The winners of the fan vote for the All-Star starting lineup and the manager selections for 29 of the 30 roster spots were announced yesterday. However, fans will vote for the final member of each team from a list of five provided by Joe Torre and Bob Brenly. Before we discuss those choices, let's first look at the players on the teams.

If you'd like to take a look at Rotohelp's choices for the teams click for AL and NL rosters.

American League All-Stars

Starting Lineup
1B - Jeremy Giambi, NYY
2B - Alfonso Soriano, NYY
SS - Alex Rodriguez, TEX
3B - Shea Hillenbrand, BOS
C - Jorge Posada, NYY
OF - Torii Hunter, MIN
OF - Manny Ramirez, BOS
OF - Ichiro Suzuki, SEA

Bench
Paul Konerko, 1B, CHW
Mike Sweeney, 1B, KC
Nomar Garciaparra, SS, BOS
Derek Jeter, SS, NYY
Miguel Tejada, SS, OAK
Omar Vizquel, SS, CLE
Tony Batista, 3B, BAL
Robin Ventura, 3B, NYY
A.J. Pierzynski, C, MIN
Garret Anderson, OF, ANA
Robert Fick, OF, DET
Randy Winn, OF, TB

Pitchers
Mark Buehrle, CHW
Freddy Garcia, SEA
Roy Halladay, TOR
Derek Lowe, BOS
Pedro Martinez, BOS
Barry Zito, OAK
Eddie Guardado, MIN
Mariano Rivera, NYY
Kazuhiro Sasaki, SEA

30th Man Candidates
Eric Chavez, 3B, OAK
Johnny Damon, OF, BOS
Darin Erstad, OF, ANA
Magglio Ordonez, OF, CHW
Jim Thome, 1B, CLE

The two truly bad choices on this team are Robin Ventura and Rob Fick; neither one deserves the honor over more qualified candidates. Torre selected Fick as Detroit's representative when Jeff Weaver is a better selection and allows more roster flexibility. I have no objections to the other five Yankees on the team, but Ventura does not belong. Eric Hinske has performed better than Ventura this season and should be on the team, and Eric Chavez also has played better this year. Additionally, Torre selected Ventura over Bernie Williams, another Yankee who should be in Milwaukee since he's the fourth best outfielder in the league.

John Olerud's absence even as an option for the 30th man is a glaring omission. Without the option of Olerud, Jim Thome is the de facto choice for the last roster spot.

We almost chose Konerko when we selected our rosters, and after another hot week, he's definitely earned his spot on the team. Unfortunately, that leaves Ordonez hanging due to other poor decisions.

Carrying all the shortstops is interesting, but at least one should have been put on the fan list. Torre should have known that Jeter could make it on in a vote.

I was pleased with the selection of Barry Zito. In his interview with ESPN, Torre said that Zito was on the ballets of all the other managers, which negated his negative feelings over pitchers starting on the Sunday before the game.

National League All-Stars

Starting Lineup
1B - Todd Helton, COL
2B - Jose Vidro, MON
SS - Jimmy Rollins, PHI
3B - Scott Rolen, PHI
C - Mike Piazza, NYM
OF - Barry Bonds, SF
OF - Vladimir Guerrero, MON
OF - Sammy Sosa, CHC

Bench
Richie Sexson, 1B, MIL
Luis Castillo, 2B, FLO
Junior Spivey, 2B, ARI
Jose Hernandez, SS, MIL
Mike Lowell, 3B, FLO
Damian Miller, C, ARI
Benito Santiago, C, SF
Lance Berkman, OF, HOU
Adam Dunn, OF, CIN
Shawn Green, OF, LA
Luis Gonzalez, OF, ARI

Pitchers
Tom Glavine, ATL
Randy Johnson, ARI
Matt Morris, STL
Odalis Perez, LA
Curt Schilling, ARI
Eric Gagne, LA
Trevor Hoffman, SD
Byung-Hyun Kim, ARI
John Smoltz, ATL
Mike Williams, PIT

30th Man Candidates
Brian Giles, OF, PIT
Andruw Jones, OF, ATL
Ryan Klesko, 3B, SD
Albert Pujols, 3B, STL
Larry Walker, OF, COL

I had many more problems with Brenly's roster than with Torre's, though the Yankee manager is now selecting his fourth straight AL team and fifth opportunity in the last six years. The fans handicapped Brenly by selecting an undeserving player to his starting lineup in Scott Rolen, as Rolen does not merit a spot on the team this year. However, Brenly added several mistakes, starting with carrying two back-up catchers and choosing too many relief pitchers.

We had difficulty selecting one additional catcher and selecting two merely demonstrates indecision. It is not a position overflowing with talent. Leaving off Brian Giles in favor of Mike Williams is inexcusable given Giles' performance this season as one of the top five offensive players in the NL. Giles beats out the other candidates for the 30th roster spot.

With Rolen forced upon him, I can understand leaving Ryan Klesko off the team in favor of Trevor Hoffman, but it still wasn't the best call. Klesko would likely have declined for health reasons anyway, allowing Brenly to name another player.

The presence of John Smoltz eliminated Andruw Jones from the roster, though I'm more understanding of the decision as a managerial preference since both are performing very well. Although Brenly selected five of his own players, I again only take issue with one selection. Luis Gonzalez should have been left to the fan vote. His inclusion over others, like Giles and Klesko, was a poor choice.

Bartolo Colon should have received more consideration as he's one of the best pitchers in baseball this season and truly was robbed of his All-Star appearance by the trade. Vicente Padilla was also needlessly snubbed, although he can blame the fans for including two of Padilla's Philadelphia teammates.

I was very pleased to see Adam Dunn and Odalis Perez on the team, as they certainly belong over Danny Graves and Kaz Ishii, and I also strongly agreed with his selection of two Brewers, both of whom merit selection. Jose Hernandez should have been voted in as the starter, but with Rollins starting, Hernandez is an absolute necessity.

Both managers should have a chance to rectify some of their choices as they replace players who decline the invitation due to injury or other personal reasons. I'll likely take a look at the final vote, All-Star replacements, and starting pitchers after the game.