The AL and NL rosters for the MLB All-Star game have been finalized, and people somewhere are upset that Player X was left off the roster for Player Y (and by "Player Y" I mean "Brian Fuentes"), and those people have the irrefutable stats to prove it.
The game's in San Francisco this year, and the big story is that Barry Bonds and Ken Griffey Jr will start in the same National League outfield for the first time since (I think) 1999. Two second-generation stars representing Good and Evil, playing on the same team in a half-hearted and pointless effort that will guarantee home field advantage in the World Series for neither player's team. The story practically writes itself.
So go ahead and be upset that Dmitri Young is the 4th first baseman on an NL roster that has only two shortstops, but understand that (a) the fans voted for everybody they wanted to see, and (b) it's not like the voting was for something important, like the presidency or American Idol. Man, it seems like just yesterday that America was divided along racial lines between Ruben and Clay. Some wounds never heal.


hard to get too upset about the all-star rosters when a certain favorite baseball team from NY is playing sub-.500 ball and is looking at missing the post-season.
all stars - shmall stars.
the only vote that counts is "dancing with the stars!!!!"
I haven't been this worked up since the audience had to decide if Leslie, the fat hair dresser from Long Island, should give Jess, the mechanic form the Bronx, a second chance on "Love Connection." That still stands out as the one time I ever really disagreed with Chuck Woolery. But our relationship was never the same.
I can't get too worked up about this. I have to save my energy for not caring about the Presidential Election in 2008…
stoop that pudge gets the starting nod over vic….oh well
also looks like a rod will be batting for the visiting team all weekend on and off the field
You know who is excited about the All Star Game? San Fran's tranny stripper population. With A-Rod in town, it truly is like Christmas in July!
@sheedshair:
San Francisco is the only city where A-rod becomes a switch-hitter.
Damn, I see Sheed beat me to the A-Rod joke. You win this round, sir.
@whowillsexmutombo: I was really mad at Chuck once as well but I felt better after reflecting on it for two and two.
Remember that time A-Rod was on Love Connection?
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If all of Elijah Dukes' babymommas cast just one write-in vote each, he would have been the AL's leading vote-getter.
don't have anything funny to add, but the fact that Griffey isn't the one about to break the HR record while that melon head is truly proves there is no justice in the world.
Bring back Rob Deer.
no jimmy rollins!?