2008 All-Star Game: Rosters by League

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You Cannot Be Serious
Published 7/6/2008 by Vegas Watch (noreply@blogger.com) at Vegas Watch
The man pictured on the right is hitting .219/.301/.360, and has grounded into 10 double plays. Of the 20 AL catchers with 150+ PAs, he ranks 17th with a -2.3 VORP. Jason Varitek, 2008 American League All-Star. Photo: RotoRob.

All-Star Rosters Announced; Three Yankees on Roster
Published 7/6/2008 by Seamus at YanksBlog.com
The All-Star rosters were announced earlier today on TBS, and MLB.com has the list of participants on their site. Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter are both starting in their respective positions, and Mariano Rivera made the team, as well. Jason Giambi, Mike Mussina, Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui were all left off the roster, although Giambi is a candidate on ...

All-Star Teams Announced
Published 7/6/2008 by Eric Haskell at The Bronx Block
MLB revealed the All-Star teams this afternoon on TBS.  Here’s a link to the league rosters. As far as the Yankees were concerned, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez will be starters, and Mariano Rivera made the team as a reserve.  Jason Giambi and Mike Mussina did not make the team, although Giambi is a final vote candidate.  He also is a possibility to take the roster spot of David Ortiz, who was voted a starter, but is still injured and will not play.

Utley, Lidge are in, Burrell needs your help to go to the All-Star Game
Published 7/6/2008 by EnriqueFed (noreply@blogger.com) at ALL THINGS PHILLY SPORTS
... fans to start at second base and Lidge was selected by NL manager Clint Hurdle. Both are very deserving all stars who are at the top of their respective positions. Another Phillie having a standout year, Pat Burrell, was chosen as one of the "Final Vote" players, meaning the fans get their say on who will fill out the roster. Burrell goes up against Corey Hart, Carlos Lee, Aaron Rowand and David Wright for the honor. Click here to go and vote for Pat the Bat. Click here for the complete All-Star roster.

Jason Varitek is... an All-Star??
Published 7/6/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (TONY ARNOLDINE) at T O N Y B L O G S
... Joe Torre used to get a lot of flack when he was Yankees manager for picking his own guys to be All-Star reserves, but Terry Francona takes the cake. On today's All-Star Selection Show on TBS, it was announced that Jason Varitek would join Joe Mauer and Dioner Navarro as catchers on the American League roster. ...

Boston vs. Chicago in 2008 MLB All-Star Game
Published 7/6/2008 by Tuffy at SPORTSbyBROOKS
The Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs will each send seven men (theoretically) to defend the honor of their respective leagues in the 2008 MLB All-Star Game, including two-thirds of the starting NL outfield and the right side of the AL infield. (”Theoretically” means David Ortiz’s limp wrist is listed but shall not participate. Alfonso Soriano may be iffy as well.) ...

Cubs to make up 22% of All-Star Team
Published 7/7/2008 by Minneapolis Red Sox (noreply@blogger.com) at Siberian Baseball
The All-Star rosters and final ballot nominees have been announced and to no one's surprise, the teams are pretty stacked with the three teams that draw the most attention from Major League Baseball and the Four-Letter Network. ...

Selection Sunday: That's Our Funday
Published 7/7/2008 by Sooze (noreply@blogger.com) at Babes Love Baseball
... For a complete list of reserves (there are a few more Red Sox players smashed in there) check out MLB.com and make your final vote count. ( ...

Daily "Linkin' Logs" - Post Holiday Issue (7/7/2008)
Published 7/7/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (JustinY) at The Bad News Bloggers
... have three players in the top 8 in Home Runs in the MLB right now and yet only one is/will be on the All-Star Team. (Burrell deserves to go, but the NY Bias will kill everyone's chances...and Wright should have been on before Aramis Ramirez anyway). I know the guy's only hitting .223, but when you have arguably the most prolific home run hitter in the league today, not in the All-Star Game, its a travesty (nevermind the fact that he leads the league in RBIs as well) The AL also has 6 closers (none named Billy Wagner!)...talk about a lock down ...

Daily "Linkin' Logs" - Post Holiday Issue (7/7/2008)
Published 7/7/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (JustinY) at The Bad News Bloggers
... have three players in the top 8 in Home Runs in the MLB right now and yet only one is/will be on the All-Star Team. (Burrell deserves to go, but the NY Bias will kill everyone's chances...and Wright should have been on before Aramis Ramirez anyway). I know the guy's only hitting .223, but when you have arguably the most prolific home run hitter in the league today, not in the All-Star Game, its a travesty (nevermind the fact that he leads the league in RBIs as well) The AL also has 6 closers (none named Billy Wagner!)...talk about a lock down ...

Deserving Yet Unheralded
Published 7/7/2008 by Eric Seidman at FanGraphs Baseball
... Following the hour-long roster announcements yesterday all but two players–who will have to wait for the final vote–learned of their plans to venture to New York for the festivities. The rosters, which can be found here, comprise 32 of the best players in each league relative to the requirement that each team in that league be represented. Additionally, the starters are chosen by the fans and, quite simply, are not too often fully indicative of those deserving to start. ...

Albert Pujols and I are like Brothers
Published 7/7/2008 by Mike (noreply@blogger.com) at Stan Musial's Stance
... - I don't know how Rick Ankiel didn't make the All Star team, but I can't argue with the reserve outfielders selected. However, I can't believe Rick isn't one of the 5 'vote them in' players from the NL. ...

Jason Varitek is an All-Star. How?
Published 7/7/2008 by Ryan Hudson at RealClearSports - Blog
... Yesterday, the 2008 MLB All-Star game rosters were announced, and Jason Varitek, Red Sox catcher, made the AL squad. But, how? Now, Varitek is a very good catcher. Obviously intangibles are tough to measure, but he leads that Red Sox pitching staff, and has for almost 10 seasons now -- there's a reason he's the captain of the team. He's also caught four no-hitters, a MLB-record. All great stuff. But. He's hitting just .218 and slugging only .360 this season. He has more strikeouts (70) than hits (53), and is currently in one of the worst slumps of his ...

Credit Where Due In Tampa — While We’re At It, Why Not Retire Lou Piniella and Greg Vaughn’s Numbers?
Published 7/7/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... Rather than ponder the injustice that has a mere two players from the MLB-best Tampa Rays named to the American League All-Star team, let’s instead consider who deserves praise for the Rays’ startling transformation.  Manager Joe Maddon?  How about VP of baseball operations Andrew Friedman?  Former Astros/Mets executive Gerry Hunsicker, perhaps?  In the view of ...

Daily Rundown: July 8, 2008
Published 7/8/2008 by Laura J. Wurst at The Sports Girl
... All-Star Roster.  This year's All-Star Game will be played on July 15, 2008 at Yankee Stadium, as a tribute to the stadium in its 85th and final season.  Be sure not to miss the events leading up to the game, including the Home Run Derby on July 14th.  The All-Star Roster is available here. ...

My Big Bad All Star Prediction
Published 7/12/2008 by the red baron at Viva El Birdos: Front Page Posts
... Well, it's just about all star time again this season. Seeing as how the National League hasn't won a game since the mid-30s, I thought I would take a look at the two squads this year and see if we can get an idea as to how the NL and AL match up. You can find the full rosters here. ...