NL All Star Roster

bedir than average · July 1st, 2007, 04:34 PM

MLB.com Link
Starters in Bold

C -Russell Martin, B.McCann
1B-Prince Fielder, A.Pujols, D.Young, D.Lee
2B-Chase Utley, O.Hudson, F.Sanchez
3B-David Wright, M.Cabrera
SS-Jose Reyes, JJ.Hardy
OF-Ken Griffey Jr.(most votes NL), Carlos Beltran, Barry Bonds , A.Soriano, A.Rowand, C.Lee, M.Holliday,

Starting Pitchers
B.Penny, B.Sheets, C.Hamels, J.Smoltz, J.Peavy

Relievers
T.Saito, F.Cordero, J.Valverde, T.Hoffman, B.Fuentes, B.Wagner

Final Slot Candidates
T.Gorzelanny, R.Oswalt, B.Webb, C.Young, C.Zambrano

Heltonfan · July 1st, 2007, 08:56 PM

That's a surprisingly unobjectionable All-Star roster. The only glaring errors:

- Hamels over Webb is nonsense. Webb's numbers this year are better across the board, except for the fact that Hamels has 9 "wins" and Webb has 8.

- Freddy Sanchez? Seriously? Granted, it's quite a challenge to find a deserving Pirate All-Star. But Sanchez is having a replacement-level season, at best. Putting Jason Bay on the team instead of Carlos Lee would have been better; he's not having much of a season, but at least he's got a track record.

- I'd replace Fuentes and Valverde with Matt Capps and Jonathan Broxton. Broxton is clearly a better pitcher than either of the two guys selected (insert "closer mystique" rant here), and Capps' inclusion would solve the aforementioned obligatory Pirate problem.

- No Chipper Jones? The guy's hitting .329/.418/.602. One wonders what exactly he would have needed to do to make the team. Chipper's one of the top 10 players in MLB, and he's having an excellent year even by his own lofty standards. There are any number of guys who could be bumped from the team to make room for him.

bigheadache · July 9th, 2007, 10:03 AM

Actually, Carlos Lee is having a much better season than Jason Bay. Lee is leading the league in RBIs. A better choice for the Pirates would prbably be Mark Gorzalawny as a starting pitcher. Until Oswalt was added, Lee was the only Astro representative.

July 1st, 2007, 04:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	NL All Star Roster MLB.com Link Starters in Bold C -Russell Martin, B.McCann 1B-Prince Fielder, A.Pujols, D.Young, D.Lee 2B-Chase Utley, O.Hudson, F.Sanchez 3B-David Wright, M.Cabrera SS-Jose Reyes, JJ.Hardy OF-Ken Griffey Jr.(most votes NL), Carlos Beltran, Barry Bonds , A.Soriano, A.Rowand, C.Lee, M.Holliday, Starting Pitchers B.Penny, B.Sheets, C.Hamels, J.Smoltz, J.Peavy Relievers T.Saito, F.Cordero, J.Valverde, T.Hoffman, B.Fuentes, B.Wagner Final Slot Candidates T.Gorzelanny, R.Oswalt, B.Webb, C.Young, C.Zambrano __________________ I'm sorry I left for a while. I needed a vaction, and then work changed substantially. I'm over 50 hour weeks, plus two hours a day of commuting time. A few weeks ago I launched my own blog about Seattle Sounders FC and Life in Puget Sound. I won't be by these parts often as my focus has changed. Sorry about the unannounced retirement.

July 1st, 2007, 08:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
Heltonfan Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yerevan, Armenia Posts: 902	That's a surprisingly unobjectionable All-Star roster. The only glaring errors: - Hamels over Webb is nonsense. Webb's numbers this year are better across the board, except for the fact that Hamels has 9 "wins" and Webb has 8. - Freddy Sanchez? Seriously? Granted, it's quite a challenge to find a deserving Pirate All-Star. But Sanchez is having a replacement-level season, at best. Putting Jason Bay on the team instead of Carlos Lee would have been better; he's not having much of a season, but at least he's got a track record. - I'd replace Fuentes and Valverde with Matt Capps and Jonathan Broxton. Broxton is clearly a better pitcher than either of the two guys selected (insert "closer mystique" rant here), and Capps' inclusion would solve the aforementioned obligatory Pirate problem. - No Chipper Jones? The guy's hitting .329/.418/.602. One wonders what exactly he would have needed to do to make the team. Chipper's one of the top 10 players in MLB, and he's having an excellent year even by his own lofty standards. There are any number of guys who could be bumped from the team to make room for him. Last edited by Heltonfan; July 1st, 2007 at 09:09 PM.

July 9th, 2007, 10:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
bigheadache Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roswell, NM Posts: 945	Actually, Carlos Lee is having a much better season than Jason Bay. Lee is leading the league in RBIs. A better choice for the Pirates would prbably be Mark Gorzalawny as a starting pitcher. Until Oswalt was added, Lee was the only Astro representative.