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Sorry for the delay, but I’m finally ready to announce the 2016 DTBL All-Stars.  The 23rd annual DTBL All-Star Game will be played at a date and time to be determined, probably in the next week or so.  It took me a while to find someone who was able to take on the manager duties for the American Division.  Mike has graciously agreed to do so.  Marc will be calling the shots for the National Division.  In addition to managing the game, they were also responsible for breaking any ties in the voting and for selecting the final player for each roster.  The Darkhorses will be the host team.

In a bit of a departure from recent seasons, it was the voting at offensive positions that was particularly interesting to see which deserving players would be left out.  Most notably, middle infield for the National Division was as loaded as I’ve ever seen 2B/SS for a division in a given year.  Besides the three players listed below, left off the roster were the Kings duo of Robinson Cano and Ian Desmond.  Jay Bruce is a third King offensive star who didn’t make the cut.  In the American Division, Miguel Cabrera garnered just two votes at a loaded 1B/3B group.

But enough about the guys who didn’t make it.  Here are the 2016 DTBL All-Stars.

American Division

Starters:

• Pitcher – Jake Arrieta, Jackalope (1st All-Star appearance)
• Catcher – Wilson Ramos, Choppers (1st)
• First Base – Anthony Rizzo, Choppers (2nd)
• Second Base – Ian Kinsler, Moonshiners (5th)
• Third Base – Josh Donaldson, Jackalope (3rd)
• Shortstop – Corey Seager, Gators (1st)
• Outfield – Nelson Cruz, Gators (4th)
• Outfield – Wil Myers, Gators (1st)
• Outfield – Mark Trumbo, Choppers (3rd)

Reserves:

• Catcher – Salvador Perez, Gators (1st)
• First Base – Paul Goldschmidt, Jackalope (4th)
• Second Base – Rougned Odor, Naturals (1st)
• Third Base – Nolan Arenado, Naturals (2nd)
• Outfield – Starling Marte, Gators (2nd)
• Outfield – Ryan Braun, Jackalope (7th)
• Pitcher – Noah Syndergaard, Naturals (1st)
• Pitcher – Jon Lester, Choppers (3rd)
• Pitcher – Danny Salazar, Choppers (1st)
• Pitcher – Chris Sale, Choppers (5th)
• Relief Pitcher – Zach Britton, Gators (2nd)
• Relief Pitcher – Fernando Rodney, Moonshiners (1st)
• Relief Pitcher – Mark Melancon, Jackalope (2nd)
• Relief Pitcher – Roberto Osuna, Moonshiners (1st)

National Division

Starters:

• Pitcher – Clayton Kershaw, Mavericks (6th)
• Catcher – Buster Posey, Demigods (5th)
• First Base – Edwin Encarnacion, Darkhorses (4th)
• Second Base – Jose Altuve, Demigods (3rd)
• Third Base – Manny Machado, Mavericks (2nd)
• Shortstop – Xander Bogaerts, Darkhorses (1st)
• Outfield – Mookie Betts, Kings (1st)
• Outfield – Carlos Gonzalez, Kings (5th)
• Outfield – Mike Trout, Mavericks (5th)

Reserves:

• Catcher – Jonathan LuCroy, Kings (2nd)
• First Base – David Ortiz, Demigods (6th)
• Second Base – Daniel Murphy, Darkhorses (1st)
• Third Base - Kris Bryant, Cougars (1st)
• Outfield – George Springer, Darkhorses (1st)
• Outfield – Bryce Harper, Darkhorses (2nd)
• Pitcher – Madison Bumgarner, Cougars (4th)
• Pitcher – Johnny Cueto, Demigods (2nd)
• Pitcher – Max Scherzer, Kings (3rd)
• Pitcher – Stephen Strasburg, Mavericks (2nd)
• Relief Pitcher – Kenley Jansen, Mavericks (3rd)
• Relief Pitcher – Jeurys Familia, Kings (2nd)
• Relief Pitcher – Andrew Miller, Mavericks (2nd)
• Relief Pitcher – Aroldis Chapman, Mavericks (3rd)

All-Stars per team:

• 7 – Mavericks
• 6 – Choppers, Gators
• 5 – Darkhorses, Jackalope, Kings
• 4 – Demigods
• 3 – Moonshiners, Naturals
• 2 – Cougars

Paul Goldschmidt and David Ortiz were selected as the 23rd players for each roster.  There are 15 first time DTBL All-Stars, which is significantly fewer than last year, but does include some pretty exciting young stars like Corey Seager, Mookie Betts and Kris Bryant.  The most experienced All-Star participant will be Ryan Braun who was named to his seventh All-Star squad.  Here are the full voting results.  Much more All-Star Game coverage will be coming soon.

The first half of the 2015 DTBL season has been dominated by the Jackalope, so it is no surprise that they have been rewarded with a whole slew of All-Star selections.  In the last couple weeks, the Mavericks have reduced the Jackalope lead a bit, and many of the players responsible for that are on the list below as well.  Examining the full standings, the balance of power between the American and National Divisions seems relatively even.  The American squad boasts the first place squad, but two of the bottom three as well.

As has been the case for the last several years, pitchers have continued to dominate all across the league.  The current league-wide ERA of 3.24 is well below the record full season low of 3.31, set just last year.  So it is not a huge surprise that some pitchers with incredibly strong resumes won’t be part of this year’s All-Star Game.  Just to name a few, Felix Hernandez, Jake Arrieta, David Price and Johnny Cueto didn’t make the cut.  Nor did some relievers with out-of-this-world numbers like Wade Davis and Dellin Betances.  Overall, the American Division seems to have the stronger pitching staff, but I’ll give a slight edge to the National Division on offense.

The 22nd annual DTBL All-Star Game is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, July 19 at 9 p.m. EDT, 6 p.m. PDT.  Due to their top two finishes last season, Nick and Dom will be the managers for the All-Star squads.  Nick’s Naturals will be the host for the game, which will once again be played out using OOTP.  The managers were responsible for breaking all ties in the vote and for selecting the 23rd player on each roster. Here are the 2015 DTBL All-Stars.

American Division

Starters:

• Pitcher - Dallas Keuchel, Moonshiners (1st All-Star appearance)
• Catcher – Evan Gattis, Jackalope (2nd)
• First Base – Paul Goldschmidt, Jackalope (3rd)
• Second Base – Brian Dozier, Moonshiners (1st)
• Third Base – Josh Donaldson, Jackalope (2nd)
• Shortstop – Troy Tulowitzki, Naturals (4th)
• Outfield – Nelson Cruz, Gators (3rd)
• Outfield – Giancarlo Stanton, Jackalope (3rd)
• Outfield – Starling Marte, Gators (1st)

Reserves:

• Catcher – Derek Norris, Choppers (1st)
• First Base – Miguel Cabrera, Naturals (9th)
• Second Base – Dee Gordon, Gators (1st)
• Third Base – Nolan Arenado, Naturals (1st)
• Outfield – Ryan Braun, Jackalope (6th)
• Outfield – Brett Gardner, Jackalope (1st)
• Pitcher – Sonny Gray, Jackalope (1st)
• Pitcher – Gerrit Cole, Jackalope (1st)
• Pitcher – Chris Sale, Choppers (4th)
• Pitcher – Zack Greinke, Moonshiners (4th)
• Relief Pitcher – Glen Perkins, Naturals (1st)
• Relief Pitcher – Mark Melancon, Jackalope (1st)
• Relief Pitcher – Huston Street, Gators (3rd)
• Relief Pitcher – Zach Britton, Gators (1st)

National Division

Starters:

• Pitcher – Max Scherzer, Kings (2nd)
• Catcher – Buster Posey, Demigods (4th)
• First Base – Albert Pujols, Mavericks (8th)
• Second Base – Jose Altuve, Demigods (2nd)
• Third Base – Todd Frazier, Darkhorses (2nd)
• Shortstop – Hanley Ramirez, Mavericks (5th)
• Outfield – Bryce Harper, Darkhorses (1st)
• Outfield – Mike Trout, Mavericks (4th)
• Outfield – J.D. Martinez, Demigods (1st)

Reserves:

• Catcher – Brian McCann, Darkhorses (3rd)
• Second Base – Jason Kipnis, Cougars (3rd)
• Third Base – Manny Machado, Mavericks (1st)
• Outfield – Charlie Blackmon, Cougars (1st)
• Outfield – Joc Pederson, Mavericks (1st)
• Outfield – Lorenzo Cain, Mavericks (1st)
• Pitcher – Chris Archer, Cougars (1st)
• Pitcher – Jacob deGrom, Darkhorses (1st)
• Pitcher – Clayton Kershaw, Mavericks (5th)
• Pitcher – Madison Bumgarner, Cougars (3rd)
• Relief Pitcher – Trevor Rosenthal, Demigods (2nd)
• Relief Pitcher – Jeurys Familia, Kings (1st)
• Relief Pitcher – Aroldis Chapman, Mavericks (2nd)
• Relief Pitcher – Andrew Miller, Mavericks (1st)

All-Stars per team:

• 9 – Jackalope, Mavericks
• 5 – Gators
• 4 – Cougars, Darkhorses, Demigods, Naturals
• 3 – Moonshiners
• 2 – Choppers, Kings

Miguel Cabrera and Lorenzo Cain were selected as the 23rd players for each roster.  The rosters feature 22 first time DTBL All-Stars, including an incredible group of young superstars like Bryce Harper, Joc Pederson, Sonny Gray and Chris Archer.  Over half of the American team will be making their DTBL ASG debuts.  Another interesting item is the number of All-Stars who were involved in trades just this past March:  Josh Donaldson, Gerrit Cole, Zack Greinke, Albert Pujols, Hanley Ramirez and Aroldis Chapman.  So all of these top performers are paying big dividends for their new squads.  Here are the full voting results.  Much more All-Star Game coverage will be coming soon.

I probably could have figured this out by glancing at the standings, but it wasn’t until I went to vote for the 2014 DTBL All-Stars when I realized that the balance of power in this league has dramatically shifted from the National Division to the American Division.  A few years ago, the National Division roster was clearly stronger as several very deserving players were left off the roster.  Last year was fairly even, although even then the clear top two teams were both on the National side.  But this year, it’s all about the American Division.  Three of the top five teams in the current standings are American teams.  But the position depth paints an even more unbalanced picture.  Several very deserving American players won’t be part of this year’s All-Star Game.  Having said that, both teams possess incredible starting pitching depth.  And in one game, anything can happen.

On a date yet to be determined, but probably in a week or two, the 21st annual DTBL All-Star Game will take place.  This game will occur very close to the 20th anniversary of the inaugural DTBL All-Star Game in 1994, played in my family’s basement using dice and custom player cards made by yours truly.  That game was a slug-fest, due primarily to the fact that only hitters’ stats were used to create said cards.  Interestingly enough, 10 years ago was another one of the more memorable All-Star Games.  Due to a glitch in the OOTP game setup, players were nearly incapable of hitting fly balls.  So the National Division burned a lot of worms on their way to a 2-1 victory.  So will this year provide more memorable moments?  We shall see.  The Mavericks will be the hosts for the game.  Charlie will manage the American Division and I will call the shots for the National Division.  There is some question about Charlie’s availability for the game, but we will sort that out later.

As managers, Charlie and I broke all ties in the voting and selected the 23rd players for each roster.  Here are the 2014 DTBL All-Stars:

American Division

Starters:

• Pitcher – Felix Hernandez, Jackalope
• Catcher – Victor Marinez, Naturals
• First Base – Paul Goldschmidt, Jackalope
• Second Base – Ian Kinsler, Moonshiners
• Third Base – Miguel Cabrera, Naturals
• Shortstop – Troy Tulowitzki, Naturals
• Outfield – Jose Bautista, Choppers
• Outfield – Nelson Cruz, Gators
• Outfield – Giancarlo Stanton, Jackalope

Reserves:

• Catcher – Evan Gattis, Jackalope
• First Base – Anthony Rizzo, Choppers
• Second Base – Anthony Rendon, Naturals
• Third Base – Josh Donaldson, Moonshiners
• Outfield – Andrew McCutchen, Naturals
• Outfield – Yasiel Puig, Jackalope
• Pitcher – Zack Greinke, Naturals
• Pitcher – Jon Lester, Choppers
• Pitcher – David Price, Naturals
• Pitcher – Chris Sale, Choppers
• Relief Pitcher – Craig Kimbrel, Choppers
• Relief Pitcher – Greg Holland, Naturals
• Relief Pitcher – Francisco Rodriguez, Naturals
• Relief Pitcher – Huston Street, Gators

National Division

Starters:

• Pitcher – Adam Wainwright, Cougars
• Catcher – Jonathan LuCroy, Kings
• First Base – Edwin Encarnacion, Mavericks
• Second Base – Jose Altuve, Demigods
• Third Base – Todd Frazier, Darkhorses
• Shortstop – Starlin Castro, Mavericks
• Outfield – Michael Brantley, Cougars
• Outfield – Carlos Gomez, Demigods
• Outfield – Mike Trout, Mavericks

Reserves:

• Catcher – Buster Posey, Demigods
• First Base – Brandon Moss, Mavericks
• First Base – Freddie Freeman, Demigods
• Second Base – Robinson Cano, Kings
• Outfield – Adam Jones, Mavericks
• Outfield – Jacoby Ellsbury, Darkhorses
• Pitcher – Johnny Cueto, Demigods
• Pitcher – Clayton Kershaw, Mavericks
• Pitcher – Julio Teheran, Darkhorses
• Pitcher – Madison Bumgarner, Cougars
• Relief Pitcher – Sean Doolittle, Kings
• Relief Pitcher – Kenley Jansen, Mavericks
• Relief Pitcher – Jonathan Papelbon, Kings
• Relief Pitcher – Trevor Rosenthal, Demigods

All-Stars per team:

• 9 – Naturals
• 7 – Mavericks
• 6 – Demigods
• 5 – Choppers, Jackalope
• 4 – Kings
• 3 – Cougars, Darkhorses
• 2 – Moonshiners, Gators

A few comments.  First, nine Naturals on the team is pretty impressive, and completely deserving considering the way they have dominated this league through the first half of the season.  The 23rd players selected for the respective rosters were a pair of first basemen:  Anthony Rizzo (American) and Freddie Freeman (National).  One of the offensive players listed as a reserve for each division will actually start the game since DHs will be used.  The lineups will be compiled at a later time.  Here are the full voting results.  Much more to come soon, including an official announcement of the game date and time.

All-Star Game MVP Edwin Encarnacion

A couple months ago, I wrote an article with the headline “A Strikeout Epidemic”.  I could have used it again to headline this recap of the 20th DTBL All-Star Game.  On Wednesday night at Moonshiner Ballpark, home of Mike’s Moonshiners, 29 at bats resulted in a strikeout.  Amongst all of the whiffs, the National Division was able to string together enough hits to pull out a 5-1 victory over the American Division.  The National pitchers were dominant from start to finish, striking out 15 hitters, walking none, and surrendering just four hits.

The National All-Stars set the tone early against American starting pitcher Cliff Lee.  Mike Trout started the game by walking on four pitches and scored two batters later on a double by Evan Longoria.  A Chris Davis single moved Longoria to third with one out.  But the National All-Stars failed to break the game open, and started the K parade when the next two batters were retired on strikes.  Again in the second, the National Division looked poised to run away with things.  Buster Posey started the inning with a single, advanced to third on a double by Adam Jones and scored on an infield single by Ian Desmond.  But once again, the threat didn’t amount to much as two of the next three hitters struck out.  The 2-0 lead would prove to be all they would need though.

Max Scherzer started the big night for National pitchers with two scoreless innings, striking out three.  Matt Harvey followed with a pair of strikeouts in his inning.  Then Adam Wainwright turned it up a notch, striking out all three batters he faced in the fourth.  The biggest hit of the night came in the top of the fifth.  Facing Chris Sale with one man on and two outs, Edwin Encarnacion worked Sale through a nine pitch battle, ending with a two run home run to deep left.  This gave the National squad a commanding 4-0 lead at the mid-point of the game.

The American Division finally got on the board in the bottom of the 8th.  Andrew McCutchen hit a solo home run on a 0-2, 2 out pitch from Yu Darvish.  It was McCutchen’s second hit of the night, giving him half of the American’s total hits.  Mariano Rivera made his final DTBL All-Star Game appearance in the top of the 9th, but it was not nearly the fairy tale ending that the real Rivera provided the night before.  He surrendered the final run of the game, a sacrifice fly by David Ortiz scoring Longoria.  Sergio Romo took the mound with a four run lead in the bottom of the 9th and, fittingly, struck out the side to end the game.

Scherzer was the winning pitcher and Lee took the loss.  There was a tough call for the MVP award.  Longoria reached base four times on two hits with a RBI.  Davis had three hits.  Sherzer had the two impressive innings on the mound.  But in the end, we decided to go with OOTP’s choice of Mavericks first baseman Edwin Encarnacion.  His two run homer was definitely the biggest hit of the game.

You never know how these games will play out.  Although the 29 strike outs were pretty mind-boggling, the domination of the National pitching staff was not.  They had as strong of a collection of starting pitcher as you will ever see.  In fact, the National Division could have fielded a very strong 5-man rotation of guys who didn’t even make this team.  Both teams had impressive lineups, but good pitching beat good hitting on this night.

We had some technical difficulties, so the game wasn’t played quite the way I had planned.  Nick had connectivity issues, making the webcast a no-go.  So we went “old school” and started a Facebook chat with me typing in the play-by-play, which is pretty much how we did things until the LiveStream idea popped up a couple years ago.  So I apologize to anyone who tried to tune into the webcast last night.  We’ll try something similar next year, although I’m thinking about switching to a Google+ Hangout.  But we’ll worry about that a year from now.

I hope you had a restful All-Star break.  The baseball action resumes tomorrow!

Here is the box score from last night’s game.

Jackalope All-Star first baseman Paul Goldschmidt

Next week, the 20th DTBL All-Star Game will be played.  Mike’s Moonshiners will be the host squad.  The game is tentatively scheduled for late next Wednesday night.  The American Divsion will be managed by Nick, on the strength of his championship last season.  On the National side, the Kings and Mavericks tied for second place, therefore they also tied for the right to manage in the All-Star Game.  The Kings “won” the tiebreaker (head-to-head category comparison), which led to the Mavericks picking in front of the Kings in this year’s draft.  But it also means that I will be managing the National All-Stars.  I decided to include Marc in the roster decision-making process though.  Nick, Marc and I broke all voting ties for starter and reserve spots, and chose the 23rd player for each roster.  Here are the 2013 DTBL All-Stars:

National Division

Starters:

• Pitcher – Max Scherzer, Kings
• Catcher – Buster Posey, Demigods
• First Base – Edwin Encarnacion, Mavericks
• Second Base – Robinson Cano, Kings
• Third Base – Evan Longoria, Demigods
• Shortstop – Ian Desmond, Kings
• Outfield – Carlos Gonzalez, Kings
• Outfield – Adam Jones, Mavericks
• Outfield – Mike Trout,  Mavericks

Reserves:

• Catcher – Wilin Rosario, Kings
• First Base – David Ortiz, Demigods
• Second Base – Jason Kipnis, Cougars
• Outfield – Chris Davis, Cougars
• Outfield – Carlos Beltran, Kings
• Outfield – Jay Bruce, Kings
• Pitcher – Matt Harvey, Mavericks
• Pitcher – Clayton Kershaw, Mavericks
• Pitcher – Adam Wainwright, Cougars
• Pitcher – Yu Darvish, Demigods
• Relief Pitcher – Jason Grilli, Kings
• Relief Pitcher – Grant Balfour, Cougars
• Relief Pitcher – Sergio Romo, Darkhorses
• Relief Pitcher – Ernesto Frieri, Darkhorses

American Division

Starters:

• Pitcher – Cliff Lee, Jackalope
• Catcher – Yadier Molina, Choppers
• First Base – Paul Goldschmidt, Jackalope
• Second Base – Howie Kendrick, Gators
• Third Base – Miguel Cabrera, Naturals
• Shortstop – Troy Tulowitzki, Naturals
• Outfield – Jose Bautista, Choppers
• Outfield – Mark Trumbo, Choppers
• Outfield – Nelson Cruz, Gators

Reserves:

• Catcher – J.P. Arencibia, Moonshiners
• First Base – Joey Votto, Naturals
• Third Base – David Wright, Moonshiners
• Shortstop – Jean Segura, Gators
• Outfield – Michael Cuddyer, Gators
• Outfield – Andrew McCutchen, Naturals
• Pitcher – Felix Hernandez, Jackalope
• Pitcher – Hisashi Iwakuma, Gators
• Pitcher – Chris Sale, Choppers
• Pitcher – Jordan Zimmermann, Naturals
• Relief Pitcher – Joe Nathan, Moonshiners
• Relief Pitcher – Mariano Rivera, Choppers
• Relief Pitcher – Craig Kimbrel, Choppers
• Relief Pitcher – Aroldis Chapman, Jackalope

All-Stars per team:

• 8 – Kings
• 6 – Choppers
• 5 – Gators, Mavericks, Naturals
• 4 – Cougars, Demigods, Jackalope
• 3 – Moonshiners
• 2 – Darkhorses

For those of you wondering how in the world Chris Davis isn’t a starter, have no fear, he will be starting the game.  Four National outfielders were unanimous choices (including Davis), so we decided to make Davis the designated hitter.  Jay Bruce and Joey Votto were the 23rd players selected for each roster.  On paper, the National Division roster looks much stronger.  But history has shown that to mean very little when it comes to the actual game.  As usual, we’ll be using OOTP to simulate the game and will probably be doing another live webcast, so stay tuned for that.  Here are the full voting results.

Gators All-Star catcher Carlos Ruiz

The votes have been counted and the rosters are set for the 19th annual DTBL All-Star Game.  The game will take place sometime next week, but the official date and time are TBD.  The Demigods will be the host club.  Jay will mange the American Division and I will call the shots for the National Division.  Jay and I were responsible for breaking any ties in the final vote results and we picked the 23rd man for our respective teams.  Without further ado, here are the 2012 DTBL All-Stars:

American Division

Starters:

• Pitcher – Matt Cain, Naturals
• Catcher – Carlos Ruiz, Gators
• First Base – Miguel Cabrera, Naturals
• Second Base – Ian Kinsler, Moonshiners
• Third Base – David Wright, Moonshiners
• Shortstop – Asdrubal Cabrera, Naturals
• Outfield – Jose Bautista, Choppers
• Outfield – Andrew McCutchen, Naturals
• Outfield – Ryan Braun, Jackalope

Reserves:

• Catcher – Yadier Molina, Choppers
• First Base – Mark Trumbo, Choppers
• Third Base – Adrian Beltre, Choppers
• Shortstop – Elvis Andrus, Jackalope
• Outfield – Curtis Granderson, Choppers
• Outfield – Giancarlo Stanton, Jackalope
• Pitcher – Zack Greinke, Naturals
• Pitcher – David Price, Naturals
• Pitcher – C.J. Wilson, Choppers
• Pitcher – Jered Weaver, Moonshiners
• Relief Pitcher – Jim Johnson, Jackalope
• Relief Pitcher – Craig Kimbrel, Choppers
• Relief Pitcher – Chris Perez, Naturals
• Relief Pitcher – Chris Sale, Choppers

National Division

Starters:

• Pitcher – Justin Verlander, Kings
• Catcher – Buster Posey, Demigods
• First Base – David Ortiz, Demigods
• Second Base – Robinson Cano, Kings
• Third Base – Edwin Encarnacion, Mavericks
• Shortstop – Starlin Castro, Mavericks
• Outfield – Carlos Beltran, Kings
• Outfield – Josh Hamilton, Cougars
• Outfield – Carlos Gonzalez, Kings

Reserves:

• Catcher – A.J. Pierzynski, Cougars
• First Base – Adam Dunn, Mavericks
• Second Base – Jason Kipnis, Cougars
• Outfield – Adam Jones, Mavericks
• Outfield – Mike Trout, Mavericks
• Outfield – Matt Holliday, Darkhorses
• Pitcher – Gio Gonzalez, Cougars
• Pitcher – Stephen Strasburg, Mavericks
• Pitcher – Cole Hamels, Demigods
• Pitcher – Madison Bumgarner, Cougars
• Relief Pitcher – Joel Hanrahan, Cougars
• Relief Pitcher – Kenley Jansen, Mavericks
• Relief Pitcher – Joe Nathan, Demigods
• Relief Pitcher – Jonathan Papelbon, Kings

All-Stars per team:

• 8 – Choppers
• 7 – Mavericks, Naturals
• 6 – Cougars
• 5 – Kings
• 4 – Demigods, Jackalope
• 3 – Moonshiners
• 1 – Darkhorses, Gators

Adrian Beltre and Matt Holliday were the 23rd players selected for each division.  I chose Holliday to make sure the Darkhorses were represented on the roster.  There are some interesting names NOT on the list above, namely NL MVP candidate Joey Votto and a pair of Dodgers:  Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw.  The Choppers lead the way with eight All-Stars.  Interestingly, the league’s top two teams right now (Jackalope and Moonshiners) only have four and three All-Stars respectively.  On the other end of the standings, the bottom two teams (Darkhorses and Gators) only have one All-Star each.  One interesting voting fact is that all four National Division relief pitchers were chosen unanimously.  Click here to view the full voting results.  Much more All-Star Game info will be coming soon.