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Article: 2009 MLB ALL-STAR GAME / AMERICAN LEAGUE 4, NATIONAL LEAGUE 3 American supremacy NL hasn't won game since 1996
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 15, 2009
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St. Louis -- President Barack Obama's recovery plan apparently
didn't include a bailout of the National League.
The NL had been 4-0 when United States presidents threw out the
ceremonial first pitch but Obama's appearance Tuesday night at Busch
Stadium did nothing to stop the superiority of the American League
in the All-Star Game.
The AL's unbeaten streak stretched to 13 games (12-0-1) with a
come-from-behind, 4-3 victory that once again denied the NL home-
field advantage in the World Series. It was the fourth consecutive
year that the AL won by a single run but that only added to the NL's
frustration.
Who could have known that the tie in Milwaukee in 2002 would be
the highlight for the NL ...