{"id":741,"date":"2014-07-07T20:34:57","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T03:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dreamteambaseball.com\/blog\/?p=741"},"modified":"2014-07-07T20:39:12","modified_gmt":"2014-07-08T03:39:12","slug":"2014-dtbl-all-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dreamteambaseball.com\/blog\/?p=741","title":{"rendered":"2014 DTBL All-Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/450964728?et=0M5vtyzWRuRS6MO5xpeMeA&amp;sig=uZ4ufyx4yvSGy_sIFJN6lPweMhw3JOocaAxj9N_HECY=\" width=\"330\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nI probably could have figured this out by glancing at the standings, but it wasn&#8217;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. \u00a0A few years ago, the National Division roster was clearly stronger as several very deserving players were left off the roster. \u00a0Last year was fairly even, although even then the clear top two teams were both on the National side. \u00a0But this year, it&#8217;s all about the American Division. \u00a0Three of the top five teams in the current standings are American teams. \u00a0But the position depth paints an even more unbalanced picture. \u00a0Several very deserving American players won&#8217;t be part of this year&#8217;s All-Star Game. \u00a0Having said that, both teams possess incredible starting pitching depth. \u00a0And in one game, anything can happen.<\/p>\n<p>On a date yet to be determined, but probably in a week or two, the 21st annual DTBL All-Star Game will take place. \u00a0This game will occur very close to the 20th anniversary of the inaugural DTBL All-Star Game in 1994, played in my family&#8217;s basement using dice and custom player cards made by yours truly. \u00a0That game was a slug-fest, due primarily to the fact that only hitters&#8217; stats were used to create said cards. \u00a0Interestingly enough, 10 years ago was another one of the more memorable All-Star Games. \u00a0Due to a glitch in the OOTP game setup, players were nearly incapable of hitting fly balls. \u00a0So the National Division burned a lot of worms on their way to a 2-1 victory. \u00a0So will this year provide more memorable moments? \u00a0We shall see. \u00a0The Mavericks will be the hosts for the game. \u00a0Charlie will manage the American Division and I will call the shots for the National Division. \u00a0There is some question about Charlie&#8217;s availability for the game, but we will sort that out later.<\/p>\n<p>As managers, Charlie and I broke all ties in the voting and selected the 23rd players for each roster. \u00a0Here are the 2014 DTBL All-Stars:<\/p>\n<p><strong>American Division<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Starters:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pitcher &#8211; Felix Hernandez, Jackalope<\/li>\n<li>Catcher &#8211; Victor Marinez, Naturals<\/li>\n<li>First Base &#8211; Paul Goldschmidt, Jackalope<\/li>\n<li>Second Base &#8211; Ian Kinsler, Moonshiners<\/li>\n<li>Third Base &#8211; Miguel Cabrera, Naturals<\/li>\n<li>Shortstop &#8211; Troy Tulowitzki, Naturals<\/li>\n<li>Outfield &#8211; Jose Bautista, Choppers<\/li>\n<li>Outfield &#8211; Nelson Cruz, Gators<\/li>\n<li>Outfield &#8211; Giancarlo Stanton, Jackalope<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reserves:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Catcher &#8211; Evan Gattis, Jackalope<\/li>\n<li>First Base &#8211; Anthony Rizzo, Choppers<\/li>\n<li>Second Base &#8211; Anthony Rendon, Naturals<\/li>\n<li>Third Base &#8211; Josh Donaldson, Moonshiners<\/li>\n<li>Outfield &#8211; Andrew McCutchen, Naturals<\/li>\n<li>Outfield &#8211; Yasiel Puig, Jackalope<\/li>\n<li>Pitcher &#8211; Zack Greinke, Naturals<\/li>\n<li>Pitcher &#8211; Jon Lester, Choppers<\/li>\n<li>Pitcher &#8211; David Price, Naturals<\/li>\n<li>Pitcher &#8211; Chris Sale, Choppers<\/li>\n<li>Relief Pitcher &#8211; Craig Kimbrel, Choppers<\/li>\n<li>Relief Pitcher &#8211; Greg Holland, Naturals<\/li>\n<li>Relief Pitcher &#8211; Francisco Rodriguez, Naturals<\/li>\n<li>Relief Pitcher &#8211; Huston Street, Gators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>National Division<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Starters:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pitcher &#8211; Adam Wainwright, Cougars<\/li>\n<li>Catcher &#8211; Jonathan LuCroy, Kings<\/li>\n<li>First Base &#8211; Edwin Encarnacion, Mavericks<\/li>\n<li>Second Base &#8211; Jose Altuve, Demigods<\/li>\n<li>Third Base &#8211; Todd Frazier, Darkhorses<\/li>\n<li>Shortstop &#8211; Starlin Castro, Mavericks<\/li>\n<li>Outfield &#8211; Michael Brantley, Cougars<\/li>\n<li>Outfield &#8211; Carlos Gomez, Demigods<\/li>\n<li>Outfield &#8211; Mike Trout, Mavericks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reserves:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Catcher &#8211; Buster Posey, Demigods<\/li>\n<li>First Base &#8211; Brandon Moss, Mavericks<\/li>\n<li>First Base &#8211; Freddie Freeman, Demigods<\/li>\n<li>Second Base &#8211; Robinson Cano, Kings<\/li>\n<li>Outfield &#8211; Adam Jones, Mavericks<\/li>\n<li>Outfield &#8211; Jacoby Ellsbury, Darkhorses<\/li>\n<li>Pitcher &#8211; Johnny Cueto, Demigods<\/li>\n<li>Pitcher &#8211; Clayton Kershaw, Mavericks<\/li>\n<li>Pitcher &#8211; Julio Teheran, Darkhorses<\/li>\n<li>Pitcher &#8211; Madison Bumgarner, Cougars<\/li>\n<li>Relief Pitcher &#8211; Sean Doolittle, Kings<\/li>\n<li>Relief Pitcher &#8211; Kenley Jansen, Mavericks<\/li>\n<li>Relief Pitcher &#8211; Jonathan Papelbon, Kings<\/li>\n<li>Relief Pitcher &#8211; Trevor Rosenthal, Demigods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All-Stars per team:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9 &#8211; Naturals<\/li>\n<li>7 &#8211; Mavericks<\/li>\n<li>6 &#8211; Demigods<\/li>\n<li>5 &#8211; Choppers, Jackalope<\/li>\n<li>4 &#8211; Kings<\/li>\n<li>3 &#8211; Cougars, Darkhorses<\/li>\n<li>2 &#8211; Moonshiners, Gators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A few comments. \u00a0First, 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. \u00a0The 23rd players selected for the respective rosters were a pair of first basemen: \u00a0Anthony Rizzo (American) and Freddie Freeman (National). \u00a0One of the offensive players listed as a reserve for each division will actually start the game since DHs will be used. \u00a0The lineups will be compiled at a later time. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dreamteambaseball.com\/asvote14.txt\">Here are the full voting results<\/a>. \u00a0Much more to come soon, including an official announcement of the game date and time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I probably could have figured this out by glancing at the standings, but it wasn&#8217;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. \u00a0A few years ago, the National Division roster [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-star-game"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dreamteambaseball.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dreamteambaseball.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dreamteambaseball.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dreamteambaseball.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dreamteambaseball.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=741"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dreamteambaseball.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":749,"href":"https:\/\/dreamteambaseball.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741\/revisions\/749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dreamteambaseball.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dreamteambaseball.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dreamteambaseball.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}