Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game

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The 2010 Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

The Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game is an annual game that brings former Major League Baseball all-stars and celebrities in a friendly exhibition. The game is played the day before the Home Run Derby.

The game started in 2001 in Seattle and is played at the site of that year's All-Star Game. It is broadcast on tape delay after the Home Run Derby on ESPN. The broadcast team is Gary Thorne and former Major League pitcher Rick Sutcliffe.

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[edit] Rules

From 2001 to 2006, the game used standard softball rules with a temporary wall on the field. In 2007, the rules were changed. Instead of 7 innings, there are only 5 innings with everyone on the team batting, whether or not they are in the field. In place of extra innings, a swing-off was introduced. If the teams were tied at the end of 5 innings, each team would pick a batter. The batter's team with most home runs out of five would be the winner; otherwise, teams play additional swings until one team homers.

[edit] Results

Year Winning Manager Losing Manager Score Site
(Host Team)
2001 Kenny Mayne Harold Reynolds Safeco Field (Seattle)
2002 Kenny Mayne Harold Reynolds Miller Park (Milwaukee)
2003 Harold Reynolds Kenny Mayne U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago)
2004 Kenny Mayne Harold Reynolds Minute Maid Park (Houston)
2005 Harold Reynolds (A.L) Kenny Mayne (N.L.) 9-7 American Comerica Park (Detroit)
2006 John Kruk (N.L.) Harold Reynolds (A.L.) 7-5 National PNC Park (Pittsburgh)
2007 Kenny Mayne (A.L.) Jimmy Kimmel (N.L.) 13-9 American [1] AT&T Park (San Francisco)
2008 Mike Greenberg (N.L.) Mike Golic (A.L.) 8-7 National [2] Yankee Stadium (New York)
2009 Mike Greenberg (N.L.) Mike Golic (A.L.) 10-8 National [3] Busch Stadium (St. Louis)
2010 Goose Gossage (A.L.) John Kruk (N.L.) 15-11 American [4] Angel Stadium (Los Angeles)
2011 James Denton (N.L.) Erin Andrews (A.L.) 5-3 National [5] Chase Field (Arizona)

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