all star lineups...

[Hammer]

cant find the backups or pitchers yet, though admittedly i havent looked too hard yet. yes keeps scrolling the starters across the bottom though...

c - avila and mccann
1b - gonzalez and fielder
2b - cano and weeks
ss - jeter and reyes
3b - rodriguez and polanco
of - granderson/hamilton/bautista and kemp/braun/berkman
dh - ortiz

via mlb.com...

"Making up the pitchers and reserves for the AL All-Star team are: starters Josh Beckett (Red Sox), Gio Gonzalez (Athletics), Felix Hernandez (Mariners), David Price (Rays), James Shields (Rays), Justin Verlander (Tigers), Jered Weaver (Angels) and C.J. Wilson (Rangers); relievers Aaron Crow (Royals), Brandon League (Mariners), Chris Perez (Indians), Mariano Rivera (Yankees) and Jose Valverde (Tigers); catchers Martin and Matt Wieters (Orioles); infielders Adrian Beltre (Rangers), Asdrubal Cabrera (Indians), Miguel Cabrera (Tigers) and Howard Kendrick (Angels); outfielders Michael Cuddyer (Twins), Jacoby Ellsbury (Red Sox), Matt Joyce (Rays) and Carlos Quentin (White Sox); and DH Michael Young (Rangers)."

"On the bench and the pitching staff for the NL are: starters Matt Cain (Giants), Roy Halladay (Phillies), Cole Hamels (Phillies), Jair Jurrjens (Braves), Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers), Cliff Lee (Phillies), Tim Lincecum (Giants) and Ryan Vogelsong (Giants); relievers Heath Bell (Padres), Tyler Clippard (Nationals), Joel Hanrahan (Pirates), Jonny Venters (Braves) and Brian Wilson (Giants); catcher Yadier Molina (Cardinals); infielders Starlin Castro (Cubs), Chipper Jones (Braves), Phillips, Gaby Sanchez (Marlins), Tulowitzki and Votto; outfielders Carlos Beltran (Mets), Jay Bruce (Reds), Matt Holliday (Cardinals), Hunter Pence (Astros) and Justin Upton (D-backs)."

"Making up the Final Vote competition are Alex Gordon of the Royals, Adam Jones of the Orioles, Paul Konerko of the White Sox, Victor Martinez of the Tigers and Ben Zobrist of the Rays in the AL; and Andre Ethier of the Dodgers, Todd Helton of the Rockies, Ian Kennedy of the D-backs, Michael Morse of the Nationals and Shane Victorino of the Phillies in the NL."

[Hammer]

cc sabathia wasnt named as one of the copious amount of pitchers they take to this game. hilarium.

[realmofotalk]

Sweet, Kemp beat out Holliday for the third starting OF spot.

[HollywoodLeo]

Because there arent enough Yankees on the squad already

[Hammer]

Because there arent enough Yankees on the squad already

and sabathia might be more deserving than all the rest. its not my, nor cc's, fault the average fan is a moron who decided jeter was more deserving than cabrera.

[realmofotalk]

*J.T. the Brick grandstanding voice*

BUT YOU DON'T DISRESPECT DEREK JETER BY LEAVING HIM OFF THE ALL-STAR LINEUP!!! HE'S THE CAPTAIN OF THE YANKEES!!! YOU GIVE UP YOUR STARTING SPOT IF YOU'RE CABRERA!!!

[GiantsFanatic]

Fuck JT the Brick, him and his fucking homer ass!

[Kingdom]

Chipper doesn't really need to be there. 3B must be horrible this season. I'd rather see Craig Kimbrel in, he and Venters have been sexy to watch this season.

[Kingdom]

Aaron Crow and Tyler Clippard, freaking awesome. They even have their on BS threads. Woot.

[HollywoodLeo]

3B is so bad in the NL this year a sportswriter at I forget which site made an argument for Chase Headley. No joke.

[Kingdom]

.300 avg, .400 OBP.. I could live with Headley.

[Porter]

Pineda > CC

[Hammer]

cc > every al pitcher on the team except verlander, weaver and mo

[HollywoodLeo]

Apparently CC didn't want to be selected...

http://eye-on-baseball.blogs.cbsspor...97882/30419262

Starting pitcher: This one is interesting, because I'm going to exclude CC Sabathia, who not only didn't want to be selected, but will also ineligible to pitch in the game when he starts next Sunday.

[Kingdom]

So, with everyone being ineligible to pitch at this rate, can we expect Gio Gonzalez starting for the AL? Woohoo.