Most of the rosters (except for one player from each league; for each of these, the fans get to vote for one of five people) for the Major League Baseball All Star game have now been selected. Here are links to the American League and National League rosters. Here is a discussion/poll regarding players who got snubbed.
As usual, there are some inexplicable decisions. (Well, I can explain them, but by "inexplicable" I really mean explanations that don't include statements about some person or group being retarded.) Why is Kevin Youkilis (aka, "The Greek God of Walks") not on the AL team? Why is Manny Ramirez on it? Where are Orlando Cabrera and Gary Sheffield? (Actually, the wtf award for biggest omission in the AL goes for not including Sheffield.)
In the NL, where is Chris Young of the Padres? (This one gets the NL's wtf award. Young should be on the short list for starting the game and he's not on the team. John Smoltz was selected for the team and certainly belongs on it by leaps and bounds, but not ahead of Chris Young!) John Maine, Edgar Renteria, Hanley Ramirez, and Jimmy Rollins were also snubbed. (However, shortstop J.J. Hardy of the Brewers was selected ahead of three shortsops -- Ramirez, Renteria, and Rollins -- who are all having much better seasons! Hardy was red hot earlier in the year, but he has completely stalled since then and those other guys are all doing much better.) Why is Brian McCann there ahead of Bengie Molina? Huh? (At least Russell Martin got the starting job he deserved! Damn straight!)
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