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To: BluesDuke; 2Trievers; hole_n_one; big ern; ValerieUSA; LindaSOG; AmishDude; Dales
Here are some objective stats, complete through June 20. I got them from the mlb.com website. This gives you a good pool of players from which to choose your All-Stars. There are a few surprises here! I know I will have to change some of my picks.

Listed are offensive players who rank in the top five at their position in Total Bases, with an OPS (On-base Plus Slugging) Percentage of at least .770. They are listed in order of OPS.

* An asterisk marks players who rank in the top two at their position in TB, with an OPS of at least .870.

Listed are starting pitchers who rank in the top sixteen in Innings Pitched, with an ERA under 3.30. They are listed in order of ERA.

* An asterisk marks starting pitchers who rank in the top twelve in IP, with an ERA under 3.00.

Listed are relief pitchers who rank in the top eight in Relief Man Points (accounting for wins, losses, saves, tough saves, and blown saves), with an ERA under 2.70. They are listed in order of ERA.

* An asterisk marks relief pitchers who rank in the top four in RMP, with an ERA under 2.50.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Catcher (OPS, TB):
* Mike Piazza, NYM - .918, 113
Damian Miller, ARI - .869, 94
Michael Barrett, MON - .868, 85
Benito Santiago, SF - .812, 104
Paul LoDuca, LA - .806, 106

First Base (OPS, TB):
* Todd Helton, COL - 1.049, 160
Ryan Klesko, SD - .949, 123
Richie Sexson, MIL - .924, 150
Jeff Bagwell, HOU - .863, 122
Derrek Lee, FLA - .855, 136

Second Base (OPS, TB):
( * ) Junior Spivey (DL), ARI - .997, 125
* Jose Vidro, MON - .877, 137
Jeff Kent, SF - .834, 125
Luis Castillo, FLA - .793, 109

Shortstop (OPS, TB):
* Jose Hernandez, MIL - .873, 121
Edgar Renteria, STL - .779, 98
Jimmy Rollins, PHI - .775, 130

Third Base (OPS, TB):
* Mike Lowell, FLA - .937, 147
Todd Zeile, COL - .869, 116

Outfielders (OPS, TB):
* Barry Bonds, SF - 1.362, 144
* Sammy Sosa, CHC - 1.122, 174
Brian Giles, PIT - 1.060, 141
Larry Walker, COL - 1.032, 136
Adam Dunn, CIN - 1.018, 126
* Shawn Green, LA - .995, 154
Lance Berkman, HOU - .987, 152
Pat Burrell, PHI - .982, 142
Vladimir Guerrero, MON - .966, 151
Andruw Jones, ATL - .954, 150
Luis Gonzalez, ARI - .939, 136
Albert Pujols, STL - .933, 139
Cliff Floyd, FLA - .929, 125
Richard Hidalgo, HOU - .875, 124
Chipper Jones, ATL - .872, 124

Pitchers, Starting (ERA, IP, W-L):
* Tom Glavine, ATL - 1.71, 110, 11-3
* Odalis Perez, LA - 2.52, 107, 8-3
* Randy Johnson, ARI - 2.55, 116, 11-2
Pedro Astacio, NYM - 2.71, 96, 7-2
Vicente Padilla, PHI - 3.01, 104, 9-4
Matt Morris, STL - 3.06, 109, 10-4
A. J. Burnett, FLA - 3.12, 112, 8-5
Brian Lawrence, SD - 3.21, 103, 7-4
Roy Oswalt, HOU - 3.24, 102, 7-5
Russ Ortiz, SF - 3.24, 94, 6-4
Curt Schilling, ARI - 3.28, 115, 12-3

Pitchers, Relief (ERA, IP, RMP):
Jason Isringhausen, STL - 1.08, 33, 49
* Eric Gagne, LA - 1.22, 37, 75
* Byung-Hyun Kim, ARI - 1.25, 43, 62
* Trevor Hoffman, SD - 1.37, 26, 59
Robb Nen, SF - 2.10, 30, 54
Mike Williams, PIT - 2.30, 27, 51
Danny Graves, CIN - 2.63, 41, 57

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Catcher (OPS, TB):
* A. J. Pierzynski, MIN - .879, 104
Jorge Posada, NYY - .844, 115

First Base (OPS, TB):
* Jason Giambi, NYY - 1.022, 157
Jim Thome, CLE - .964, 129
Mike Sweeney, KC - .934, 134
Carlos Delgado, TOR - .920, 128
Paul Konerko, CWS - .894, 144

Second Base (OPS, TB):
* Alfonso Soriano, NYY - .924, 177

Shortstop (OPS, TB):
* Alex Rodriquez, TEX - .961, 153
* Nomar Garciaparra, BOS - .906, 145
Omar Vizquel, CLE - .880, 131
Miquel Tejada, OAK - .816, 142
Derek Jeter, NYY - .813, 130

Third Base (OPS, TB):
Robin Ventura, NYY - .915, 118
Eric Chavez, OAK - .890, 135
Tony Batista, BAL - .869, 139
Shea Hillenbrand, BOS - .847, 141
Troy Glaus, ANA - .808, 118

Outfielders (OPS, TB):
* Magglio Ordonez, CWS - .919, 139
Tim Salmon, ANA - .908, 124
Bernie Williams, NYY - .906, 130
* Torii Hunter, MIN - .903, 155
* Ichiro Suzuki, SEA - .901, 131
* Garret Anderson, ANA - .879, 157
Jacque Jones, MIN - .875, 147
Johnny Damon, BOS - .868, 132
Randy Winn, TB - .829, 128
Rob Fick, DET - .827, 121
Carlos Beltran, KC - .821, 128
Jay Gibbons, BAL - .801, 105
Melvin Mora, BAL - .770, 103

Pitchers, Starting (ERA, IP, W-L):
* Derek Lowe, BOS - 1.85, 97, 11-2
* Bartolo Colon, CLE - 2.58, 108, 9-4
* Mark Buehrle, CWS - 2.86, 110, 10-5
Pedro Martinez, BOS - 2.92, 95, 8-2
Barry Zito, OAK - 3.01, 95, 9-2
Freddy Garcia, SEA - 3.02, 110, 10-4
Roy Halladay, TOR - 3.11, 107, 8-3

Pitchers, Relief (ERA, IP, RMP):
* Kaz Sasaki, SEA - 0.35, 26, 48
( * ) Mariano Rivera (DL), NYY - 1.69, 26, 48
* Ugueth Urbina, BOS - 2.05, 26, 54
* Eddie Guardado, MIN - 2.41, 33, 56
Troy Percival, ANA - 2.49, 21, 46

35 posted on 06/21/2002 8:06:20 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson
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To: Slip18; socal_parrot
Updated stats and rankings ping. See post #35.
36 posted on 06/21/2002 8:09:16 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson
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To: Charles Henrickson
I can tell you at least one sleeper in the pack: Eddie Guardado, the Twins' reliever. He's been one of the unsung stoppers in the American League this season. I'd put him on the AL All-Star club in a New York minute. He's actually having a better season than Mariano Rivera, if anyone would care to believe that.
37 posted on 06/21/2002 8:45:02 PM PDT by BluesDuke
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To: Charles Henrickson
By the way, I hope like hell that Luis Castillo breaks Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak. It would serve Bug Selig and today's baseball governors right.
38 posted on 06/21/2002 8:48:11 PM PDT by BluesDuke
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