Expect AL to win tonight

After the joke of an All Star game we saw in Milwaukee a few years back, predicting a winner in tonights All Star game would seem foolish. However, with Bud putting the focus back on winning, I would expect the talent to shine through and see the AL get home field advantage again this year.

As the M's saw this year, the NL is really weak- you would much rather play the Padres, Dodgers, Rockies, Reds, Brewers, Mets etc... then flawed but dangerous teams in the AL like Cleveland, Toronto, Oakland...

Besides the Cardinals, is there any team in the NL that is actually good? That boasts a complete lineup and is build for the post season? I haven't seen it.

So I'll have fun watching the game, and expect to see an AL winner. But of course with all the crazy roster decisions by the likes of Francona and LaRussa, know that just about anything can happen.

That makes it worth watching too.