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With the Yankees getting six players onto the initial All-Star rosters, let’s look back at the years when they’ve put an entire lineup’s worth into the Midsummer Classic

The case for Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin to start the All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium, and the history of league leaders in wins & ERA starting the midsummer classic.

Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.

More Cubs vs. American League pitchers By JohnW53 on Jan 29, 2021, 6:38am CST + The previous posts in this series looked at the success -- or lack thereof -- against American League pitchers in All-Star Games of Cubs greats who never batted in the World Series, and only 1 of whom batted in a handful of interleague games. Five players were featured: Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Billy Williams, Ryne Sandberg and Andre Dawson. Each post detailed the players performance through the lens of t...