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jamus23 · 06-08-2007, 07:03 PM

The National League All Stars:

Catcher

Wearing the tools of ignorance for this game are Pittsburgh's Aaron Quijada and San Jose's Charles Seaver. The 33 year old Quijada is making his 5th All Star appearance. He has hit .318/.435/.629 this year, with 21 homers, 61 RBI, and is tied for the league lead with 74 runs scored. Quijada is a career .314/.424/.503 hitter, with 179 homers.

Seaver is 32 and is making his 4th AS team. Seaver has hit .312/.411/.564 with 19 homers. He has hit 260 home runs in his career.

First Base

Manning 1B will be San Jose's Ugo Momoru and Hartford's John Rachal. The 31 year old Momoru is making his 4th All Star team. Arguably the league's most dangerous slugger, Momoru currently leads all of baseball with 32 home runs. He is also second in the NL with 77 RBI. For the year, he has hit .306/.376/.654. Momoru has 348 career home runs.

Rachal is 28 years old and is making his 3rd AS appearance. He is currently 2nd in the league in OPS (1.148), 2nd in HR (29), 1st in RBI (92), and tied for third in runs (72). He has hit .347/.418/.730 this season. For his career, he has hit .302/.362/.584 with 218 home runs.

Second Base

Handling 2B will be Rochester's Louis Guerriero, San Diego's Andrew Burdick, and New Jersey's Douglas Vogl. The 27 year old Guerriero is making his 4th All Star appearance. This year, he is 3rd in AVG (.368), 1st in OPS (1.166), and 3rd in HR (23). He is a .323 career hitter, with 184 HR.

Burdick is regarded in some circles as the best all around hitter in the game, though certainly there is much competition for that distinction. The 33 year old makes his 8th appearance in the mid-summer classic. He is batting .352/.437/.608 this season, with 18 homers and 14 stolen bases. He is tied for the league lead in runs scored, with 74. In his illustrious career, Burdick has hit .329/.417/.562, with 448 homers and 291 stolen bases. He is a two time Silver Slugger Award winner. Back in 2074, he hit .378 with 46 homers, 122 RBI, and 151 runs scored to capture the honor for the first time. Last year, he won it for the second time, hitting .391 with 30 homers, 120 RBI, 124 runs scored, and 51 stolen bases.

Vogl is 36 years old. This will be his second All Star appearance. Vogl has hit .345/.386/.560 this season, with 17 longballs. He is a career .300/.344/.447 hitter, with 197 homers.

Shortstop

At SS will be Vogl's teammate, William Wilmer. The 37 year old makes just his second appearance in the All Star game. This season, he has hit .312/.405/.548 with 17 homers and 72 RBI. For his career, he is a .312/.407/.498 hitter, with 313 home runs.

Third Base

At the hot corner will be Pittsburgh's Javier Rael. The 27 year old makes his first All Star appearance in what is also his first full major league season. He is third in the league in RBI this year, with 74. Rael has hit .268/.334/.511 with 17 homers.

Left Field

LF will be manned by one slugger and two speedsters: San Diego's Gregorio Ruiz, San Jose's William Natali, and Hartford's John Gans. The 30 year old Ruiz makes his third All-Star game. He is currently 3rd in the league in OPS. This season, he has hit .356/.468/.678 with 20 homers and 67 RBI. He has 289 career home runs.

Natali makes his 3rd AS game at the age of 36. He is second in the NL with a .370 AVG, and is tied for first with 23 stolen bases. He is also tied for third with 72 runs scored. Natali has also managed to poke out 14 home runs this year. For his career, he is a .336/.376/.494 hitter, with 86 homers and 354 stolen bases.

The 32 year old Gans is making his second appearance in an All Star game. This season, he has hit .357/.383/.480, with 6 homers and 20 stolen bases. For his career, Gans is a .346/.381/.494 hitter, with 97 home runs, and 292 stolen bases.

Center Field

There are two NL centerfielders: Los Angeles's Urbano Belmonte and Pittsburgh's Augustine Oatman. Belmonte is 34 years old and making his first AS appearance. He has hit .330/.366/.531 this season, with 11 HR. For his career, he has hit 146 homers, and stolen 218 bases.

The 34 year old Oatman will be playing in his 4th All Star game. This season, Oatman has hit .359/.445/.645 with 16 homers. For his career, he is a .293/.354/.479 hitter, with 201 home runs.

Right Field

Sacramento's Matthew Milewski will be the only RF on the roster. The 24 year old is making his first appearance in the AS game. He has hit .318/.383/.512 this season, with 11 homers.

Starting Pitchers

I suggested that the distinction of who is the best hitter in the league is up for debate. The same cannot be said for who the best pitcher in the league is. There is no question.

Rochester's Segundo Narbaiza makes his 11th All Star appearance at the age of 36. Narbaiza currently leads the league in ERA and is tied for first in wins. This year, he is 11-4, with a 2.02 ERA, 111 strikeouts, 10 complete games, and 4 shutouts. Narbaiza is a six time Cy Young Award winner, including each of the last 4 seasons. For his career, he has 280 victories, a 2.46 ERA, and 3140 strikeouts. He is truly a living legend.

Narbaiza's teammate, Brian Sebastien, makes his first AS appearance at the age of 36. Sebastien has gone 10-3 with a 3.50 ERA this season.

Pittsburgh also puts a pair of starting pitchers into the mid-summer classic: Geronimo Otero and Eric Shoaf. The 37 year old Otero is making his 6th appearance in the All Star game. He is 9-1 this season with a 4.27 ERA and 123 strikeouts. Otero is a 4 time 20 game winner, and has 192 career victories with a 3.00 ERA. He was also the 2073 Cy Young Award winner, going 21-4 with a 1.45 ERA and 214 K's.

Shoaf, meanwhile, is making his 3rd appearance in the AS game, at the age of 37. He is currently tied for the league lead in wins with 11. Shoaf has an 11-1 record and 4.02 ERA. He is a two time 20 game winner with a 3.10 career ERA.

San Diego's Eusebio Nieves has been a master of inconsistency this season. Despite pitching a league leading five shutouts, the 26 year old first time All-Star has an ERA of just 4.38. He is tied for the league lead in wins, though, with a record of 11-6.

Edward Carbonell represents Portland in the All Star game. Carbonell is making his first appearance in the AS game at the age of 33. He is 10-5 this season, with an ERA of 3.28, and is second in the league with 128 strikeouts.

Phoenix's representative is Vicente Caruso. The 35 year old Caruso is making his second All Star appearance. He is 10-4 this season with a 3.30 ERA, and is third in the league with 126 K's.

The Relief Pitchers

Pittsburgh's Christopher Reardon makes his first AS appearance at the age of 32. He has posted a 1.63 ERA in 21 appearances this year. For his career, he has an ERA of 2.66 in 97 games.

Buffalo's Asdrubal Rodrigues is 34 years old and making his 2nd All Star game. He is tied for second in the league with 16 saves, and has posted a 3.63 ERA in 38 relief appearances. He has pitched in 675 games in his career, notching 174 saves, with a 3.04 ERA.

Harrisburg's closer, James Smith, completes the National League All Star team. Smith is 31 years old and making his 3rd All Star appearance. He leads the NL in saves with 19, and has posted a 2.88 ERA in 40 games. For his career, he has 198 saves and a 4.19 ERA in 559 games.

06-08-2007, 07:03 PM	#55 (permalink)
jamus23 All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 567	The National League All Stars: Catcher Wearing the tools of ignorance for this game are Pittsburgh's Aaron Quijada and San Jose's Charles Seaver. The 33 year old Quijada is making his 5th All Star appearance. He has hit .318/.435/.629 this year, with 21 homers, 61 RBI, and is tied for the league lead with 74 runs scored. Quijada is a career .314/.424/.503 hitter, with 179 homers. Seaver is 32 and is making his 4th AS team. Seaver has hit .312/.411/.564 with 19 homers. He has hit 260 home runs in his career. First Base Manning 1B will be San Jose's Ugo Momoru and Hartford's John Rachal. The 31 year old Momoru is making his 4th All Star team. Arguably the league's most dangerous slugger, Momoru currently leads all of baseball with 32 home runs. He is also second in the NL with 77 RBI. For the year, he has hit .306/.376/.654. Momoru has 348 career home runs. Rachal is 28 years old and is making his 3rd AS appearance. He is currently 2nd in the league in OPS (1.148), 2nd in HR (29), 1st in RBI (92), and tied for third in runs (72). He has hit .347/.418/.730 this season. For his career, he has hit .302/.362/.584 with 218 home runs. Second Base Handling 2B will be Rochester's Louis Guerriero, San Diego's Andrew Burdick, and New Jersey's Douglas Vogl. The 27 year old Guerriero is making his 4th All Star appearance. This year, he is 3rd in AVG (.368), 1st in OPS (1.166), and 3rd in HR (23). He is a .323 career hitter, with 184 HR. Burdick is regarded in some circles as the best all around hitter in the game, though certainly there is much competition for that distinction. The 33 year old makes his 8th appearance in the mid-summer classic. He is batting .352/.437/.608 this season, with 18 homers and 14 stolen bases. He is tied for the league lead in runs scored, with 74. In his illustrious career, Burdick has hit .329/.417/.562, with 448 homers and 291 stolen bases. He is a two time Silver Slugger Award winner. Back in 2074, he hit .378 with 46 homers, 122 RBI, and 151 runs scored to capture the honor for the first time. Last year, he won it for the second time, hitting .391 with 30 homers, 120 RBI, 124 runs scored, and 51 stolen bases. Vogl is 36 years old. This will be his second All Star appearance. Vogl has hit .345/.386/.560 this season, with 17 longballs. He is a career .300/.344/.447 hitter, with 197 homers. Shortstop At SS will be Vogl's teammate, William Wilmer. The 37 year old makes just his second appearance in the All Star game. This season, he has hit .312/.405/.548 with 17 homers and 72 RBI. For his career, he is a .312/.407/.498 hitter, with 313 home runs. Third Base At the hot corner will be Pittsburgh's Javier Rael. The 27 year old makes his first All Star appearance in what is also his first full major league season. He is third in the league in RBI this year, with 74. Rael has hit .268/.334/.511 with 17 homers. Left Field LF will be manned by one slugger and two speedsters: San Diego's Gregorio Ruiz, San Jose's William Natali, and Hartford's John Gans. The 30 year old Ruiz makes his third All-Star game. He is currently 3rd in the league in OPS. This season, he has hit .356/.468/.678 with 20 homers and 67 RBI. He has 289 career home runs. Natali makes his 3rd AS game at the age of 36. He is second in the NL with a .370 AVG, and is tied for first with 23 stolen bases. He is also tied for third with 72 runs scored. Natali has also managed to poke out 14 home runs this year. For his career, he is a .336/.376/.494 hitter, with 86 homers and 354 stolen bases. The 32 year old Gans is making his second appearance in an All Star game. This season, he has hit .357/.383/.480, with 6 homers and 20 stolen bases. For his career, Gans is a .346/.381/.494 hitter, with 97 home runs, and 292 stolen bases. Center Field There are two NL centerfielders: Los Angeles's Urbano Belmonte and Pittsburgh's Augustine Oatman. Belmonte is 34 years old and making his first AS appearance. He has hit .330/.366/.531 this season, with 11 HR. For his career, he has hit 146 homers, and stolen 218 bases. The 34 year old Oatman will be playing in his 4th All Star game. This season, Oatman has hit .359/.445/.645 with 16 homers. For his career, he is a .293/.354/.479 hitter, with 201 home runs. Right Field Sacramento's Matthew Milewski will be the only RF on the roster. The 24 year old is making his first appearance in the AS game. He has hit .318/.383/.512 this season, with 11 homers. Starting Pitchers I suggested that the distinction of who is the best hitter in the league is up for debate. The same cannot be said for who the best pitcher in the league is. There is no question. Rochester's Segundo Narbaiza makes his 11th All Star appearance at the age of 36. Narbaiza currently leads the league in ERA and is tied for first in wins. This year, he is 11-4, with a 2.02 ERA, 111 strikeouts, 10 complete games, and 4 shutouts. Narbaiza is a six time Cy Young Award winner, including each of the last 4 seasons. For his career, he has 280 victories, a 2.46 ERA, and 3140 strikeouts. He is truly a living legend. Narbaiza's teammate, Brian Sebastien, makes his first AS appearance at the age of 36. Sebastien has gone 10-3 with a 3.50 ERA this season. Pittsburgh also puts a pair of starting pitchers into the mid-summer classic: Geronimo Otero and Eric Shoaf. The 37 year old Otero is making his 6th appearance in the All Star game. He is 9-1 this season with a 4.27 ERA and 123 strikeouts. Otero is a 4 time 20 game winner, and has 192 career victories with a 3.00 ERA. He was also the 2073 Cy Young Award winner, going 21-4 with a 1.45 ERA and 214 K's. Shoaf, meanwhile, is making his 3rd appearance in the AS game, at the age of 37. He is currently tied for the league lead in wins with 11. Shoaf has an 11-1 record and 4.02 ERA. He is a two time 20 game winner with a 3.10 career ERA. San Diego's Eusebio Nieves has been a master of inconsistency this season. Despite pitching a league leading five shutouts, the 26 year old first time All-Star has an ERA of just 4.38. He is tied for the league lead in wins, though, with a record of 11-6. Edward Carbonell represents Portland in the All Star game. Carbonell is making his first appearance in the AS game at the age of 33. He is 10-5 this season, with an ERA of 3.28, and is second in the league with 128 strikeouts. Phoenix's representative is Vicente Caruso. The 35 year old Caruso is making his second All Star appearance. He is 10-4 this season with a 3.30 ERA, and is third in the league with 126 K's. The Relief Pitchers Pittsburgh's Christopher Reardon makes his first AS appearance at the age of 32. He has posted a 1.63 ERA in 21 appearances this year. For his career, he has an ERA of 2.66 in 97 games. Buffalo's Asdrubal Rodrigues is 34 years old and making his 2nd All Star game. He is tied for second in the league with 16 saves, and has posted a 3.63 ERA in 38 relief appearances. He has pitched in 675 games in his career, notching 174 saves, with a 3.04 ERA. Harrisburg's closer, James Smith, completes the National League All Star team. Smith is 31 years old and making his 3rd All Star appearance. He leads the NL in saves with 19, and has posted a 2.88 ERA in 40 games. For his career, he has 198 saves and a 4.19 ERA in 559 games. __________________ 2081: Desperation in Denver