2013 MLB All Star Game Roster

The Starters are shown in this video from MLB.com

     American League

Pitchers
RHP: Clay Buchholz, Red Sox
LHP: Brett Cecil, Blue Jays
RHP: Bartolo Colon, A's
RHP: Jesse Crain, White Sox
RHP: Yu Darvish, Rangers
RHP: Felix Hernandez, Mariners
RHP: Hisashi Iwakuma, Mariners
RHP: Justin Masterson, Indians
RHP: Joe Nathan, Rangers
LHP: Glen Perkins, Twins
RHP: Mariano Rivera, Yankees
LHP: Chris Sale, White Sox
RHP: Max Scherzer, Tigers
RHP: Justin Verlander, Tigers

Reserves
C: Jason Castro, Astros
C: Salvador Perez, Royals
1B: Prince Fielder, Tigers
2B: Jason Kipnis, Indians
2B: Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox
2B: Ben Zobrist, Rays
SS: Jhonny Peralta: Tigers
3B: Manny Machado, Orioles
OF: Nelson Cruz, Rangers
OF: Alex Gordon, Royals
OF: Torii Hunter, Tigers
DH: Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays

     National League

Pitchers
LHP: Madison Bumgarner, Giants
LHP: Aroldis Chapman, Reds
LHP: Patrick Corbin, D-backs
RHP: Jose Fernandez, Marlins
RHP: Jason Grilli, Pirates
RHP: Matt Harvey, Mets
LHP: Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers
RHP: Craig Kimbrel, Braves
LHP: Cliff Lee, Phillies
LHP: Jeff Locke, Pirates
RHP: Adam Wainwright, Cardinals
LHP: Travis Wood, Cubs
RHP: Jordan Zimmermann, Nationals

Reserves
C: Buster Posey, Giants
1B: Paul Goldschmidt, D-backs
1B: Allen Craig, Cardinals
2B: Matt Carpenter, Cardinals
2B: Marco Scutaro, Giants
SS: Everth Cabrera, Padres
SS: Jean Segura, Brewers
3B: Pedro Alvarez, Pirates
OF: Domonic Brown, Phillies
OF: Michael Cuddyer, Rockies
OF: Carlos Gomez, Brewers
OF: Andrew McCutchen, Pirates

Juan Uribe falls single short of the Cycle

     The Dodgers' Juan Uribe drove in seven runs and had 9 total bases in Los Angeles' rout of the San Francisco Giants. Uribe drove in 7 runs and brought his season OPS to .800 against his former team.

Raul Ibanez still has Power

     Raul Ibanez (41 years old) has 21 home runs so far. The most by any player (in history) over 40 before the All Star break. He has only had 241 at bats, good for 55th in the big leagues among outfielders.

     With that being said, if he played a full season of 500+ at bats, that's around 45 home runs. The most Ibanez has ever hit in a season is 34 (2009), and he had only 500 at bats.

MLB Power Rankings - 4th of July

1. Pittsburgh Pirates
2. Boston Red Sox
3. St. Louis Cardinals
4. Texas Rangers
5. Atlanta Braves
6. Oakland Athletics
7. Baltimore Orioles
8. Cincinnati Reds 
9. Detroit Tigers
10. Cleveland Indians

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All or nothing for the Denver Broncos in 2013-2014?

   


      Peyton Manning, Eric Decker, Brandon Stokley, and Wes Welker are all playing on the same offense. Can the Broncos win the 2014 Super Bowl, and if they don't, can they do it in the future with Peyton Manning? 2012 was Peyton's best season since 2004 (stats-wise), and yet the Broncos lost to the Super Bowl champion Ravens.

     I think if Manning can play above 100 QB Rating football, he can bring his team deep into the playoffs.

NL Outfield All Star Race heating up

     With Yadier Molina starting to run away with the starting catcher spot, the race for the second and third outfield spots is getting close.

Carlos Beltran, Cardinals: 5,013,806
Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies: 2,928,606
Justin Upton, Braves: 2,917,659
Bryce Harper, Nationals: 2,902,393
Matt Holliday, Cardinals: 2,697,608

     The 2-5 spots are separated by less than 250,000 votes with a few days left. The amazing thing is that Justin Upton is third. His .802  OPS is 14th in the NL among outfielders. Bryce Harper shouldn't be there stat-wise, but he has All Star talent.

Chris Davis slams number 31

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     Chris Davis is having a monster season so far. If Miguel Cabrera didn't exist, everyone could agree he is the best hitter in baseball right now. He is on pace to hit almost 60 home runs this season. If he did, it would be more than Ryan Howard's 58 in 2006, and the most since Barry Bonds' record breaking (steroid-aided) season.