Behbigben15's 2007 MLB All-Star ballot

If you write someone in, you have to leave a spot blank, no?

Mine was, Carlos Ruiz, Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Abraham Nunez, Shane Victorino, and Aaron Roward...I still couldn't bring myself to vote for Pat the bat... Call me a homer if you like ;-)

Oh BBB, My advice for your column would be to add a few sentences (1-2) about why you selected each player...like stats, why the fans like them, etc...its your choice, but it certainly adds depth...

OK, I'll admit that Hanley Ramirez is a great player but how in the world does J.J. Hardy not get a starting spot in the All-Star game? He's second in the NL in both HRs and RBIs and his .297 BA isn't far off Ramirez's .314 (seeing that it is just four more hits).

Going solely by WPA:

C: Victor Martinez, Russell Martin 1B: Justin Morneau, Prince Fielder 2B: Placido Polanco, Kelly Johnson SS: Derek Jeter, Troy Tulowitski 3B: Alex Rodriguez, Miguel Cabrera

OF: Vladimir Guererro, Magglio Ordonez, Grady Sizemore; Barry Bonds, Matt Holliday, Jason Bay

When I really vote, I vote for Kevin Youkilis and Mike Lowell. :)

I'm going to vote for my Fantasy Team where possible. 5 of mine are already in the above selections!

Omission of Vlad is pretty bad.

Morneau over Ortiz? Interesting choice. I dunno about Hill at second, but I haven't seen him pla so I can't judge. I'm also interested wh you put Dunn in. He's playing great hitting-wise yeah, but he's done that the last few years without an al-star berth to show for it reently.

You're voting for Dunn? I know he has 20 homers, but I don't think that he deserves to be an all-star. If lucky, he should be a reserve. Alfonso Soriano, Eric Byrnes, Carlos Beltran... there's a lot of competition for the outfield