RF Ichiro Suzuki SS Derek Jeter C Joe Mauer 1B Mark Teixeira LF Jason Bay CF Josh Hamilton 3B Evan Longoria 2B Aaron Hill P Roy Halladay
Bench
C Victor Martinez 1B Justin Morneau 1B Carlos Pena# 1B Kevin Youkilis 3B Brandon Inge 3B Michael Young SS Jason Bartlett LF Carl Crawford CF Curtis Granderson CF Adam Jones RF Nelson Cruz# RF Ben Zobrist
Staring Pitchers
Josh Beckett Mark Buehrle Zack Greinke Felix Hernandez Edwin Jackson Justin Verlander Tim Wakefield
Relief Pitchers
Andrew Bailey Brian Fuentes Joe Nathan Jonathan Pabelbon Mariano Rivera
Out with Injury:
2B Dustin Pedroia CF Torii Hunter
Fan Vote Possibilities:
Chone Figgins Brandon Inge Ian Kinsler Adam Lind Carlos Pena
(# denotes replacement player)
Representatives by Team: (starters in bold) (out in italics) Baltimore Orioles CF Adam Jones Boston Red Sox LF Jason Bay 1B Kevin Youkilis SP Josh Beckett SP Tim Wakefield RP Jonathan Pabelbon 2B Dustin Pedroia
Chicago White Sox SP Mark Buehrle Cleveland Indians C Victor Martinez
Detroit Tigers 3B Brandon Inge CF Curtis Granderson SP Edwin Jackson SP Justin Verlander
Kansas City Royals SP Zack Greinke
Los Angeles Angels RP Brian Fuentes CF Torii Hunter
Minnesota Twins C Joe Mauer 1B Justin Morneau RP Joe Nathan
New York Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira SS Derek Jeter RP Mariano Rivera
Oakland Athletics RP Andrew Bailey
Seattle Mariners RF Ichiro Suzuki SP Felix Hernandez
Tampa Bay Rays 3B Evan Longoria 1B Carlos Pena SS Jason Bartlett LF Carl Crawford RF Ben Zobrist
Texas Rangers CF Josh Hamilton 3B Michael Young RF Nelson Cruz
Toronto Blue Jays 2B Aaron Hill SP Roy Halladay
Number of Representatives in the all-star game by team:
Boston Red Sox 6 Tampa Bay Rays 5 Detroit Tigers 4 Minnesota Twins 3 New York Yankees 3 Texas Rangers 3 Los Angeles Angels 2 Seattle Mariners 2 Toronto Blue Jays 2 Baltimore Orioles 1 Chicago White Sox 1 Cleveland Indians 1 Kansas City Royals 1 Oakland Athletics 1
-- Edited by pmoehrin on Monday 13th of July 2009 04:58:00 PM
SS Hanley Ramirez 2B Chase Utley 1B Albert Pujols RF Ryan Braun LF Raul Ibanez 3B David Wright CF Shane Victorino C Yadier Molina P Tim Lincecum
Bench
C Brian McCann 1B Prince Fielder 1B Adrian Gonzalez 1B Ryan Howard 2B Orlando Hudson 2B Freddy Sanchez 3B Ryan Zimmerman SS Miguel Tejada RF Brad Hawpe RF Hunter Pence RF Justin Upton RF Jayson Werth#
Starting Pitchers
Chad Billingsley Zack Duke# Dan Haren Josh Johnson Ted Lilly Jason Marquis Johan Santana
Relief Pitchers
Heath Bell Francisco Cordero Ryan Franklin Trevor Hoffman# Francisco Rodriguez
Out with injury:
CF Carlos Beltran SP Matt Cain RP Trevor Hoffman
Fan Vote Possibilities:
Christian Guzman Matt Kemp Mark Reynolds Pablo Sandoval Shane Victorino
(# denotes replacement player)
Representatives by Team: (starters in bold) (out in italics)
Arizona Diamondbacks RF Justin Upton SP Dan Haren
Atlanta Braves C Brian McCann
Chicago Cubs SP Ted Lilly
Cincinnati Reds RP Francisco Cordero
Colorado Rockies RF Brad Hawpe SP Jason Marquis
Florida Marlins SS Hanley Ramirez SP Josh Johnson
Houston Astros SS Miguel Tejada RF Hunter Pence
Los Angeles Dodgers 2B Orlando Hudson SP Chad Billingsley RP Jonathan Broxton
Milwaukee Brewers LF Ryan Braun 1B Prince Fielder RP Trevor Hoffman
New York Mets 3B David Wright SP Johan Santana RP Francisco Rodriguez CF Carlos Beltran
Philadelphia Phillies 2B Chase Utley CF Shane Victorino RF Raul Ibanez 1B Ryan Howard RF Jayson Werth
Pittsburgh Pirates 2B Freddy Sanchez SP Zack Duke
San Diego Padres 1B Adrian Gonzalez RP Heath Bell
San Francisco Giants SP Tim Lincecum SP Matt Cain
St. Louis Cardinals C Yadier Molina 1B Albert Pujols RP Ryan Franklin Washington Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman
Number of Representatives in the all-star game by team:
Philadelphia Phillies 5 New York Mets 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 Milwaukee Brewers 3 St. Louis Cardinals 3 Arizona Diamondbacks 2 Colorado Rockies 2 Florida Marlins 2 Houston Astros 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 San Diego Padres 2 San Francisco Giants 2 Atlanta Braves 1 Chicago Cubs 1 Cincinnati Reds 1 Washington Nationals 1
-- Edited by pmoehrin on Monday 13th of July 2009 04:58:38 PM
I like how the MLB has it to where each team has to have atleast one player on the team. I think the Fans could have thought about it a little better and not voted Hamilton and Beltran as starters cause neither of them deserve it in my opinion. I also think that The Tigers were lucky they got three players on the team. now yes they are having a good season but i think that maybe Ian Kinsler should ahev amde it on before Curtis Granderson but what do i knwo thats just how i feel
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I feel as thought Yovani Gallardo got robbed of not making the team. I think he deserves it just as much if not more than MAtt Cain and or Chad Billingsly
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Johan shouldn't have made it he's just not good enough put in someone that has a better era . He has great strikeouts to walks ratio but he's not the person that should be in the All Star Game.
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The winners of the fan vote are Brandon Inge of the Detroit Tigers, and Shane Victorino of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Also here are some of the players to look out for in the 2009 Futures Game this Sunday. (prospect rankings are according to Baseball America as of today, not preseason)
Team USA LHP Madison Bumgarner San Francisco Giants #5 Prospect LHP Brian Matusz Baltimore Orioles #9 Prospect RHP Kyle Drabek Philadelphia Phillies #24 Prospect RHP Casey Kelly Boston Red Sox Top 50 Prospect RHP Mat Latos San Diego Padres Top 50 Prospect RHP Jarrod Parker Arizona Diamondbacks #12 Prospect RHP Chris Tillman Baltimore Orioles #8 Prospect C Jason Castro Houston Astros #19 Prospect 3B Pedro Alvarez Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Prospect 3B Josh Vitters Chicago Cubs Top 50 Prospect 3B Brett Wallace St. Louis Cardinals #21 Prospect OF Jason Heywood Atlanta Braves #1 Prospect OF Desmond Jennings Tampa Bay Rays #18 Prospect OF Mike Stanton Florida Marlins #2 Prospect
World Team RHP Jhoulys Chacin Colorado Rockies Top 50 Prospect RHP Neftali Feliz Texas Rangers #13 Prospect RHP Jenrry Mejia New York Mets Top 50 Prospect C Jesus Montero New York Yankees #3 Prospect C Carlos Santana Cleveland Indians #7 Prospect SS Alcides Escobar Milwaukee Brewers #14 Prospect OF Nick Weglarz Cleveland Indians Top 50 Prospect
-- Edited by pmoehrin on Thursday 9th of July 2009 05:16:37 PM
Just so people know Carlos Beltran of the Mets is out, Jayson Werth of the Phillies is in. (the change is shown at the top of the page, as will all roster changes right up until first pitch)
Nelson Cruz of the Rangers is also in, while Torii Hunter is out.
For those wondering why Cruz and Werth are in as opposed to others, there actually is a specific order to replacement players.
When a player is out of the all-star game, it reverts to the players vote to who gets in.
The leading vote getter not currently in (in this case Cruz in the AL, and Werth in the NL) are the replacement players.
Also apparently John Smoltz will be taking part in this year's home run derby. He may even be able to win it all if the initial reports of him in batting practice are true.
On a more serious note, Bud Selig will be hosting a chat on MLB.com on Tuesday afternoon, so if you have any questions for the commissioner of baseball, this might be your best opportunity to ask him.
-- Edited by pmoehrin on Friday 10th of July 2009 03:58:34 PM
Some of the names to look out for in the Celebrity Softball game which will be held this Sunday, but won't be on TV until Monday immediately following the home run derby. (in quotes are my thoughts on them)
Legends: Bruce Sutter (doesen't belong in the HOF as long as Bert Byleven isn't in, but whatever) Dave Winfield (will hit a home run every time up, no point in even pitching to him) Ernie Banks (very interested to see how the 78 year old will fair, my guess is he will start the game at short before being moved to first base. Banks will also hit a home run his first time up, before striking out in every at bat thereafter) Rollie Fingers (mustache will prove to be too distracting for opposing hitters, start him) Goose Gossage (see Rollie Fingers, flip coin as to who starts if both are on same team) Lee Smith (no longer all-time leader in saves, only reason people cared about him in the first place) Vince Coleman (it was either he plays, or he's in charge of the fireworks show) Whitey Herzog (thought he was dead, glad to see he's not, take cue from managing career, don't make yourself player manager) Thommy John (still hoping to make a comeback at the age of 1000, had another Thommy John surgery this offsesaon, Washington shows interst) Fred Lynn (will play well, but only hits home runs in these types of games when the bases are loaded)
Celebrities: Nelly (is probably wondering why the NBA moved the All-Star game to July right now) Carl Edwards (will do a backflip to short and summon the spirit of Ozzie Smith, meaning he will make 3 gold glove caliber plays, and go 1 for 4 at the plate) Jenna Fischer (can't imagine Pam from the Office being very good at sports, but is the leading runner for the participation trophy as of now) Jon Hamm (looks like a dbag, hope Fingers or Goosage nail him in the face with a heater) Shawn Johnson (highly recommend she watch films of Brett Butler if she actually wants to play well, and not Joe McEwing) James Denton (looks like a likeable guy, but I don't watch Desperate Housewives, so I have no idea who you are) Billy Bob Thornton (thought there would be drinking involved, there should be if you ask me) Brian Littrell (needs money) Bob Knight (this is why I say drinking should be involved) Andy Richter (Connan O'Brien was out with having a life)
I actually attending the Futures Game, Celebrity/Legends Softball game and the fanfest at last year's All-Star Game festivites. It actually is a lot of fun and MLB puts on a great show. I was able to see Cal Ripken Jr., Whitey Ford, Billy Ripken and Erin Andrews at the Fanfest event last year. Definately a blast.
So Dustin Pedroia is skipping the game to be with his wife who is due to have a baby soon. AL Manager John Madden replaces him with Rays 1st basemen Carlos Pena. The move puts Aaron Hill into the starting lineup and still snubs Ian Kinsler.
Johnathon Broxton is going to go but not play with a big toe injury so Trevor Hoffman is going to replace him and theres a good chance that Matt Cain misses the game after taking a liner off his pitching elbow last night. No replacment has been named for him yet
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American League Nelson Cruz Texas Rangers Brandon Inge Detroit Tigers Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins Carlos Pena Tampa Bay Rays
National League Prince Fielder Milwaukee Brewers Adrian Gonzalez San Diego Padres Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals
Personally I like Albert to win it all, which probably means he won't as I have yet to correctly guess the Home Run Derby champion since Sammy Sosa in 2000.
Other favorites would obviously be 2006 champ Ryan Howard, and Prince Fielder, but as we've seen in the past any player can win this so your guess is really as good as mine.
The Home Run Derby is also on at 8PM EST on ESPN, and will immediately be followed by the Legends and Celebrity Softball game that was held yesterday.
-- Edited by pmoehrin on Monday 13th of July 2009 05:25:45 AM
Well in my opinion the NL ahs the hands down advantage on the AL wit the guys they have in the contest. Now having said this Nelson cruz has been having a very good and a quiet season at that so i'm going to take him over hometwon favorite and everyone elses favorite Albert Pujols
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1. Prince Fielder (23 Homers) 2. Nelson Cruz (21 Homers) 3. Ryan Howard (15 Homers) 4. Albert Pujols (11 Homers) 5. Carlos Pena (6 Homers) 6. Joe Mauer (5 Homers) 7. Adrian Gonzalez (2 Homers) 8. Brandon Inge (0 Homers)
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Did anyone else think that the HR Derby was terribly boring? I thought it was awful. It just takes entirely to long to get everything done. I think they need to try to re-think it a little bit. Terribly Boring. Maybe Josh Hamilton just spoiled me last year, but this years was terrible. The Celebrity/Legends Softball game afterwards was way more exciting.
I got tired of the HR Derby and i turned it off after Pujols hit in the Bat off. I jsut got the effing tracker up and watched the guy I picked finish second. I wish i had seen the game afterwords cause that would have been funny to see Nelly and Bobby Knight play softball
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Did anyone else think that the HR Derby was terribly boring? I thought it was awful. It just takes entirely to long to get everything done. I think they need to try to re-think it a little bit. Terribly Boring. Maybe Josh Hamilton just spoiled me last year, but this years was terrible. The Celebrity/Legends Softball game afterwards was way more exciting.
I can see where your coming from, but the one thing about this home run derby that I noticed was guys were taking alot more pitches then they had in year's past. Also your best guys usually come later in the derby. The two top guys Fielder and Cruz were the first ones up. After that it was really downhill from there until we got to the finals.
Well All of this past us the AL won it not a surprise in my opinion and they get the HomeFeild advantage int he World Series and will prolly win the WS in my opinion this year
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