Major League Baseball's All-Star Game is being held tonight in Minneapolis, Minnesota at beautiful Target Field...and I began to imagine (very subjectively) an All-Star Game between the greatest players (IMO) of all time.
FULL DISCLOSURE: I am a baseball purist and hate the Designated Hitter Rule, Inter-league Play, Wild Card Playoff teams, aluminum bats...this (especially the DH) "may" cloud my imaginary outcome of the game!
Here are the rosters (National League players in the left column):
C- Johnny Bench/ Yogi Berra
1B- Pete Rose/ Lou Gehrig
2B- Jackie Robinson/ Roberto Alomar
SS- Honus Wagner/ Cal Ripken, Jr.
3B- Mike Schmidtt/ Brooks Robinson
NL Outfield- Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Stan Musial
AL Outfield- Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb
NL Reserves- Albert Pujols, Roberto Clemente, Barry Bonds (steroids-ugh)
AL Reserves- Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, George Brett
NL Pitching Staff- Steve Carlton, Tom Seaver, Greg Maddux, Sandy Koufax, Nolan Ryan, Bob Gibson
AL Pitching Staff- Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Roger Clemens, Bert Blyleven
Hank Aaron faces Bert Blyleven...It might be, it could be, it is!!!
Final Score: NL 6 - AL 2
Highlights: NL Pitching Staff just too much for AL...Henry Aaron "goes yard" with a 3 run homer in the top of the 8th inning.
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