Your 2009 MLB All Star Game Rosters

Here Are Your rosters for the 2009 MLB All Star Game, being played on July 12th.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Starters
Pos Player B/T

C Joe Mauer, MIN L/R

1B Mark Teixeira, NYY S/R

2B Dustin Pedroia, BOS R/R

SS Derek Jeter, NYY R/R

3B Evan Longoria, TB R/R

OF Jason Bay, BOS R/R

OF Ichiro Suzuki, SEA L/R

OF Josh Hamilton, TEX L/L

Pitchers
Pos Player B/T

P Andrew Bailey, OAK R/R

P Josh Beckett, BOS R/R

P Mark Buehrle, CWS L/L

P Brian Fuentes, LAA L/L

P Zack Greinke, KC R/R

P Roy Halladay, TOR R/R

P Felix Hernandez, SEA R/R

P Edwin Jackson, DET R/R

P Joe Nathan, MIN R/R

P Jonathan Papelbon, BOS R/R

P Mariano Rivera, NYY R/R

P Justin Verlander, DET R/R

P Tim Wakefield, BOS R/R

Reserves
Pos Player B/T

C Victor Martinez, CLE S/R

1B Justin Morneau, MIN L/R

1B Kevin Youkilis, BOS R/R

2B Aaron Hill, TOR R/R

SS Jason Bartlett, TB R/R

3B Michael Young, TEX R/R

OF Carl Crawford, TB L/L

OF Curtis Granderson, DET L/R

OF Torii Hunter, LAA R/R

OF Adam Jones, BAL R/R

OF Ben Zobrist, TB S/R
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Starters
Pos Player B/T

C Yadier Molina, STL R/R

1B Albert Pujols, STL R/R

2B Chase Utley, PHI L/R

SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA R/R

3B David Wright, NYM R/R

OF Carlos Beltran, NYM S/R

OF Ryan Braun, MIL R/R

OF Raul Ibanez, PHI L/R

Pitchers
Pos Player B/T

P Heath Bell, SD R/R

P Chad Billingsley, LAD R/R

P Jonathan Broxton, LAD R/R

P Matt Cain, SF R/R

P Francisco Cordero, CIN R/R

P Ryan Franklin, STL R/R

P Dan Haren, ARI R/R

P Josh Johnson, FLA L/R

P Ted Lilly, CHC L/L

P Tim Lincecum, SF L/R

P Jason Marquis, COL L/R

P Francisco Rodriguez, NYM R/R

P Johan Santana, NYM L/L

Reserves
Pos Player B/T

C Brian McCann, ATL L/R

1B Prince Fielder, MIL L/R

1B Adrian Gonzalez, SD L/L

1B Ryan Howard, PHI L/L

2B Orlando Hudson, LAD S/R

2B Freddy Sanchez, PIT R/R

SS Miguel Tejada, HOU R/R

3B Ryan Zimmerman, WSH R/R

OF Brad Hawpe, COL L/L

OF Hunter Pence, HOU R/R

OF Justin Upton, ARI R/R

Josh Hamilton Discusses Baseball&'Beyond Belief'

The AP's Ben Walker interviews Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers. In his new book "Beyond Belief," the former No. 1 draft pick of the Tampa Bay Rays discusses his remarkable comeback from drug addiction back to the Major Leagues.

Josh Hamilton has an incredible story. Now America will get to read about it in his new book.

Josh knows what it's like to hit rock bottom and then rise to the top.

What An Unbelievable 2008 State Farm Homerun Derby!

Josh Hamilton went on to obliterate the first round record for homeruns, as Hamilton hit 28 Monster Shots In The First Round!

Here are his two Most Impressive Homeruns.

Josh Hamilton with a 502 foot Monster Shot!


Josh Hamilton Sends One 518 Feet! Unbelievable!


Josh Hamilton Was The Story Of This Home Run Derby! No Question About It!


Hamilton Tired himself out, as he only hit three homeruns in the final round. Justin Morneau hit five homeruns in the final, and Morneau got the win.

Still though, great performance by Josh Hamilton. He gave the fans at Yankee Stadium quite a show.

The Babe Would Be Proud Of Josh's Tremendous Home Run Power!

The Home Run Derby Is Tonight!

Here Is A Video Recap Of Last Year's Home Run Derby. including the winning Homerun by Vladamir Guererro!

Tonight Is The 2008 State Farm Home Run Derby on ESPN at 8PM EST!

The eight participants are Lance Berkman of the Houston Astros, Dan Uggla of the Florida Marlins, Chase Utley of the Philadelphia Phillies, Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers, Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers, Grady Sizemore of the Cleveland Indians, Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays, and Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins.

Vladimir Guerrero of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim was originally going to participate to defend his 2007 title, but he ultimately declined.

There's Gonna be a bunch of homeruns in this game! I Can't wait to see where they will land! The Upper Deck, The Monuments, Man, I Can't Wait!

My Pick for the Final Round will be:
Josh Hamilton
Chase Utley

Josh Hamilton is my pick to win the 2008 State Farm Home Run Derby. We'll See How It Plays Out.

When the Home Run Derby Ends, I always like to Watch The Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game! All The Celebrities that try to swing for the fences in their moment where they pretend to be like a big leaguer!


Tomorrow Is The All Star Game! Don't Miss It!

Halfway Through Baseball Season...

Who has been the best Pitcher in Baseball? Who has been the best hitter in Baseball? How about the best team in Baseball? Here are my picks.

BEST PITCHER
BRANDON WEBB,ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

Brandon Webb, the 2006 National League Cy Young Award Winner, continues to pitch like an Ace for the Diamondbacks. Webb leads the Majors with 12 wins, and he has just a 3.21 ERA. The secret to Webb is that his sinker is his best pitch. The sinker is meant to produce a lot of ground ball outs, and Webb does that often. While Webb has shined, his team has not. The Diamondbacks lost to the Marlins, putting them right at the .500 mark. With Arizona stagnating, and Joe Torre's LA Dodgers just 2.5 games back of Arizona, with the Colorado Rockies, last season's National League Champions, trying to rediscover last season's magic, and San Francisco being carried by the young phenoms of Noah Lowry and Tim Linsecum, Arizona had better watch their back, because the rest of the NL West isn't far behind them.

BEST HITTER
CHIPPER JONES,ATLANTA BRAVES

Chipper Jones is just a few points shy of batting .400 here before the All Star Break. Chipper has also hit 16 homeruns and driven in 46 Runs. Chipper and Mark Texiera have kept the Braves in competition with the Florida Marlins for the NL East Lead. Chipper may take his .394 average to Yankee Stadium, as Chipper may start for the National League in Next Tuesday's All Star Game, if his quad injury isn't too serious.



BEST TEAM
TOO CLOSE TO CALL!

The Tampa Bay Rays again have the best winning percentage in Baseball. The Boston Red Sox became the first team to 50 wins, and the Chicago Cubs and Anaheim Angels are neck and neck with a .598 winning percentage. For the Rays, Red Sox and Cubs to increase their World Series Chances, they need to get above .500 on the road. Watching the Red Sox and Cubs on the road, they both did not play well at home. For the Cubs, there's no excuse. They're still in their home city and they get swept on the South Side of Chicago. Say what you want about Ozzie Guillen, he knows how to get his players to win. He knows how to motivate his players. Ozzie is a World Series Winning Manager, something the Cubs only dream they could have.

BEST SUCCESS STORY
JOSH HAMILTON, TEXAS RANGERS

Josh Hamilton, no doubt has been the best success story in Baseball in 2008. Due to Drug addictions, From 2002 until 2006, Hamilton did not play baseball at all.
Hamilton was a Rule 5 pick of the Cubs in the 2006 draft. Hamilton was then traded to the Cincinnati Reds for cash. Hamilton became a great story in 2007, his first full season in Baseball. Hamilton was traded from the Reds to the Rangers for Edison Volquez, who is among the league leaders in strikeouts and ERA. Hamilton has given up his addiction and has rediscovered his God-Given talent. Hamilton has hit 19 homeruns at the All Star Break for Texas, as many as he hit all of last season with Cincinnati. Josh Hamilton will continue his storybook season at Yankee Stadium, as Hamilton will be the starting Centerfielder for the American League at the All Star Game.

I'LL BE ON THE ROAD THIS WEEK.
Hopefully, I'll be near a computer soon so I can update this blog soon, as I'll be on the road all this week.