MLB All-Star Game

[DodgerKing]

Thought I would start a thread on all things All Star. The game will be next Tuesday, July 13th in Anaheim.

Currently announcing all starters and reserves on TBS

 

[DodgerKing]

Starter for both leagues

American
Starters
1B - Justin Morneau, Twins
2B - Robinson Cano, Yankees
SS - Derek Jeter, Yankees
3B - Evan Longoria, Rays
C - Joe Mauer, Twins
OF - Josh Hamilton, Rangers
OF - Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners
OF - Carl Crawford, Rays
DH - Vladimir Guerrero, Rangers

National
Starters
1B - Albert Pujols, Cardinals
2B - Chase Utley, Phillies (on DL)
SS - Hanley Ramirez, Marlins
3B - David Wright, Mets
C - Yadier Molina, Cardinals
OF - Ryan Braun, Brewers
OF - Andre Ethier, Dodgers
OF - Jason Heyward, Braves

 

[Mr Tony]

Congrats to Morneau and Mauer on starting the ASG

oh DK, I did change one thing.....Longoria doesnt play for the Yankees

 

[DodgerKing]

Congrats to Morneau and Mauer on starting the ASG

oh DK, I did change one thing.....Longoria doesnt play for the Yankees

I just copy and pasted from the MLB site.

 

[Ramy]

I can't find a list of just reserves.

 

[DodgerKing]

AL Final Vote contenders
• P. Konerko, CWS
• N. Swisher, NYY
• D. Young, MIN
• M. Young, TEX
• K. Youkilis, BOS

NL Final Vote contenders
• H. Bell, SD
• C. Gonzalez, COL
• J. Votto, CIN
• B. Wagner, ATL
• R. Zimmerman, WAS

You can cast your vote for which player you feel should get the final roster spot here: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2010/fv/ballot.html

 

[Ramy]

That is just stupid that Votto was not already in. He deserves it more than the other two reserve 1B. His numbers are almost exactly the same as Pujols.:rant::rant:

 

[DodgerKing]

That is just stupid that Votto was not already in. He deserves it more than the other two reserve 1B. His numbers are almost exactly the same as Pujols.:rant::rant:

That is one downside of requiring at least one representative from each club

 

[DodgerKing]

I can't find a list of just reserves.

I was looking for the same, as well as pitchers

 

[Mr Tony]

Here is the reserves and replacement for injured guys

AL Player Ballot pitchers include starting pitchers David Price of the Rays, Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester of the Red Sox, Phil Hughes of the Yankees and Cliff Lee of the Mariners, along with relievers Neftali Feliz of the Rangers, Mariano Rivera of the Yankees and Jose Valverde of the Tigers.

AL Player Ballot position players include Cabrera, second baseman Dustin Pedroia, catcher Victor Martinez and DH David Ortiz of the Red Sox, shortstop Elvis Andrus of the Rangers, and outfielders Vernon Wells and Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays and Torii Hunter of the Angels.

Pedroia and Martinez receive full honors as elected All-Stars, but because they are both injured and unavailable, they are replaced on the roster by second baseman Ian Kinsler of the Rangers and catcher John Buck of the Blue Jays, respectively. Both of them finished second on the Player Ballot at their respective positions.

Girardi, in conjunction with MLB, filled out the AL roster with the following: second baseman Ty Wigginton of the Orioles and third baseman Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees, along with pitchers Matt Thornton of the White Sox, Fausto Carmona of the Indians, Joakim Soria of the Royals, Trevor Cahill of the Athletics and CC Sabathia of the Yankees.

NL Player Ballot position players include catcher Brian McCann of the Braves, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez of the Padres, shortstops Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies, third baseman Scott Rolen of the Reds, Prado, and outfielders Corey Hart of the Brewers, Matt Holliday of the Cardinals and Marlon Byrd of the Cubs. Because Tulowitzki is on the DL and unavailable, he is replaced by Reyes, who was the next choice on the Player Ballot behind him.

NL Player Ballot pitchers include starting pitchers Ubaldo Jimenez of the Rockies, Roy Halladay of the Phillies, Josh Johnson of the Marlins, Tim Lincecum of the Giants and Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals, along with relievers Matt Capps of the Nationals, Brian Wilson of the Giants and Jonathan Broxton of the Dodgers.

From there, Manuel, in conjunction with MLB, filled out his roster with the following: first baseman Ryan Howard of the Phillies, second baseman Brandon Phillips of the Reds (replacing Utley), infielder/outfielder Omar Infante of the Braves, outfielders Michael Bourn of the Astros and Chris Young of the Padres, and pitchers Chris Carpenter of the Cardinals, Yovani Gallardo of the Brewers, Tim Hudson of the Braves, Evan Meek of the Pirates and Arthur Rhodes of the Reds.

 

[DodgerKing]

NL Reserves:

OF Chris Young, ARI
OF Matt Holliday, STL
OF Marlon Byrd, CHC
OF Michael Bourn, HOU
OF Corey Hart, MIL

C Brian McCann, ATL

2B Martin Prado, ATL

IF Omar Infante, ATL
IF Brandon Phillips, CIN

3B Scott Rolen, CIN

SS Jose Reyes, NYM

1B Ryan Howard, PHI
1B Adrian Gonzalez, SD

NL Pitchers:

SP Ubaldo Jimenez, COL
SP Roy Halladay, PHI
SP Josh Johnson, FLA
SP Tim Lincecum, SF
SP Adam Wainwright, STL
SP Chris Carpenter, STL
SP Yovani Gallardo, MIL
SP Tim Hudson, ATL
SP Evan Meek, PIT

RP Matt Capps, WAS
RP Brian Wilson, SF
RP Jonathan Broxton, LAD
RP Arthur Rhodes, CIN

NL needs more lefties

 

[DodgerKing]

AL Pitching staff:

SP CC Sabathia, NYY
SP Clay Buchholz, BOS
SP Fausto Carmona, CLE
SP David Price, TB
SP Cliff Lee, SEA
SP Trevor Cahill, OAK
SP Phil Hughes, NYY
SP John Lester, BOS

RP Neftali Feliz, TEX
RP Mariano Rivera, NYY
RP Matt Thornton, CHW
RP Jose Valverde, DET
RP Joakim Soria, KC.

AL Reserves:

DH David Ortiz, BOS

OF Torii Hunter, ANA
OF Vernon Wells, TOR

IF Ty Wigginton, BAL
IF Jose Bautista, TOR

3B Adrian Beltre, BOS
3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY

1B Miguel Cabrera, DET

SS Elvis Andrus, TEX

2B Ian Kinsler, TEX (for injured 2B Dustin Pedroia, BOS)

C John Buck, TOR (for injured C Victor Martinez, BOS)

 

[Jimbo]

10 Wins in the first half is not good enough for the ASG ?
10-5 with a 3.85 and over 100K's ????

 

[Jimbo]

Heyward makes the ASG in the NL, while Brennen Boesch has even BETTER numbers than Heyward and doesn't even get a sniff.

Austin Jackson has played better than BOTH of them , not hitting wise, but overall yet not a word.

Must be nice playing in the NL.

Also, seeing they make all kinds of exceptions for the ASG, why not invite the BEST Rookie in the league for the year, (half way point anyways)

 

[Davedirectv]

Still can't believe Verlander didn't even make it.

 

[Ramy]

Votto was so mad that after he took a called third strike in the first inning that he proceeded to get thrown out of the game for arguing balls and strikes.

 

[Jimbo]

Still can't believe Verlander didn't even make it.

10-5 with a 3.85 and over 100K's ????

 

[Ramy]

10-5 with a 3.85 and over 100K's ????

All the more reason to expand the roster to 40 players. I mean if they are going to require at least one player from all teams then this has to happen.

 

[salsadancer7]

That is one downside of requiring at least one representative from each club

AND the downside of the voting being a popularity contest. IF Votto had 10 times better numbers, he would STILL be way behind in voting at 1st base.

I think they should eliminate the representative for each team and let the fans vote the top 3 or 4 vote getters and the manager and the players peers pick who should start based on THE CURRENT years stats. NOT on the past.:rant:

Sorry, still sore over all those years Barry Larkin SHOULD have been the starter while a declining Ozzie Smith was getting.

 

[salsadancer7]

Votto was so mad that after he took a called third strike in the first inning that he proceeded to get thrown out of the game for arguing balls and strikes.

Saw that...that pitch was definately low. BUT, unfortunately, I was watching the WGN feed and they thought it was a strike at the knees....

Slamming his helmet to the ground did NOT help..