Good read, i agreed with all your picks except for Miggy starting over Jeter, DJ has put up good numbers for us this year and has helped move damon over. He's contributed a lot and is in one of his best seasons yet. He deserves the start. Otherwise i think you nailed it, i agree with the DH part, and i don't think Pudge should be in this all-star game at all. Though i don't think V. Martinez should take place in it either, as we saw tonight anyone can steal off this guy and i think that kept him out of it.

I'm Surprised Ozzie didn't go with Contreas, who's won 17 straight for his White Sox. Rumor is, Kenny Rogers is taking the hill first which is just crazy. He's putting up a good year but Liriano and Santana are having awesome years and deserve to start this one. Though he might put Santana in and throw Liriano after him to a hope it's lights out through the 2nd or 3rd through the 5th or 6th depending on how he calls it.

I like Ozzie's respect for Mariano Rivera here, saying he's the closer because this might just be his last all star game. Sure Papelbon and Ryans are having great years, but they'll have there shot again in years to come, MO might be running out of years here, and as a Yankees fan that scares me. Though with K-Rod going on the market soon there might be some light at the end of the tunnel. We'll see

Great article man, lot of great points and hopefully this year will be another AL win.