MLB All Star Teams

[UNHWildCats]

American League Starters

C Joe Mauer, MIN L/R
1B Mark Teixeira, NYY S/R
2B Dustin Pedroia, BOS R/R
SS Derek Jeter, NYY R/R
3B Evan Longoria, TB R/R
OF Jason Bay, BOS R/R
OF Ichiro Suzuki, SEA L/R
OF Josh Hamilton, TEX L/L

American League Reserves

C Victor Martinez, CLE S/R
1B Justin Morneau, MIN L/R
1B Kevin Youkilis, BOS R/R
2B Aaron Hill, TOR R/R
SS Jason Bartlett, TB R/R
3B Michael Young, TEX R/R
OF Carl Crawford, TB L/L
OF Curtis Granderson, DET L/R
OF Torii Hunter, LAA R/R
OF Adam Jones, BAL R/R
OF Ben Zobrist, TB S/R

American League Pitchers

P Andrew Bailey, OAK R/R
P Josh Beckett, BOS R/R
P Mark Buehrle, CWS L/L
P Brian Fuentes, LAA L/L
P Zack Greinke, KC R/R
P Roy Halladay, TOR R/R
P Felix Hernandez, SEA R/R
P Edwin Jackson, DET R/R
P Joe Nathan, MIN R/R
P Jonathan Papelbon, BOS R/R
P Mariano Rivera, NYY R/R
P Justin Verlander, DET R/R
P Tim Wakefield, BOS R/R

[Col Hogan]

IMHO, not a bad selection...from either league...

[UNHWildCats]

National League Starters

C Yadier Molina, STL R/R
1B Albert Pujols, STL R/R
2B Chase Utley, PHI L/R
SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA R/R
3B David Wright, NYM R/R
OF Carlos Beltran, NYM S/R
OF Ryan Braun, MIL R/R
OF Raul Ibanez, PHI L/R

National League Reserves

C Brian McCann, ATL L/R
1B Prince Fielder, MIL L/R
1B Adrian Gonzalez, SD L/L
1B Ryan Howard, PHI L/L
2B Orlando Hudson, LAD S/R
2B Freddy Sanchez, PIT R/R
SS Miguel Tejada, HOU R/R
3B Ryan Zimmerman, WSH R/R
OF Brad Hawpe, COL L/L
OF Hunter Pence, HOU R/R
OF Justin Upton, ARI R/R

National League Pitchers

P Heath Bell, SD R/R
P Chad Billingsley, LAD R/R
P Jonathan Broxton, LAD R/R
P Matt Cain, SF R/R
P Francisco Cordero, CIN R/R
P Ryan Franklin, STL R/R
P Dan Haren, ARI R/R
P Josh Johnson, FLA L/R
P Ted Lilly, CHC L/L
P Tim Lincecum, SF L/R
P Jason Marquis, COL L/R
P Francisco Rodriguez, NYM R/R
P Johan Santana, NYM L/L

[UNHWildCats]

Red Sox lead all teams with 6 all stars. Congrats to first time All Star Tim Wakefield. Kinda thought Ellsbury deserved a spot on the final spot ballot, but oh well.

[BlueHen86]

The Phillies have 3 players (4 if Victorino wins the fan vote for the last spot) and no pitchers. Not that any Phillie pitchers deserved to go, but I never like having Phillie pitchers in the game anyway, I'd rather they rest their arms.

[UNHWildCats]

The Phillies have 3 players (4 if Victorino wins the fan vote for the last spot) and no pitchers. Not that any Phillie pitchers deserved to go, but I never like having Phillie pitchers in the game anyway, I'd rather they rest their arms.

I prefer Beckett backout... Wake can go, I wouldnt mind if he got a bit hurt cause I want Clay Buchholz to get a spot in the rotation at some point... Clay could be pitching in like 25 other teams MLB rotations right now... maybe #1 or 2 in half of those.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

3 Twins... two more deserved consideration, Jason Kubel and Nick Blackburn...

Mauer, Morneau, and Nathan... pretty epic

[JayJ79]

do they use a DH in the allstar game?
or do they only do that if it's played in an american league park?
(or not at all, I don't really pay attention)

[BlueHen86]

do they use a DH in the allstar game?
or do they only do that if it's played in an american league park?
(or not at all, I don't really pay attention)

I think they always use the DH.

[BlueHen86]

The Phillies have 3 players (4 if Victorino wins the fan vote for the last spot) and no pitchers. Not that any Phillie pitchers deserved to go, but I never like having Phillie pitchers in the game anyway, I'd rather they rest their arms.

I prefer Beckett backout... Wake can go, I wouldnt mind if he got a bit hurt cause I want Clay Buchholz to get a spot in the rotation at some point... Clay could be pitching in like 25 other teams MLB rotations right now... maybe #1 or 2 in half of those.

I'd feel the same way if I were you. I don't think Wakefield puts as much stress on his pitching arm as most other pitchers. I'm suprised that more people don't throw the knuckleball. A good knuckleball thrower could have a long career without the risk of injuries that other pitchers have.

[JayJ79]

do they use a DH in the allstar game?
or do they only do that if it's played in an american league park?
(or not at all, I don't really pay attention)

ended up researching it myself. Here is what wiki has to say about it:

The designated hitter rule is applied based on the league in which the host team plays. In an American League ballpark, both teams use a designated hitter to hit for the pitcher. In a National League ballpark, lineups schedule the pitcher to hit, though pinch hitters are almost always used. The last instance in which a pitcher took his scheduled at-bat was in 2004, as the American League lineup batted around in the top of the first inning, enabling AL starter Mark Mulder to bat. (He was not eligible to be replaced by a pinch hitter, as the starting pitcher in any game must pitch [barring injury] to at least one batter before being replaced.[11]) The same thing happened in San Diego in 1992 when the American League batted around allowing starting pitcher Kevin Brown of the Texas Rangers to bat in the top of the first inning.

There is some debate as to allowing the designated hitter in every All-Star Game, since many pitchers (even All-Stars) are not adept at hitting.

[JMU DJ]

The Phillies have 3 players (4 if Victorino wins the fan vote for the last spot) and no pitchers. Not that any Phillie pitchers deserved to go, but I never like having Phillie pitchers in the game anyway, I'd rather they rest their arms.

Phillies now have 5 players on the all star team. Victorino got the fan vote and Werth is replacing Beltran.