The Yankee Stadium All Star Game: 1977 vs. 2008

In case you haven't been paying attention to the rampant stretches of white columns that have been terrorizing New York landmarks in the commercials airing on Fox, next week happens to be the MLB All Star Game which is being played for the final time at the current version of Yankee Stadium. The last time the All Star Game was hosted by the Yankees was 31 years ago in 1977, years before it "counted". Lots has changed for the mid-summer classic since those days. In 2008 we have the whole "winner takes home field" scenario, the phenomenon that is Internet voting, the phenomenon that is Japanese people taking full advantage of Internet voting and two days before the game we get to see a softball exhibition that features baseball legends, celebrities and occasionally Kevin James. We have an underwear company as the title sponsor, a four-hour Homerun Derby and of course we have the Best Damn Red Carpet Special which features the coveted record for longest...