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• Crasnick: Backups the real leading men | ZOOM gallery | Blog
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Prince Fielder stole the show from Albert Pujols and won the Home Run Derby in the Cardinals slugger's backyard. Jayson Stark
• Fielder tops Cruz | ZOOM Gallery | Blog
• Watch replay of Derby | HR Tracker
Albert Pujols is the ultimate All-Star in St. Louis. In fact, he just might be the perfect baseball player. Tim Kurkjian
• Baseball Tonight: How perfect is Pujols?
• You decide: Rank the perfect players
The Home Run Derby crowns a champion every year, but often another player steals the show. Jayson Stark | Derby Tracker
• Who'll win Derby? | Derby blog
• Buster Olney: Joe Mauer's Derby pitcher 
Kyle Drabek stood out in the Futures Game, and not because he has a Cy Young-winning father. Jerry Crasnick
• World surges past U.S. | Futures Game blog
• Hot list for Future | Fantasy vs. reality
It wasn't easy, but Rob Neyer has constructed his all-time American League All-Star squad, DH included. His AL roster
• Vote on AL starters: OF/P | INF/C
• Neyer's all-time NL All-Stars | Chat wrap
In filling out their All-Star rosters, Charlie Manuel and Joe Maddon made mistakes that just don't make sense. Keith Law
• BBTN Minute: Which team is better?
• ESPN's All-Stars: NL … AL
2008 ALL-STAR GAME: AL 4, NL 3 (15)
Justin Morneau scored the winning run in the 15th inning to end the longest All-Star Game ever, as the AL won its 12th in a row. Story
• Stark: What a night | Crasnick: Uggla effort
More from ESPN.com
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Crasnick: All-Star Game remains an awkward dance In 2003, Major League Baseball began awarding home-field advantage in the World Series to the league that wins the All-Star Game. Six years later, the sport still wrestles with the emphasis this places on an exhibition game. |
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Caple: HR Derby isn't hazardous to health It's time to debunk the hogwash notion that the Home Run Derby ruins players' swings. |
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Page 2: All-Star trivia madness Page 2 assembles the ultimate list of quirky Midsummer Classic tidbits. It's All-Star trivia madness! |
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Law: So many All-Star mistakes The All-Star rosters were announced, and there are plenty of problems on both teams and in the process itself. |
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Crasnick: Starting 9 -- Hard-luck hurlers Javier Vazquez and Doug Davis are among the starters with .500 or losing records who've been better than the W's and L's would suggest. |
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Relief Efforts: Reviewing All-Star relievers Eric Karabell reviews the relief pitchers selected to the All-Star Game and wonders why there aren't more effective set-up men taken. |
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Olney: AL All-Star lineups Putting together the best 25-man American League All-Star roster against a right-handed starter and a lefty starter. |
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Sixty Feet, Six Inches: All-Star starters review Christopher Harris reviews the starting pitcher selections for the All-Star Game and has some issues with a few guys chosen. |
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Olney: NL All-Star lineups Putting together the best 25-man National League All-Star roster against a right-handed starter and a lefty starter. |
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Wojciechowski: Suspicious mind Shouldn't we be more interested in the list of 104 PED users than the list of 66 MLB All-Stars? |
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Insider: Forecasting MLB All-Star lineups ESPN's researchers dive into the midsummer intrigue of the All-Star selection process and fill out the likely lineups. |
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Olney: The 33rd All-Star Check out five ways the All-Star managers could use their final roster selection. |
80th Midsummer Classic at Busch Stadium, St. Louis
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XM All-Star Futures Game World wins 7-5 Rosters: U.S. | World |
State Farm Home Run Derby Fielder claims crown ESPN360.com replay Past Derby winners |
80th All-Star Game AL tops NL 4-3 Past All-Star results |
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Headlines
- All-Star game ratings drop slightly; pregame up
- Ichiro pays respects at Sisler's St. Louis grave
- Longoria sits out All-Star Game with infection
- Prince is king: Fielder wins Home Run Derby
- Lincecum, Halladay named All-Star starters
- Obama meets challenge of All-Star 1st pitch
- Obama to be in Fox's booth for All-Star Game
- All-Stars: Pedroia out | Hoffman in for Broxton
All-Star Starting Lineups
| NATIONAL LEAGUE | AMERICAN LEAGUE |
| SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA | RF Ichiro Suzuki, SEA |
| 2B Chase Utley, PHI | SS Derek Jeter, NYY |
| 1B Albert Pujols, STL | C Joe Mauer, MIN |
| RF Ryan Braun, MIL | 1B Mark Teixeira, NYY |
| LF Raul Ibanez, PHI | LF Jason Bay, BOS |
| 3B David Wright, NYM | CF Josh Hamilton, TEX |
| CF Shane Victorino, PHI | 3B Michael Young, TEX |
| C Yadier Molina, STL | 2B Aaron Hill, TOR |
| P Tim Lincecum, SFO | P Roy Halladay, TOR |
Home Run Derby
 Here are the participants in this year's Home Run Derby, set for Monday night at Busch Stadium in St. Louis: | |
| NL | AL |
| *Prince Fielder | Nelson Cruz |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Brandon Inge |
| Ryan Howard | Joe Mauer |
| Albert Pujols | Carlos Pena |
| * -- Derby champion | |
Blogs
ALL-STAR GAME
All-Star Game: July 14
Updated: 7/13/09
Inside Edge
Check out Inside Edge's report cards on each All-Star participant using their unique scouting data:• All-Star report cards
SportsNation
We know who's in this year's Home Run Derby, but who would be in an all-time Home Run Derby, and furthermore, who would win? Would it be the Babe? What about Bonds, Aaron or McGwire? Register your vote |
| POLL RESULTS • Should fans determine the starters? • Which team will win, NL or AL? • Can Derby hurt a player's swing? • What's the best Derby format? • Do you enjoy Derby or Game more? • Who'll hit most HRs for NL? |
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