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Another All Star Game, another win for the American League. It's been 13 years since the Junior Circuit lost (not counting the tie game, which America lost); the 1996 game featured only one Red Sox player (Mo Vaughn) and two youngsters named Alex R. and Pedro M. making their ASG debuts. It was a long time ago. Last night, the AL used a lights-out performance by its bullpen to seal down a 4-3 win in St. Louis.

The Riverfront Times has photos of Red Sox All Star pitchers Tim Wakefield and Jonathan Papelbon making Boston look classy at the Playboy All Star bash in St. Louis. It may be Wakefield's first All Star game, but at least he looks like he's seen a woman before, which is more than we can say for Paps. (Some photos NSFW.)

The art of hitting was on full display on Monday night, as Major League Baseball took a step back to let baseball fans and a select group of people actually willing to risk their home run totals during the second half crop of superstar sluggers take pleasure in the primal act of hitting a baseball super wicked far. The annual Home Run Derby competition, unofficially named the We Love Albert Pujols Here Home Run Derby this year, was supposed to be all about the St. Louis Cardinal-turned-unofficial-city-ambassador.

A.L. MVP Dustin Pedroia withdrew from the All-Star Game on Sunday, citing family health concerns. His wife Kelli is seven months pregnant and has been hospitalized since Sunday. Bostonist will miss Pedroia's irrepressible presence at the game but his decision is the correct one. Certainly, all Sox fans wish the Pedroia family well at this time.

Jason Bay. Dustin Pedroia. Jonathan Papelbon. Kevin Youkilis. Josh Beckett. All have been to All-Star Games before. All are young, and will probably go again. So congratulations to them, but we know and they know that they aren't the headline on this All-Star Selection story.

Dustin Pedroia and Jason Bay were the top vote-getters at their positions and will start for the American League in the MLB All-Star Game on July 14 in St. Louis. Tim Wakefield (10-3) was also named to the squad, becoming the second oldest All-Star ever according to TBS. Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis and Jonathan Paplebon were also picked by Tampa Bay's Joe Maddon, A.L. Manager. The complete All-Star rosters are now available at MLB.com.

When Bostonist were kids, there were two nights a year we were permitted to stay up wicked late: New Year's Eve, and the baseball All-Star Game. We don't think we would have been allowed to stay up 'til 1:47 A.M. as kids. But that's what it would have taken to make it through last night's game.

Josh Hamilton’s story would melt even the most hardened Boston writer’s heart. The man has gone through hell and--much like the mighty phoenix--has risen from the ashes. The former top draft pick for Tampa Bay turned drug addict turned 2008 sports comeback of the year hit a record-breaking 28 home runs in the first round during the homerun derby last night at Yankee Stadium. The previous record was held by current Yankee Bobby Abreu, who hit 24 in the first round of work back in 2005.

He was the last man added to the Eastern All-Star team. When KG scratched, he waited for the call, only to find it went to Rasheed Wallace. When Washington's Caron Butler went down, the call finally came. He had to cancel the fishing trip and make plans to go to New Orleans.

In a sense, it's comforting. The Celtics went to battle against one of the other good Eastern teams without Kevin Garnett, and almost beat 'em. On the day of the C's' long-awaited return to national afternoon TV, the script ran eerily similar to the first game in Orlando; the Magic jumped out to a big lead, the Celtics clawed their way back, but ran out of gas at the end. Orlando's the only team to get a 14-point lead on the Green all year, and they've done it twice.

Doug Flutie, Heisman Trophy Winner, NFL Pro-Bowler, CFL legend, and the man who put Boston College football on the map, has retired after 21 years (yes, twenty-one) of professional football.