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by Digger

Baseball fans are busy voting for their favorite players for this years' MLB All Star Game. Historic Yankee Stadium is in its' final season and will host the festivities in grand style.

All World All Sports presents our first annual All Star Game selections position by position. National League stars have been selected based on actual performance (fans select favorites for gameday).

All World All Sports National League All Star Selections (click on players names for stats):

Manager: Clint Hurdle, Colorado
1st Base: Lance Berkman, Houston
2nd Base: Dan Uggla, Florida
3rd Base: Chipper Jones, Atlanta
Short Stop: Hanley Ramirez, Florida
Left Field: Ryan Braun, Milwaukee
Cntr Field: Nate McLouth, Pittsburgh
Right Field: Ryan Ludwick, St. Louis
Catcher: Brian McCann, Atlanta
Designated Hitter: Albert Pujols, St. Louis (*injured*)
Starting Pitcher-R: Edinson Volquez, Cincinnati
Starting Pitcher-L: Cole Hamels, Philadelphia
Setup Reliever: Taylor Buchholz, Colorado
Closer: Brad Lidge, Philadelphia

*Injury Replacement for DH Albert Pujols - Chase Utley, Philadelphia

All World All Sports National League Starting Lineup
SS- Ramirez
CF- McLouth
3B- Jones
1B- Berkman
DH- Utley
2B- Uggla
3B- Braun
C- McCann
RF- Ludwick
Starting Pitcher: Edinson Volquez

(*Note- these selections are not official. Actual MLB results/starters will differ based on fan voting*).

Visit ALL WORLD ALL SPORTS.com

by Digger

Baseball fans are busy voting for their favorite players for this years' MLB All Star Game. Historic Yankee Stadium is in its' final season and will host the festivities in grand style.

All World All Sports presents our first annual All Star Game selections position by position. We're selecting our American League starters based on actual performance (fans select favorites). National League starters will be featured tomorrow.

All World All Sports American League All Star Starting Selections: (click on player names for stats)
Manager: Terry Francona, Boston
1st Base: Kevin Youkilis, Boston
2nd Base: Ian Kinsler, Texas
3rd Base: Alex Rodriguez, New York
Short Stop: Michael Young, Texas
Left Field: Manny Ramirez, Boston
Center Fld: Josh Hamilton, Texas
Right Fld: J.D. Drew, Boston
Catcher: Joe Mauer, Minnesota
Designated Hitter: Milton Bradley, Texas
Starting Pitcher-R: Ervin Santana, Boston
Starting Pitcher-L: Cliff Lee, Cleveland
Setup Reliever: Scott Linebrink, Chicago
Closer: Francisco Rodriguez, Los Angeles

All World All Sports Starting Lineup:
SS- Young
2B- Kinsler
3B- Rodriguez
LF- Ramirez
CF- Hamilton
DH- Bradley
RF- Drew
1B- Youkilis
C- Mauer
Starting Pitcher: Cliff Lee
(*Note- these selections are not official. Actual MLB results/starters will differ based on fan voting*).

Our All World All Sports American League lineup packs power and a couple of good second chance story lines.
-- Josh Hamilton has survived his battle with drug addiction transforming what was a life threatening situation into baseball stardom. Batting .315, 19 HR's, 74 RBI in less than a half season.
-- Milton Bradley had earned a hot head reputation for on and off field antics. He's found a home in Texas and put up monster first half numbers hitting .329, 20 2B's, 15 HR's.
-- Cliff Lee's 2007 season was a disaster (6.29 ERA). He's been golden this year when team officials originally thought this pitcher might not make the major league club in '08. 10-1, 2.45

It will be interesting to see how New York fans greet arch rival Boston Red Sox All Stars. Will World Champion players be greeted with louder than life boo's or polite cheers? Hey, it's Yankee Stadium at all times so no one should be surprised to hear plenty of Bronx jeers on game day.