Few easy choices for NL skipper Hurdle
Published 7/7/2008 by Thomas Harding at Major League Baseball News
As manager of the NL All-Stars, Clint Hurdle said he took the task of picking his players with seriousness, since the winning league in the All-Star Game will have home-field advantage in the World Series.
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