Rosters unveiled for 83rd All-Star Game

[nebo86]

All of the players I voted for got in except for Brandon Phillips. I think he is more deserving than Dan Uggla, but nonetheless here are the rosters:

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AMERICAN LEAGUE ROSTER
Starters
C Mike Napoli, TEX
1B Prince Fielder, DET
2B Robinson Cano, NYY
3B Adrian Beltre, TEX
SS Derek Jeter, NYY
OF Josh Hamilton, TEX
OF Curtis Granderson, NYY
OF Jose Bautista, TOR
DH David Ortiz, BOS
Pitchers
RHP Ryan Cook, OAK
LHP Matt Harrison, TEX
RHP Felix Hernandez, SEA
RHP Jim Johnson, BAL
RHP Joe Nathan, TEX
RHP Chris Perez, CLE
LHP David Price, TB
RHP Fernando Rodney, TB
LHP CC Sabathia, NYY
LHP Chris Sale, CWS
RHP Justin Verlander, DET
RHP Jered Weaver, LAA
LHP C.J. Wilson, LAA
Reserves
C Joe Mauer, MIN
C Matt Wieters, BAL
SS Elvis Andrus, TEX
SS Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE
3B Miguel Cabrera, DET
2B Ian Kinsler, TEX
1B Paul Konerko, CWS
OF Adam Jones, BAL
OF Mike Trout, LAA
OF Mark Trumbo, LAA
DH Billy Butler, KC
DH Adam Dunn, CWS

NATIONAL LEAGUE ROSTER
Starters
C Buster Posey, SF
1B Joey Votto, CIN
2B Dan Uggla, ATL
SS Rafael Furcal, STL
3B Pablo Sandoval, SF
OF Melky Cabrera, SF
OF Carlos Beltran, STL
OF Matt Kemp, LAD
Pitchers
RHP Matt Cain, SF
LHP Aroldis Chapman, CIN
RHP R.A. Dickey, NYM
LHP Gio Gonzalez, WAS
LHP Cole Hamels, PHI
RHP Joel Hanrahan, PIT
LHP Clayton Kershaw, LAD
RHP Craig Kimbrel, ATL
RHP Lance Lynn, STL
LHP Wade Miley, ARI
RHP Jonathan Papelbon, PHI
RHP Stephen Strasburg, WAS
RHP Huston Street, SD
Reserves
C Yadier Molina, STL
C Carlos Ruiz, PHI
1B Bryan LaHair, CHC
2B Jose Altuve, HOU
SS Starlin Castro, CHC
SS Ian Desmond, WAS
3B David Wright, NYM
OF Ryan Braun, MIL
OF Jay Bruce, CIN
OF Carlos Gonzalez, COL
OF Andrew McCutchen, PIT
OF Giancarlo Stanton, MIA

And here are the FINAL VOTE CANDIDATES:

American League
P Jonathan Broxton, KC
P Yu Darvish, TEX
P Ernesto Frieri, LAA
P Jason Hammel, BAL
P Jake Peavy, CWS

National League
OF Michael Bourn, ATL
3B David Freese, STL
OF Bryce Harper, WAS
2B Aaron Hill, ARI
3B Chipper Jones, ATL

[Cathy]

Can't help but laugh @ the AL final vote candidates

[nebo86]

Can't help but laugh @ the AL final vote candidates

Which player(s) would you say are missing?

[Chitown Champ]

Edwin Encarnacion should be in the final vote. He's been tearing it up at the plate. I also think Kipnis and Pierzynski deserve it too, but probably missed due to position depth (though Pierzynski has been out-hitting Napoli this year).

For NL, it's tough to see players having great years but can't find a spot due to the talent this year. Vogelsong, Cueto, McDonald, Capuano, and a bunch of other pitchers have great numbers. Ethier, Bourn, and as you mentioned, Phillips, are also performing well. You know it's a tough year to make the all-star team when Braun, CarGo, McCutchen, and Wright are reserves.

[Mudge]

The starters seem for the most part just big name guys, though of course many deserve it. Nevertheless, here were my votes (IN BOLD CAPS):

C A.J. PIERZYNSKI, CWS not Mike Napoli, TEX
1B EDWARD ENCARNACION, TOR, not Prince Fielder, DET
2B Robinson Cano, NYY
3B Adrian Beltre, TEX
SS ELVIS ANDRUS, TEX, not Derek Jeter, NYY
OF Josh Hamilton, TEX
OF ADAM JONES, BAL, not Curtis Granderson, NYY
OF Jose Bautista, TOR
DH David Ortiz, BOS

C CARLOS RUIZ, PHI, not Buster Posey, SF
1B Joey Votto, CIN
2B BRANDON PHILLIPS, CIN, not Dan Uggla, ATL
3B DAVID WRIGHT, NYM, not Pablo Sandoval, SF
SS Rafael Furcal, STL
OF RYAN BRAUN, MIL, not Melky Cabrera, SF
OF Carlos Beltran, STL
OF CARLOS GONZALEZ, COL, not Matt Kemp, LAD

[RickD]

All of the players I voted for got in except for Brandon Phillips. I think he is more deserving than Dan Uggla,

Apparently you aren't the only one!

Porsha Phillips, who played college basketball at the University of Georgia, was not happy to hear that her brother was left off the All-Star team.


So how did she handle the news? Not well. She jumped on Twitter and posted a message where she ripped the city that will host the All-Star game in a few weeks.

Her Tweet:


"NObody didn't wanna go to boring ass KansasCity anyway. Enjoy that contract tho bra bra
@DatDudeBP"

[Old Sweater]

Couldn't help but notice that Huston Street made the NL roster and Jason Hammel is on the AL final vote ballot.

Rockies front office sure ain't all stars.