AMERICAN LEAGUE Curtis Granderson CF Asdrubal Cabrera SS Adrian Gonzalez 1B Jose Bautista RF Josh Hamilton LF Adrian Beltre 3B David Ortiz DH Robinson Cano 2B Alex Avila C RHP Jered Weaver (11-4, 1.86) NATIONAL LEAGUE Rickie Weeks 2B Carlos Beltran DH Matt Kemp CF Prince Fielder 1B Brian McCann C Lance Berkman RF Matt [...]
Read More...Major League Baseball just sent this announcement. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim right-hander Jordan Walden has been named to replace Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees on the American League’s active roster for the 82nd All-Star Game, Major League Baseball announced today. Because Rivera was a player-elected All-Star, his replacement was to be the [...]
Read More...Five of the Yankees everyday position players are in line to be all-star game starters, but there’s no vote for all-star game pitchers. If you could vote for one Yankees pitcher to make the team, who would it be? CC Sabathia is tied for the league lead in wins, and Mariano Rivera is second in [...]
Read More...Fan all-star game voting began yesterday. The Yankees, as always, have plenty of players who will surely be in the mix. First base: No doubt Mark Teixeira will be in the mix, but it’s a typically crowded field. Paul Konerko is second in the league in RBI, and obviously Miguel Cabrera is going to get a [...]
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AMERICAN LEAGUE Ichiro Suzuki RF Derek Jeter SS Miguel Cabrera 1B Josh Hamilton CF Vladimir Guerrero DH Evan Longoria 3B Joe Mauer C Robinson Cano 2B Carl Crawford LF LHP David Price NATIONAL LEAGUE Hanley Ramirez SS Martin Prado 2B Albert Pujols 1B Ryan Howard DH David Wright 3B Ryan Braun LF Andre Ethier CF [...]
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DRU DIAMOND TV PRESENT’S THE POSTERBOY & FUTURE HALL OF FAMER DEREK JETER LIVE ON DRU DIAMOND TV AT A SECRET LOCATION ON THE EVENING IF THE ALL-STAR GAME CELEBRATING HIS FRIEND’S BIRTHDAY. DJ IS ONE OF THE MOST STAND UP GUY’S ON AND OFF THE FIELD, AND HAS PROVEN SUCCESS AT SHORTSTOP WITH 4 [...]
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Hanging in Phil Hughes locker after tonight’s game were a half dozen or so All-Star Game jerseys. They’re gifts for friends and family. He pulled the smallest one — intended for some young relative — and said, “I’m going to wear this one in the game.” Yes, the Yankees No. 5 starter is an all-star, [...]
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This happens every year, and frankly, it part of the fun of selecting an all-star team. There are so many factors at play — decisions by fans and players, a demand that each team be represented — that it is almost impossible for anyone to agree on the final roster. Even Joe Girardi might have changed [...]
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When I landed in San Francisco and got the green light to once again use electronic devices, I turned on my phone to find four emails from Major League Baseball. Apparently that’s what it takes to announce that Andy Pettitte is not an all-star. I was a bit surprised that Alex Rodriguez made it, but [...]
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Any pitcher who starts the Sunday before the All-Star Game is no longer eligible to be on an all-star roster. It’s a new rule from MLB, designed to keep teams from running out of pitchers. It doesn’t mean next Sunday’s starters can’t be picked, just means they have to be replaced. Joe Girardi was well aware of the [...]
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