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New York, NY(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Some of these players were All-Star snubs, while others are good, but not necessarily deserving of a selection to the Mid-Summer Classic. . It's a roster made up of the best players not heading to the All-Star Game in Phoenix and a squad that further illustrates just how deep the level of talent is in baseball. However, by way of the Final Vote, or by replacing injured stars, some of these players may still find their way to Chase Field next Tuesday. Guidelines: One player from each position, a closer, and a setup man. Three utility players for the bench, three backup starting pitchers, and an additional closer.

 

Among all catchers in baseball, Montero ranks as a top-3 leader in runs batted in, slugging percentage (SLG), on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS), while sharing the co-lead in runs scored and leading all backstops with 22 doubles. He's helping keep the Diamondbacks in the National League West pennant race.

 

1B -- MARK TEIXEIRA, NEW YORK YANKEES

 

Zobrist is among the top-5 leaders for all major league second basemen in the following categories: RBI, walks, on-base percentage, SLG, OPS, runs scored, and is tied for the major league lead with 28 doubles. He's a well-rounded offensive player and can also play a number of positions across the diamond. He's a key cog on a very good Tampa Bay team.

 

Ramirez started off slow, especially with his power, but the perennial slugger has heated up as of late. With injuries to Evan Longoria, David Wright and Ryan Zimmerman, there aren't any better options at third base besides the ones already heading to Arizona. Among all third basemen, Ramirez ranks in the top-5 in hits (NL leader), batting average, DBL, HR, RBI, SLG, and OPS. He's also hit 12 of his 14 home runs since June 8th.

 

If the starters of the ASG were selected based purely on statistics, Peralta would be the starting shortstop in the AL. He leads all AL shortstops in AVG, SLG, OPS, and shares the co-lead in HR and RBI. Peralta is having an absolute resurgence of a year and has provided Miguel Cabrera with some much-needed offensive help.

 

OF -- ANDREW MCCUTCHEN, PITTSBURGH PIRATES

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FOOTBALL TRASH TALK

NFL Football Trash Talk

Trash talk has a place in every competitive endeavor (except baseball; those stirrup-wearers are too busy chewing on their sunflower seeds and their supplements to worry about what their opponents are doing).

Fantasy sports is no exception. Any intelligent discussion of the subject would probably start with a thesis statement or a definition of terms. Thankfully, this wont be an intelligent discussion.

Let me just say that I am happy to take a place in this space alongside my talented colleagues, even our commissioner. (You should see how she bleats like a demented paper boy about league fees on our fantasy site).

Trash talking, I would argue, is primarily about amusing your friends, their sheeplike demeanors and sloping foreheads notwithstanding. The best place I have found for football trash talking is at www.SportsAlarm.com.

Beyond the entertainment factor, though, I would recognize that the sophomoric ritual has one advantage, when properly applied. It magnifies your fantasy triumphs and mitigates your fantasy failures by transforming the eventual point total into an afterthought. Winning makes it seem like your opponent really is a truss-owning, lapel-pin-wearing nitwit. And in defeat, trash talk can be the air bag to break the fall from your hyperbolic heights. The plug-necked yahoos on your team, you can say, will be sacking groceries by the end of the season.

The best trash talk, in my view, is layered and nuanced. And it doesnt focus only on your opponents team. It picks apart your opponent. The idea is to create a shock-and-awe-scale blizzard of nonsense, and the goal is to make your opponent drop his hands from his keyboard in exasperation.

What team does your opponent root for? Accuse a Giants fan of having a Joe Namath pillowcase. Wheres your opponent from? Give a look of concern no matter his reply, then say, I'll try to type slower for you next time. Is your opponent into politics? Label everyone a tax-and-spend corporate shill.

Cap all that with a liberal application of irrelevance. For instance, dont just conclude by saying your opponent is a twerp who drafts like my grandmother. Say that your opponent is a sweater-wearing, eyebrow-plucking twerp who drafts his team about as well as Zsa Zsa Gabor gave acceptance speeches at the Oscars. By the time your foe makes sense of that, his starting running back will have had puppies.

But what about you? Hmm? Recall a memorable slam? Have a tried-and-true technique? Know someone who seems impervious to insult? Take a moment and tells us about it. Put together some (fit-for-publication) thoughts. You wont be too busy returning phone messages from your friends, Im sure, to reply.

In addition to the trash talking, the Sports Alarm has a huge gallery of high resolution pictures of beautiful women and models in bikinis. The most popular models are: Lindsay Lohan, Carrie Underwood, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Paris Hilton.