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Before we know it the All-Star game will be here. So I figured lets have some fun put some teams together and see who can get the closest.

I'm just going with the updated voting results, so starters may vary.
Rosters are 32 guys. I went with 13 pitchers on each team, I think there has to be atleast 12?

AL-
CA- Ivan Rodriguez
1b- David Ortiz
2b- Robinson Cano
SS- Derek Jeter
3b- Alex Rodriguez
OF- Manny Ramirez
OF- Ichiro
OF- Vlad Guerrero

CA- Victor Martinez- Indians
1B- Mark Teixeria- Rangers
2B- Brian Roberts- Orioles
SS- Orlando Cabrera- Angels
3B- Troy Glaus- Blue Jays
OF- Magglio Ordonez- Tigers
OF- Gary Sheffield- Tigers
OF- Torii Hunter- Twins
Extra- Kevin Youkilis- Red Sox
Extra- Jorge Posada- Yankees
Extra- Justin Morneau- Twins

P- Dan Haren- A's
P- Chad Gaudin- A's
P- Josh Beckett- Red Sox
P- Gil Meche- Royals
P- CC Sabathia- Indians
P- Kelvim Escobar- Angels
P- JJ Putz- Mariners
P- Jonathan Papelbon- Red Sox
P- Al Reyes- DRays
P- Joe Nathan- Twins
P- Francisco Rodriguez- Angels
P- Hideki Okajima- Red Sox
P- Bobby Jenks- White Sox


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

Ca- Paul LoDuca- Mets
1b- Prince Fielder- Brewers
2b- Orlando Hudson- DBacks
ss- Hanley Ramirez- Marlins
3b- Miguel Cabrera- Marlins
OF- Matt Holliday- Rockies
OF- Carlos Lee- Astros
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
P- Tom Gorzelanny- Pirates
P- John Smoltz- Braves
P- Rich Hill- Cubs
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?

Are you taking your own starters or going by the voting?

Those are the voting numbers as of the 5th of June.

I believe Polanco just overtook Cano, so hopefully he can hold on as Cano doesn't deserve to be on the squad at all.

That's just a classic case of ballot stuffing by Yankees fans.

I would also say that Victor Martinez and Pudge shoud flip, but that probalby won't happen as Pudge is more popular. The same can be said about Maggs and either Ichiro/Manny/Vlad.

Verlander and Bonderman deserve consideration, but with the every team exceptions, I think only one of them will get a slot

After tonight Verlander sure made a nice case for himself. I would maybe switch Okajima with Verlander on my team. It's just me being a homer really, but he's been real good for the Sox.

Scrub Sura wrote:I would also say that Victor Martinez and Pudge shoud flip

Posada????

Upton>Cano, Polanco

Meche over Shields, Verlander?

Meche over Shields, Verlander?

Every team needs a representative.

Maine? No way...

Jorge Sosa

OldSchoolBBall wrote:Meche over Shields, Verlander?

Well the Royals need someone. So yeah I went with Meche. I'd probably change Verlander for Okajima. But as I already said I can be a Red Sox homer.

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Well the Royals need someone. So yeah I went with Meche. I'd probably change Verlander for Okajima. But as I already said I can be a Red Sox homer.

Well, Okajima probably has a pretty decent chance. Maybe it is just me; but doesn't it seem like 1 or 2 setup men are picked each year? If so, Okajima and Neshek are a toss up (if it is only one) since they have pretty close numbers (slight edge to Neshek, but the fact that Boston has the best record in the MLB, Okajima has had a few big save chances and he is getting more hype might get him the nod).

BJ Upton needs to be there as well as Posada.

Brandon Phillips over hudson. .285 11 jacks and 13 stolen bases.

I disagree on Phillips. Hudson is right there with him and winning in both OBP and OPS. It's close tho.

Don't forget Hudson is probably the best defensive 2B in baseball

Mets suck, no one deserves an all star spot from this team.

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Im going to throw Rios out there, hes on pace for roughly 40hr and 100rbi from the leadoff spot and hes been great defensivly

I agree he was a hard player to leave out. It was between Rios, Morneau, Lowell, and Upton for me for the final spot. I just happened to go with Morneau.

JJ Putz an All-Star.

I don't think my heart can take it.