Even though at times the game looked like it was being played by little leaguers, this was actually one of the more entertaining All-Star games.  That said, my biggest pet peeve for the All-Star game is how the pitchers are used.  I understand wanting to get every player in the game but there comes when you have to actually manage this game.  Afterall, it is for home field advantage in the World Series.  If both Clint Hurdle and Terry Francona knew ahead of time that certain players werent going to be available unless of an emergency....ie, Brandon Webb, Tim Lincecum for the NL and Scott Kazmir for the AL....why were those players on the active roster.  Couldnt they named replacements, given there teams a full roster and have Webb, Lincecum and Kazmir still be at the game and partake in the cermonies and festivities, like Kerry Wood, Alfonso Soriano and David Ortiz did.  Instead they both were forced to go with emergency pitchers and ultimately were very fortunate that Corey Hart cant throw a ball home from medium right field.  If this game would've went another inning, we might've had position players pitching. 

Thank god the AL pulled this one out.

I think the NL has only two options, one is to create a time machine, so it can bring in some of the Dodgers, Reds, Phillies and Pirates of the 70's. The other option is to go back to the loud colorfully uni's of the 70's which blinded and bewildered the AL into losing all the All-Star Games long ago.