All Star Team and Home Run Derby Qualifiers!

After a long season, the League Commissioner presents the highly anticipated All Star Teams. The teams will play against each other next week. The number in parenthesis shows how many times that player had been named to the All Star Team.

This year, the Division 1 Team has made two slight adjustments. Since there were no outstanding second basemen and two very highly qualified shortstops, one of the shortstops can also play second base and has been accordingly granted that spot even though he played most of the season as a shortstop. Next, a team usually carries four starters and four relievers. Due to the very high caliber of starters in Division 1, an exception has been granted whereby the team will carry five starters and three relievers.  

For Division 2, a special congratulations is in order for Red Clay second baseman Alfonso Soriano, the only player who has made every single All Star team since Season 3.

DIVISION 1

Coach - Greg Maddux, BOB

C - Gregg Zaun, MMD (1)

1B - Albert Pujols, ZSY (3)

2B - Jack Wilson, ZSY (3)

SS - Luis Aparicio, BOB (1)

3B - Mike Lowell, BOB (1)

LF - Eric Chavez, MMD (1)

CF - Ellis Burks, QEY (3)

RF - Ichiro Suzuki, BOB (1)

DH - Ralph Kiner, ZSY (3)

Bench - Frank Catalanotto, QEY (2)

Bench - Jason Larue, ZSY (1)

Bench - Manny Ramirez, LIN (3)

Bench - Rondell White, LIN (3)

Bench - Travis Hafner, BOB (1)

Starter - Roy Halladay, BOB (1)

Starter - Tom Glavine SS, BOB (1)

Starter - Tom Seaver, BOB (1)

Starter - Kip Wells, ZSY (1)

Starter - John Burkett, BOB (1)

Reliever - Rollie Fingers, BOB (1)

Reliever - Tim Spooneybarger, QEY (2)

Reliever - Steve Karsay, LIN (2)

Closer - Keith Foulke, MMD (2)

Closer - Danny Graves, ZSY (3)

Division 2

Coach - The Ghost of Mao

C - Bengie "Don't Make Fun of My Speed" Molina, MAX (2)

1B - Fred McGriff, TYC (1)

2B - Alfonso Soriano, RED (4) 

SS - Miguel Tejada, RED (2)

3B - Edgar Martinez Jr., TEN (1)

LF - J.D. Drew, TEN (1)

CF - Richie Ashburn, MAX (3)

RF - Larry Walker, STL (2)

DH - David Ortiz, TEN (1)

Bench - Edgar Renteria, STL (1)

Bench - Jorge Posada, TEN (2)

Bench - Fred McGriff, MEL (1)

Bench - Scott Rolen, MEL (1)

Bench - Jeff Kent, MAX (2)

Starter - Andy Petitte, MAX (3)

Starter - Brad Penny, TYC (2)

Starter - Jamie Moyer, MEL (2)

Starter - Ben Sheets, RED (2)

Reliever - Shingu Takatsu, TYC (3)

Reliever - Shingu Takatsu, RED (3)

Reliever - B.J. Ryan, TYC (1)

Reliever - Dave Veres, STL (1)

Closer - Mariano Rivera, MAX (3)

Closer - Danny Kolb, TYC (1)

HOME RUN DERBY

All players who hit five or more homeruns during the regular season will qualify for the Home Run Derby. The qualifiers are as follows.

David Ortiz (TEN)

Albert Pujols (ZSY)

Eric Chavez (MMD)

Ralph Kiner (ZSY)

Larry Walker (STL)

J.D. Drew (TEN)

Ellis Burks (QEY)

Jason Giambi (RED)

Magglio Ordonez (TEN)

Miguel Tejada (RED)

Jorge Posada (TEN)

Jeff Kent (MAX)

Gregg Zaun (MMD)