Your 2008 NL All-Star Team

I love this game. I do it every year. Right after Memorial Day I predict the two all-star teams. The starters have to come from the official ballot (I take the voting leaders, however poor a choice that may be), then the reserves have to fill out the team just like the real game: 32-man rosters and taking one player from each team.

Stats are: (BA/OBP/SLG, HR/RBI/Runs/SB) (W-L, SV, ERA, WHIP, K/BB)

Starters (8):
1B Lance Berkman, HOU (.381/.469/.742, 16/46/56/10)
2B Chase Ultey, PHI (.309/.394/.638, 17/46/42/5)
3B Chipper Jones, ATL (.418/.495/.673, 12/35/38/0)
SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA (.291/.383/.482, 9/23/41/13)
C Geovany Soto, CHI (.304/.400/.569, 9/36/21/0)
OF Alfonso Soriano, CHI (.283/.329/.547, 11/29/25/3)
OF Kosuke Fukudome, CHI (.304/.407/.422, 2/19/32/4)
OF Ken Griffey, CIN (.244/.337/.369, 5/24/25/0)

Can't argue about with the voters on the infield, but the outfield choices are terrible. Cubs fans following tradition in Chicago about voting early and often.

Reserves (12):
1B Adrian Gonzales, SD (.279/.335/.558, 15/44/33/0)
1B Albert Pujols, STL (.356/.483/.617, 12/34/33/2)
2B Dan Uggla, FLA (.307/.386/.667, 16/38/41/2)
3B David Wright, NYM (.280/.383/.500, 9/36/32/7)
SS Miguel Tejada, HOU (.330/.359/.504, 6/37/43/4)
SS Rafael Furcal, LA (.365/.448/.597, 5/16/34/8)
C Brian McCann, ATL (.320/.383/.580, 9/32/27/0)
C Bengie Molina, SF (.339/.369/.534, 6/36/20/0)
OF Carlos Lee, HOU (.269/.310/.500, 11/45/26/3)
OF Nate McLouth, PIT (.310/.396/.597, 12/39/43/5)
OF Aaron Rowand, SF (.337/.405/.540, 7/32/23/0)
OF Ryan Ludwick, STL (.333/.413/.715, 13/39/32/2)

I took McLouth over Nady for Pirates rep, they both merit the nod. Reyes numbers don't match up to Tejada or others really. Ryan Ludwick? YES!

Starting Pitchers (7):

Brandon Webb, ARI (9-2, 0, 3.01, 1.10, 64/20)

Aaron Cook, COL (7-3, 0, 2.82, 1.20, 35/22)

Tim Hudson (7-3, 0, 2.90, 1.09, 48/16)

Tim Lincecum, SF (7-1, 0, 2.33, 1.28, 76/28)

Edinson Volquez, CIN (7-3, 0, 1.31, 1.21, 76/33)

Carlos Zambrano, CHI (7-1, 0, 2.33, 1.19, 55/24)

Ben Sheets, MIL (5-1, 0, 2.93, 1.06, 55/12)

Relief Pitchers (5):

Jon Rauch, WAS (3-1, 11, 2.36, 1.01, 22/4)

Brad Lidge, PHI (1-0, 12, 0.82, 1.00, 26/11)

Brandon Lyon, ARI (1-1, 12, 1.64, 1.00, 18/2)

Billy Wagner, NYM (0-0, 10, 0.41, 0.82, 25/4)

Kerry Wood, CHI (2-1, 12, 3.25, 0.83, 29/5)

Aaron Cook would be here even if I didn't need a rep for Colorado. Rauch covers the Nats, and I take Sheets over Haren and Dempster for my last starter.

I'll do the AL tomorrow.

Let the debates begin!