Japanese all-stars, Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki (L) of the American League and Chicago Cubs' Kosuke Fukudome of the National League, pose for a photo before Major League Baseball's All-Star game at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 15, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Sheryl Crow walks off the field after singing the national anthem during the opening ceremony of Major League Baseball's All-Star game at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 15, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

(Xinhua News Agency July 16, 2008)