Case in point, the 2004 MLB All-Star Game
Fifty players, 22 with ties to the Yankees
C Ivan Rodriguez, DET
3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY
1B Jason Giambi, NYY
SS Derek Jeter, NYY
2B Alfonso Soriano, TEX
SP Ted Lilly, TOR
SP Esteban Loaiza, CWS
SP Kenny Rogers, TEX
SP C.C. Sabathia, CLE
SP Javier Vazquez, NYY
SP Jake Westbrook, CLE
RP Tom Gordon, NYY
RP Mariano Rivera, NYY
OF Matt Lawton, CLE
OF Gary Sheffield, NYY
OF Hideki Matsui, NYY
P Roger Clemens, HOU
SP Randy Johnson, ARI
SP Carl Pavano, FLA
RP Armando Benitez, FLA
3B Mike Lowell, FLA
OF Bobby Abreu, PHI
Fifty players, 22 with ties to the Yankees
C Ivan Rodriguez, DET
3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY
1B Jason Giambi, NYY
SS Derek Jeter, NYY
2B Alfonso Soriano, TEX
SP Ted Lilly, TOR
SP Esteban Loaiza, CWS
SP Kenny Rogers, TEX
SP C.C. Sabathia, CLE
SP Javier Vazquez, NYY
SP Jake Westbrook, CLE
RP Tom Gordon, NYY
RP Mariano Rivera, NYY
OF Matt Lawton, CLE
OF Gary Sheffield, NYY
OF Hideki Matsui, NYY
P Roger Clemens, HOU
SP Randy Johnson, ARI
SP Carl Pavano, FLA
RP Armando Benitez, FLA
3B Mike Lowell, FLA
OF Bobby Abreu, PHI
What's aggravating is when you see a list like this includes guys they got rid of, like Ted Lilly [for Jeff Weaver] and Mike Lowell [for 3 nobodies], before they had a chance to get it done and also guys they got after they couldn't do it anymore, like I.[ain't on steroids anymore] Rodriguez and Matt [over the hill at 33] Lawton.
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