AL All-Stars
The starters would be Jorge Posada (C - NYY), Carlos Delgado (1B - TOR), Alfonso
Soriano (2B - NYY), Alex Rodriguez (SS - TEX), Troy Glaus (3B - ANA), Ichiro (OF
- SEA), Manny Ramirez (OF - BOS), Torii Hunter (OF - MIN), and Edgar Martinez
(DH - SEA). That leaves room for 12 pitchers and 11 position players. The
pitchers would be Roy Halladay (TOR - game starter), Jamie Moyer (SEA), Esteban
Loaiza (CHW), Mark Mulder (OAK), Mike Mussina (NYY), Corey Lidle (TOR), Roger
Clemens (NYY), Gil Meche (SEA), Sidney Ponson (BAL), Chris Donnelly (ANA), Keith
Foulke (OAK), and Eddie Guardado (MIN). That gives us four teams without
representation, so we'll take Mike Sweeney (KCR), Dmitri Young (DET), Milton
Bradley (CLE), and Aubrey Huff (TBD). That leaves seven spots open and we still
need back ups for catcher, 2nd base, and short stop. A.J. Peirzynski is the
catcher. 2nd and short are not hard choices at all: Brett Boone and Nomar
Garciaparra. That leaves four spots with no restrictions on selection. So we'll
take Garrett Anderson, Vernon Wells, Rafael Palmeiro, and Melvin Mora (as a
short stop). Sorry Rocco Baldelli, Juan Gonzalez, Carl Everett, C.C. Sabathia,
and Jay Gibbons.