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Baseball's All Star Game and the So-What Factor

Major League Baseball's All-Star game will held tonight in San Francisco, and Barry Bonds of the Giants will be on the field, just four home runs away from Hank Aaron 's record. But what about the rivalry that once existed between the National and American Leagues? The All-Star game pits the best from the two leagues against one…

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Major League Baseball's All-Star game will held tonight in San Francisco, and Barry Bonds of the Giants will be on the field, just four home runs away from Hank Aaron's record.But what about the rivalry that once existed between the National and American Leagues?The All-Star game pits the best from the two leagues against one another in what used to be a heated rivalry.But John Thorn, a leading baseball historian and editor of Total Baseball, says those days are over.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Vanessa Romo

    LA School Report

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    Dan Konecky

    Producer, To the Point

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    John Thorn

    Baseball historian

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