Earlier I went over the American League All Star Game roster, so let’s now cover the National League. Here is the roster for the National League, which is led by Philadelphia Phillies’ skipper Charlie Manuel.
Starters
C: Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals
1B: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
2B: Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies – Injured, will not play
SS: Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins
3B: David Wright, New York Mets
OF: Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers
OF: Jason Heyward, Atlanta Braves – Injured, will not play
OF: Andre Ethier, Los Angeles Dodgers
Reserves
C: Brian McCann, Atlanta Braves
1B: Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies
1B: Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego Padres
2B: Martin Prado, Atlanta Braves
2B: Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati Reds
SS: Jose Reyes, New York Mets
3B: Scott Rolen, Cincinnati Reds
INF: Omar Infante, Atlanta Braves
OF: Corey Hart, Milwaukee Brewers
OF: Chris Young, Arizona Diamondbacks
OF: Michael Bourn, Houston Astros
OF: Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals
OF: Marlon Byrd, Chicago Cubs
SP: Ubaldo Jimenez, Colorado Rockies
SP: Josh Johnson, Florida Marlins
SP: Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies
SP: Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals
SP: Chris Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals
SP: Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants
SP: Tim Hudson, Atlanta Braves
SP: Yovani Gallardo, Milwaukee Brewers
RP: Matt Capps, Washington Nationals
RP: Jonathan Broxton, Los Angeles Dodgers
RP: Brian Wilson, San Francisco Giants
RP: Arthur Rhodes, Cincinnati Reds
RP: Evan Meek, Pittsburgh Pirates
Analysis
While I thought the players and Joe Girardi did a good job of picking the reserves in the AL, the NL was a clown show. When I came home and saw Omar Infante made the team I thought it was a typo.
How does a guy who doesn’t even start on his own team make the All Star team? That is a joke. No disrespect to Infante—he is a good player that every team should have on their roster. But when we are taking about the best of the best, I am sorry, he can’t make the team.
Joey Votto has been one of the one or two best players in the NL all season and the fact that he was originally left off for Infante, might be the biggest travesty in all-star snub history.
Lincecum over Mat Latos or Heath Bell? No thanks. That is a reputation selection that annoys me. McCann might have a better name, but Miguel Olivo is having the better year.
Here are the five players up for the final roster spot…
Joey Votto
Heath Bell
Carlos Gonzalez
Ryan Zimmerman
Billy Wagner
You can vote for the final player here.
If you don’t vote for Votto, then you should never be allowed to vote for anything again.
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