NL hopes to end AL All-Star domination
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The numbers are so one-sided, it&#039;s startling. The American League is 8-0-1 in the last nine All-Star games. AL teams also swept the past two World Series and won an overwhelming 61 percent of interleague games against the NL this season.
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Nobody expected the Detroit Tigers to have the best record in baseball at the All-Star break, and everyone wants to see if they can keep it up.
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Ken Griffey Jr. hit an RBI single from the cleanup spot after Barry Bonds was unable to move a runner over like a No. 2 hitter should, and the National League took a 1-0 lead over the American League after three innings of the All-Star game Tuesday night.
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San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds will be in the National League starting lineup when the 78th All-Star Game is played in San Francisco on July 10, Major League Baseball announced on Sunday.
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ORGET Red Sox-Yankees. Never mind the National League wild card. Oakland-Anaheim, Los Angeles-San Francisco? Who cares? The most compelling race left is the pursuit of last place in the National League East.
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The New York Yankees go into the All-Star break 10 games behind the AL East division-leading Boston Red Sox and with their string of 12 successive seasons in the playoffs in jeopardy.
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The NBA All-Star Game is getting stale, and the way to fix it is to pit American players against international players, playing not for show but for pride.
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What are the chances that in a few years Prince Fielder could be joined by Rickie Weeks, J. J. Hardy and Ryan Braun in the National League infield for the All-Star Game?
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ATLANTA - As it is every year, the score of last night's All-Star Game - was it 8-7? - quickly will be forgotten by competitors and fans.
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A.J. Pierzynski got his ticket punched to Pittsburgh. A magnet for mayhem, the White Sox catcher beat out Minnesota rookie pitcher Francisco Liriano for the final AL All-Star spot in Internet voting Thursday. NL batting leader Nomar Garciaparra breezed to the last NL slot in the fan balloting.
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At this time of year, because of the run for the division titles and wild cards, every play is magnified. So is every management decision, such as the decision by the Anaheim Angels to suspend
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In other sports, the All-Star game is a necessary evil. In the NBA, it's the occasion for a party -- and this year's in Vegas will be the biggest yet
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The team managed to win their first NL East title since 1988 with Pedro Martinez battling injuries all season. They will have to show that same resiliency in the postseason.
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Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada have been named to the All-Star team, meaning the rest of the Yankees get a three-day respite from a wretched season.
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Major League Baseball has  called ESPN out on strikes for the upcoming All-Star Game  because the network carried the all-star selections a few  minutes after Sunday&#39;s exclusive telecast on Turner  Broadcasting&#39;s TBS.
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Thirteen players from last year's All-Stars Futures Game have reached the majors this season. Red Sox prospect Jacoby Ellsbury is one of three competitors in this year's game, played yesterday at AT&amp;T Park in San Francisco, to already have had a taste of the big leagues, but it didn't lessen his excitement.
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Maybe this is all you need to know about the determination on Yawkey Way to overtake the Yankees in the American League East: Nearly a month before the regular season ends, Red Sox starters were told to prepare to wage an all-out effort in the four-game series that ends the season in Baltimore.