Red Sox-All-Star game-Yankee Stadium hoopla, we get no payout? We must really be in economic despair when we can't count on smart sports programming by a network that broadcasts the two biggest professional sports leagues.
Now we're forced to scour YouTube for poor-quality recordings of his entrance. Thanks a lot, Fox. This is nearly as bad as your NASCAR debacle a few months back.