Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site floyd.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!6227jdt From: 6227jdt@floyd.UUCP Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: All-Star Talk Message-ID: <1834@floyd.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Jul-83 16:56:32 EDT Article-I.D.: floyd.1834 Posted: Fri Jul 8 16:56:32 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Jul-83 17:02:48 EDT Organization: Bell Labs, Whippany, NJ Lines: 22 Here's a little something to stir up some mid-summer baseball discussion: As we all know, the Americans finally defeated the Nationals in the annual All-Star classic after a 12 year drought. Of course this does not indicate any American League superiority, even considering the magnitude of this year's victory. It does, however, raise a few questions for discussion. 1.) Does the National League's record of 19 wins in 20 years indicate that the NL is *really* superior to the AL? Does it indicate anything? 2.) If the NL as a whole is not superior, why did they win 19 of 20 games? 3.) Does anybody *really* care about the All-Star game? A relieved AL fan, Joe Twicken