American League Starters :
1B David Ortiz, Boston
2B Mark “When I Talk To” Loretta , Boston
3B Alex Rodriguez, Yankees (apparently, there’s a powerful block of voters outside the NY area)
SS Derek Jeter, Yankees
C Ivan Rodriguez, Tigers
OF Vlad Guerrero, Angels
OF Manny Ramirez, Boston
OF Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle
AL Pitchers
SP Mark Buerhle, White Sox
SP Jose Contreras, White Sox
SP Roy Halladay, Toronto
SP Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay
SP Mark Redman, Kansas City
SP Kenny Rogers, Detroit
SP Johan Santana, Minnesota
SP Barry Zito, Oakland
RP Bobby Jenks, White Sox
RP Jonathan Papelbon, Boston
RP Mariano Rivera, Yankees
RP B.J. Ryan, Toronto
AL Reserves :
1B Paul Konerko, White Sox
1B Jim Thome, White Sox
2B Robinson Cano, Yanks (injured!)
2B Jose Lopez, Seattle
3B Troy Glaus, Toronto
SS Miguel Tejada, Baltimore
SS Michael Young, Texas
C Joe Mauer, Minnesota
OF Jermaine Dye, White Sox
OF Alex Rios, Toronto (injured)
OF Gary Matthews Jr., Texas
OF Grady Sizemore, Cleveland
OF Vernon Wells, Toronto
I guess the AL can’t have five first basemen, but Nick Swisher and a certain Yankee who couldn’t spell “HGH” if you spotted him the, uh, well, never mind. He could probably spell “HGH.” But Giambi and Swisher certainly deserve some sort of recognition (other than an indictment, I mean).
No Francisco Liriano? As long as there’s room for Mark Redman (above) , that’s all that really matters.
National League Starters
1B Albert Pujols, St. Louis
2B Chase Utley, Philadelphia
3B David Wright, Mets
SS Jose Reyes, Mets
C Paul Lo Duca, Mets
OF Jason Bay, Pirates
OF Carlos Beltran, Mets
OF Alfonso Soriano, Nationals
Pitchers
SP Carlos Zambrano, Cubs
SP Bronson Arroyo, Reds
SP Brad Penny, Dodgers
SP Tom Glavine, Mets
SP Pedro Martinez, Mets
SP Chris Carpenter, St. Louis
SP Jason Schmidt, San Francisco
SP Brandon Webb, Arizona
RP Brian Fuentes, Colorado
RP Derrick Turnbow, Milwaukee
RP Tom Gordon, Philadelphia
RP Trevor Hoffman, San Diego
NL Reserves
1B Lance Berkman, Houston
1B Ryan Howard, Philadelphia
2B Dan Uggla, Florida
3B Miguel Cabrera, Florida
3B Freddy Sanchez, Pittsburgh
3B Scott Rolen, St. Louis
SS Edgar Renteria, Atlanta
C Brian McCann, Atlanta
OF Andruw Jones, Atlanta
OF Matt Holliday, Colorado
OF Carlos Lee, Milwaukee
The Braves are 12 games under .500 and 14 games out of first place. So I think it is terrific that Phil Garner found a way to put 3 Atlanta position players on the All-Star team.
John Kruk would’ve been even more charitable. He argued tonight that Garner should’ve acknowledged Craig Biggio. I somehow suspect there will not be a chorus of voices around the country joining the Krukster in this stance.
The NL is taking 4 third basemen, but 3 guys at first. No disrepect to Freddie Sanchez (well, maybe a little) but Nomar Garciaparra is leading the league in hitting and his team is a game and a half out of first place. Pittsburgh, conversely, could well be 30 games under .500 by the night of the All-Star game. I’m not sure that even the most ardent Pirates fan would argue they deserve more than one representative at the Mid-Summer classic.
Sanchez actually has Nomar by a nose as of tonight in terms of batting average. Yet its not even close as you look at OPS and other stats.
over the course of a full season, I am sure Nomar will have a longer nose
i have to be honest — part of me was expecting roger clemens to get the call. just, you know, because.
No Griffey Jr., either. Man, that Phil Garner just hates history.
Is Willie Randoph trying to teach Heath Bell some sort of a lesson?
I hope not. I also hope that, if Randolph is trying to teach Bell a lesson, said lesson is not “Let’s see how JOSE LIMA can do.” (Although he was back on pace in his most recent outing at Norfolk, giving up eight runs in 5 2/3 frames.)
when i heard redman made it i thought wow, i didnt know they sent him to triple A but i am glad he’s doing well
You would think that a guy that spends an inordinate amount of time ripping other bloggers would at least have the professionalism to spell Roy Halladay’s name correctly.
yeah, well, I used to have a free email account, too. Then my dad got a job.
As the resident Pirates fan in this comment forum, I am all in favor of the Bucs getting two All-Star reps. Bay is a no-brainer and it was important to add Sanchez to the squad to make sure that the full weight of the nations mocking power be brought to bear on the GM that signed Joe Randa to a multimillion dollar contract before the season.
I only wish that the squad could find a space for Craig Wilson.
You do realize Mark Redman only made it because the rules say all of the teams have to have at least one representative. If that wasn’t the case, I’m sure someone different, with better numbers (like an ERA of less than 5) would have made it.
change the rules, Lillith! Along with the open container law and the one about not being allowed to marry your pets! Some folks are gonna die lonely if all of the above aren’t revised.
I was just saying that now, that’s how it is, and if it wasn’t for that, redman probably wouldn’t have made it. I’m an Indians fan, and if Guillen didn’t need to pick Sizemore so that there could be at least one rep from CLE, he would only be there because Rios got hurt, not because he was selected. Redman had a good start, but he’s not great.
there’s that GBV song, “Redman & His Wives”. Gotta give him credit for that.
I suppose so.