Does Baseball Need A National League?

The 2009 All-Star game goes to the American League. Was there any doubt? Not really. The National League has not won the All-Star game in the last 13 attempts.

So I ask you, do we need a National League in Baseball?

It doesn't seem to me that the National League are doing anybody any good, as far as baseball in general is concerned. Granted, the Dodgers are having a really good year [thanks to the former Yankees manager (American League)] and the Phillies did win the World Series in 2008.

As long as the National League teams are playing against each other, their fans think they are watching good ball games, but match them against the American League and you might as well forget about it.

The real point I'm trying to make is that we really don't need an All-Star game. It's just a lot of pomp and circumstance. I'm all for letting the players have some time off half way through the season. I just don't agree that the All-Star game should be played. You're giving the most popular players in the MLB the opportunity to injure themselves by doing something that is useless.

The All-Star game doesn't mean anything. Anything the players do during the game is fruitless and doesn't count toward their stats. So why bother?

And That's What I Think.