All Star Game Rosters!

Drop The Leash 10

AL vs. NL
Yankee Stadium
Bronx, NY
July 15th

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Starting Nine
C: Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins
1B: Kevin Youkilis, Boston Red Sox
2B: Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
3B: Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
SS: Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
OF: Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners
OF: Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
OF: Manny Ramirez, Boston Red Sox
DH: David Ortiz*, Boston Red Sox

Pitchers
Justin Duchscherer, Oakland Athletics
Roy Halladay, Toronto Blue Jays
Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays
Cliff Lee, Cleveland Indians
Joe Nathan, Minnesota Twins
Jonathan Papelbon, Boston Red Sox
Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
Francisco Rodriguez, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Ervin Santana, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Joe Saunders, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
George Sherill, Baltiomore Orioles
Joakim Soria, Kansas City Royals

Reserves
C: Dioner Navarro, Tampa Bay Rays
C: Jason Varitek, Boston Red Sox
1B: Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins
2B: Ian Kinsler, Texas Rangers
SS: Michael Young, Texas Rangers
3B: Joe Crede, Chicago White Sox
3B: Carlos Guillen, Detroit Tigers
OF: J.D. Drew, Boston Red Sox
OF: Carlos Quentin, Chicago White Sox
OF: Grady Sizemore, Cleveland Indians
DH: Milton Bradley, Texas Rangers


*Injured, will not participate

National League
Starting Nine
C: Geovany Soto, Chicago Cubs
1B: Lance Berkman, Houston Astros
2B: Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies
SS: Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins
3B: Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves
OF: Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers
OF: Kosuke Fokudome, Chicago Cubs
OF: Alfonso Soriano, Chicago Cubs

Pitchers
Aaron Cook, Colorado Rockies
Ryan Dempster, Chicago Cubs
Dan Haren, Arizona Diamondbacks
Brad Lidge, Philadelphia Phillies
Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants
Ben Sheets, Milwaukee Brewers
Endinson Volquez, Cincinatti Reds
Billy Wagner, New York Mets
Brandon Webb, Arizona Diamondbacks
Brian Wilson, San Fransisco Giants
Kerry Wood, Chicago Cubs
Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs

Reserves
C: Russel Martin, Los Angeles Dodgers
1B: Brian McCann, Atlanta Braves
1B: Adrian Gonzalez, San Deigo Padres
1B: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
2B: Dan Uggla, Florida Marlins
3B: Aramis Ramirez, Chicago Cubs
SS: Cristian Guzman, Washington Nationals
SS: Miguel Tejada, Houston Astros
OF: Matt Holiday, Colorado Rockies
OF: Ryan Ludwick, St. Louis Cardinals
OF: Nate McClouth, Pittsburgh Pirates

pearljam766

i cannot wait for this game, i missed the last one i was seeing chris cornell is san francisco where the game was being played

frank coztansa

Jason Varitek and his .219 batting average has no business being at an All Star game.

beachdweller

"The Freak" better be the NL starting pitcher

pearljam766

I agree with you Frank, I'm pretty pissed about how Yadier Molina didn't make the team. He's hitting .307 before the game today for christ sake. But instead there's a bunch of Cubs on the team. Don't get me wrong, they're deserving, but Molina works his ass off and is the best defensive catcher in the game. Oh well whatcha gonna do..

Drop The Leash 10

frank coztansa wrote:

Jason Varitek and his .219 batting average has no business being at an All Star game.

i acutally agree, and im a diehard sox fan. but he is the best defnese catcher in the game. and he got the second most votes.

1STmammal2wearPants

as a diehard red sox fan:

j.d. drew should be starting over manny this year.

agreed that varitek has no business being there.

pedroia's havin a good year and has been on a tear lately, but ian kinsler should be starting at 2b.

PJamGrunge10

I'm not so sure that the fans should vote... they tend to just vote for favorites.

chromiam

Hamels should be there... hint hint to Charlie Hurdle

g under p

PJamGrunge10 wrote:

I'm not so sure that the fans should vote... they tend to just vote for favorites.

It's a fan's game the All Star game and the voting should be left to the fans regardless if they get it right.

Peace

South of Seattle

g under p wrote:

It's a fan's game the All Star game and the voting should be left to the fans regardless if they get it right.

Peace

I think the fans should vote for each position like they do now. But that shouldn't make them the starter. It should just get them on the roster IMO.

All sports should do this. That way people like Yao Ming wouldn't always lead the West in voting just because so Many people in China are voting. Don't get me wrong, he's an all-star, but He'll always start at Center, regardless of the season he's having.

Fighting Hellfish

g under p wrote:

It's a fan's game the All Star game and the voting should be left to the fans regardless if they get it right.

Peace

that's fine when the game is just an exhibition, which it should be. But you can't make the game "matter" then have abominations like this. 11 wins and you get left home, hit .217 and you're an All star. And don't give me the defense line. Throwing counts

tcaporale

I'm sorry, but Mike Mussina should have at least been considered...

And Jason Varitek making it is a joke...he's simply awful this season...people are voting for him only because he's on the (for now) beloved Red Sox.

And as a Yankee fan, I will admit that Jeter probably does not deserve to start...every time up it's either a strikeout or a double play for him.

I just hope Giambi makes it....THE PORN STASH IS IN, PEOPLE!!!

igotid88

I don't know why Mussina didn't make it. He might be comeback player of the year.

Fighting Hellfish

I'm curious if there have been many other 11 win pitchers who didn't make the team in recent history. or a pitcher who was tied for 2nd in wins, MLB wide.

Anon

igotid88 wrote:

I don't know why Mussina didn't make it. He might be comeback player of the year.

i dont understand how he didnt make it either. hes having a hell of a season that is definitely all star-worthy.

Fighting Hellfish

I think the problem for him was the player from every team rule. They had to get an Oriole, a Royal, so they took Soria and Sherrill. This team actually has 5 clsoers. But I think Moose deserved it over Ervin Santana, even though Ervin's been good. Throw in the fact that the games at yankee Stadium.....

Fighting Hellfish

BTW, bad enough they left him off the roster. They didn't even include him in the vote for the last addition to the team. Giambi? I know he's hit lately, but I think 11 wins and a ERA of 3.64 is more of an all star that a .250 hitter. Jose Guillen? Longoria? hey, I'm a big fan and have him in 2 money leagues, but his stats are comparable to Aubrey Huff at this point. he's gonna be an MVP someday, but you don't put guys on the AS team because of what they will be.

Anon

Fighting Hellfish wrote:

BTW, bad enough they left him off the roster. They didn't even include him in the vote for the last addition to the team. Giambi? I know he's hit lately, but I think 11 wins and a ERA of 3.64 is more of an all star that a .250 hitter. Jose Guillen? Longoria? hey, I'm a big fan and have him in 2 money leagues, but his stats are comparable to Aubrey Huff at this point. he's gonna be an MVP someday, but you don't put guys on the AS team because of what they will be.

i think that giambi and muss should be on it. its at yankee stadium for fuck's sake. its crazy that there are seven red sox on the team. i might be bias, but i just think that there should be more yankees given the circumstances.

also, mo should close out the game!

Fighting Hellfish

I'd be okay with 7 Red Sox if they were deserving. But the Sox fans embarrassed themselves by stuffing the ballot box for the inferior Pedroia. There's one stat that pedroias better at tha Kinsler: Walks. And whoever added varitek should be ashamed of themselves. I want to hear what he has to say about this. they say he's a standup guy: If that's the case, he'll admit he should need to buy a ticket to get into yankee Stadium next week. You can make a stronger case for Youkilis, but I think Morneau was more deserving. maybe we'll get to see some of that patented whining, bitching, and crying that Youkilis is known for on the National Stage. Wait, we just saw it tonight.

Trailer

beachdweller wrote:

"The Freak" better be the NL starting pitcher

I agree... but Voquez will probably get the start.

Brain of Sam

I voted for Brain McCann 25 times.

Man I'm a loser.

Fighting Hellfish

Trailer wrote:

I agree... but Voquez will probably get the start.

I think it would be hard to argue with either getting the start. Imagine Volquez pitching to Josh hamilton in the 1st of 2nd inning. Who'da thunk it?

IlovveePJ

Lance Berkman (: (: !!!

LikeAnOcean

So.. essentially the All-Star game is the Red Sox vs. the Cubs. :rolleyes:

I'm willing to bet Tampa Bay could kick either of those two "all-star" teams asses.


And seriously, no White Sox pitchers? One of the best pitching staffs in baseball!

Brain of Sam

LikeAnOcean wrote:

So.. essentially the All-Star game is the Red Sox vs. the Cubs. :rolleyes:

I'm willing to bet Tampa Bay could kick either of those two "all-star" teams asses.

You must be a white sox fan. My dad caught a Juan Uribe HR ball. I bet you didn't know that.

tcaporale

Considering the Yankees, you have to think that if Matsui wasn't injured, he would've made it as a reserve...perhaps even Damon...both are batting above .320, I believe.

rearviewmiror

GlorifiedAnimal wrote:

i think that giambi and muss should be on it. its at yankee stadium for fuck's sake. its crazy that there are seven red sox on the team. i might be bias, but i just think that there should be more yankees given the circumstances.

also, mo should close out the game!

Now you know how we all felt about Torre loading the roster.

Mike Lowell should be there. Varitek should be at home.

Flannel Shirt

How in the world did Julio Lugo not make the team? Are you fucking kidding me?

Fighting Hellfish

why not toss Mike Timlin on the roster too?

Flannel Shirt

There are guys there who shouldnt be and guys not there who should be. Happens every year.

At the end of the day, all that matters is that the Cubs will be playing the Red Sox in the World Series.