MY Fellow Phans,
Before I get to Phillies postings, and there is a couple of things I want to comment on, I need to deliver on the other half of my All-Star teams. This time I will post my AL All-Star Teams. So here are my AL All-Star Roster Picks:
* Note: When making these rosters, i ignored any injuries. If a guy is hurt; it doesn't mean he shouldn't be there*
American League Roster
Staring Lineup
C: Joe Mauer; Minnesota Twins (.300 3 HR 34 RBI)
1B: Miguel Cabrera; Detroit Tigers (.337 20 HR 68 RBI)
2B: Robinson Cano; New York Yankees (.353 16 HR 54 RBI)
3B: Evan Longoria; Tampa Bay Rays (.292 12 HR 54 RBI)
SS: Derek Jeter; New York Yankees (.283 8 HR 39 RBI)
OF: Josh Hamilton; Texas Rangers (.340 18 HR 58 RBI)
OF: Vernon Wells; Toronto Blue Jays (.280 19 HR 47 RBI)
OF: Carl Crawford; Tampa Bay Rays (.317 7 HR 39 RBI)
DH: Vladimir Guerrero; Texas Rangers (.336 18 HR 68 RBI)
SP: Cliff Lee; Seattle Mariners (7-3 2.45 ERA)
Notes: Some of these picks are no-brainers such as Cabrera, Cano, Hamilton, Vlad and Lee. There isn't a catcher that stuck out to me for a starter and Mauer is having a strong season again so he got the nod. The Longoria selection was not that tough even with stiff competition. Jeter's numbers are down by Jeter Standards, but the lack of AL SS play this year makes him the easy favorite in that position. Wells is probably the second best outfielder in the AL this year. The third outfield spot was a toss up between Crawford and a handful of other outfielders, but his overall performance gave him the edge. I will promise you that a left handed pitcher will start the All-Star game; either Lee, David Price or Andy Pettite.
Pitching Staff
SP: Clay Buchholz; Boston Red Soxs (10-4 2.45 ERA)
SP: Felix Hernandez; Seattle Mariners (6-5 3.03 ERA)
SP: Jon Lester; Boston Red Soxs (9-3 2.86 ERA)
SP: Carl Pavano; Minnesota Twins (9-6 3.30 ERA)
SP: Andy Pettite; New York Yankees (9-2 2.72 ERA)
SP: David Price; Tampa Bay Rays (11-3 2.44 ERA)
SP: Jered Weaver; Los Angeles Angels (8-3 2.82 ERA)
RP: Andrew Baily; Oakland Athletics (0-2 1.69 ERA 15 Saves)
RP: Mariano Rivera; New York Yankees (2-1 0.89 ERA 18 Saves)
RP: Rafael Soriano; Tampa Bay Rays (0-2 1.57 ERA 19 Saves)
RP: Jose Valverde; Detroit Tigers (1-1 0.53 ERA 18 Saves)
Notes: I am a fan of this staff. Bailey is the lone representative, but probably would have made it anyway. The rest of the pitchers are solid and should make it difficult for the NL to score runs in this game.
Bench
C: John Buck; Toronto Blue Jays (.263 13 HR 40 RBI)
1B: Paul Konerko; Chicago White Soxs (.295 20 HR 56 RBI)
1B: Justin Morneau; Minnesota Twins (.348 16 HR 52 RBI)
2B: Dustin Pedroia; Boston Red Soxs (.292 12 HR 41 RBI)
3B: Adrian Beltre; Boston Red Soxs (.349 12 HR 53 RBI)
3B: Ty Wiggington; Baltimore Orioles (.258 14 HR 42 RBI)
SS: Alex Gonzalez; Toronto Blue Jays (.264 14 HR 40 RBI)
OF: Jose Guillen; Kansas City Royals (.281 14 HR 50 RBI)
OF: Torii Hunter; Los Angeles Angels (.288 12 HR 53 RBI)
OF: Shin-Soo Choo; Cleveland Indians (.285 13 HR 43 RBI)
Notes: I was a bit handicapped here due to the One Rep per team rule. Wiggington, Guillen and Choo all fit that bill although Choo would have probably been an All-Star regardless. I had to leave players like Michael Young from the Rangers and Kevin Youkilis from Boston on the outside looking in on this one. Not fair I know, but that is just how the game goes.
Teams with multiple reps: The American League East dominates this team with 16 of the 31 players from one of the teams.
Yankees, Red Soxs, Rays - 4
Blue Jays, Twins - 3
Angels, Mariners, Rangers, Tigers - 2
32nd Man Vote:
1B: Billy Butler; Kansas City Royals (.322 8 HR 42 RBI)
1B: Kevin Youkilis; Boston Red Soxs (.297 15 HR 50 RBI)
3B: Michael Young; Texas Rangers (.315 11 HR 51 RBI)
OF: Ichiro Suzuki; Seattle Mariners (.332 3 HR 24 RBI)
SP: Colby Lewis; Texas Rangers (7-5 3.28 ERA)
RP: Joakim Soria; Kansas City Royals (0-1 2.43 ERA 20 Saves)
Note: I had to add 6th man to this vote due to the problem i mentioned in my notes for the bench.
So that's it. Let me know what you think.
Until we meet again Phillies Fans; Happy Readings and Go Phillies!
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