The 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will played on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at 5pm pst on FOX.
The game will played in Anaheim, CA, the home of the Los Angeles Angels. It’s the first All-Star game played in Anaheim since 1989, where the amazing Bo Jackson lead off the bottom of the 1st inning with a towering Home run. Wade Boggs then followed with a HR, as it was the most amazing start to an all-hyped collection of All-Star studs.
This year, the rosters have been expanded to 34 with the fans picking the final spot after the rosters are announced on TBS July 4, 2010.
So in great fun, I’ve decided to try and predict who the MLB All-Stars will be. Now every team must have at least one representative. Some don’t like the rule because it leaves off some deserving players. True but the whole league is represented, as should each team.
Now fan voting makes up the starting hitter line-ups. There is no DH in the N.L. so I will predicted who will get that honor. Then the reserves are compiled by manager and player voting. It’s a little different as in the old days, the managers made every reserve pick. This is a better way because back in the day, Joe Torre of the Yankees flooded the roster with Bronx bombers.
Now there are 5 major injuries to potential starters and reserves OF Jason Hayward of the Braves, 2B Chase Utley and 3B Placido Polanco of the Phillies and 2B Dustin Pedroia and C Victor Martinez of the Red Sox. So I’m leaving them off for my predictions. Hayward and Utley would have started for the N.L. and potentially Polanco.
NATIONAL LEAGUE ROSTER PREDICTION
C YADIER MOLINA CARDINALS
1B ALBERT PUJOLS CARDINALS
2B MARTIN PRADO BRAVES *REPLACES CHASE UTLEY PHI INJURED*
SS HANLEY RAMIREZ MARLINS
3B DAVID WRIGHT METS *SHOULD WIN FAN VOTING, PLACIDO POLANCO INJURED*
LF RYAN BRAUN BREWERS
CF ANDRE EITHER DODGERS
RF COREY HART BREWERS *WILL REPLACE JASON HAYWARD ATL INJURED*
DH RYAN HOWARD PHILLIES *PREDICT HE WILL BE NAMES STARTER, NO FAN VOTING FOR DH IN NL
SP UMBALDO JIMENEZ ROCKIES *WILL START GAME AT PITCHER
N.L. RESERVES
C BRIAN MCCANN BRAVES
1B JOEY VOTTO REDS
2B DAN UGGLA MARLINS
SS JOSE REYES METS
3B RYAN ZIMMERMAN NATIONALS
OF ANDREW MCCUTCHEN PIRATES
OF ADAM DUNN NATIONALS
OF COLBY RASMUS CARDINALS
3B SCOTT ROLEN REDS
1B ADRIAN GONZALEZ PADRES
OF CHRIS YOUNG DIAMONDBACKS
SP ADAM WAINWRIGHT CARDINALS
SP MATT LATOS PADRES
SP MIKE PELFRY METS
SP JOSH JOHNSON MARLINS
SP YOVANI GALLARDO BREWERS
SP ROY HALLADAY PHILLIES
SP MATT CAIN GIANTS
RP MATT LINDSTROM ASTROS
RP BRIAN WILSON GIANTS
RP FRANCISCO CORDERO REDS
RP HEATH BELL PADRES
RP CARLOS MARMOL CUBS
RP JON BROXTON DODGERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE ROSTER PREDICTION
C JOE MAUER TWINS
1B JUSTIN MORNEAU TWINS
2B ROBINSON CANO YANKEES
SS DEREK JETER YANKEES
3B EVAN LONGORIA RAYS
LF JOSH HAMILTON RANGERS
CF CARL CRAWFORD RAYS
RF ICHIRO SUZUKI MARINERS
DH VLADIMIR GUERRERO RANGERS
SP DAVID PRICE RAYS
AMERICAN LEAGUE RESERVES
C MIKE NAPOLI ANGELS
1B MIQUEL CABRERA TIGERS
2B TY WIGGINGTON ORIOLES
SS ALEX GONZALEX BLUEJAYS
3B ALEX RODRIGUEZ YANKEES
OF TORI HUNTER ANGELS
OF SIN SOO CHOO INDIANS
OF BRENDAN BOESCH TIGERS
1B PAUL KONERKO WHITESOX
OF VERNON WELLS BLUEJAYS
IF KEVIN YOUKLIS REDSOX
SP PHIL HUGHES YANKEES
SP ANDY PETTITE YANKEES
SP CC SABATHIA YANKEES
SP CLAY BUCKHOLTZ REDSOX
SP FELIX HERNANDEZ MARINERS
SP JERED WEAVER ANGELS
SP CLIFF LEE MARINERS
RP ANDREW BAILEY A’S
RP MARIANO RIVERA YANKEES
RP JOSE VALVERDE TIGERS
RP NEFTALI FELIZ RANGERS
RP JOAKIM SORIA ROYALS
RP RAFAEL SORIANO RAYS