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The Last True All-Star Game
The Bad News Bloggers — ... amount, with fourteen future HOF'ers, (Red Schoendienst, Leo Durocher, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Johnny Bench, Roberto Clemente, Steve Carlton, Bob Gibson, Juan Marichal, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Phil Niekro, Tony Perez and Tom Seaver. The Starting Lineups: National League 1) Matty Alou, Pittsburgh Pirates, CF 2) Don Kessinger, Chicago Cubs, SS 3) Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves, RF 4) ...

Cubs finish first half on top in NL Central
Cubs Loyalty — ... A win by the NL in the All-Star game would be a major benefit for the Cubs with a potential trip hanging in the balance to the World Series. They still will have to work out health problems and kinks in the bullpen coming back from the break. Scott Eyre will likely be back around the same time as Soriano. Both are pieces to the puzzle which hold the Cubs' late season success. Maybe by then Marmol will straighten out his mechanics too and return to his early season form on the mound. I know everyone will have the pressure riding high on this franchise from August until October. ...

2008 MLB Playoff Teams All Have A Rather Long History of Losing
FanIQ Blog — ... & 1977) and have lost 100+ games thirteen times. Between 1918 and 1948, the Phillies finished their season in better than 5th place - ONCE! (They were 4th in 1932 - the only season in that stretch that they finished above .500 at 78-76) They were in dead last place 16 of those seasons and second to last in seven! Oh yeah, the Phillies are the only MLB franchise with more than 10,000 losses. THAT is a legacy!   Chicago Cubs ...