You would think I would be into the All Star game since it is in Yankee stadium this year, but it has lost it's luster for me. I was really into it back in the day when the National league was competitive. That was in the days when the National league had all the great black players like Willie Mays and Hank Aaron and Willie McCovey and Bob Gibson. But those days are long gone. In fact there aren't very many great black players anymore. Most of the great black athletes are into basketball and football so the great black player is few and far between. The latin player has come into his own and dominates the game these days. And those guys are spread relatively evenly in both leagues. What makes the American League superior is the hitting which is because of the DH. Now I know the National League pussies are all against the DH but it keeps the great hitters in the game and leads to all around better hitting. And has the added benefit of toughing up the pitchers. You only get better when you play against tougher competition, and in the America league there are no automatic outs.
Plus the home run derby is bullshit.
I hear that they have reserved the back room in Scores for the guys. A-Rod is going to throw out the first stripper.
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Hey Trooper we are about the same age. I remember hustling home from school to catch a NL line up that had Musial, Clemente, Aaron, Banks, Mays and Eddie Matthews in the first six slots.
And the AL was the same with Mantle, Ted Williams, Brooks & Frank Robinson, Killebrew, Yogi.
Actually my list has 4 outfielders so I may be a little off.
Yeah that was it. Throw in Frank Robinson for the nationals and Brooks for the Americans and we have a game man. Koufax, Drysdale, Whitey Ford, Juan Marichal, that kid Joe Torre. Then later Seaver and Steve Carlton and Larry Bowa and Bench, Perez and Morgan for Meade. Those were good days.
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