Kauffman Stadium Welcomes: The 2012 All-Star Game! Tuesday, July 10, 2012

*Pre – Game Ceremonies Begin At: 7:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time

TELEVISION: FOX

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NATIONAL LEAGUE MANAGER: TONY LARUSSA

2012 National League Starters:

C Buster Posey, SF
1B Joey Votto, CIN
2B Dan Uggla, ATL
SS Rafael Furcal, STL
3B Pablo Sandoval, SF
OF Melky Cabrera, SF
OF Carlos Beltran, STL
OF Ryan Braun, MIL
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AMERICAN LEAGUE MANAGER: RON WASHINGTON

2012 American League Starters:

C Mike Napoli, TEX
1B Prince Fielder, DET
2B Robinson Cano, NYY
3B Adrian Beltre, TEX
SS Derek Jeter, NYY
OF Josh Hamilton, TEX
OF Curtis Granderson, NYY
OF Jose Bautista, TOR
DH David Ortiz, BOS
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2012 National League Reserve Players:

C Yadier Molina, STL
C Carlos Ruiz, PHI
1B Bryan LaHair, CHC
2B Jose Altuve, HOU
SS Starlin Castro, CHC
3B David Wright, NYM
OF Ryan Braun, MIL
OF Jay Bruce, CIN
OF Carlos Gonzalez, COL
OF Andrew McCutchen, PIT
OF Bryce Harper, WAS
OF Michael Bourn, ATL
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2012 American League Reserve Players:

C Joe Mauer, MIN
C Matt Wieters, BAL
SS Elvis Andrus, TEX
SS Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE
3B Miguel Cabrera, DET
2B Ian Kinsler, TEX
1B Paul Konerko, CWS
OF Adam Jones, BAL
OF Mike Trout, LAA
OF Mark Trumbo, LAA
DH Billy Butler, KC
DH Adam Dunn, CWS
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2012 National League Pitchers:

RHP Matt Cain, SF; LHP Aroldis Chapman, CIN; RHP R.A. Dickey, NYM; LHP Gio Gonzalez, WAS; LHP Cole Hamels, PHI; RHP Joel Hanrahan, PIT; LHP Clayton Kershaw, LAD; RHP Craig Kimbrel, ATL; RHP Lance Lynn, STL LHP Wade Miley, ARI; RHP Jonathan Papelbon, PHI; RHP Stephen Strasburg, WAS; RHP Huston Street, SD

2012 American League Pitchers:

RHP Ryan Cook, OAK; LHP Matt Harrison, TEX; RHP Felix Hernandez, SEA; RHP Jim Johnson, BAL; RHP Joe Nathan, TEX; RHP Chris Perez, CLE; LHP David Price, TB; RHP Fernando Rodney, TB; *LHP CC Sabathia, NYY; LHP Chris Sale, CWS; RHP Justin Verlander, DET; RHP Jered Weaver, LAA; LHP C.J. Wilson, LAA; RHP Yu Darvish, TEX

• Sabathia, who is currently on the disabled list, will be recognized as an All-Star and has been invited to Kansas City with full All-Star honors.

UP NEXT. . . . Mets Johan Santana vs. Braves Tim Hudson (Friday, July 13, 2012, 7:35 P.M. EST)

Smile!

AL All-Star Game lineup: Jeter SS, Cano 2B, Hamilton LF, Bautista RF, Fielder 1B, Beltre 3B, Ortiz DH, Napoli C, Granderson CF.
Verlander starts.

NL All-Star Game lineup: CarGo DH, Melky CF, Braun LF, Votto 1B, Beltran RF, Posey C, Sandoval 3B, Uggla 2B, Furcal SS.
Cain starts.

Cute photo of a little Bourn and a little Uggla:

https://twitter.com/Braves/status/222480428022497281/photo/1

DOB posted pictures of Chipper and Bourn with their sons at the All-star media stuff.

Thyis HR Derby is pretty lame.

Chipper speaking right now.

Chipper says he doesn't want to lose his last ASG.

Erin Andrews was interviewing him and Trout. Chipper also said LaRussa had him give a pre-game speech.

I wonder what was going on in the mind of newly kind-of-single Chipper Jones.....

Ned Yost , I remember.

Wow, I didn't realize McCarver looked old...now.

Oops, you forgot Chip in your reserves! ya big noobie.

I may have to mute the TV. They couldn't pick anyone else to do the game?

I am going out on a limb and making this official prediction: Dan Uggla will hit a HR in tonight's game. You heard it here first.

I wish Tim McCarver was retiring!

Good bit they did on Chipper giving his speech the NL team.

Verlander struggling?

4-0 NL!!!!!!

Braun doubles in Melky for the first run of the game. They've gotten to Verlander in the 1st.

Interesting thought: Ryan Braun is having a better year this year than last, you know the one where he was supposed to be juicing? What do you guys make of that? Personally I believe Braun was telling the truth all along but it's just funny how no one even talks about it. Oh there was plenty to talk about and vent about when the news first break, yet since he's been cleared no one wants to even mention it. He's even putting up similar if not better numbers this year after the "scandal" and still, we get nothing but silence on this issue. Why? Is it that nobody wants to or even can admit that they might have been wrong about him?

I think it's time the full story came out about this. I want to know what went on, what actually happened. I want to here form the lab people about how it could have happened and what's being done to prevent that type of thing from happening again.

Ok Uggla up.

Sandoval making the most of the start that people think he didn't deserve.

(he didn't)

Uggla got another hit, wooo