There have been a few posts recently where the difference in quality between the leagues has been a contentious topic in the comments section.  However, nobody is arguing with the fact that the AL is unquestionably the superior of the two.  Here a few quick pieces of data that back up that supposition.

AL Interleague Record 2008: 149-103, .591 winning percentage

AL Interleague Record 2009: 137-114, .546 winning percentage

Add that to the fact that the AL hasn't lost an All-Star game since forever ago, and it looks like the AL has been kicking around the NL for over a decade.  However, the AL hasn't been quite as dominant as those facts suggest.  In the eight years preceding 2005, the NL actually had a winning record of 988-960 (.507) against the AL.  That said, the last five years have been really bad for the senior circuit.  The question is why.

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I read Royals Review daily, but I don't usually post a whole lot.  I only say that because I'm sure there is a large number of people like me and probably even more who read frequently and don't post at all.  Anyway, I generally find the discussion and user commentary on the site to be of a far more intelligent and educated and a far less petty and argumentative nature than the vast majority of what I find on the internet in general.  It also seems that the readership of Royals Review is comprised of a wide array of age groups.  This got to me to wondering if having a community with a more balanced age distribution could potentially relate to a better overall site environment.  While other age groups are growing quickly, the majority of internet users are still under 30.  All of that to say, I would like to know how the age distribution on Royals Review compares to the internet as a whole.  Please indulge my curiosity, and participate in this highly unscientific poll.