Your All-Star Team

[Jimothy51]

Because of all the bandwagon Yankee and Red Sox fans, the Sox and Yanks hold 6 of the 8 positions for the AL All-Star team. Post your All-Star team and your order:

OF- Ichiro
SS- Derek Jeter
OF- Manny Ramirez
1B- David Ortiz
OF- Vernon Wells
C- Joe Mauer
3B- Hank Blalock
2B- Brian Roberts
SP- Johan Santana

SS- Jose Reyes
OF- Alfonso Soriano
3B- David Wright
1B- Ryan Howard
OF-Jason Bay
OF- Carlos Lee
C- Johnny Estrada
2B- Dan Uggla
SP- Brandon Webb

[JX252]

I haven't watched enough baseball lately to know what the hell I'm doing when picking a starting lineup, but my god, 6 of 8 positions? That's unbelievable. I hope people start to pull their heads out of their asses and realize that there are other teams out there other than the Yankees and Sox who have talent.

There should be some kind of limit as to how many players from one team can make it onto the starting roster. Give everybody a chance to make it through voting, but quit the AL East circlejerk that's going on.

[PhyuckYu]

The correct answers are...

2B- Brian Roberts
CF- Vernon Wells
SS- Miguel Tejada
1B- Jim Thome
LF- Manny Ramirez
RF- Jermaine Dye
3B- Troy Glaus
C- Joe Mauer
SP- Johan Santana

SS- Jose Reyes
CF- Carlos Beltran
LF- Alfonso Soriano
1B- Ryan Howard
3B- David Wright
RF- Carlos Lee
2B- Chase Utley
C- Michael Barret
SP- Brandon Webb

Other Notables: Alex Rios, Carl Crawford, Grady Sizemore, Ichiro Suzuki, Dan Uggla, Lance Berkman, Jason Bay, Matt Holliday, Bronson Arroyo.

[wsuwarrior]

NL

SP - Chris Capuano
C - Damien Miller
1B - Prince Fielder
2B - Rickie Weeks
SS - Bill Hall
3B - Corey Koskie
LF - Carlos Lee
CF - Brady Clark
RF - Geoff Jenkins

[YankeesSuck]

AL
C: Joe Mauer
1B: David Ortiz
2B: Mark Loretta
3B: Troy Glaus
SS: Miguel Tejada
OF: Manny Ramirez
OF: Vernon Wells
OF: Vladimir Guerrero
SP: Roy Halladay

NL
C: Brad Ausmus
1B: Ryan Howard (Pujols if he didn't get hurt)
2B: Chase Utley
3B: Scott Rolen
SS: Edgar Renteria
OF: Alfonso Soriano
OF: Jason Bay
OF: Jim Edmonds
SP: Tom Glavine

[BigMac]

NL

SP - Chris Capuano
C - Damien Miller
1B - Prince Fielder
2B - Rickie Weeks
SS - Bill Hall
3B - Corey Koskie
LF - Carlos Lee
CF - Brady Clark
RF - Geoff Jenkins

a.k.a, the Milwaukee Brewers. Yeah, right.

[wsuwarrior]

Yeah, I was joking.

But Lee and Capuano will be there.

[navid]

am i the only one who was suprised how many fucking players play on a baseball team?

[atreyu_2020]

Fuck the AL, it's all a joke and I shall not be involved in such a fucking shitfest.

Anyway, heres who I got for the NL.

C: Michael Barret
1B: Ryan Howard
2B: Jose Castillo (Homer pick, but he's atleast top 3 in the NL now)
3B: David Wright
SS: Bill Hall
OF: Jason Bay
OF: Alfonso Soriano
OF: Jeff Francoeur
SP: Bronson Arroyo

[wsuwarrior]

Fuck the AL, it's all a joke and I shall not be involved in such a fucking shitfest.

Couldnt agree more.

SS: Bill Hall

Nice choice...he definitely deserves it this year.

[Jimothy51]

OF: Jeff Francoeur
Jeff Francoeur is an average to slightly below average major leaguer.

Francoeur has a .232 EQA
Alex Gonzalez has a .235 EQA
David Eckstein has a .270 EQA

League average EQA is .260

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/glossary/index.php?search=EQA

[BigMac]

Fuck you AL Designated Hitter pussys.

NL:
1B: Albert Pujols
2B:Chase Utley
SS:Felipe Lopez
3B: David Wright
C:No idea....Paul Lo Duca/ Michael Barrett?
OF:Alfonso Soriano
OF:Jason Bay
OF:Ken Griffey Jr.
SP:Brandon Webb

Honorable Mentions: SP Bronson Arroyo, SP Pedro Martinez, SP Chris Capuano, 1B Nomar Garciaparra, 1B Ryan Howard, OF Carlos Lee, 3B Scott Rolen

[atreyu_2020]

Jeff Francoeur is an average to slightly below average major leaguer.

Francoeur has a .232 EQA
Alex Gonzalez has a .235 EQA
David Eckstein has a .270 EQA

League average EQA is .260

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/glossary/index.php?search=EQA

He also has 15 homeruns and 55 RBIs...he's not "slightly below average".

[Jimothy51]

He also has a .247 average and .266 OBP which are both well below average. His power is the only thing that keeps him in the lineup. This is one case where the Braves handled him poorly and rushed him to the majors. He never had time to learn plate discipline and he just swings at anything. He started off like a phenom last year, but pitchers have figured him out now.

[beerisgood]

AL
1B - Ortiz / Texiera (Ortiz is ideally DH)
2B - Cano
SS - Tejada
3B - Lowell (Sorry Gay-Rod Fans, but Lowell's played better this year, especially defensively)
LF - Ramirez
CF - V. Wells
RF - Ichiro
C - Mauer
SP - Santana
RP - Papelbon

NL
1B - Pujols
2B - Vidro
SS - Renteria
3B - Wright
LF - Cabrera
CF - Beltran
RF - Berkman
C - LoDuca
SP - Glavine
RP - Fuentes

[atreyu_2020]

AL
1B - Ortiz / Texiera (Ortiz is ideally DH)
2B - Cano
SS - Tejada
3B - Lowell (Sorry Gay-Rod Fans, but Lowell's played better this year, especially defensively)
LF - Ramirez
CF - V. Wells
RF - Ichiro
C - Mauer
SP - Santana
RP - Papelbon

NL
1B - Pujols
2B - Vidro
SS - Renteria
3B - Wright
LF - Cabrera
CF - Beltran
RF - Berkman
C - LoDuca
SP - Glavine
RP - Fuentes

Cabrera over Bay? You have to be shitting me.

[bobtheflob]

I hate the fan voting system because people just fuck it up. It should be like the NFL or something where fan voting is only part of the equation.

[wsuwarrior]

Cabrera over Bay? You have to be shitting me.

Bay over Lee? You have to be shitting me.

[PhyuckYu]

Bay over Lee? You have to be shitting me.
Your opinion over atreyu's? You have got to be shitting me.

[beerisgood]

Cabrera over Bay? You have to be shitting me.

I wouldn't shit you... You're my favorite turd.

Seriously, I could see Bay or Lee over Cabrera, I just like the way he plays the game.