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It was only dugout chatter. But if Scott Kazmir had had to throw a more pitches, Evan Longoria told his teammates, he could have replaced him in the All-Star Game.

It was tense, exciting and long, but the final scenes from the All-Star Game proved to be as predictable as ever.

The AL stole a record six bases in an All-Star game that stretched far into the night, finally beating the National League on a sacrifice fly in the 15th inning.

For Yankees fans, Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon became an obvious villain in Tuesday’s All Star Game.

With a healthy demand for tickets during this year’s All-Star weekend, even the scalpers were running low Tuesday evening.

Josh Hamilton on Monday joined a club of players who have almost achieved one of the few marks in baseball that still seems insurmountable: hitting a ball out of Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees’ principal owner wept as he was driven across the outfield warning track and onto the field. He received a prolonged ovation.

Willie Randolph is expected to watch the All Star Game Tuesday as a guest of the Steinbrenner family, providing a bit of local intrigue for an evening that will be filled with history and emotion.

There will be 64 All-Stars assembled at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, but the venue itself will be studied as intently as any of the players.

As players were beseeched to eulogize Yankee Stadium as it hosts its last All-Star Game, some were willing to discuss what they would not miss about the old ballpark.