all star by division....

[Guest attgig]

so, I was thinking about how ridiculous the infield is amongst the NL EAST teams. even just between the mets and phils, you have an incredible infield. so, out of curiosity, what would be your all-NL EAST starters and pitching rotation:

C McCann
1B Howard
2B Utley
SS Reyes (toss up btw reyes and hanley)
3B Wright (definitely an argument for Chipper and Cabrera, but the steals..)
OF Burrell
OF Beltran
OF Rowand

SP Smoltz
SP Hudson
SP Hamels
SP Perez
SP Glavine



I wonder which division would field the strongest team... (does anyone come close to the AL East?)

[metirish]

I'll try the NL Central.

C - Johnny Estrada
1B -Prince Fielder
2B - Brandon Phillips
3B - Aramis Ramirez
SS - J.J. Hardy
OF - Ken Griffey
OF - Jason Bay
OF - Carlos Lee


SP -Carlos Zambrano
SP - Roy Oswalt
SP - Ted Lilly
SP - Tom Gorzelanny
SP - Aaron Harang

[metirish]

I think the NL Central matches up good against the NL East.

I should say my NL Central team...

[Guest Edgy DC]

Stick Miggy in the NL East outfield.

[Guest SI Metman]

AL East is an intriguing power house:

C Posada
1B Pena
2B Upton
SS Jeter
3B A-Rod
DH Ortiz
OF Crawford
OF Ramirez
OF Matsui

SP Bedard
SP Beckett
SP Wang
SP Kazmir
SP Halladay

Lots of snubs in that division, especially at second and third.

[metirish]

My AL East team.

C -Varitek
1B - Carlos Pena
2B - B.J. Upton
3B - Rodriguez
SS - Miguel Tejada
OF - Nick Markakis
OF - Alexis Rios
OF - Manny Ramirez

DH - David Ortiz

SP - Beckett
SP - Roy Halladay
SP - James Shields
SP - Chien-Ming Wang
SP -Erik Bedard

[metirish]

Sounds silly but trying to pick the AL outfield was not easy,it's just not that good IMO.....or many of them are having crap seasons.

[Valadius]

I'll try the NL West:

C - Russell Martin
1B - Adrian Gonzalez
2B - Jeff Kent
SS - Troy Tulowitzki
3B - Garrett Atkins
LF - Matt Holliday
CF - Mike Cameron
RF - Brad Hawpe

SP - Jake Peavy
SP - Chris Young
SP - Brad Penny
SP - Brandon Webb
SP - Greg Maddux

CL - Takashi Saito

[Guest sharpie]

I think if you're making up All-Star teams you've got to play by Major League rules -- need to have at least one player for each team. Current NL East and NL West ones don't do that.

[Guest Edgy DC]

NL West

LA C Russell Martin
COL 1B Todd Helton
LA 2B Jeff Kent
COL SS Troy Tulowitzki
COL 3B Garrett Atkins
COl LF Matt Holliday
SD CF Mike Cameron
COL RF Brad Hawpe
SF DH Barry Bonds

SD SP Jake Peavy
LA SP Brad Penny
ARI SP Brandon Webb
SD SP Chris Young
COL SP Jeff Francis

LA CL Takashi Saito
COL RP Manuel Corpas

[Gwreck]

To round it out, AL Central:

C Victor Martinez CLE
1B Justin Morneau MIN
2B Placido Polanco DET
3B Alex Gordon KC
SS Carlos Guillen DET
LF Curtis Granderson DET
CF Torii Hunter MIN
RF Magglio Ordonez DET
DH Grady Sizemore CLE

SP CC Sabathia CLE
SP Justin Verlander DET
SP Johan Santana MIN
SP Fausto Carmona CLE
SP Mark Buehrle CHW

CL Joe Nathan MIN

[Guest OlerudOwned]

I tend to wonder what life would be like if Hanley and Miggy were Mets and Reyes/Wright were Marlins. Because, honestly, the duo in Florida is probably a hair better.

[Gwreck]

Even after you factor in defense?

[Guest Edgy DC]

I agree that we have the better defenders.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Edgy DC wrote: I agree that we have the better defenders.

Agreed.

[Guest Edgy DC]

We still have the AL West. And Vlad and I disagree on two NL Westers.

[seawolf17]

OlerudOwned wrote: I tend to wonder what life would be like if Hanley and Miggy were Mets and Reyes/Wright were Marlins. Because, honestly, the duo in Florida is probably a hair better.

Someone evict OO from the Pool immediately.

(Actually, he might be right, but don't tell anyone.)

[Guest OlerudOwned]

AL West

C- Kenji Johjima
1B- Nick Swisher
2B- Ian Kinsler
3B- Chone Figgins
SS- Orlando Cabrera
LF- Raul Ibanez
CF- Ichiro
RF- Vladimir Guerrero
DH- Jack Cust

SP- Danny Haren
SP- Kelvim Escobar
SP- John Lackey
SP- Joe Blanton
SP- Felix Hernandez
CP- J.J. Putz

[Gwreck]

C Kenji Johjima SEA
1B Nick Swisher OAK
2B Mark Ellis OAK
3B Chone Figgins LAA
SS Michael Young TEX
LF Garrett Anderson LAA
CF Ichiro Suzuki SEA
RF Vladimir Guerrero LAA

SP Dan Haren OAK
SP Kelvim Escobar LAA
SP John Lackey LAA
SP Felix Hernandez SEA
SP Joe Blanton OAK

CL JJ Putz SEA
RP Francisco Rodriguez LAA

If I could cheat, I would take Ellis out, figuring that Michael Young could play 2B and Orlando Cabrera SS...

[Guest Edgy DC]

Three disagreements.

2B- Ian Kinsler
SS- Orlando Cabrera
LF- Raul Ibanez


2B Mark Ellis OAK
SS Michael Young TEX
LF Garrett Anderson LAA

[Gwreck]

I'll concede Ibanez. I would put Young at 2B if the rules allowed.

[Guest attgig]

sharpie wrote: I think if you're making up All-Star teams you've got to play by Major League rules -- need to have at least one player for each team. Current NL East and NL West ones don't do that.

But that's the complete roster. aside from the 8 on the field, and the 5 starting pitchers, you can have other folks on the bench representing ALL the teams. I don't think that's necessary.

[Guest sharpie]

I do.


(on edit): When I click on my "player" Frank Viola, I get Jerry Buchek.