Top spot in NL East up for grabs

The first half of the yearly epic that is the major league baseball season has come and gone, so tradition dictates that now is the time to look back at what happened.
Well, screw that. While we are dealing with this, the third straight day without any meaningful sports, the question needs to be asked, why is there an All-Star break at all?

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First-place in the National League East division will be on the line when the Philadelphia Phillies visit the Florida Marlins for the opener of a three-game series on Friday (7:10 pm ET). The third-place Marlins were just 1½ games back of the division-leading Phillies heading into the All-Star break, with the second-place New York Mets a half game back of the lead.

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