All Star Rosters

by drodd on Jul 8, 2011 8:34 AM CDT

Here is the real and my proposed All Star team if there didn't have to be a player from every team or fan voting. I have highlighted the names in yellow that are different from the real roster to my proposed one.

PROPOSED		REAL

AL TEAM		AL TEAM
C - Alex Avila - Detroit		C - Alex Avila - Detroit
1B - Adrian Gonzalez - Boston		1B - Adrian Gonzalez - Boston
2B - Robinson Cano - NY Yankees		2B - Robinson Cano - NY Yankees
3B - Adrian Beltre		3B - Alex Rodriguez - NY Yankees
SS - Jhonny Peralta		SS - Derek Jeter - NY Yankees
OF - Jose Bautista - Toronto		OF - Jose Bautista - Toronto
OF - Curtis Granderson - NY Yankees		OF - Curtis Granderson - NY Yankees
OF - Matt Joyce		OF - Josh Hamilton - Texas
DH - David Ortiz - Boston		DH - David Ortiz - Boston

Start Jered Weaver		RHP - Josh Beckett - Boston
David Robertson		RHP - Aaron Crow - Kansas City
CC Sabathia		LHP - Gio Gonzalez - Oakland
Justin Verlander		RHP - Felix Hernandez - Seattle
Jonathan Papelbon		RHP - Brandon League - Seattle
Mariano Rivera		RHP - Chris Perez - Cleveland
David Price		LHP - David Price - Tampa Bay
Jordan Walden		RHP - Mariano Rivera - NY Yankees
Dan Haren		RHP - James Shields - Tampa Bay
Sergio Santos		RHP - Jose Valverde - Detroit
Felix Hernandez		RHP - Justin Verlander - Detroit
C.J. Wilson		RHP - Jered Weaver - LA Angels
James Shields		LHP - C.J. Wilson - Texas

RESERVES		RESERVES
POS - PLAYER - TEAM		POS - PLAYER - TEAM
OF -Jacoby Ellsbury		3B - Adrian Beltre - Texas
OF - Ben Zobrist		SS - Asdrubal Cabrera - Cleveland
SS - Asdrubal Cabrera		1B - Miguel Cabrera - Detroit
OF - Brett Gardner		OF - Michael Cuddyer - Minnesota
3B - Alex Rodriguez		OF - Jacoby Ellsbury - Boston
C - Matt Wieters		OF - Matt Joyce - Tampa Bay
OF - Alex Gordon		2B - Howie Kendrick - LA Angels
2B - Dustin Pedroia		C - Russell Martin - NY Yankees
1B - Miguel Cabrera		OF - Carlos Quentin - Chicago White Sox
2B - Ian Kinsler		C - Matt Wieters - Baltimore
1B - Howie Kendrick		INF - Michael Young - Texas
SS Alexei Ramirez		Paul Konerko

NL TEAM		NL TEAM

C - Brian McCann - Atlanta		C - Brian McCann - Atlanta
1B - Prince Fielder - Milwaukee		1B - Prince Fielder - Milwaukee
2B - Rickie Weeks - Milwaukee		2B - Rickie Weeks - Milwaukee
3B - Aramis Ramirez		3B - Placido Polanco - Philadelphia
SS - Jose Reyes - NY Mets		SS - Jose Reyes - NY Mets
OF - Ryan Braun - Milwaukee		OF - Ryan Braun - Milwaukee
OF - Lance Berkman - St. Louis		OF - Lance Berkman - St. Louis
OF - Matt Kemp - LA Dodgers		OF - Matt Kemp - LA Dodgers

PITCHERS		PITCHERS
POS - PLAYER - TEAM		POS - PLAYER - TEAM
Roy Halladay		RHP - Heath Bell - San Diego
Craig Kimbrel		RHP - Matt Cain - San Francisco
Cole Hamels		RHP - Tyler Clippard - Washington
Clayton Kershaw		LHP - Cole Hamels - Philadelphia
John Axford		RHP - Roy Halladay - Philadelphia
Jonny Venters		RHP - Joel Hanrahan - Pittsburgh
Cliff Lee		RHP - Jair Jurrjens - Atlanta
Sean Marshall		LHP - Clayton Kershaw - LA Dodgers
Daniel Hudson		LHP - Cliff Lee - Philadelphia
Carlos Marmol		RHP - Tim Lincecum - San Francisco
Tim Lincecum		LHP - Jonny Venters - Atlanta
Jordan Zimmermann		RHP - Ryan Vogelsong - San Francisco
Matt Cain		RHP - Brian Wilson - San Francisco

RESERVES		RESERVES
POS - PLAYER - TEAM		POS - PLAYER - TEAM
OF - Andrew McCutchen		OF - Jay Bruce - Cincinnati
OF - Shane Victorino		OF - Carlos Beltran - NY Mets
SS - Troy Tulowitzki		SS - Starlin Castro - Chicago Cubs
OF - Michael Bourn		OF - Matt Holliday - St. Louis
3B - Chase Headley		3B - Chipper Jones - Atlanta
C - Miguel Montero		C - Yadier Molina - St. Louis
OF - Justin Upton		OF - Hunter Pence - Houston
2B - Danny Espinosa		2B - Brandon Phillips - Cincinnati
1B - Joey Votto		1B - Gaby Sanchez - Florida
2B - Brandon Phillips		S - Troy Tulowitzki - Colorado
1B - Gaby Sanchez		1B - Joey Votto - Cincinnati
OF - Carlos Beltran - NY Mets		OF - Justin Upton - Arizona
		OF - Shane Victorino

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People are talking about how Aram's stats are adding up very weel vs the other 3B....

This is true….

But almost none of it was done when it mattered….he came alive when the season was over and he remembered he was in a contract year.

So if he got added, that would be nice, but I dont think people should be bent out of shape about it.

by TJ11 on Jul 8, 2011 9:50 AM CDT reply actions

Aramis has always been a slow starter that heats up really well in late May and June.

This is nothing like Beltre that just turns it on during contract years.

by ubercubsfan on Jul 8, 2011 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions

That's a myth about Beltre

IIRC he’s had 4 contract years in his career, and only “turned it on” in 2 of them.

by Wreckard on Jul 8, 2011 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions

I think he's had 4 contract years.

2004, 2009, and 2010. He did incredibly well in 2004 and 2010. And really bad in 2009, hence the 1 year contract to Boston to “Prove” he’s still got it.

by ubercubsfan on Jul 11, 2011 8:25 AM CDT up reply actions

I absolutely agree, TJ...

any player that doesn’t start hitting until his team is 12-15 games under .500 AND 10 games out of contention…ain’t no All-Star.

With the 1st pick in the 2012 Baseball Amateur Draft, the Chicago Cubs select...

by Easy Ed on Jul 8, 2011 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions

Cubs are better off that ARam was a snub...

He’s heading into Free Agency, and it’s likely the Cubs may want to re-sign him.

"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)

Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)

by SackMan on Jul 10, 2011 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Well... of course, now I find out that he declined the offer.

Which is what I suspected a day ago.

"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)

Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)

by SackMan on Jul 10, 2011 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions

Any list with Andrew McCutchen not starting is incomplete.

He has the highest WAR of any player not named Jose Bautista or Jose Reyes.

"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks

by dtpollitt on Jul 8, 2011 1:06 PM CDT reply actions

you mean to tell me some yankees are undeserving of their allstar status?

poppycock

Blake "The Franchise" DeWitt will lead us to the promised land

by jesus christos on Jul 8, 2011 1:14 PM CDT reply actions

Hanrahan is better than the relievers you replace him with.

pyr era baa whip rec sv/opp
han 1.37 .206 0.94 0-1 25/25
ax 2.90 .247 1.39 2-2 23/25
marm 2.21 .208 1.25 2-2 18/23
mars 2.40 .244 1.14 5-2 1/3
kim 2.40 .186 1.07 2-2 27/32

he has the best era, the best whip and only kimbrel has a lower baa

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by zach katz on Jul 8, 2011 1:16 PM CDT reply actions

There are so many dominant closers nowadays, it's hard to pick only a few.

never forget...
1.7%
anything is possible...

by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 8, 2011 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions

The fact that Jeter is in it this year makes this competition even more pointless

~Ronald Reagan has held the two most demeaning jobs in the country; President of the United States and radio broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs~ George F. Will

by unretrofied93 on Jul 8, 2011 6:05 PM CDT reply actions

OT question

Sorry, but I didnt want to start a post for this.
I will be coming up in August from Atlanta and have been to Wrigley several times, but I am going with a friend to The Cell to see his Yanks play, never been there. Is it true that if you buy upper deck tickets you cannot move around the park? is there a way around this? Just seems strange to me, Ive been to 16 other parks and never seen that before.
Thanks and see you all in Aug vs. the Reds.

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Rogers Hornsby

by imacubman on Jul 9, 2011 8:23 AM CDT reply actions

Yes, that's correct, at the Cell.

They do this because they have had incidents in the past where people have bought cheap upper deck tickets, then run onto the field. If you buy an upper deck ticket there, that’s the only place you can go.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 9, 2011 8:27 AM CDT up reply actions

Wow.

Seems a bit extreme, but I will probably never go there again anyway. I will just have to get better seats so I can check the whole park out. I will try to see you at the Reds game on 8/5 Al. Thanks.

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Rogers Hornsby

by imacubman on Jul 9, 2011 8:43 AM CDT up reply actions