Pete Orr Snubbed for All Star Team

It really bothers me that the AL keeps beating the NL in the All Star games - the NL has not won in a decade now.

I wanted to figure out why this was - besides the fact that Pete Orr never gets in the game.

Thanks to the data provided at http://www.onestopbaseball.com/TeamPayroll.asp, I'm able to deduct why the AL keeps beating the NL.

1. The top 4 major league team payrolls are all American League teams.
2. The AL total payroll is $1.169 billion (14 teams). The average team payroll in the AL is $83.5 million.
3. The NL total payroll is $1.158 billion (16 teams). The average team payroll in the NL is $72.4 million.
4. Major League baseball requires that each team have at least one representative on the All Star roster. The AL has to fill 32 roster spots from 14 teams; the NL has to fill 32 roster spots from 16 teams.

Assuming that better players get paid more money, then the AL keeps winning the All Star game because they have better players. Go figure.