July 16, 2008

MLB All-Star game

Baseball Hall of Famers along with current All-Stars listen to the national anthem before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

National League players, from left, Chicago Cubs' Aramis Ramirez, Houston Astros' Miguel Tejada, Florida Marlins' Dan Uggla and San Diego Padres' Adrian Gonzalez confer during the eighth inning in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Los Angeles Angels' Francisco Rodriguez, left, touches hands with American League teammate, Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro after being relieved in the ninth inning of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Minnesota Twins' Justin Morneau (33), of the American League team, and Atlanta Braves' Brian McCann, of the National League team, react after Morneau scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Texas Rangers' Michael Young in the 15th inning in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. The American League won 4-3 over the National League. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Minnesota Twins' Justin Morneau (33), of the American League team, slides safely into home plate past Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann, of the National League team, to score the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Texas Rangers' Michael Young in the 15th inning in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. The American League won 4-3 over the National League. (AP Photo/Ed Betz)

Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann, of the National League team, sits on the ground after Minnesota Twins' Justin Morneau (33) scored the winning run for the American League team on a sacrifice fly by Texas Rangers' Michael Young in the 15th inning in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. The American League won 4-3 over the National League. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria, of the American League team, hits a ground-rule double RBI during the eighth inning in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. Cleveland Indians' Grady Sizemore scored on the hit. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Boston Red Sox's J.D. Drew, left, of the American League team, hits a solo home run in the seventh inning against National League pitcher, Cincinnati Reds' Edinson Volquez during the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Florida Marlins' Hanley Ramirez, right, of the National League team, is congratulated by St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols after scoring on a sacrifice fly by Houston Astros' Lance Berkman during the sixth inning in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Houston Astros' Miguel Tejada, left, of the National League team, leaps to take a high throw from the plate as Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton, of the American League team, steals second during the sixth inning in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Colorado Rockies' Matt Holliday, back right, of the National League team, hits a solo home run against Los Angeles Angels' Ervin Santana, of the American League team, during the fifth inning in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

New York Yankees' Derek Jeter, right, stands next to former Baltimore Orioles' Cal Ripken Jr. and other Hall of Famers while being introduced before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, of the American League team, fields a ground ball by St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols, of the National League team, during the second inning of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Boston Red Sox's J.D. Drew, of the American League team, holds the MVP trophy after the American League's 4-3 victory over the National League in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols, left, points to the outfield with Florida Marlins' Hanley Ramirez, both of the National League, before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium against the American League in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

St. Louis Cardinals' Ryan Ludwick, left, and New York Mets' David Wright, both of the National League, wait for their turn in the batting cage before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game against the American League at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols, of the National League team, gets ready to take batting practice before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium against the American League in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Former New York Yankees' Reggie Jackson, left, watches as Yogi Berra throws out a ceremonial first pitch during the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

All-Star players and Hall of Famers listen as Sheryl Crow sings the national anthem before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Singer Sheryl Crow, left, and MLB commissioner Bud Selig, center, listen as Sarah Jessica Parker reads a statement to spectators before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Cleveland Indians' Cliff Lee, of the American League team, pitches during the first inning of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York against the National League on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Milwaukee Brewers' Ben Sheets, of the National League team, pitches during the first inning against the American League in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Colorado Rockies' Matt Holliday, of the National League team, watches his solo home run in the fifth inning against American League pitcher, Los Angeles Angels' Ervin Santana during the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Boston Red Sox's J.D. Drew, right, celebrates his solo home run in the sixth inning with American League teammate, Minnesota Twins' Justin Morneau, in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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