American League

Pride

"We need a place to pitch...we need a mound..."

Jay-Z - American Dreamin'

Its mid-July, and while it may not cause you to do anything other than turn the air conditioner up...it also means that baseball season is at the halfway mark, as the MLB All-Stars played last night in St. Louis.

National Treasure

The National and American League big names squared off in the mid-summer night classic as the AL defended their stretch of wins dating back to 1997, by defeating the NL 4-3.

President Obama was on hand to throw out the first pitch and Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carl Crawford saved the game by stealing what would have been a homerun...Curtis Granderson scored the tie-breaking run in the 8th inning...which lead to the Yankees closing ace Mariano Rivera for his record, 4th All-Star save in the 9th.

Home field advantage stays with the AL for the World Series once again, which last season didn't matter as the Phillies captured the crown...and by the way Philadelphia signed Pedro Martinez last night too, so things could continue to repeat.

Photo: AP