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Woo it's the All-Star Game, guys! If you look below, you'll see the #1 reason I'm tuning in. Down there at second base is Chase Utley, the Phillies' lone representative on the All-Star team. Hi, Chase!
| NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STARS | AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STARS |
|---|---|
| Andrew McCutchen - CF | Derek Jeter - SS |
| Yasiel Puig - RF | Mike Trout - LF |
| Troy Tulowitzki - SS | Robinson Cano - 2B |
| Paul Goldschmidt - 1B | Miguel Cabrera - 1B |
| Giancarlo Stanton - DH | Jose Bautista - RF |
| Aramis Ramirez - 3B | Nelson Cruz - DH |
| Chase Utley - 2B | Adam Jones - CF |
| Jonathan Lucroy - C | Josh Donaldson - 3B |
| Carlos Gomez - LF | Salvador Perez - C |
No matter what, we get to see some of the best players in the game tonight. Yeah, the All-Star Game takes itself too seriously. But so does everything else in baseball. If you remember that this is just a game, I think it can be fun. And if it's not, it's certainly easy to mock.
Discuss it all in the comments below.