C: Since the game is in Arizona, I was tempted to put Montero on there. But that would knock off someone from the roster more deserving.
1B: Morse is having a heckuva year, and playing more 1B than OF. Howard has the RBIs, but his average and OPS are down. Pujols is injured.
3B: Weakest position in the league. For a long time, I was going with Polanco and Jones, but Ramirez has really come on lately, and has had many good years before.
A few comments on the AL:
C: Martinez has been more DH than C, but there is a lack of deserving catchers this year. (Martin leading in voting is a joke.)
1B: Teixeira is Howard with a better glove--HRs and RBIs, but low average and OPS, with other guys more deserving.
SP: Hernandez was great last year, but just good this year.
Baseball!
Lots of Tigers this year but they have some serious bats. You wouldn’t know it from the way they’ve let the Mets pound them in the last two games. (They’re currently leading today)
Leyland even put a position player on the mound last night.
check out the Diamondabcs s/s Steven Drew’s numbers
he is all star caliber all day
Good list, CH! Just too bad Buster Posey’s not catching for the NL...
I really only follow the Dodgers and Giants. I agree with your selections from those teams.
1 CF Brett Gardner*
2 SS Derek Jeter
3 1B Mark Teixeira**
4 3B Alex Rodriguez
5 2B Robinson Cano*
6 RF Nick Swisher**
7 DH Jorge Posada**
8 CF Curtis Granderson* +
9 C Russell Martin
Cards fan?
I’m a Nationals fan and I love Morse at 1B. I’d also go with Danny Esinosa at 2B...I know his BA isn’t that hot although he’s hit more HR’s than any other rookie at 2B and his D is awesome. I’d also look at Drew Storen and Tyler Clippard for relief.
Matt Kemp is a monster this year.
He and Kershaw and Ethier are about all we have going for us this year on the hapless Dodgers.
C---Alex Avila (AL); Brian McCann (NL)
1B---Adrian Gonzalez (AL); Prince Fielder (NL)
2B---Ben Zobrist (AL); Rickie Weeks (NL)
3B---Alex Rodriguez (AL); Placido Polanco (NL)
SS---Asdrubal Cabrera (AL); Jose Reyes (NL)
OF---Jose Bautista, Curtis Granderson, Jacoby Ellsbury (AL); Matt Kemp, Ryan Braun, Lance Berkman (NL)
If I could pick the pitchers, the starters: Roy Halladay, Jair Jurrjens, Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee, Dillon Gee (NL); Jered Weaver, Josh Beckett, Justin Verlander, James Shields, Gio Gonzalez (AL). The relievers: The Mariano (AL), probably Joel Hanrahan (NL).
Unless it's an extreme circumstance, or there's a real lack at a particular position (some positions this year only looked a little weaker than in recent years, but seek and ye can find), I won't include career performance in an All-Star selection. I'm most interested in whose performance this year (and that means all-around performance, for position players) earns him an All-Star berth.
I’m a giant Mets fan and I hate Reyes for what he’s doing this year.
You missed Correa, SP, Burgh, 10 wins.
Jeter’s starting. What an effin joke.