2014 MLB All-Star Rosters

American League

Starters:

C - Matt Wieters, Baltimore Orioles (injured)

1B - Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers

2B - Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners

3B - Josh Donaldson, Oakland Athletics

SS - Derek Jeter, New York Yankees

OF - Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels

OF - Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jays

OF - Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles

DH - Nelson Cruz, Baltimore Orioles

Bench:

C - Salavdor Perez, Kansas City Royals (will start)

C - Derek Norris, Oakland Athletics

C - Kurt Suzuki, Minnesota Twins

1B - Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox

1B - Victor Martinez, Detroit Tigers

1B - Edwin Encarnacion, Toronto Blue Jays

1B/OF - Brandon Moss, Oakland Athletics

2B - Jose Altuve, Houston Astros

SS - Alexei Ramirez, Chicago White Sox

3B - Adrian Beltre, Texas Rangers

OF - Yoenis Cespedes, Oakland Athletics

OF - Alex Gordon, Kansas City Royals

OF - Michael Brantley, Cleveland Indians

Pitchers:

Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers

Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers

Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners

Masahiro Tanaka, New York Yankees

Jon Lester, Boston Red Sox

David Price, Tampa Bay Rays

Scott Kazmir, Oakland Atheltics

Mark Buehrle, Toronto Blue Jays

Sean Doolittle, Oakland Atheltics

Greg Holland, Kansas City Royals

Glen Perkins, Minnesota Twins

Dellin Betances, New York Yankees

National League

Starters:

C - Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals

1B - Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks

2B - Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies

3B - Aramis Ramirez, Milwaukee Brewers

SS - Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies

OF - Carlos Gomez, Milwaukee Brewers

OF - Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates

OF - Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers

Bench:

C - Jonathan Lucroy, Milwaukee Brewers

C - Devin Mesoraco, Cincinnati Reds

1B - Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves

2B - Dee Gordon, Los Angeles Dodgers

2B - Daniel Murphy, New York Mets

SS - Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs

3B - Todd Frazier, Cincinnati Reds

UTIL - Josh Harrison, Pittsburgh Pirates

OF - Charlie Blackmon, Colorado Rockies

OF - Hunter Pence, San Francisco Giants

OF Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins (will start at DH)

Pitchers:

Johnny Cueto, Cincinnati Reds

Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers

Zach Greinke, Los Angeles Dodgers

Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants

Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals

Tyson Ross, San Diego Padres

Jordan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals

Julio Teheran, Atlanta Braves*

Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves

Aroldis Chapman, Cincinnati Red

Francisco Rodriguez, Milwaukee Brewers

Tony Watson, Pittsburgh Pirates

Pat Neshek, St. Louis Cardinals

*Jeff Samardzija elected to NL team but traded to Oakland, will not play, replaced by Teheran. 

2012 NBA All-Star Weekend Participants

The 2012 NBA All-Star weekend is one week away. The festivities will take place down in Orlando, and it will serve as a goodbye party for Dwight Howard, er I mean it will be a showcase of the games best players. Let's take a look at who will be taking the floor.

The Rookie-Sophomore Game has been retooled into the "Rising Stars Challenge." It will still feature the best 1st and 2nd year players in the league, however this year, Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley drafted teams of 10 to compete against each other.

TEAM SHAQ: (had 1st pick, list is in order drafted)

1. Blake Griffin, Clippers
2. Jeremy Lin, Knicks
3. Ricky Rubio, Timberwolves
4. Greg Monroe, Pistons
5. Markieff Morris, Suns
6. Kemba Walker, Bobcats
7. Landry Fields, Knicks
8. Norris Cole, Heat
9. Brandon Knight, Pistons
10. Tristan Thompson, Cavs

TEAM CHUCK:

1. Kyrie Irving, Cavs
2. DeMarcus Cousins, Kings
3. Paul George, Pacers
4. Derrick Williams, Timberwolves
5. MarShon Brooks, Nets
6. John Wall, Wizards
7. Gordon Hayward, Jazz
8. Thiago Splitter, Spurs
9. Kawhi Leonard, Spurs
10. Evan Turner, 76ers

Going to be fun to watch. Look how far John Wall fell. He could have a monster game.

3-Point Shootout:

James Jones, Heat (Defending Champion)
Joe Johnson, Hawks
Kevin Love, Timberwolves
Ryan Anderson, Magic
Anthony Morrow, Nets
Mario Chalmers, Heat

Eh. I'll take Morrow for the win.

DUNK CONTEST:

Iman Shumpert, Knicks*
Chase Budinger, Rockets
Paul George, Pacers
Derrick Williams, Timberwolves

Excuse me? Defending champ Blake Griffin is abstaining, courteously I'm sure. Also no Howard, LeBron, Westbrook, Rose, DeRozan, Gay, you name it. They got two rookies in the field. After a couple steps forward, the dunk contest is taking one back this year (in names anyway.) If Jordan, Wilkins, and Kobe are going to do the Dunk Contest, I think LeBron and Wade can enter.

*Not a good sign when they biggest excitement for the Dunk Contest is that Jeremy Lin is going to assist in 1 or more of Shumpert's dunks. Weak.

ALL-STAR Game:

EAST:

Derrick Rose, Bulls
Dwyane Wade, Heat
Carmelo Anthony, Knicks
LeBron James, Heat
Dwight Howard, Magic

Paul Pierce, Celtics
Deron Williams, Nets
Chris Bosh, Heat
Joe Johnson, Hawks
Luol Deng, Bulls
Andre Iguodala, 76ers
Roy Hibbert, Pacers

WEST:

Chris Paul, Clippers
Kobe Bryant, Lakers
Kevin Durant, Thunder
Blake Griffin, Clippers
Andrew Bynum, Lakers

Steve Nash, Suns
Tony Parker, Spurs
Marc Gasol, Grizzlies
Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks
Russell Westbrook, Thunder
Kevin Love, Timberwolves
LaMarcus Aldridge, Trail Blazers (hurt right now)

Biggest Snubs: Rajon Rondo (Celtics), Brandon Jennings (Bucks), Monta Ellis (Warriors), Josh Smith (Hawks), and Rudy Gay (Grizzlies).

Enjoy the weekend!

-Keefe