Jim McMahon

All-Star Snubs: Pitchers

01:34 PM ET 07.06

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With the All-Star rosters being announced yesterday, it is time to look at the pitchers who go snubbed. Yovani Gallardo Chad
Billingsley and Jason Marquis made the NL All-Star team. Yovani
Gallardo did not. Yet when their statistics are compared, Gallardo
compares favorably to both the other two, especially Marquis. Is the
wins total really that important to those who select the team? Or did
they just figure that since Gallardo is only 23 years old, he'll have
more chances to make it in the future? (Billingsley is only 24 by the
way.) Compared to Billingsley, Gallardo has a better…

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NL All-Star Picks

02:35 PM ET 07.04

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Here are my picks for the NL All-Star team. To see my AL picks, click here. Keep in mind, this is not a prediction, but rather who I feel deserves it (after the fan-elected starters).First BaseCandidates: Albert Pujols, Lance Berkman, Adrian Gonzalez, Prince Fielder, Joey VottoPujols is the undisputed best player in baseball right now, so his selection is fairly obvious. Gonzalez is putting up excellent hitting numbers despite playing in a pitcher's park. And Prince Fielder is a fat little man, but he is hitting very well this year. Votto hasn't played enough games to make it, although if he…

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AL All-Star Picks

02:23 PM ET 07.04

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With the All-Star rosters set to be released tomorrow, it is time to give my take on who deserves the nod. I will start with the players who were leading the voting when the results were last announced (they will be the first ones listed), then fill in the rest with the guys who belong in the game. Starting with the American League (NL can be found here)...First BaseCandidates: Kevin Youkilis, Justin Morneau, Mark Teixeira, Russell Branyan, Miguel CabreraYoukilis leads the voting and also leads in OBP and OPS. All are deserving, but at least one must go, so I'll eliminate the one with the…

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