All-Star Rosters

by BoSox415 on Jul 5, 2009 10:01 PM EDT

For the entire All-Star Roster for both the American and National League, click here.

6 Red Sox made the roster, including Pedroia and Bay as the only position player starters, and Youk as a reserve. Beckett, Paps (!!!) and (drum roll please....) WAKEFIELD!

Everyone, take a shot at a line-up. Personally, I think both Pedroia and Bay may end up in the back half....

And one stupid question: Is Hamilton going to play? MLB.com has him on the 15-day DL, but I really don't know.

And don't forget the final vote. For the AL there is Chone Figgins, Brandon Inge, Ian Kinsler, Adam Lind, and Carlos Pena. for the NL the is Cristian (probably misspelled that) Guzman, Matt Kemp, Mark Reynolds, Pablo Sandoval, and Shane Victorino.

And lastly, did anyone hear Tito's take on the ASG selecting who gets home advantage in the World Series? I'm with him on this one. He says that shouldn't happen, because come on, the All-Star Game is all about fun, and beating the crap out of the National League. But when we get to the WS, everyone becomes deadly serious. It should be record in interleague play, or something.

Poll

Should the All-Star Game determine who gets home field advantage in the World Series?

Yes. It's the best of either league duking it out. Winner take all!

19 votes

No. The All-Star Game is about fun, and shouldn't influence something as intense as the World Series.

20 votes

39 votes | Poll has closed

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I don't really see any other better way of determining home field advantage, so I'll vote 1st option.

Also, congrats to Wake.

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by bdalebs on Jul 6, 2009 6:40 PM EDT reply actions

Interleague record?

Well, I'll appreciate for you to keep my zingers outta your mouth!

by BoSox415 on Jul 6, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Hmm... maybe.

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by bdalebs on Jul 6, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions

The point is that any way of deciding homefield advantage is as arbitrary as another. Do you look at an individual team’s interleague record, or the entire league? Either way you are going to run into scenarios where the “more deserving” team does not get home-field. I could give a shit how you decide. If this system brings a little bit more attention to the AS Game, thats fine with me.

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by BTLove on Jul 7, 2009 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions