All Stars

I usually don't care much about the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, but this year I'm really into baseball and I noticed that the All-Star voting is still pretty much a joke/popularity contest. Especially, in the American League where all the Yankees and Red Sox fans jam the ballot boxes with players from their teams. So what the heck, I decided to vote. It took 2 minutes at www.mlb.com . Here are my picks:

American League
C Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins
1B Justin Morneau Minnesota Twins
2B Ian Kinsler Texas Rangers
3B Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees
SS Michael Young Texas Rangers
OF Milton Bradley Texas Rangers
OF Josh Hamilton Texas Rangers
OF Magglio Ordonez Detroit Tigers
DH David Ortiz Boston Redsox

National League
C Geovany Soto Chicago Cubs
1B Lance Berkman Houston Astros
2B Chase Utley Philadelphia Phillies
3B Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves
SS Miguel Tejada Houston Astros
OF Nate McLouth Pittsburgh Pirates
OF Alfonso Soriano Chicago Cubs
OF Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers

It was tempting to vote for all Pirates in the OF, and a strong case could be made for them, as Jason Bay and Xavier Nady are both having strong seasons. But I wanted to vote on merit and not with my heart. So there it is, my All-Stars.