28 May 2008

And, the NL All-Stars Are ...


C Geovanny Soto (with Brian McCann 120,000 behind)
1B Lance Berkman (with Albert Pujols 12,000 behind)
2B Chase Utley (with Kazuo Matsui 350,000 behind)
3B Chipper Jones (with David Wright 100,000 behind)
SS Hanley Ramirez (with Miguel Tejada 10,000 behind)
OF Alfonso Soriano
OF Kosuke Fukudome
OF Ken Griffey Jr. (with Carlos Beltran 50,000 behind)

Well, this seems better until you get to the outfielders. I'm not going to disagree with too many of these choices, but here are mine anyway:

C Brian McCann (has a better BA by 20 points than Soto, but Bengie's not far behind)
1B Lance Berkman (sorry Albert, but he's been better in everything)
2B Chase Utley (Any questions?)
3B Chipper Jones (Any questions?)
SS Miguel Tejada (with Rafael Furcal not far behind)
OF Ryan Ludwick
OF Carlos Lee
OF Nate McClouth (close with Nady for the last spot, and Braun isn't too far off)

Fukudome has been good, just not All-Star good. Soriano and Griffey shouldn't even be in the discussion yet. With Soto and McCann, it is really close, but McCann just has a much better batting average. Actually, Bengie Molina should have more support than his brother. The outfielders I have picked are the best according to the Triple Crown categories, and without a strong base stealer, these are the best choices although none of them have any publicity.

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