All Star Game

First I'll clean up a couple of things about the NBA draft. Number one I got an impressive five of 14 lottery picks correct and it would have been way more if the Celtics decided to not be retarded and trade for an aging shooting guard whose had surgery on both of his ankles. But that was Danny Ainge and the NBA I guess I should have known. Also the suits didn't disappoint. From Noah's bow tie to Nick Young's all white the fashion show didn't disappoint.

Now on to the MLB allstar game. This is definitely the best allstar game of the bunch and the only one I actually watch. However with the MLB's insistence that it actually count for something (home field advantage in the World Series) I think we really need to evaluate things.

1. Should the fans decide the starting line-ups where you get players like Carlos Beltran starting or should it be the best players this season?

2. Do you need to have a representative form every team or is ensuring there is one player from the team that is hosting it enough?

My personal opinion is that since it counts we should take the starting line-ups out of the fans hand and give it to the managers or a benevolent dictator type who would pick the best players regardless of whether they are big stars or not. I would however keep the rule that every team should be represented which I know seems like a direct contradiction to my previous point but, if the benefit to winning the game is home field advantage for your respected league then I feel all teams in the league should be present to either win or lose that distinction.

Anyways with those restrictions in place here's how my allstar line-up would look like.

American League Starters

1B: Justin Morneau

2B: Brian Roberts

3B: Alex Rodriguez

SS: Carlos Guillen

OF: Magglio Ordonez

OF: Gary Sheffield

OF: Vladimir Guerrero

C: Victor Martinez

SP: Dan Haren

American League Reserves
1B: David Ortiz
2B: Placido Planco
2B B.J. Upton
3B: Mike Lowell
SS: Orlando Cabrera
SS: Derek Jeter
OF: Ichiro Suzuki
OF: Grady Sizemore
OF: Torri Hunter
OF: Alex Rios
OF: Kenny Lofton
C: Jorge Posada

P: Johan Santana
P: C.C. Sabathia
P: Jeremy Guthrie
P: Josh Beckett
P: John Lackey
P: Justin Verlander
P: John Maine
P: J.J. Putz
P: Francisco Rodriguez
P: Bobby Jenks
P: Gil Meche

The only hitters with a legitimate beef is Youkilis from Boston and Peralta from Cleveland. But I had to make room for a Texas player hence the Kenny Lofton selection. Pitching wise the only player who doesn't belong is Meche but his numbers are actually pretty decent.

National League Starters

1B: Prince Fielder

2B: Chase Utley

3B: Miguel Cabrera

SS: Hanley Ramirez

OF: Matt Holliday

OF: Ken Griffey Jr.

OF: Barry Bonds

C: Russell Martin

SP: Jake Peavy

National League Reserves
1B: Albert Pujols
1B: Dmitri Young
2B: Brandon Phillips
3B: David Wright
3B: Chipper Jones
SS: Jose Reyes
SS: Jimmy Rollins
OF: Eric Byrnes
OF: Carlos Lee
OF: Alfonso Soriano
OF: Carlos Beltran
C: Bengie Molina

P: Brad Penny
P: Chris Young
P: Ben Sheets
P: Ian Snell
P: Cole Hamels
P: John Smoltz
P: Brandon Webb
P: Derek Lowe
P: Francisco Cordero
P: Trevor Hoffman
P: Takshi Saito

The only undeserving player here is Dmitri Young and his numbers aren't that bad. Anyone who thinks Bonds doesn't deserve to start has lost there mind. He has the highest on base percentage and OPS in the league.