sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 7/17/2008
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NEW YORK -- A farce was about to break out in the almost endless All-Star Game. Red Sox outfielder J.D. Drew and Mets third baseman David Wright weren't warming up in the bullpen just yet for their respective leagues. But the two multitalented All-Stars (but maybe not quite multitalented enough to be pitching in an All-Star Game) were perhaps only minutes away from having to scale the pitchers ...
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