My MLB all-star teams

by Steve

"This time it matters" Uh doye. Cause all fourteen teams in the AL are going to the World Series and all sixteen NL teams will compete. BS it matters. Then again if I was Tito or LaRussa/Torre managing this team you better friggen believe I would be managing to win. How do you win? Have the best players making up the best team, not the most popular players. Here's the best squads to win the All-star game.

American League

Pitchers
Wait thirteen fuckin pitchers? Oh well here's 13:
Greinke, Edwin Jackson, king Felix, Halladay, Beckett, Buehrle, Wakefield, Fuentes, Papelbon, Nathan These three differ from the actual team:

J.P. Howell
Arguably the best set up man in the AL right now, appearances, stats, strike outs. Enough starts, tough beans Verlander.

Dallas Braden
He's young, great ERA, non-discript record but it would be a thrill and he would be ready to pitch. Took him over Andrew Bailey.

Joakim Soria
Not a lot of saves but he pitches for the Royals. Stats are there. Mo is old.

First Base
Justin Morneau is starting. He has more HRs RBIs better average than Teixiera.

Miguel Cabrera and my sleeper sleeper Paul Konerko. Check the stats again, Konerko has better HRs RBIs avg than Youkilis and Cabrera is a rake. Neither are on the actual roster.


Second Base
Aaron Hill is flat out raking. Twenty dongs? .296.. only 27 k's. Solid

Robinson Cano is having a solid year he gets the nod easily over Pedroia and Callaspo.


Third Base
Evan Longoria has the power i'll keep him starting.

Chone Figgins is my ideal leadoff man and Michael Young is meh big time. Teahen maybe next year.


Short Stop
DJ is havin a year he can start, last time though. Bartlett too.

Catcher
V-mart and Mauer are tough to replace. AJP has an honorable mention


Outfield
Torii Hunter, Ichiro, Juan Rivera. Dude is hitting .317, 16th in RBIs only 29 K's how was he not even on the roster?
Bay, Pacman Jones, Granderson for the homeruns only, Abreu solid all around stats, Crawford for the speed in the late innings. Hamilton doesn't qualify.


National League

Pitchers
Santana, Haren, Lincecum, Josh Johnson, Cain, Billingsley, Wainright and Gallardo over Lilly and Marquis because they throw harder. Cordero k-rod Franklin (who?) and Bell stay, I'll take Belisaro over Broxton too.

First Base
Pujols and Prince

Second Base
Utley starts but B Phillips gets the nod over Hudson because he's better in nearly every stat except probably speed game.

Third Base
Zimmerman starts and Mark Reynolds comes off the bench for a big bat when I have RISP. Sandoval will be here next year.

Short Stop
Han-ram then Tejada who is having a nice season. Yunel honorable mention.

Catcher
Molina and McCann are tough to replace Bengie could be in the discussion but SF has enough representation.

Outfield
Ibanez and Braun start along with Carlos Lee. Beltran is hurt any way. Hawpe stays although his stats are skewed, I could live with Pence and Upton on there too. Kemp Ethier and Jay Bruce could replace either of them.