All-Stars Uggla, Hanley credit each other for their success
Making his second All-Star Game appearance, Dan Uggla is able to show Marlins teammate and first All-Star Hanley Ramirez strings.
Instead, Uggla reverses the script and defer attention to Ramirez, acting like this is a perennial All-Star. "Hanley Ramirez is in a class of its own," said Uggla, a second goal and a reserve on the National League team. "He plays the most difficult position [court] on the ground. He hits the ball so far that person. It can run faster than anyone. He can do everything. Playing alongside him every day, I that makes it much better. It is still on the base, allows me to drive in all weathers. " And Uggla, hitting .286 with 23 of tracks and 59 rbis home this season, does not stop there. It may give the ultimate compliment, too. "I do not even know if I would be here if I did not in the same range as me," Uggla said. That is the relationship between Uggla and Ramirez, the NL starting short which was brilliant so far with 23 homers, 45 rbis, vol 23 bases and a .311 batting average. They have become closer since their rookie years in 2006, when Uggla made his first All-Star Game and Ramirez won the NL Rookie of the Year. And neither forgotten each other the importance of the All-Star Game press conference Monday afternoon at the Grand Hyatt in New York. "It is a type super, and I love it," said Ramirez. "He always tells me," You're making me, and I do it well, too. We worked together for three years and we are more than just friends. We are like family now. " Uggla participates in the State Farm Home Run Derby Monday night, and the All-Star Game Tuesday night, the country will get a closer look at the double combination of play is retained Marlins (50-45) just 1 1 / 2 matches the first place Phillies in the NL East. However, Uggla was not sure of how the impact the All-Star Game's stature will have on the small market Marlins. "It is difficult to say," Uggla said. "Clearly there are a lot of exposure, a large number of media, including being in New York. Obviously, the fans vote Hanley, it is already established itself across the country. It l 'displays all the world why it is the best short in the game. " The two enter the All-Star Game under different conditions. Ramirez will bat leadoff for the NL, but he is unfazed. "I'm not nervous," he said. Uggla are displayed in the game after not having the opportunity to play in 2006. Anyway, 2008 will be very different for Uggla, and not only because it has another teammate on the Marlins All-Star club. "Honestly, [2006 All-Star Game] was a kind of blur," Uggla said. "I just try to take it in. I kind of sat back in a corner a little and watched these guys do their thing . "I was very awestruck and stars. I thought, 'Am I supposed to be here? " But this time ... "I went out and got video cameras, cameras ordinary, anything you can think, I got it," Uggla said. "So I'll try to take as many films and as many photos I can. Try to take it all at the same time. It is an All-Star Game. " With a teammate important. |
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