ESPN analyst Bobby Valentine has been around the game of baseball for a long time so you would think he knows the player's names. After all, isn't it his job to know them especially if he's going to announce them.

Well when it came time for him to make his choice during the 2010 State Farm Home Run Derby last night, Valentine went with Jose Ortiz. Of course Chris Berman and Joe Morgan didn't correct him, they just let him keep going.

At least Bobby V. picked a winner last night as his pick Jose Ortiz otherwise known as Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz won the Home Run  Derby with 11 home runs in the finals over former Red Sox farmhand and current Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez.

Here's the video of Valentine calling him Jose Ortiz for your enjoyment:

At least after watching this, people will understand why we may continue to call Big Papi "Jose Ortiz".

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With 11 home runs in the final round, Boston Red Sox DH David "Jose according to Bobby Valentine" Ortiz has won the 2010 MLB State Farm Home Run Derby over Hanley Ramirez of the Florida Marlins who had five.

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According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, Boston Red Sox third baseman Adrian Beltre will not play in the 2010 MLB All-Star Game tomorrow in Anaheim due to the left hamstring injury he suffered in yesterday's game.

Beltre has been replaced on the AL roster by Michael Young of the Texas Rangers.

Update: Apparently  this was news to Beltre who said he was going to play in the game according to Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe.

"Already?" he said. "Who replaced me? And why did they replace me?"

He was clearly shocked and confused. No one had said anything to him, and he was under the impression that he was still on the roster -- which, it turns out, he was.

"Good enough to play, I think," he said, of his hamstring. "Nobody told me I was getting replaced. Who makes this decision?"

That's because Beltre hasn't yet been replaced on the roster. Rangers third baseman Young is not in Anaheim, and has not been told to come to Anaheim. For now, Beltre is on the roster, until he decides that he can't play. Beltre will head over to Angel Stadium later on this afternoon to stretch and run, testing his hamstring to see if he will be healthy enough to play.

The Boston Red Sox are heading into the 2010 MLB All-Star break on a positive note after getting a 3-2 win yesterday afternoon over the Toronto Blue Jays behind a strong effort on the mound by Daisuke Matsuzaka and home runs from Darnell McDonald and David Ortiz.

It was a much needed win for the Red Sox as it allowed them to keep pace with the two teams they are chasing in the standings. The Red Sox enter the break trailing the New York Yankees by five games for first place in the AL East and are three games behind the Tampa Bay Rays for second place and in the AL wild card.

Ironically enough, the Red Sox have the fourth most wins in MLB this season but are in third place in their own division. This just tells you how tough the AL East is and will be for the rest of the season. It really could come down to who makes the best moves during the upcoming trade deadline frenzy.

The break couldn't have come soon enough for the Red Sox either. With a good portion of the team on the disabled list and a few others battling nagging injuries, the All-Star break will give the team time to heal.

Surprisingly yesterday, the good Dice-K showed up. He attacked the strike zone and commanded the ball well with all of his pitches. Now if he just do this consistently, it could really help the Red Sox in the second half.

The good news for Red Sox fans is that Josh Beckett should be back soon. He made the first of two rehab starts yesterday for the Pawtucket Red Sox and looked good on the mound.

Beckett threw mostly fastballs in his 68 pitch, four inning effort. He retired 12 of the 14 batters he faced and allowed just two hits and one run while striking out four.

With the Red Sox off for the break, we'll be sure to keep you updated on any news that comes about but for now enjoy the overnight links after the jump.

Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men's basketball and women's basketball teams as well as some of the other sports. We will do our best to bring you the links from all of the media that covers the Huskies on a daily basis. As always, links can be found by clicking on the read more button below.

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Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays 1:07 p.m Rogers Centre - Toronto, ON SP: Daisuke Matsuzaka vs Jesse Litsch TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox Radio Network

Game 88: Red Sox at Blue Jays [Extra Bases]

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