All-Star Game Picks

[Buck You]

Hahaha Pujols. The Prince is taking over his worthy Throne.

[Jose7]

John Maine should get some serious consideration for a reserve pitcher in the NL.

[sunshinekids99]

So now, no CC and no Carmona??? How do two of the best pitchers in the league not make the team? At least one has to be on there.

Hard to not include Lackey, Escobar, or Beckett tho. I think those three have had better seasons than CC or Carmona.

[sunshinekids99]

Here are the starters I picked numbers:

Dan Haren- 9-2 1.78ERA 0.90 WHIP
Chad Gaudin- 6-2 3.05 ERA 1.41 WHIP
Josh Beckett- 10-1 3.14 ERA 1.07 WHIP
Justin Verlander- 9-2 2.78 ERA 1.13 WHIP
Kelvim Escobar- 9-3 2.81 ERA 1.11 WHIP
John Lackey- 10-4 2.96 ERA 1.22 WHIP
Gil Meche- 4-6 3.21 ERA 1.29 WHIP

Indians
CC Sabathia- 10-2 3.34 ERA 1.15 WHIP
Fausto Carmona- 8-3 3.21 ERA 1.25 WHIP

No if every team didn't need a rep, I would have Meche. But he's the only legit rep for the Royals. After that it looks like the last spot comes down to Gaudin, Sabathia, and Carmona. You could also include Johan Santana in the discussion. The next starts are very important for these four to make it to the game IMO.

[sunshinekids99]

NL Team
Ca- Russel Martin
1b- Albert Pujols Replaced by Prince Fielder
2b- Chase Utley
SS- Jose Reyes
3b- David Wright
OF- Ken Griffey Jr
OF- Alfonso Soriano
OF- Carlos Beltran

Ca- Paul LoDuca- Mets Replaced by Bengie Molina
1b- Prince Fielder- Brewers Replaced by Albert Pujols
2b- Orlando Hudson- DBacks
ss- Hanley Ramirez- Marlins
3b- Miguel Cabrera- Marlins
OF- Matt Holliday- Rockies
OF- Carlos Lee- Astros Replaced by Adam Dunn
OF- Eric Byrnes- DBacks
Extra- Dmitri Young- Nationals
Extra- Barry Bonds- Giants
Extra- Edgar Renteria- Braves

P- Jake Peavy- Padres
P- Chris Young- Padres
P- Brad Penny- Dodgers
P- Matt Morris- Giants Replaced by Derek Lowe
P- Tom Gorzelanny- Pirates Replaced by Ian Snell
P- John Smoltz- Braves Replaced by Ben Sheets
P- Rich Hill- Cubs Replaced by Roy Oswalt
P- Francisco Cordero- Brewers
P- Trevor Hoffman- Padres
P- Billy Wagner- Mets
P- Brian Fuentes- Rockies
P- Takashi Saito- Dodgers
P- John Maine- Mets

What do you guys got?

Figured if I did the AL I should do the NL as well. Quite a few more changes. I hate not having Jose Valverde not on the team, but it was him or Fuentes. I went with the lefty. I still think Gorzelanny and Snell is too close to call for the Pirates, but made the switch to Snell. Adam Dunn has also really picked it up and I felt he needed to be adding leading me to take out Carlos Lee and replace him with teammate Roy Oswalt on the roster.

[bigboy1234]

Hahaha Pujols. The Prince is taking over his worthy Throne.

Pujols
9.9 WARP3
.320 EQA
15 Win Shares

Fielder
7.6 WARP3
.326 EQA
14 Win Shares

Worthy? Just messing with you I could careless, I kind of hope Nomar gets it just to show how stupid fans are.

[kingofthecourt67]

Id say that Brandon Phillips deserves consideration for the game. He's right up there with Uggla and Utley IMO.

[raps4life~]

Aaron Hill should definetly get conseration at 2nd base. He has been the best allround 2nd basemen in the AL for sure. He excellent defensively and make impossible plays and he leads the team in RBIs

[faria443]

2007 NL ALL-STARS

C RUSSELL MARTIN, DODGERS
1B PRINCE FIELDER, BREWERS
2B CHASE UTLEY, PHILLIES
3B MIGUEL CABRERA, MARLINS
SS JOSE REYES, METS
OF MATT HOLLIDAY, ROCKIES
OF CARLOS LEE, ASTROS
OF ERIC BYRNES, DIAMONDBACKS

C BENGIE MOLINA, GIANTS
1B ALBERT PUJOLS, CARDINALS
1B DMITRI YOUNG, NATIONALS
2B BRANDON PHILLIPS, REDS
3B DAVID WRIGHT, METS
SS HANLEY RAMIREZ, MARLINS
SS JIMMY ROLLINS, PHILLIES
OF ADAM DUNN, REDS
OF KEN GRIFFEY, JR., REDS
OF ALFONSO SORIANO, CUBS
OF AARON ROWAND, PHILLIES

P JAKE PEAVY, PADRES
P CHRIS YOUNG, PADRES
P BRAD PENNY, DODGERS
P RICH HILL, CUBS
P JOHN MAINE, METS
P COLE HAMELS, PHILLIES
P IAN SNELL, PIRATES
P BRANDON WEBB, DIAMONDBACKS
P JOHN SMOLTZ, BRAVES
P TAKASHI SAITO, DODGERS
P FRANCISCO CORDERO, BREWERS
P TREVOR HOFFMAN, PADRES
P JASON ISRINGHAUSEN, CARDINALS











2007 AL ALL-STARS

C VICTOR MARTINEZ, INDIANS
1B JUSTIN MORNEAU, TWINS
2B BRIAN ROBERTS, ORIOLES
3B ALEX RODRIGUEZ, YANKEES
SS ORLANDO CABRERA, ANGELS
OF MAGGLIO ORDONEZ, TIGERS
OF VLADIMIR GUERRERO, ANGELS
OF ICHIRO SUZUKI, MARINERS

C JORGE POSADA, YANKEES
1B DAVID ORTIZ, RED SOX
1B CARLOS PENA, DEVIL RAYS
2B PLACIDO POLANCO, TIGERS
2B IAN KINSLER, RANGERS
3B MIKE LOWELL, RED SOX
SS DEREK JETER, YANKEES
SS CARLOS GUILLEN, TIGERS
OF GRADY SIZEMORE, INDIANS
OF GARY SHEFFIELD, TIGERS
OF TORII HUNTER, TWINS
OF ALEX RIOS, BLUE JAYS

P DAN HAREN, ATHLETICS
P JOHAN SANTANA, TWINS
P JOSH BECKETT, RED SOX
P JUSTIN VERLANDER, TIGERS
P KELVIM ESCOBAR, ANGELS
P CC SABATHIA, INDIANS
P GIL MECHE, ROYALS
P JOHN LACKEY, ANGELS
P JJ PUTZ, MARINERS
P FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ, ANGELS
P JONATHAN PAPELBON, RED SOX
P BOBBY JENKS, WHITE SOX



All stats taken into consideration, all teams represented (I think)

[MadCityBucky]

Ben Sheets should be in there. JJ Hardy should replace Jimmy Rollins. Ken Griffey Jr. should be starting.

[faria443]

I took all stats in to consideration. Rollins and Hardy were close, Griffey and Byrnes were close.
Rollins .284 13HR 45RBI 14SB 93H 60R
Hardy .285 18HR 50RBI 0SB 81H 42R
Everything is close, I gave it to Rollins.

Byrnes .313 12HR 42RBI 13SB 97H 47R
Griffey .290 21HR 46RBI 2SB 72H 42R
Again close. Griffey is hitting a good deal of home runs and has 4 more RBI, but Byrnes is up on him in everything else.

[B Mac]

Indians
CC Sabathia- 10-2 3.34 ERA 1.15 WHIP


After that it looks like the last spot comes down to Gaudin, Sabathia, and Carmona. You could also include Johan Santana in the discussion. The next starts are very important for these four to make it to the game IMO.

CC pitched a complete game in the win last night facing the A's while outdualing Gaudin, who by the way went 6 while giving up 3 in the loss.

CC's updated stats
11-2 3.24 ERA 1.14 WHIP

Im gonna go ahead and guarentee that he will be on the all-star team. I mean 11-2?? That has to put him in.

[High 5]

Edgar Renteria not getting any respect.

[sunshinekids99]

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Im gonna go ahead and guarentee that he will be on the all-star team. I mean 11-2?? That has to put him in.

I'm not saying he's not a very good pitcher. Problem is there seems to be quite a few of them. A lot will depend on who they send from teams like the Royals or Drays.

[mets87]

Edgar Renteria not getting any respect.

probably because reyes, hardy and rollins are all better than he is...? maybe?



anyway:

AL:
C: Victor Martinez
1B: Youkilis
2B: Polanco
3B: A-Rod
SS: Cabrera
OF: Mags
OF: Ichiro
OF: Vlad

P: Beckett, Haren, Sabathia, Santana, Lackey, Verlander, Francisco Rodriguez, Putz, Papelbon

NL:
C: Russell Martin
1B: Prince Fielder
2B: Utley
3B: Cabrera
SS: Reyes
OF: Holliday
OF: Griffey
OF: Soriano

P: Peavy, Penny, Maine, Hamels, Webb, Young, Cordero, Valverde, Wagner

[travis minor]

Miguel cabrera not starting over david wright is a crime.


Dan uggla Should be backing up utley

[High 5]

Edgar Renteria not getting any respect.

probably because reyes, hardy and rollins are all better than he is...? maybe?

Reyes is the only one that deserves it over Renteria. And I only say that because of his stolen bases.

[Jose7]

I took all stats in to consideration. Rollins and Hardy were close, Griffey and Byrnes were close.
Rollins .284 13HR 45RBI 14SB 93H 60R
Hardy .285 18HR 50RBI 0SB 81H 42R
Everything is close, I gave it to Rollins.

Byrnes .313 12HR 42RBI 13SB 97H 47R
Griffey .290 21HR 46RBI 2SB 72H 42R
Again close. Griffey is hitting a good deal of home runs and has 4 more RBI, but Byrnes is up on him in everything else.

You remind me of those idiot sports writers who are in love with RBIs and HRs.

[GYBE]

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Reyes is the only one that deserves it over Renteria. And I only say that because of his stolen bases.

Hanley has had a better year as well. They're very close in OPS but Hanley has 17 more steals. But I will agree Renteria should make it over Hardy and Rollins.

[Jose7]

Reyes is #5 in the NL in IBB with 9.