MLB All-Star Team

[Vern Gagne 0]

An idea done before. This is slightly different, thirty players and you can only use one player per team.

[vivalaultra 0]

Starting Lineup:

 

1B-Pujols (STL)

2B-Utley (PHI)

3B-Atkins (COL)

SS-Jeter (NYY)

CF-Beltran (NYM)

RF-Ichiro (SEA)

LF-Dunn (CIN)

C-Varitek (BOS)

P-Oswalt (HOU)

 

Bench:

 

OF-Jermaine Dye (CHW)

IF-Freddy Sanchez (PIT)

OF-Carl Crawford (TBD)

IF-Michael Young (TEX)

C-Ivan Rodriguez (DET)

IF-Miguel Tejada (BAL)

OF-Reggie Sanders (KCR)

IF-Ryan Zimmerman (WAS)

OF-Grady Sizemore (CLE)

IF/OF-Nick Swisher (OAK)

C-Russ Martin (LAD)

 

Bullpen:

 

Randy Johnson (ARI)

Carlos Zambrano (CHI)

Roy Halladay (TOR)

Johan Santana (MIN)

Barry Zito (SFG)

Dontrelle Willis (FLA)

Ben Sheets (MIL)

Mike Gonzalez (ATL)

Frankie Rodriguez (ANA)

Trevor Hoffman (SDP)

[the max 0]

I thought voting had started for the All-Star game already.

[Kahran Ramsus 0]

C - Brian McCann (Atlanta)

1B - Albert Pujols (St. Louis)

2B - Chase Utley (Philadelphia)

3B - Alex Rodriguez (New York Yankees)

SS - Miguel Tejada (Baltimore)

RF - Ichiro Suzuki (Seattle)

CF - Carlos Beltran (New York Mets)

LF - Manny Ramirez (Boston)

DH - Travis Hafner (Cleveland)

 

SP - Johan Santana (Minnesota)

SP - Roy Halladay (Toronto)

SP - Dontrelle Willis (Florida)

SP - Brandon Webb (Arizona)

SP - Roy Oswalt (Houston)

 

Closer - Francisco Rodriguez (Los Angelas Angels)

 

Bench

 

C - A. J. Pierzynski (Chicago White Sox)

IF - Mark Texiera (Texas)

IF - Mark Teahen (Kansas City)

IF - Ray Durham (San Francisco)

IF - Bill Hall (Milwaukee)

IF - Ryan Zimmerman (Washington)

OF - Jason Bay (Pittsburgh)

OF - Alfonso Soriano (Chicago Cubs)

OF - Carl Crawford (Tampa Bay)

 

Bullpen

 

Aaron Harang (Cincinnati)

Kenny Rogers (Detroit)

Jake Peavy (San Diego)

Jeff Francis (Colorado)

Takashi Saito (Los Angelas Dodgers)

Huston Street (Oakland)

[CanadianChris 0]

C - Joe Mauer (Twins)

1B - Albert Pujols (Cardinals)

2B - Chase Utley (Phillies)

SS - Jose Reyes (Mets)

3B - Alex Rodriguez (Yankees)

LF - Jason Bay (Pirates)

CF - Alfonso Soriano (Cubs)

RF - Vladimir Guerrero (Angels)

DH - David Ortiz (Red Sox)

 

SP - Roy Halladay (Blue Jays)

SP - Brandon Webb (Diamondbacks)

SP - C.C. Sabathia (Indians)

SP - Roy Oswalt (Astros)

SP - Ben Sheets (Brewers)

 

C - Brian McCann (Braves)

IF - Miguel Cabrera (Marlins)

IF - Mark Teixeira (Rangers)

IF - Nick Johnson (Nationals)

IF - Rafael Furcal (Dodgers)

OF - Barry Bonds (Giants)

OF - Ichiro (Mariners)

OF - Adam Dunn (Reds)

OF - Carl Crawford (Devil Rays)

 

Closer - Trevor Hoffman (Padres)

Setup - Joel Zumaya (Tigers)

RP - Huston Street (Athletics)

RP - Chris Ray (Orioles)

RP - Joel Peralta (Royals)

RP - Bobby Jenks (White Sox)

RP - Jeff Francis (Rockies)

[vivalaultra 0]

I shoulda picked relief pitchers instead of a buncha starters in retrospect. Oh, and Jason Jennings is no longer a Rockie. He's an Astro, yo.

[CanadianChris 0]

Fixed. Francis works just as well, if not better.

[Kahran Ramsus 0]

I shoulda picked relief pitchers instead of a buncha starters in retrospect. Oh, and Jason Jennings is no longer a Rockie. He's an Astro, yo.

 

Also Soriano is on the Cubs now.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

And not to pile on, but Matthews is on the Angels.

[vivalaultra 0]

And Jose Reyes is actually a catcher for the Chicago Cubs.

 

Jose Reyes

[CanadianChris 0]

Well, that wasn't too bad. And a nice way to get caught up on the transactions I'd forgotten about.

[Mik 0]

TB - Carl Crawford (CF)

NYY - Derek Jeter (SS)

FLA - Miguel Cabrera (3B)

STL - Albert Pujols (1B)

LAA - Vlad Guerrero (OF)

CHW - Jim Thome (DH)

PHL - Chase Utley (2B)

CLE - Grady Sizemore (CF)

LAD - Russ Martin ©

 

MIN - Johan Santana (SP)

 

BAL - Miguel Tejada (SS)

NYM - David Wright (3B)

KC - Alex Gordon (3B)

CHC - Derek Lee (1B)

CIN - Ken Griffey Jr. (OF)

MIL - Bill Hall (UTL)

PIT - Freddy Sanchez (3B)

SEA - Ichiro (RF)

TX - Mark Texeira (1B)

ARZ - Stephen Drew (SS)

 

HOU - Roy Oswalt (SP)

BOS - Daisauke Matzusake (SP)

TOR - Roy Halladay (SP)

ATL - John Smoltz (SP)

DET - Justin Verlander (SP)

OAK - Joe Blanton (SP)

SF - Barry Zito (SP)

COL - Jeff Francis (SP)

 

SD - Trevor Hoffman (CL)

WAS - Chad Cordero (CL)

[vivalaultra 0]

This'll just make me look like an even BIGGER home, but...what gives, mang? You forgot my 'Stros! (and I'm fully prepared to receive a sarcastic remark in return, such as "Hey, he said MAJOR LEAGUE teams, not AAA! HA!" or "There's nobody on the Astros worth taking." or some such.)

[Mik 0]

Oops. Fixed.

[Styles 0]

I actually have homework to complete, but nothing like a good baseball exercise to waste my time!

 

Here's what I came up with a little bit of creative positioning in the starting lineup, having a balanced bench with some heavy pinch hitters and trying to have a bullpen with some balance to it:

 

 

SEA: Ichiro Suzuki, CF

CHC: Alfonso Soriano, 2B

STL: Albert Pujols, 1B

BOS: David Ortiz, DH

NYY: Alex Rodriguez, 3B

ANA: Vladimir Guerrero, RF

BAL: Miguel Tejada, SS

FLA: Miguel Cabrera, LF

DET: Ivan Rodriguez, C

 

ATL: Brian McCann, C

TEX: Mark Teixera, 1B

PHI: Ryan Howard, 1B

NYM: Jose Reyes, IF

KaC: Mark Teahen, IF

COL: Matt Holliday, OF

SaF: Barry Bonds, OF

PIT: Jason Bay, OF

 

MIN: Johan Santana, SP

TOR: Roy Halladay, SP

HOU: Roy Oswalt, SP

ARZ: Brandon Webb, SP

LAD: Jason Schmidt, SP

 

MIL: Ben Sheets, P

CLE: C.C. Sabathia, P

TaB: Scott Kazmir, P

CIN: Aaron Harang, P

SaD: Trevor Hoffman, RP

CHW: Bobby Jenks, RP

WSH: Chad Cordero, RP

OAK: Huston Street, RP