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NEWS ABOUT: MLB All-Star Game

MLB All-Star Game stories: 16 news summaries

 For One 
 All-Star, Playboy 
 Trumps Obama 

Papelbon says parties beat prez at game

Jul 17, 09 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Red Sox hurler Jonathan Papelbon says having the president around at the All-Star Game was “fun”—but not as fun as Playboy's hospitality, Subway Squawkers reports. “I enjoyed the parties more than the president, to be honest with you,” the skin mag's shindig being his favorite,... More »

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OPINION

All-Star Game Is Another National (League) Shame


Jul 15, 09 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - After a 12th consecutive All-Star Game loss last night, even “Charlie Brown thinks the National League stinks,” writes Jeff Passan for Yahoo Sports. And in the 2002 tie that interrupted that streak, the senior circuit blew a 4-0 lead. If indeed the teams are evenly matched, and each... More »

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Barack Obama • National League • Charlie Brown • baseball • Trevor Hoffman • MLB All-Star Game • President Obama

 He Can Pitch, Too (Sort of) 


Jul 14, 09 8:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - So he's not Nolan Ryan. President Obama threw out the ceremonial first pitch tonight in the All-Star Game in passable fashion, writes Kevin Kernan in the New York Post. "He threw lefty and didn't have much heat on the looping toss, but Albert Pujols stepped up and made the... More »

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 Obama Readies Arm 
 for Tonight's All-Star Pitch 

Will throw first toss at tonight's game in St. Louis

Jul 14, 09 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is getting ready to toss out the first pitch at tonight’s All-Star Game in St. Louis, Fox News reports, and is relying on the experience from his previous such gig, for the White Sox in 2005. “My general strategy the last time I threw a pitch... More »

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 Prince Fielder Rules 
 HR Derby 


Jul 13, 09 10:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Prince Fielder of Milwaukee captured tonight's All-Star Home Run Derby, scoring a 6-5 victory in the final round over Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz, a former Brewers prospect. "I was just happy I was able to put on a show," said the first baseman, who did just that with... More »

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MLB • Milwaukee Brewers • Texas Rangers • Prince Fielder • Home Run Derby • baseball • MLB All-Star Game • Nelson Cruz

Pujols: Test Me Every Day, and I'll Pay Team Back if Caught

All-Star rips 'guilt by association' with A-Rod

Jul 13, 09 7:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - All-Star Albert Pujols is miffed over suggestions his latest enormously productive season comes thanks to drugs, USA Today reports, and says he’ll submit to testing every day—and pay the St. Louis Cardinals back if one comes back positive. “I can understand people being disappointed with A-Rod and... More »

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St. Louis Cardinals • steroids • Barry Bonds • Albert Pujols • Alex Rodriguez • St. Louis • performance-enhancing drugs • Luis Gonzalez • MLB All-Star Game • Busch Stadium

Halladay, Lincecum Will
Start MLB All-Star Game

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2009/enhancedroster.jsp

Jul 13, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(AP) - Tim Lincecum and Roy Halladay were selected today as the starting pitchers for tomorrow night's All-Star game in St. Louis. Lincecum, last year's National League Cy Young Award winner, is 10-2 with a 2.33 ERA for the San Francisco Giants; he got the nod from NL manager Charlie Manuel.... More »

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MLB • San Francisco Giants • Charlie Manuel • Toronto Blue Jays • starting pitchers • National League • American League • Roy Halladay • baseball • Tim Lincecum • MLB All-Star Game • Joe Maddon

(Newser) - For the first time ever, four Jewish players could make baseball’s All-Star Game, Bloomberg reports. Boston’s Kevin Youkilis and Texas’ Ian Kinsler each lead the voting at their positions, Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun is second in voting among National League outfielders, and Colorado pitcher Jason Marquis has the... More »

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MLB • Jews • Kevin Youkilis • Ryan Braun • baseball • Jewish • Ian Kinsler • Jason Marquis • MLB All-Star Game • Howard Megdal • The Baseball Talmud

(Newser) - President Obama will toss the ceremonial first pitch at the All-Star Game on July 14, Major League Baseball announced yesterday. He’ll be the fourth president to do so, following John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and Gerald Ford, and the seventh to attend the game. He’s also got some... More »

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Barack Obama • St. Louis Cardinals • Tony La Russa • Chicago White Sox • MLB • All Star Game • St. Louis • baseball • George W. Bush • MLB All-Star Game • President Obama • first pitch

 Suspended Manny 
 Nears All-Star Spot 

A-Rod not doing so well in votes

May 29, 09 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite his 50-game suspension for performance-enhancing drug use, Manny Ramirez is in the running for a spot in the All-Star game, currently just 30,000 votes shy of an outfield post, New York magazine reports. While the media’s upset about it, the Dodgers’ owner likes the idea, and a... More »

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Manny Ramirez • Alex Rodriguez • Los Angeles Dodgers • suspension • performance-enhancing drugs • MLB All-Star Game

 AL Wins 15-Inning Marathon 

American League prevails 4-3

Jul 15, 08 11:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Young's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 15th gave the American League a 4-3 victory in a marathon All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium. Justin Morneau slid under the tag with the winning run to end the game after 4 hours and 40 minutes. Neither team had any pitchers... More »

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Matt Holliday • National League • American League • baseball • MLB All-Star Game

GLOSSIES

 Baseball's All-Miscreant Team 

A-Rod makes Radar's list, of course; Bonds, Giambi, Lo Duca join him

Jul 15, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - With baseball's All-Stars set to take the field at Yankee Stadium, Radar uses the occasion (and the fact that one is the tabloids' current fixation) to name its All-Morally Inept Team:
  • C: Paul Lo Duca, then with the Mets, got the full New York treatment in 2006, when his
... More »

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Barry Bonds • Brett Myers • Alex Rodriguez • Jason Giambi • Yankee Stadium • Miguel Tejada • Jeff Kent • Milton Bradley • Paul LoDuca • Shawn Chacon • Elijah Dukes • MLB All-Star Game

 All-Star Memento Today, 
 Nest Egg Tomorrow  

Memorabilia auctions offer old-timers chance to cash in

Jul 15, 08 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to souvenirs, some athletes are as memorabilia-hungry as fans. Albert Pujols has great success stockpiling mementos—for his son, or so he says—but even megastars experience slumps: Tiger Woods won’t sign for Roger Federer. “It is more important for me to talk to them... More »

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basketball • Tiger Woods • Albert Pujols • Roger Federer • memorabilia • sports collectibles • sports memorabilia • baseball • autographs • MLB All-Star Game • Whitey Ford • Bill Russell

Morneau Wins HR Derby, But Hamilton Wows

28-homer first round starts off the All-Star break with a blast

Jul 15, 08 5:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Justin Morneau won the Home Run Derby last night, but Josh Hamilton got all the attention—and rightly so, writes the New York Times. The Texas slugger hit a record 28 bombs in the first round alone, and smashed 35 homers total, to Morneau's 22. “I rarely watch myself... More »

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MLB • Josh Hamilton • Justin Morneau • Home Run Derby • home run • Chase Utley • baseball • Lance Berkman • MLB All-Star Game

 Why the AL Rules Baseball  

DH rule, new stadiums, better drafting all contribute to AL dominance

Jul 11, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The American League is just flat out better than the National League, writes Darren Everson in the Wall Street Journal. The AL has had a lock on All-Star games for a decade, has won 11 of the last 16 World Series, and it dominates interleague play. Why the disparity? Everson... More »

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MLB • National League • American League • baseball • MLB All-Star Game • designated hitter

 All-Star Idols:
 Wacky Voting
 Fills Final Slots 

Hart, Longoria are in after crazy campaigns by fans

Jul 11, 08 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - With one spot left in each league after the All-Star rosters were populated last week, it was time for America to do what it does best: inspire local fans to vote dozens, even hundreds of times. Milwaukee plastered hearts everywhere, Yankees fans slapped on fake mustaches, and Philadelphia staged a... More »

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Jermaine Dye • Jason Giambi • voting • David Wright • mustache • baseball • Pat Burrell • Evan Longoria • Corey Hart • MLB All-Star Game

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