Just in case the AL’s overall winning record in Interleague Play wasn’t enough to convince you…
Just in case the AL’s winning percentage of 0.566 over the past 5 years of Interleague Play wasn’t enough to convince you… (in case you were wondering, a 0.566 winning percentage in 2009 would have you leading the NL Wild Card race)
Just in case the NL’s last All-Star Game win coming during Derek Jeter’s Rookie Year wasn’t enough to convince you…
Just in case the AL’s winning 7 of the last 11 World Series wasn’t enough to convince you…
How about John Smoltz and Brad Penny both lighting it up in the National League after they were JUSTIFIABLY deemed to be unworthy of taking part in the American League playoff push?
Just for good measure – let’s take a quick tour through the 4 of the past 11 World Series that were won by the NL, in reverse chronological order.
2008 – Phillies 4, Rays 1. Was anyone seriously surprised when Cinder-Rays-la woke up with an ALCS-sized hangover and was so bloated she couldn’t fit into her glass slippers any more?
2006 – Cardinals 4, Tigers 1. Everyone forgets how the Tigers pretty much handed the Cards 3 of the 4 wins in this series by playing in a manner which would have caused them to run extra laps during little league (errors, baserunning blunders, etc.)…I think the Tigers lineup was hands-down better at every position except 1B…David Eckstein was the Series MVP for cryin’ out loud!
2003 – Marlins 4, Yankees 2. Josh Beckett owned the Yankees…I shamelessly giggled and dared to dream of what could happen if Theo could ever find a way to get him into a Red Sox uniform. Ask any Red Sox fan – even back then, when Mike Lowell was a past-his-prime overpaid bum that Boston had to take off Florida’s hands just to get Beckett – it was a small price to pay to get the Yankee killer on the roster. Of course, Lowell worked out OK, too.
2001 – Diamondbacks 4, Yankees 3. Someone forgot to tell Arizona that everyone (with the possible exception of Red Sox fans) was rooting for the Yankees after September 11, 2001. Hey – on a side note – anyone heard from Luis Gonzalez lately? Take a look at this close-up of him after the game winning hit and shout out the first word that comes to your mind. I’ll bet it rhymes with hair-droids. If you yelled out something different, go ahead and click on it to see the larger version.
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