[simple simon]

the Red Sox have 5 players that made the AL All Star roster

David Ortiz
Johnathan Papelbon
Josh Beckett
Mike Lowell
Manny Ramirez

Okijima and Youkilis have a shot at getting in still

[MVB]

Actually, the five American Leaguers you can vote for are: Jeremy Bonderman, Kelvim Escobar, Roy Halladay, Pat Neshek, and Hideki Okajima. No Kevin Youkillis.

Two of the five elected should not be there. Those two are David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez.

AL first baseman

x1. Kevin Youkilis: .326 BA, 9 HR, 43 RBI, 48 R
x2. Justin Morneau: 20 HR, 61 RBI, 50 R
3. David Ortiz: .314 BA, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 49 R
4. Carlos Pena: 18 HR, 46 RBI, 40 R

AL outfielders

x1. Vladimir Guerrero: .328 BA, 14 HR, 73 RBI, 45 R
x2. Magglio Ordonez: .370 BA, 13 HR, 68 RBI, 65 R
x3. Torii Hunter: .303 BA, 17 HR, 63 RBI, 48 R
x4. Ichiro Suzuki: .365 BA, 56 R, 23 SB
x5. Alex Rios: 17 HR, 45 RBI, 58 R
x6. Carl Crawford: 49 RBI, 43 R, 20 SB
x7. Grady Sizemore: 13 HR, 41 RBI, 67 R
x8. Michael Cuddyer: 9 HR, 50 RBI, 54 R
9. Nick Markakis: 9 HR, 44 RBI, 43 R
10. Manny Ramirez: 11 HR, 43 RBI, 40 R

It's a shame this is a popularity contest...

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by MVB

Actually, the five American Leaguers you can vote for are: Jeremy Bonderman, Kelvim Escobar, Roy Halladay, Pat Neshek, and Hideki Okajima. No Kevin Youkillis.

Two of the five elected should not be there. Those two are David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez.

AL first baseman

x1. Kevin Youkilis: .326 BA, 9 HR, 43 RBI, 48 R
x2. Justin Morneau: 20 HR, 61 RBI, 50 R
3. David Ortiz: .314 BA, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 49 R
4. Carlos Pena: 18 HR, 46 RBI, 40 R

AL outfielders

x1. Vladimir Guerrero: .328 BA, 14 HR, 73 RBI, 45 R
x2. Magglio Ordonez: .370 BA, 13 HR, 68 RBI, 65 R
x3. Torii Hunter: .303 BA, 17 HR, 63 RBI, 48 R
x4. Ichiro Suzuki: .365 BA, 56 R, 23 SB
x5. Alex Rios: 17 HR, 45 RBI, 58 R
x6. Carl Crawford: 49 RBI, 43 R, 20 SB
x7. Grady Sizemore: 13 HR, 41 RBI, 67 R
x8. Michael Cuddyer: 9 HR, 50 RBI, 54 R
9. Nick Markakis: 9 HR, 44 RBI, 43 R
10. Manny Ramirez: 11 HR, 43 RBI, 40 R

It's a shame this is a popularity contest...

Naw, its for the fans...give them what they want...there where some years where I thought they had 2 All-Star games...maybe they should have two...the fans could have one...and the managers could select for te second...

[legend]

In the late Fifties and early Sixties, for a span of about four years, they did have two All-Star Games a year. That concept ended, I believe, when the one at Fenway Park in 1961 or 1962 ended in a five-inning tie due to rain, upsetting the fans. Sound familiar?