OK, Let's Give it a Try ... NL to Win

Although I won't make in an official play towards our record, since I previously said I wouldn't be posting again until Thursday, both Hambone and I are playing the National League tonight. They're +139 at WSEX.

There is absolutely no reason that a team should be +139 in something as random as an all-star game. There's never that great a disparity in talent levels. In fact, according to BP the National League has an edge on offense, one that is exacerbated by the idiot Yankees and Red Sox "fans" who have voted Pedroia and Jeter to the starting lineup despite the fact that neither of them are particularly good at baseball, and that a vastly superior option at both positions could be found in Arlington, Texas. Add that to the fact that Ben Sheets is simply better than Cliff Lee (I know, they'll only go two innings, but hey, it's something), and you are left with the conclusion that the only place where the AL roster has an edge is their relievers. And pitching assignments in the All-Star game are too random to assign much value there.