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The American Association announced today the rosters for the North and South teams for the 2014 Manitoba Liqour & Lotteries All-Star Game. Six Winnipeg Goldeyes have been named to the North team. Position players Luis Alen, Casey Haerther, Tyler Kuhn, Ryan Pineda and Donnie Webb will be joined by pitcher Chris Kissock in the all-star game, which will take place at Shaw Park in downtown Winnipeg on Tuesday, July 29. “Having six of our own players in the game will only add to the excitement surrounding the 2014 Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries All-Star Game and Celebrations,” Goldeyes general manager Andrew Collier said. “All six players are very deserving of the honour and I am sure our fans will enjoy watching them play in the game in our home park.” Alen, 29, has been named the starting catcher for the North team. In his sixth season with the team, hes hitting .307 this season with three home runs and 26 RBI. Haerther, 26, has been named the starting first baseman for North team. He leads the American Association with a .401 batting average and has twice been named the leagues player of the week. He also has seven home runs and 34 RBI this season. Kuhn, 27, has been named the starting shortshop for the North team. Hes tied for second in the American Association with a .358 batting average. He also has three home runs and 30 RBI this season. Pineda, 25, has been selected as the utility player for the North team. Hes hitting .302 with two home runs and 24 RBI this season. Unfortunately, he will not be able to participate in the game due to a broken hand injury he suffered last week. Webb, 28, has been selected as a starting outfielder for North team. Hes batting .279 with six home runs and 28 RBI this season. Hes also tied for first in the American Association with 22 stolen bases. Kissock, 29, is the lone Goldeyes pitcher selected to the North teams pitching staff. Hes made 28 appearances out of the bullpen this season, going 0-2 with a 2.83 ERA and 11 saves. The Goldeyes join the Wichita Wingnuts with six players selected to the game, which is the most of any team. The North team will be comprised of players from the Goldeyes, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, Gary SouthShore RailCats, St. Paul Saints, Sioux City Explorers and Sioux Falls Canaries, and Quebec Capitales and Trois-Rivieres Aigles of the Can-Am League. The South team will be comprised of players from the Lincoln Saltdogs, Kansas City T-Bones, Wichita Wingnuts, Grand Prairie AirHogs, Amarillo Sox and Laredo Lemurs, and New Jersey Jackals and Rockland Boulders of the Can-Am League. The all-star celebrations will begin on Monday, July 28 with the fanfest and Recycle Everywhere Skills Competition at Shaw Park. Tuesday, July 29 will feature the BFI All-Star Luncheon with Fergie Jenkins, McDonalds All-Star Skills Camp and 2014 Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries American Association All-Star Game. 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"How many innings was that?" he wondered.PARIS - No one embodies Lyons ambitious rebuilding project more than homegrown striker Alexandre Lacazette.The 23-year-old France international has taken the French league by storm, scoring 17 goals in a stunning first half to the season that saw the seven-time champions climb to second place in the standings.Lacazettes technical skills have not gone unnoticed, with the former Under-19 European champions prowess prompting interest from big European clubs such as Manchester City and Arsenal.Although a premature departure overseas looks possible, Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas — the man who oversaw the clubs rise to the summit of French football in the 2000s — has told the fans he wont sell his rising star.We have invested more than 400 million euros ($474 million) in a new stadium, Aulas said. Selling our best players, who could help us play the Champions League in this stadium, would be the negation of our strategy, said Aulas, whose starting XI includes eight homegrown players.Lacazette, who has been nurtured Lyon since he was 10, has blossomed this season alongside a bunch of locally groomed talents such as Nabil Fekir, Anthony Lopes or Maxime Gonalons.The system was put in place a while ago, but the economic context may mean some people have to leave, Lacazette said. If were no longer all together, we certainly wont have the same collective strength. As for me, if the club can continue to allow me to improve, why shouldnt I stay?Aulass wise financial management is paying off, with his team boasting the leagues best attacking record and sitting one point above Paris Saint-Germain ahead of Sundays reception of Toulouse.ddddddddddddOnly Marseille, which tops the standings two points clear of Hubert Fourniers side, has fared better. Following its shock elimination in the French Cup by fourth-tier Grenoble, Marseille visits Montpellier on Friday and PSG travels to struggling Bastia on Saturday.Lyons new stadium is expected to be ready in 2016, and Gonalons is hopeful the new crop of players will have matured by this time.The young lads still have a lot to learn, the world of professional football isnt easy, the midfielder said. But Ive always said that if the club is capable of holding on to all the young players, I think that in two or three years well have a really formidable team, because we have quality players and good people.Gonalons, who joined the club when he was 11, is praising the club academys staff for their work in developing a winning culture that compensates for the lack of money.The coaches are all former Lyon players, he said. Winning is very important here. You only need to see the president to know that, and its this mentality that has enabled Lyon to reach such a high level. He wants to win time and time again. When you see his attitude, you cant help but give your all every single day. ' ' '