The Mid-summer Classic is Almost Here! Posted by The Swag Guy

Major League Baseball has had quite a season so far. Lots of surprises, big news stories and breakout stars. The All-Star game will be this Tuesday, July 14th at the lovely Busch Stadium in one of the greatest baseball towns in the country, St. Louis, Missouri.

Before the game there's lots of festivities including the fan favorite, Home Run Derby and Celebrity Softball Game. Here's the current rosters for both the American & National Leagues.

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

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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

There are 10 players that are on the bump right now of being selected as the final player to their respective league's roster. In my opinion, the American League is a toss-up between Adam Lind and Ian Kinsler. Kinsler's average is lackluster but he does have 20 HRs. As for the National League, the choice should be clear; Matt Kemp, Matt Kemp, Matt Kemp. He's a DODGER!

If you don't care about baseball, vote for Matt Kemp because it will make TSG happy.







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