Butera makes All-Star team!

The above sentence is up near the top of the "things I'd never thought I'd type" list (along with "Vikings win Super Bowl" and "Mijaras becomes a Vegetarian").

But it's true!  Major League Baseball has announced its team of All-Stars it's sending on a tour of Taiwan and alongside such offensive studs as Miguel Cabrera, Robinson Cano, and Curtis Granderson, we find two Twins:  Danny "Please don't hit me, Denard!" Valencia and Drew "You want me to do WHAT with this wood thing?" Butera!

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111014&content_id=25655590&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

The Major League team also includes San Francisco third baseman Pablo Sandoval, a 2011 National League All-Star. Others on the roster, which is not yet complete, are infielders Erick Aybar (Angels), Michael Morse (Nationals), Ryan Roberts (D-backs), Skip Schumaker (Cardinals) and Danny Valencia (Minnesota); outfielders Emilio Bonifacio and Logan Morrison (both Marlins); catchers Drew Butera (Twins) and Jeff Mathis (Angels) and pitchers Bill Bray (Reds), Ross Detwiler (Nationals), Dillon Gee (Mets), Jeremy Guthrie (Orioles), Mark Melancon (Astros) and Jose Veras (Pirates).