firebrandal.com - 7/3/2009
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Since the American League is once again wholly superior (seriously, one could make the argument that any of the top four teams in the East could win four out of the other five divisions, the West being the exception with the Dodgers) and the league I know better than the back of my hand, here's ...
Picking My 2009 American League All Star Team…
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 6/17/2009 — The Ghost of Moonlight Graham picks his American League All Star team.
Interesting roster, but it's hard to argue with any of the picks...Take a look
MLB Weekly: American League All-Star Picks
allhiphopsports.blogspot.com 6/23/2009 — Since the MLB All-Star Game is just a few weeks away it’s time for me to start naming my All-Star picks. I’m doing the AL this week and next week I’ll name my picks for the NL. Generally, I go with established players over the one-year wonders or breakout players. I think the stars should get ...
2009 AL All-Star Ballot
fangraphs.com 6/2/2009 — A month away from the midsummer classic, today we’ll look at my ballot for the 2009 All-Star teams. We’ll do the American League first, then tackle the NL tonight. The starter will be listed first, followed by the reserves.
Catcher: Joe ...
American League All-Star voting–who is leading and who should be
scoresreport.com 6/27/2009 — It’s always funny how the voting for the Major League Baseball All-Star game shakes out, and it’s generally more of a popularity contest than anything. That, or the more familiar names like Derek Jeter, David Wright and Manny Ramirez always generate lots of attention. Well, since we’re about 75 ...
Midseason AL Most Valuable Player
bases.newsvine.com 7/16/2009 — I went with Zack Greinke as AL MVP one-third of the way through the season, but he's fallen back to the pack by posting a 3.97 ERA since the beginning of June. The focus will return to the position players this time around.
Here's the top 16, ...
2009 All-Stars Announced
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 7/5/2009 — I mentioned in today's game thread that Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira were voted to start this year's all-star game. Mariano Rivera also made the AL roster. Jeter was the American League's top vote-getter with 4,851,889 votes. Here are the complete rosters for both teams: American League ...
Calling Out for Help
blueworkhorse.com 7/2/2009 — I’ll just get straight to this — Major League Baseball’s All-Star voting system sucks! The deadline for voting is today and some deserving players are getting screwed.
In a game that is supposed to have implications on the World Series, fans are given the right to select the ...
American League All-Star Selections
baysportsjournal.blogspot.com 7/2/2009 — The official halfway point of the Major League baseball season is just a couple days away, and baseball's mid-summer classic takes place on July 14th. With the all-star game right around the corner, I wanted to give The Bay Area Sports Blogs All Star selections, starting with the American League ...
2009 MLB All Star Rosters
digitalsportsdaily.com 7/5/2009 —
Pitchers (13)
Bold = Fan-Elected * = Choice of Manager/MLB
Bailey, Andrew, RHP * OAK
Beckett, Josh, RHP BOS
Buehrle, Mark, LHP * CWS
Fuentes, Brian, LHP * LAA
Greinke, Zack, RHP KC
Halladay, Roy, RHP TOR
Hernandez, Felix, RHP * SEA
Jackson, Edwin, RHP DET
Nathan, Joe, ...
2009 A.L. Fantasy All-Star Team
fantasypros911.com 7/11/2009 — With the recent announcement of the 2009 All-Star Teams, I thought it would be appropriate to put together a roster from each league of fantasy studs. Keep in mind, these players are not necessarily the ones I would chose for the real deal; it is merely a collection of guys who have ...
The AL East: Fighting Off the Sharks —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
In the wild, the strongest animals seem to live. A lion does well on its own, having few predators on its tail. The same with tigers in the jungle, and especially a shark in the ocean as it rules its territory.
What happens when you put a group of ...
Yankees-Blue Jays: Facing the Evil Empire —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
The last time the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays met, things were very different.
Back in mid-May, Toronto was flying high, perched atop the standings, while New York was struggling to hover around the .500 mark. My, how the tables have ...