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NL All-Star Report: Picking A Bullpen

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TheSportsNotebook’s All-Star review reaches the finish line these next two days as we look at the bullpens, starting today with the National League. This isn’t about just picking the top closers—I understand doing it that way for the Mid-Summer Classic itself, but a true All-Star team in this day and age should be properly staffed with setup men, so the purpose of this post will be to select two setup relievers and a closer to fill out the National League pitching staff.

NL All-Star Report: R.A. Dickey Leads Up Starting Pitchers

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If you want to talk about the race for the National League Cy Young Award, it’s an open field with any number of pitchers in close enough range to take the honor with a strong second half. But if you want to talk about who is leading the race as of this very moment—and therefore, who should start for the NL in next Tuesday’s All-Star game, then it’s an open-and-shut case. The New York Mets’ R.A. Dickey is more than just a great story. He’s a great pitcher who’s at the top of the National League by any reasonable measurement.