
All this attention has probably made a few Fantasy Players pick him up and hey! Now people know who he is.
All this attention has probably made a few Fantasy Players pick him up and hey! Now people know who he is.
The All Star selections this year have been some of the strangest and bringing around the most controversy of any year I can remember.
With each roster at 35 players, there really shouldn’t be any MAJOR controversy. The top players should be in there and the arguments should be over fringe players.
Alas, this year there are some whoppers of omissions, including Joey Votto, who I had as the starting DH for the National League, and Paul Konerko and Kevin Youkilis, who are both having amazing years.
Now all three are on the “pick the final player” poll (or whatever it is called) but they should have to sing for their supper. They should be in, no questions asked.
Some players that got in that I didn’t pick I have no problem with… Matt Thornton, Phil Hughes, Jose Valverde… all having nice years.
And I didn’t include David Ortiz nor Victor Martinez on MY list, so I guess you can’t accuse me of excessive Red Sox bias!
But I’m not saying anything that isn’t taking up hours of talk radio time right now.
I suppose that’s why I listed my All Star Roster ahead of the release of the real rosters.
That way I can show it wasn’t second guessing. (Although I forgot that Troy Tulowitzki was on the Disabled List. Whoops.)
So let’s see which All Stars I agreed with and which ones I didn’t.
(The players voted in by fans)
RYAN BRAUN, Brewers
ANDRE ETHIER, Dodgers
YADIER MOLINA, Cardinals
ALBERT PUJOLS, Cardinals
HANLEY RAMIREZ, Marlins
DAVID WRIGHT, Mets
MARLON BYRD, Cubs
ADRIAN GONZALEZ, Padres
ROY HALLADAY, Phillies
COREY HART, Brewers
RYAN HOWARD, Phillies
TIM HUDSON, Braves
HEATH BELL, Padres
R. A. DICKEY, Mets
JAIME GARCIA, Cardinals
DAN HAREN, Diamondbacks
MAT LATOS, Padres
MIGUEL OLIVO, Rockies
ROY OSWALT, Astros
COLBY RASMUS, Cardinals
STEPHEN STRASBURG, Nationals
JOEY VOTTO, Reds
BILLY WAGNER, Braves
JAYSON WERTH, Phillies
I am voting for Joey Votto and Kevin Youkilis for the final roster spot… although with Youk going down we might have the sore sight of All Star Nick Swisher.
TO BE CONTINUED
The All Star rosters are going to be announced today and inevitably there will be a lot of people ticked off at the results.
And there will be people angry at the popularity contest that is the fan votes.
And also people will hate that every team needs to be represented.
All predictable reactions…
But I am not going to bitch and moan. Or at least not yet. I am going to assemble my All Star Roster for the American League and post it before the real one is announced.
And I will use the current All Star rules.
In other words the starting line up will be as voted by the fans and each team will indeed have a representative.
I’ll pick 24 reserves and pitchers for the AL.
And seeing that homefield advantage in the World Series is on the line, I am putting together a teamwith a shot to win.
So let’s put together the 2010 American League All Star Team…
FIRST BASEMAN – JUSTIN MORNEAU, Minnesota
SECOND BASEMAN – ROBINSON CANO, New York
SHORTSTOP – DEREK JETER, New York
THIRD BASEMAN – EVAN LONGORIA, Tampa Bay
LEFT FIELDER – CARL CRAWFORD, Tampa Bay
CENTER FIELDER – JOSH HAMILTON, Texas
RIGHT FIELDER – ICHIRO SUZUKI, Seattle
DESIGNATED HITTER – VLADIMIR GUERRERO, Texas
PITCHERS and RESERVES
(As selected by the Staff of Sully Baseball)
STARTING PITCHER – DAVID PRICE, Tampa Bay
ADDITIONAL PITCHERS
ANDREW BAILEY, Oakland
CLAY BUCHHOLZ, Boston
TREVOR CAHILL, Oakland
FELIX HERNANDEZ, Seattle
CLIFF LEE, Seattle
JON LESTER, Boston
COLBY LEWIS, Texas
ANDY PETTITTE, New York
MARIANO RIVERA, New York
CC SABATHIA, New York
JOAKIM SORIA, Kansas City
JARED WEAVER, Los Angeles
ADDITIONAL POSITION PLAYERS
ELVIS ANDRUS, Texas
ADRIAN BELTRE, Boston
JOHN BUCK, Toronto
MIGUEL CABRERA, Detroit
TORII HUNTER, Los Angeles
IAN KINSLER, Texas
PAUL KONERKO, Chicago
NICK MARKAKIS, Baltimore
MIKE NAPOLI, Los Anegeles
SHIN-SOO CHOO, Cleveland
VERNON WELLS, Toronto
KEVIN YOUKILIS, Boston
There you have it.
Each team is represented and each position has an able back up. The rotation and bullpen are deep and there is a pair of reserve catchers.
You might be asking, “Now dear Sully, why are you only doing the American League?”
Because I am tired and I want to go to bed.
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