2010 MLB Allstar Game

Lemers

The Allstar game is tonight and homefield advantage in the World Series is on the line. Who is your pick to win tonight? Historically the NL has won 40 and the AL has won 38, but the AL has won more lately and going 10 and 1 in games that used the DH. So come on AL and win the Home field advantage for Boston!

All-Star Results
All-time record:* National League 40, American League 38, 2 ties

Year Site Winner Final
2009 Busch Stadium, St. Louis - American 4-3
2008 Yankee Stadium, New York - American 4-3
2007 AT&T Park, San Francisco - American 5-4
2006 PNC Park, Pittsburgh - American 3-2
2005 Comerica Park, Detroit - American 7-5
2004 Minute Maid Park, Houston - American 9-4
2003 U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago - American 7-6
2002 Miller Park, Milwaukee - Tie 7-7
2001 SAFECO Field, Seattle American 4-1
2000 Turner Field, Atlanta American 6-3
1999 Fenway Park, Boston American 4-1
1998 Coors Field, Denver American 13-8
1997 Jacobs Field, Cleveland American 3-1
1996 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia National 6-0
1995 The Ballpark at Arlington, Texas National 3-2
1994 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh National 8-7
1993 Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore American 9-3
1992 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego American 13-6
1991 SkyDome, Toronto American 4-2
1990 Wrigley Field, Chicago American 2-0
1989 Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim American 5-3
1988 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati American 2-1
1987 Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland National 2-0
1986 Astrodome, Houston American 3-2
1985 H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis National 6-1
1984 Candlestick Park, San Francisco National 3-1
1983 Comiskey Park, Chicago American 13-3
1982 Olympic Stadium, Montreal National 4-1
1981 Municipal Stadium, Cleveland National 5-4
1980 Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles National 4-2
1979 Kingdome, Seattle National 7-6
1978 San Diego Stadium National 7-3
1977 Yankee Stadium, New York National 7-5
1976 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia National 7-1
1975 County Stadium, Milwaukee National 6-3
1974 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh National 7-2
1973 Royals Stadium, Kansas City National 7-1
1972 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta National 4-3
1971 Tiger Stadium, Detroit American 6-4
1970 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati National 5-4
1969 RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. National 9-3
1968 Astrodome, Houston National 1-0
1967 Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California National 2-1
1966 Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis National 2-1
1965 Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota National 6-5
1964 Shea Stadium, New York National 7-4
1963 Municipal Stadium, Cleveland National 5-3
1962 Wrigley Field, Chicago American 9-4
1962 D.C. Stadium, Washington National 3-1
1961 Fenway Park, Boston Tie 1-1
1961 Candlestick Park, San Francisco National 5-4
1960 Yankee Stadium, New York National 6-0
1960 Municipal Stadium, Kansas City National 5-3
1959 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles American 5-3
1959 Forbes Field, Pittsburgh National 5-4
1958 Memorial Stadium, Baltimore American 4-3
1957 Sportsman's Park, St. Louis American 6-5
1956 Griffith Stadium, Washington National 7-3
1955 County Stadium, Milwaukee National 6-5
1954 Municipal Stadium, Cleveland American 11-9
1953 Crosley Field, Cincinnati National 5-1
1952 Shibe Park, Philadelphia National 3-2
1951 Briggs Stadium, Detroit National 8-3
1950 Comiskey Park, Chicago National 4-3
1949 Ebbets Field, Brooklyn American 11-7
1948 Sportsman's Park, St. Louis American 5-2
1947 Wrigley Field, Chicago American 2-1
1946 Fenway Park, Boston American 12-0
1945 No Game held
1944 Forbes Field, Pittsburgh National 7-1
1943 Shibe Park, Philadelphia American 5-3
1942 Polo Grounds, New York American 3-1
1941 Briggs Stadium, Detroit American 7-5
1940 Sportsman's Park, St. Louis National 4-0
1939 Yankee Stadium, New York American 3-1
1938 Crosley Field, Cincinnati National 4-1
1937 Griffith Stadium, Washington American 8-3
1936 Braves Field, Boston National 4-3
1935 Municipal Stadium, Cleveland American 4-1
1934 Polo Grounds, New York American 9-7
1933 Comiskey Park, Chicago American 4-2

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shadoquad

All-Star Games in all sports have lost their luster for me.

It used to be about treating the fans to an exhibition featuring players they're familiar with and players they've never seen. That was very special and exotic back in the days of mostly local tv/radio coverage and no ESPN to wrap everything up and hype it to death. And specifically for baseball, before the days of interleague play.

Now it's a great networking event for professional ball players. You've seen almost every player already.

In football, it was irrelevant because it followed the Super Bowl, and then they moved it before the SB, but none of the best players are in it as they're playing in the SB.

In pretty much every sport, no effort on defense is made. In fact, very little effort whatsoever. When Pete Rose took out Ray Fosse, it showed what every game meant to him. You'll never see it again.

All-Star games have even become secondary in other sports to the hoopla that surrounds them, like the NHL skills competition, the HR derby, dunk contest, etc, etc.

Sorry to rant, but I think the All-Star game is a concept whose time has come and gone. And it offends me that MLB makes it a "meaningful" game by adding that clause about the WS home field.

It's an exhibition, and now an irrelevant one.

/endrant

PapoZalsa

I watch the MLB All Star game because that was the only day that me and my dad sat together to watch the game on TV. He knew the whole line-up and knew baseball like nobody else could. Miss you dad, RIP!!!

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Lemers

AL has the lead, let's hope they keep it

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PapoZalsa

Not looking good for the AL now.

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Lemers

Well it looks like the NL will have the home field advantage.

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