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One of the requirements of membership in the BBA is voting four times of year. The first vote I’m able to take part in, is the posting of my All-Star Game selections. My choices below are not who I believe will be represent the American and National Leagues in Arizona, but whom I would select. I stuck with the criteria of 34 selections, and a choice from every team. There are a number of players throughout baseball who I hold in extremely high-regard, that did not perform in the 1st half, and/or dealt with injuries. (Two examples would be Evan Longoria, and Ryan Zimmerman.) While I have no problem with the All-Star teams selecting the true best players, I went with the players I thought had played the best these first couple of months. While the bench players are listed numerically, the numbering has no real order.

American League

C) Alex Avila, Detriot
1st) Adrian Gonzalez, Boston
2nd) Robinson Cano, New York
SS) JJ Hardy, Baltimore
3rd) Alex Rodriguez, New York
RF) Jose Bautista, Toronto
CF) Curtis Granderson, New York
LF) Alex Gordon, Kansas City
DH) David Ortiz, Boston

Bench 1) Paul Konerko, Chicago
Bench 2) Miguel Cabrera, Detroit
Bench 3) Asdrubal Cabrera, Cleveland
Bench 4) Kevin Youkilis, Boston
Bench 5) Matt Joyce, Tampa
Bench 6) Carlos Quentin, Chicago
Bench 7) Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston
Bench 8) Adam Jones, Baltimore
Bench 9) Brett Gardner, New York
Bench 10) Victor Martinez, Detroit
Bench 11) Matt Wieters, Baltimore
Bench 12) Ben Zobrist, Tampa

P) Josh Beckett, Boston
P) Justin Verlander, Detroit
P) Felix Hernandez, Seattle
P) James Shields, Tampa
P) David Price, Tampa
P) Jon Lester, Boston
P) Ricky Romero, Toronto
P) Gio Gonzalez, Oakland
P) Jered Weaver, LAA
P) CJ Wilson, Texas
P) Michael Pineda, Seattle
P) Mariano Rivera, New York
P) Matt Capps, Minnesota

National League

C) Brian McCann, Atlanta
1st) Prince Fielder, Milwaukee
2nd) Rickie Weeks, Milwaukee
SS) Jose Reyes, New York
3rd) Chipper Jones, Atlanta
RF) Lance Berkman, St. Louis
CF) Matt Kemp, Los Angeles
LF) Ryan Braun, Milwaukee
DH) Joey Votto, Cincinnati

Bench 1) Ryan Howard, Philadelphia
Bench 2) Danny Espinosa, Washington
Bench 3) Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado
Bench 4) Justin Upton, Arizona
Bench 5) Mike Stanton, Florida
Bench 6) Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh
Bench 7) Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado
Bench 8) Miguel Montero, Arizona
Bench 9) Michael Morse, Washington
Bench 10) Neil Walker, Pittsburgh
Bench 11) Chase Headly, San Diego
Bench 12) Jay Bruce, Cincinnati

P) Roy Halladay, Philadelphia
P) Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles
P) Cliff Lee, Philadelphia
P) Cole Hamels, Philadelphia
P) Anibal Sanchez, Florida
P) Tim Lincecum, San Francisco
P) Bud Norris, Houston
P) Ian Kennedy, Arizona
P) Matt Cain, San Francisco
P) Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta
P) JJ Putz, Arizona
P) Heath Bell, San Diego
P) Carlos Marmol, Chicago

Chris Stoner
Chris Stoner

Owner

Chris Stoner founded Baltimore Sports and Life in 2009. He has appeared as a radio guest with 1090 WBAL, 105.7 The Fan, CBS 1300, Q1370, WOYK 1350, WKAV 1400, and WNST 1570. He has also been interviewed by The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Business Journal, and PressBox (TV). As Owner, his responsibilities include serving as the Managing Editor, Publicist, & Sales Director.

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