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7/6/08
AL & NL Rosters Set For 2008 MLB All-Star Game In New York
It's Cubs vs Red Sox In Yankee Stadium
The good-bye All-Star celebration at Yankee Stadium will feature a decidedly Red Sox and Cubbie flair. Boston and Chicago will field seven all-stars apiece, the most for either league.

Kevin Youkalis, Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez will be starting for the Red Sox and accompanied to the Bronx by Jonathan Papelbon, Jason Varitek and J.D. Drew. The Cubs will start Alfonso Soriano (who may not and should not play because of injury), Kosuke Fukudome (thank you, Japan) and Geovany Soto, while Carlos Zambrano, Ryan Dempster, Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez will be reserves. The Cubs catcher is the first even rookie to start for the NL behind the plate. No team in the National League has more than two representatives, while the Northsiders have seven.

The most impressive number coming from the All-Star roster release is that 25 newcomers will be playing in the Midsummer Classic, many of those as the sole representative of their terrible teams. Although, it's good to see guys like Nate McLouth and Ryan Ludwick, who are more than deserving of having a spot.

Here's your AL and NL rosters.

Which player absent from the initial lineups is most deserving of a final spot?
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7/6/08
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For the NL in left field: Barry Bonds

For the AL in left field: Madonna

7/6/08
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For the NL in left field: Barry Bonds

For the AL in left field: Madonna

7/6/08
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For the AL, almost every starting catcher except Jason Varitek. The players apparently are responsible for that one. What were they thinking?

7/7/08
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(Edited by The Wakka Man)

Top 5 RBI spots in the NL:

1. R. Howard - 76

2. A. Gonzalez - 70

3. L. Berkman - 69

4. C. Lee - 67

4. C. Utley - 67

5. M. Teixeira - 66

5. D. Wright - 66

Only three of these players have been selected (two as starters). Four of them are first basemen, you may note, but none of them are named A. Pujols, who was selected. Three of the ones not selected are the RBI leaders at their positions.

 

Top 5 RBI spots in the AL:

1. J. Hamilton - 84

2. J. Morneau - 65

3. J. Guillen - 64

4. C. Quentin - 61

5. B. Abreu - 55

5. D. Murphy - 55

 

Once again, three selected, one as a starter. Five outfielders, none of them named M. Ramirez or I. Suzuki.

 

 

MY FINAL VOTES: Wright for NL, Guillen for AL.


7/7/08
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(Edited by donm454)
Cole Hamels not getting in is ridiculous. He has more K's, less walks, a lower ERA, and more complete games than Ryan Dempster and the most shutouts in the NL.  The Cubs are even as god as their record shows.  And why did Kerry Wood or Billy Wagner make it? Combined they have 11 blow saves out of 42 opportunities.

7/7/08
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Again this shows democracy does not work.

7/7/08
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no one can blame anyone on the starters....fans voted them in


 
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