Welcome to the 20th Annual DMBL All-Star Game!

This year we prepare to play the 20th All-Star Game in league history -- a game pitting the top players from the Hanover Division and the Morris Division.  The series is tied up at five, with the Hanover Division winning the last four contests.   In 1991 and 1992, there were only six and seven teams, and only one division.  The top players from those six or seven teams were pitted against the AL and NL All-Stars in a two game series.  In 1993, when the league expanded to 10 teams, the league was split into two divisions allowing for a better All-Star game format.

The Hanover Divison got revenge for losing last year's contest with a 9-6 win. The game started out in Hanover's favor when Hanley Ramirez singled in Manny Ramirez to take a 1-0 lead. Robinson Cano hit his first homer of the game leading off the 3rd inning to extend the lead to 2-0. Morris finally got on the board in the 4th when Nelson Cruz hit a single and it was bobbled in left field by Jose Bautista. But Andre Ethier led off the 4th inning with a home run to give Hanover a 2-run lead back. Ethier hit a 2-run homer in the 5th to extend the lead to 5-1. But Morris was not out of it yet. In the 6th inning, Morris scored 3 runs, including a 2-run single by Buster Posey. The score remained 5-4 until the bottom of the 8th when Hanover's bats came alive again. Robinson Cano hit a 3-run homer and then Joe Mauer hit a solo homer to extend the lead to 9-4. Things looked bleak for Morris heading into the 9th but they found a way to make it interesting. Michael Young's triple brought in a run and then Young scored on an error by Chipper Jones. Alexei Ramirez flied out to finish the game.

Check out all the details in the box score.

Previous All-Star Game Results

This year's All-Star Team has been selected.  The leading vote getters by division and position (*ties were broken by commissioner's discretion):

Morris Divison Starters				Hanover Division Starters
Position	Player/Team	Votes		Position	Player/Team	Votes
C	Buster Posey, ARK	8		C	Joe Mauer, LV	11
1B	Justin Morneau, ARK	8		1B	Joey Votto, NJ	6
2B	Dustin Pedroia, CAR	8		2B	Robinson Cano, NJ	10
3B	Michael Young, CAR	6		3B	Chris Johnson, NJ	4
SS	Troy Tulowitzki, CAR	6		SS	Hanley Ramirez, HBK	8
OF	Shin-Soo Choo, HIL	7		OF	Jose Bautista, HBK	10
OF	Nelson Cruz, PHI	8		OF	Andre Ethier, AMI	8
OF	Matt Holliday, BR	9		OF	Manny Ramirez, MAR	7
DH	Jim Thome, ARK	5		DH	Kevin Youkilis, MAR	5
SP	Adam Wainwright, PHI	10		SP	Ubaldo Jimenez, SAR	9
RP	Joaquin Benoit, VAN	9		RP	Mariano Rivera, MAR	9
All-Star Bench
C	Ramon Hernandez, PHI	2		1B	Miguel Cabrera, HBK	2
2B	Martin Prado, ARK	1		3B	Alex Rodriguez, LV	4
ss	Alexei Ramirez, BR	4		3B	Chipper Jones, NWK	2
OF	Luke Scott, CAR	4		SS	Rafael Furcal, NJ	1
OF	Josh Hamilton, BRI*	1		OF	Ryan Braun, SAR	3
OF	Jason Bay, BRI *injury replacement	0		-
DH	Ryan Howard, PHI	4		DH	David Ortiz, LV	3
P	Trevor Cahill, CAR	7		P	Tim Lincecum, LV	9
P	Johan Santana, ARK	6		P	Jhoulys Chacin, HBK	8
P	Roy Halladay, PHI	6		P	Francisco Liriano, MAR	5
P	Zack Greinke, VAN	5		P	Cole Hamels, AMI	5
P	Rafael Soriano, HIL	7		P	Brian Wilson, HBK	7
P	Jose Valverde, BR	6		P	Neftali Feliz, SAR	7
P	Heath Bell, CAR	6		P	Hong Chi Kuo, LV	6
P	Brian Fuentes, VAN	3		P	Billy Wagner, LV	6

Voting Results:

Catcher

Morris:  Buster Posey, ARK, 7; Ramon Hernandez, PHI, 2; John Buck, Carolina, 1; Brian McCann, BRI, 1.
Hanover:  Joe Mauer, LV, 11.

First Base

Morris:  Justin Morneau, ARK, 8; Albert Pujols, PHI, 3.
Hanover:  Joey Votto, NJ, 6; Ike Davis, AMI, 3; Miguel Cabrera, HBK, 2.

Second Base

Morris: Dustin Pedroia, CAR, 8; Omar Infante, BR, 1; Martin Prado, ARK, 1; Chase Utley, VAN, 1.
Hanover:  Robinson Cano, NJ, 10; Dan Uggla, LV, 1.

Third Base

Morris:  Michael Young, CAR, 6; Pablo Sandoval, PHI, 3; David Wright, ARK, 2.
Hanover:  Chris Johnson, NJ, 4; Alex Rodriguez, LV, 4; Chipper Jones, NWK, 2; Adrian Beltre, MAR, 1.

Shortstop

Morris:  Troy Tulowitzki, CAR, 6; Alex Ramirez, BR, 4; J.J. Hardy, PHI, 1.
Hanover:  Hanley Ramirez, HBK, 8; Stephen Drew, NWK; Rafael Furcal, NJ, 1; Angel Sanchez, AMI, 1.

Outfield

Morris: Matt Holliday, BR, 9; Nelson Cruz, PHI, 8; Shin-Soo Choo, HIL, 7; Luke Scott, CAR, 4; Carl Crawford, CAR, 1; Josh Hamilton, BRI, 1; Austin Jackson, VAN, 1; Jose Tabata, VAN, 1; Chris Young, CAR, 1.
Hanover: Jose Bautista, HBK, 10; Andre Ethier, AMI, 8; Manny Ramirez, MAR, 7; Ryan Braun, SAR, 3; Daniel Murphy, PHI, 2; Jason Heyward, LV, 1; Mike Stanton, HBK, 1; Nick Swisher, NWK, 1.

Designated Hitter

Morris: Jim Thome, ARK, 5; Ryan Howard, PHI, 4; Travis Hafner, BRI, 1.
Hanover: Kevin Youkilis, MAR, 5; David Ortiz, LV, 3; Adam Lind, AMI, 2.

Starting Pitchers

Morris: Adam Wainwright, PHI, 10; Trevor Cahill, CAR, 7; Roy Halladay, CAR, 6; Johan Santana, ARK, 6; Zack Greinke, VAN, 5; Travis Wood, PHI, 5; Stephen Strasburg, CAR, 3; Jered Weaver, PHI, 3; Yovani Gallardo, CAR, 2; Felix Hernandez, HIL, 2; Cliff Lee, ARK, 2; C.C. Sabathia, PHI, 2; Dan Haren, HIL, 1; Roy Oswalt, VAN, 1.
Hanover: Ubaldo Jimenez, SAR, 1; Tim Lincecum, LV, 1; Jhoulys Chacin, HBK, 8; Cole Hamels, AMI, 5; Francisco Liriano, MAR, 5; Josh Johnson, SAR, 4; Brett Cecil, AMI, 3; Matt Cain, HBK, 2; David Price, MAR, 2; Brett Anderson, LV, 1; Chris Carpenter, MAR, 1; Tom Hanson, LV, 1; Daniel Hudson, LV, 1; Clayton Kershaw, HBK, 1; Hiroki Kuroda, AMI, 1; Shaun Marcum, SAR, 1; Ricky Romero, HBK, 1.

Relief Pitchers

Morris: Joaquin Benoit, VAN, 9; Rafael Soriano, HIL, 7; Heath Bell, CAR, 6; Jose Valverde, BR, 6; Brian Fuentes, VAN, 3; Ryan Franklin, PHI, 3; Shawn Marshall, PHI, 3; Matt Thornton, PHI, 3; Kyle McClellan, PHI, 2; Joey Peralta, CAR, 2; Joe Thatcher, VAN, 2; Jonny Venters, HIL, 2; Sean Burnett, BR, 1; Evan Meek, CAR, 1; Darren O'Day, PHI, 1; Alexi Ogando, BRI, 1; Ramon Ramirez, PHI, 1; Rafael Soriano, ARK, 1; Huston Street, BRI, 1.
Hanover: Mariano Rivera, MAR, 9; Neftali Feliz, SAR, 7; Brian Wilson, HBK, 7; Hong Chi Kuo, LV, 6; Billy Wagner, LV, 6; David Aardsma, AMI, 4; Craig Breslow, AMI, 4; Andrew Bailey, LV, 3; Mike Adams, MAR, 1; Daniel Bard, SAR, 1; Tyler Clippard, NJ, 1; Joba Chamberlain, NJ, 1; Brian Duensing, HBK, 1; Luke Gregerson, SAR, 1; Brandon League, AMI, 1; Carlos Marmol, LV, 1; Tim Stauffer, HBK, 1.