I do think that the NL will win the all star game for the first time since 1996 tomorrow night. Here's why:
1) Pitching. Ubaldo Jimenez, Roy Halladay, and Josh Johnson will do wonders if they each throw an inning. Same with Jonathan Broxton and Heath Bell.
2) Injuries ended up helping them. Injuries brought in the choices that should have been made by Charlie Manuel. He is so biased and just pisses me off (putting Howard at DH instead of Votto, and not even naming him to the team). Final vote brought in first half MVP Joey Votto who was left off Manuel's roster for a guy who's power is worse than Carlos Zambrano's, Omar Infante. Also, with Jose Reyes getting injured, Manuel was forced to name Rafael Furcal to the team, who should've been named instead of Reyes in the first place. So, yes, the NL will prevail, even with a dumbass for a manager.
3) Ton of snubs in the AL, a lot of them were corrected in the NL. Mostly Kevin Youkilis who would've gotten in, if Joe Girardi and American were smart enough to realize that he's a more worthy All-Star than Nick Swisher.
4) Mo's pulled out of the game (thank god).
So yes, the 13 year misery for National League fans will come to an end tomorrow night.
go infante!!!
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