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Jose Bautista highlights a loaded American roster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sorry I’m a few days late with this, but I’m finally ready to announce the 2011 DTBL All-Stars.\u00a0 The 18th annual DTBL All-Star Game is tentatively scheduled for next Friday, July 15 at 10 p.m. EDT, 7 p.m. PDT.\u00a0 As mentioned a few days ago, the game will be live video-streamed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For the second straight year, the American Division will be managed by Nick while Dave will call the shots for the National Division.\u00a0 Perhaps there will be a little extra drama involved in this matchup as Nick and Dave try to claim final bragging rights from their championship tie a year ago.\u00a0 They broke all ties in voting and chose the 23rd player for their rosters.\u00a0 For the first time in\u00a0 league history, there was a team without any representation on the initial All-Star roster.\u00a0 Therefore, Nick was forced to use his 23rd player slot to make sure the Gators received a bid.\u00a0 He chose third baseman Johnny Peralta, who wasn’t even on the All-Star ballot (also a first).\u00a0 Peralta had fewer at bats than Danny Valencia at the time I created the list, which kept him off the ballot.\u00a0 Dave was able to use his 23rd slot with a more conventional pick, David Ortiz.<\/p>\n

The American Division appears to have the stronger roster, which is not surprising considering they hold four of the top five spots in the standings.\u00a0 Their rotation of Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Jered Weaver, Felix Hernandez and Dan Haren is about as good as you can get (all but Haren were Jackalope a year ago).\u00a0 Meanwhile, the National team is loaded with Kings.\u00a0 10 of the 23 players are from the Kings roster, which isn’t terribly surprising since they are the division’s lone contender so far this year.<\/p>\n

Here are the 2011 DTBL All-Stars:<\/p>\n

American Division<\/strong><\/p>\n

Starters:<\/p>\n