bobcatfan Posted July 13, 2008 Report Posted July 13, 2008 Every year we have this debate over who should make it over who should and shouldnt make the all star team. You want to see the right players who deserve to go, make the team, but that just doesnt happen every year. So here is my list of players who were snubbed and players who dont deserve to be on the team, along with my comments. NL- mistakes Kosuke Fukudome- This is the problem with fan vote, and having international players, they all vote their own players no matter if they deserve it or not. Fukudome is fine player, but based on his year, has no business being on the roster, or starting for that matter. Give me Lee, Bay, or Burrell instead. Brian Wilson- The Giants closer who has a good save total, but a mid 4 era. Lincecum is already representing the Giants, so Wilson isnt necessary to have on the team. Cole Hamels is much more deserving. Carlos Marmol- This guy is a dominant pitcher who replaced Kerry Wood on the all star team and i can understand why he was chosen, but he has struggled over the last month and has an ERA in the 4's now. Again another guy who is taking up a spot that should be for Cole Hamels. Miguel Tejada- As an astros fan i hate to put him down, but the fact is that he's had one good month, April, and has been average at best the rest of the way. With 2 shortstops already on the team there was no need for him. Jose Reyes has actually outplayed him to this point in the season and is more deserving, or of course Tejada's teammate Carlos Lee over him. Corey Hart- I like to see a small market guy make the team and i like Hart as a player, but the fact is, the fans got it wrong in the final fan vote. Burrell and Lee were on the ballot and shouldve been voted in. David Wright- He was named a replacement for the injured outfielder Alfonso Soriano. So why replace an outfielder with a 3rd basemen when theres already two 3rd basemen on the team? Lee/Burrell/Bay have all had better years and shouldve been Sorianos replacement. Matt Holliday being named starter over Nate Mclouth- You probably wouldnt think of this when it was called out, but Mclouth shouldve been named the starter over Holliday for 2 reasons. First, Mclouth has had a better year and more deserving to start and would be a great story to be named the starter. Secondly, hes the only center fielder on the all star team, so one of the outfielders will be playing out of position when Mclouth isnt on the field, plus Mclouth is superior defensively to Holliday, since Holliday isnt known for his defense. AL- mistakes Jason Varitek- This is one of the worst all star selections ever. Varitek is barely over the mendoza line and is on the all star team. Given this is a weak year for catchers in the AL, but there were already 2 other catchers on the team (Mauer, Navarro) so Varitek was not needed and AJ Pierzynski was more deserving with a near 300 average and more RBI's. George Sherrill over John Danks- Sherrill has an impressive save total this year, but his 4 era is not that impressive. Also, the AL is full of closers and relievers so Sherrill is not needed. Danks has had a nice breakout season with a sub 3 era/whip and nice K/BB totals and much more deserving. Carlos Quentin starting over Ichiro- Quentin has had a great season this year and should probably start, but we know the Japanese will vote Ichiro on the team whether he deserves to start or not Dustin Pedroia/ Derek Jeter starting over Ian Kinsler/ Michael Young at 2B/SS- This is east coast bias showing itself in the voting. If fans took one look at the stats and voted based on best player and not favorite player, Kinsler and Young shouldve won easily. If there was any competition at shortstop at all this year, you could say Jeter doesnt deserve to be on the team, because his stats this year are far from all star calibur. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up
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